Son Vo - Mekong Delta Bluesman

About Me

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Welcome. I'm a working Los Angeles musician & also promote/book other bands. I live to perform & to bring like-minded musicinas/artists together.
JEREMIAH ROIKO LIVE THE HERMOSA SALOON JULY 5TH,2008
Brief history: Born - Saigon, Vietnam January 14, 1971. 3.5 yrs. old, my mother, sister & I fled from the Vietnam War in April, 1974 . Lived in Wells, Maine w/stepfather (Frank Muccio II, Navy soldier), then lived in Harrison, Maine for 9 years. Moved to South Portland at 13 yrs old, then moved to Portland, Maine at 17. Also lived in Madison, Wisconsin & Queens, New York for 6-8 months.
Currently live in Santa Monica, CA with my beautiful wife & 2 cats, Jack & Lickity Split. Also a part-time web designer/graphic artist & nutritionist with Chinese herbal background.
Basic Music History:
Classical piano lessons w/Ruth Diehl, 7 yrs. old for 5 yrs.
Drumset lessons w/jazz greats Bill Timms & Phil Verrill for 5 years, 13-18 yrs. old.
Taught myself guitar at 18, began formal lessons with jazz guitarist Val Mollineux at 20. Studied sight-singing & music theory for years.
Taught myself bass guitar at 22: jazz, Marley, Motown & J. Brown.
1992-95, kept busy as a musician in Portland, Maine, either as drummer, guitarist or solo artist, played in 3 bands (Go Button, The Rhythm Section of Shame & my band, The Off-Beatniks).
1995-1997: Formed Tao Jones, then Medulla Oblongata, switching off on bass & guitar. 1997-2000: Played bass, toured w/jam band Freshly Baked, recorded 3 albums.
2001-Present: Formed own band, Woodshed, later renamed Mother Jones.
Play bass for a few bands, currently averaging 120-150 shows yearly.
Current bands I play bass for: Jeremiah Roiko Band, Cowspace, Electrobek, Jon Bare & The Killer Whales, Rich Sheldon (of Rebel Soul Band) & Gypsy.
Previous bands I've played with in LA: 'The Barrel House Boys', 'Act Of Faith', 'Medulla Oblongata', 'Kari Newhouse Trio', ZRave (also Think Tank), '8th & Ocean Street'.
I host, promote & run sound for great jam bands & quality indie musicians from Los Angeles at the end of the month at Brennan's Pub.
Songs above were either recorded with Mother Jones or the band I used to play bass in, Freshly Baked (also singer & co-songwriter with band leader Rand Anderson). I also have a song up from The Jeremiah Roiko Band (myself on bass).
Thanks for coming by.
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My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 5/2/2006
Band Website: www.motherjonesband.com
Band Members: Mekong Delta Bluesman
Influences: Beatles, Motown, BB King, Pink Floyd, Police, Talking Heads, jazz (all of it - Charlie Parker, Dizzie Gillespie, C. Christian, Oscar Moore, Benny Goodman, Herbie Hancock, Ornette Coleman, Django, Art Tatum, Ella, Billie, Joe Pass Trio, Jaco Pastorius, Red Garland, more), Led Zeppelin, The Cars, Waylon Jennings, George Jones, Willie Nelson, Bill Monroe & The Bluegrass Boys, David Bromberg, Zappa, most 70's music, TV theme songs, funk, disco, School House Rock & many, many, many more...
Sounds Like: Vocally - BB King meets John Lennon & Taj Mahal. A touch of Wilson Pickett or Waylon Jennings on a good night.
Bass playing: All about Motown, J. Brown, Marley first. Too many influences after that but jazz, funk, rock, disco (yes, I’m not afraid to admit that - them bass lines are NASTY!).
Guitar playing: David Gilmour meets Skunk Baxter, Tuck Andrews, BB King & Eric Clapton.
My music: Sounds like, well...me, a mix of many genres.
Record Label: RISING SUN RECORDS

My Blog

Still Proud of The Lakers

I don't care if the Lakers lost by 39 points, I'm just still amazed they even got to the finals. These are the kind of moments that fuse teams to win it all the next year & years to come. I'm not ...
Posted by on Wed, 18 Jun 2008 01:03:00 GMT

Son Vo interviewed by Nikki ONeil for onlinerock.com

Hey folks,Just wanted to post the interview that Nikki O'Neil did on me for onlinerock.com Thanks Nikki, it was a really fun time! I suggest everyone also read that Adrien Belew article as well!Cheers...
Posted by on Wed, 18 Jun 2008 00:49:00 GMT

Why The Lakers Will Go All The Way

As Kobe said about the Lakers, "We're a very, very close group," he said. "We enjoy watching each other do well. We're very supportive of each other when we struggle. When you have that, then you have...
Posted by on Fri, 18 Apr 2008 02:48:00 GMT

Supreme Court rules Bush exceeded his powers

Great stuff right here: this is the kind of reporting I like to read.The true conservative judges dictated to Bush what he obviously doesn’t know, as far as all matters that relate to the Consti...
Posted by on Wed, 26 Mar 2008 02:08:00 GMT

Kobe Bryant Living Legend In NBA - Jedi Laker

There. I’ve finally said it. That’s right. Kobe Bryant is a living basketball legend. Just watch the games. What he displays is the most versatile player with killer instincts & undyin...
Posted by on Thu, 20 Mar 2008 23:44:00 GMT

Fear - An Obstacle & Teacher

Fear has such a grip on everyone, we can hardly recognize it when it enters our thoughts & physical body in an instant. We can say fear’s based on a hereditary predisposition or a learned ha...
Posted by on Sat, 15 Mar 2008 02:55:00 GMT

"It was grand larceny" - Kobe Bryant

Kobe Bryant couldn't have said it better & more succint about the Lakers acquring Pau Gasol. Thank you Laker management for bringing this guy in. 12-2 since he's been here. Wow. Even other teammat...
Posted by on Mon, 03 Mar 2008 03:39:00 GMT

Miscellaneous Thoughts

Sharing is the key in this complex life, with myriad events occuring simultaneously to create a serendipitous web. All our actions are somehow, and eventually, connected. Sharing is at once a complex ...
Posted by on Mon, 03 Mar 2008 03:05:00 GMT

Check out this event: AcoustiTuesday @ Brennans

Hosted By: Son Vo - Mekong Delta Bluesman When: Tuesday Feb 12, 2008 at 8:00 PMWhere: Brennan's Pub4089 Lincoln Blvd.Marina Del Rey, California|5 90292United StatesDescription:Son Vo - Mekong Delta Bl...
Posted by on Sat, 09 Feb 2008 19:04:00 GMT