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About Me


?> Okay, I'm a musician (guitar, bass, trombone,arranging, producing,. . .etc. whatever I can get my hands on. . . but why doesn't anybody want to stay around when I pull out the banjo and try to play funk???), been around the block a bit, but hey. . . every birthday after 21 is just a number anyway.I think I'm getting the hang of this. . . Guitars: -Electric: 68 Gibson ES335, Brian Moore customized i21, Fender TexMex "frankenstrat," Japanese RI Fender BassVI (converted to baritone, Carvin DC135T (Fishman PowerBridge), Hamer Quilted Sunburst Archtop, a used Hamer Sunburst Flametop with Duncan Phat Cats and a custom wiring job, a Switch Midnite Express travel electric that I rigged up as a "high strung" electric (octave above the baritone, and another custom wiring job), plus a few that I'm working on for some friends (wish I still had the Gibson in the background picture, but I was young and foolish. . .). Oh, the Carvin DC400T is gone, but I just got my first Tele! I've been told "Congratulations," and that "now I'm a man. . ."-Acoustic: Larrivee C-09 w/LR Baggs Dual Source System pickup, Taylor C612 w/Fishman Matrix, Avante AV-2 baritone acoustic with Baggs Dual Source system, Alhambra 5P classical guitar, Ibanez AEG10NETNG thinline nylon acoustic electric.Other stuff: Washburn Bantam XB-600 6 string bass, no name banjo, Roland guitar synth, bunch of amps, even more pedals, a trombone, a clarinet I recently scored, 1 keyboard and a few synth modules. . .Also, I had this idea for a story (scifi/fantasy). Still building a world, and a history, and having fun doing that. Hopefully I'll get around to actually writing it soon.

My Interests

I'd like to meet:

Some of my music heroes just to get inside their heads. Any musician who loves to play!

My Blog

ESPERANZA SPALDING - Overjoyed

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Posted by on Thu, 02 Jul 2009 09:15:00 GMT

Free Lelia Broussard Music from trueAnthem!

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Posted by on Sat, 18 Apr 2009 15:42:00 GMT

Finding Your Own Voice

Something it took me a while to learn.It doesn't really matter how many notes you play, how wide your vocal range, or if your "turn of phrase" is more clever than the next person.  It's your "voice," ...
Posted by on Fri, 19 Dec 2008 22:44:00 GMT

Some Random Stuff on Soundclick

Mostly just my playing over some backing tracks from the Harmony Central Electric Guitar forum's jam threads with a rough idea or two thrown in.Brett Valentine Soundclick page
Posted by on Fri, 05 Dec 2008 16:57:00 GMT

Something Worth Seeing

Playing For Change: Song Around the World "Stand By Me"
Posted by on Fri, 05 Dec 2008 13:54:00 GMT