Member Since: 5/10/2006
Band Members: I KNOW ALOT OF TALENTED, GREAT MUSICIANS THAT ARE FRIENDS OF MINE THAT DON'T ALWAYS GET THE RECOGNITION OR EXPOSURE THAT THEY SHOULD GET. I'D LIKE TO TAKE TIME TO FEATURE DIFFERENT PROJECTS BY VARIOUS ARTIST (MOSTLY INDEPENDENT ARTIST THAT PLAY & WRITE ALL TYPES OF MUSIC) FROM TIME TO TIME. SOME TRACKS I MAYBE PLAYING ON - SOME I WON'T BUT I THINK THAT YOU'LL ENJOY THE MUSIC - WHICH IS WHY I WANT TO SHARE IT WITH YOU. YOU'LL BE ABLE TO FIND OUT THE SONG & ARTIST INFO IF YOU READ THE LYRICS SECTION. PLEASE LEAVE A COMMENT ABOUT THE MUSIC SO I CAN SHARE THE FEEDBACK WITH THE ARTISTS AND TELL IF YOU'RE DIGGING THE SOUNDS...
ENJOY AND THANKS FOR TAKING THE TIME... PEACE! WICKED GARY.
MY STORY - I WAS BORN IN NYC AND BLESSED TO BE RAISED IN A MUSICAL ENVIRONMENT. BORN FROM THE UNION OF A DANCER / MODEL AND A DRUMMER / PERCUSSIONIST - I WAS EXPOSED TO A WIDE VARIETY OF CULTURAL FLAVORS AND MUSICAL STYLES AT AN EARLY AGE. AT 5 YEARS OLD I BEGAN TO STUDY PIANO AND PERFORMED MY FIRST RECITAL AT AGE 6. AFTER BEING PLACED IN A MUSIC CLASS IN THE 4TH GRADE I BEGAN TO TRULY PERSUE MY LOVE FOR MUSIC. SINCE THEN I HAVE STUDIED VARIOUS MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS IN PUBLIC SCHOOL & PRIVATE STUDIES. THEY INCLUDE TRAINING ON TRUMPET, FRENCH HORN, BARITONE HORN, ELECTRIC BASS, DRUMS, AND PERCUSSION...
IN 1974, WHILE STUDYING MUSIC AT LINCOLN UNIVERSITY, PA - I DECIDED TO PERSUE A CAREER AS A DJ & A PROFESSIONAL MUSICIAN. AFTER RETURNING HOME TO NYC I BEGAN TO PLAY WITH VARIOUS BANDS IN AND AROUND THE CITY. MY HOUSE SEEMED TO BE THE PLACE TO BE IF YOU WERE INTO MUSIC AND FROM BROOKLYN.
(SOME OF THE EAST 23RD STREET CREW - RICHARD (BAMA) ADMIRAL, VELIA LOCKETT, VERNON REID, CRAIG BARNES, DK DYSON, MELVIN GIBBS, RON SMALLS, & GARY FRITZ).
ALMOST EVERYBODY FROM BROOKLYN THAT WAS INTO MUSIC ENDED UP AT MY HOUSE JAMMING AT SOME POINT. IN THE EARLY 1980'S I FORMED MY OWN BAND CALLED "7TH HEAVEN" IN WHICH I PLAYED ELECTRIC BASS... ( 7TH HEAVEN BAND MEMBERS: GARY FRITZ- LEADER / BASS, MARVIN GIBBS - GUITAR, BILL CHARLAP - KEYS, TONY WAKA - SAX, NORMAN "JABBI" HUNTER - DRUMS, LEROY RUTHERFORD - PERCUSSION, RICHARD "BAMA" ADMIRAL - PERCUSSION, URIAS " UNCLE BOUGS" FRITZ - PERCUSSION)
AFTER TAKING MY BAND AS FAR AS IT COULD GO - I WENT SOLO AND SWITCHED OVER TO PLAYING PERCUSSION FOR A LIVING. SINCE THAT TIME I HAVE PERFORMED A WIDE VARIETY OF MUSICAL STYLES AND FLAVORS INCLUDING FOLK, POP, ROCK, RAP, RHYTHM & BLUES, JAZZ, FUSION, CARIBBEAN, WORLDBEAT, SPOKEN WORD, BIG BAND, ORCHESTRA, AND GOSPEL. MY TALENTS HAVE BEEN FEATURED IN PLAYS, DANCE CLASSES, DANCE COMPANIES, AND ON TV, CABLE, VIDEO & FILM SOUNDTRACKS. I HAVE ALSO TOURED AND PERFORMED INTERNATIONALLY SINCE 1991...MY PERFORMANCE CREDITS INCLUDE SOME OF THE MUSIC INDUSTRY'S TOP TALENTS: GEORGE BENSON, ALEX BUGNON, THE BLACK ROCK COALITION ORCHESTRA, REVEREND JAMES CLEVELAND, CHARLES EARLAND,
ROBERTA FLACK, MELVIN GIBBS, COREY GLOVER, ONAJE ALLAN GUMBS, MECCA BODEGA, RALPH MAC DONALD, THE BRAND NEW HEAVIES, VERNON REID, AND THE WINANS JUST TO NAME A FEW...
(SOUNDCHECK WITH ROBERTA FLACK)
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