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Chad MacDonald

LIVE FOR THE MUSIC *R.I.P* Bo Diddley 1928-2008

About Me

CHAD RELOCATED TO ARIZONA IN 2003 FROM HIS NATIVE CONNECTICUT,WHERE HE GREW UP, RAISED on RADIO w/ ROCK N ROLL IN HIS HEART. HE'S BEEN PLAYING SINCE HIS MID TEENS . IN HIS PLAYING HE ASPIRES TO FUSE MELODY WITH POWER & DYNAMICS. AMONG HIS INFLUENCES ARE: PAUL MCCARTNEY,GEEZER BUTLER,TOM PETERSSON,ADAM CLAYTON,JOHN ENTWISTLE & MYRIAD OTHERS. HE HAS TOURED NATIONALLY FOR SEVERAL YEARS w/ JANI LANE (EX-LEAD SINGER/SONGWRITER FOR WARRANT) w/ BANDMATE 18 YR OLD GUITAR PRODIGY DARIO LORINA. HE ALSO HAS TOURED w/ QUIET RIOT'S KEVIN DuBROW (R.I.P) GENE LOVES JEZEBEL & MEMBERS OF GUNS N ROSES,WHITE LION,RATT,LOVE/HATE, L.A GUNS & BEAUTIFUL CREATURES, AS WELL AS SPONTANEOUS JAMS w/ MEMBERS OF POISON, BONHAM, BANG TANGO & HIS PERSONAL FAVOURITE GARY BUSEY (DRUMS).. CHAD HAS PLAYED ALL OVER THE USA & CANADA AS WELL AS PUERTO RICO ,JAPAN , KOREA ,PORTUGAL & SEVERAL MIDDLE EASTERN COUNTRIES.HE HAS PERFORMED FOR VH-1 ON 2 SEPARATE OCCASIONS (w/ JANI LANE).WHEN NOT TOURING HE PLAYS/HAS PLAYED IN PHOENIX AZ w/ SEVERAL LOCAL ACTS MOST WHICH CAN BE FOUND ON THIS PAGE INCLUDING: THROTTLEBOX, VINYL REVIVAL BAND, 4th MAN in THE FIRE, JACK RIPPER, BONE COOKIE,THE CHRIS & RANDY SHOW, CARVIN JONES BAND .HE LOVES PLAYING BASS & LIVES TO PLAY LIVE
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Some of My Favourite Bass Guitarists: Duff McKagan ( GNR /Velvet Revolver) ..Andy Fraser ( Free ) ..Boz Burrell ( Bad Co.)..Sir Paul McCartney ( You Know This)... Tom Petersson ( Cheap Trick) ..Geezer Butler (Sabbath).. Mike Mesaros ( Smithereens)..Mark " The Animal" Mendoza ( Twisted Sister) Amazing LIVE energy!!..Dee Dee Ramone ( RAMONES)..John McVie (Fleetwood Mac).. James Jamerson ( all the MOTOWN hits!)...Bob Daisley (Rainbow/OZZY)..Tiran Porter ( Doobies)..Simon Gallup ( CURE)...Steve Harris ( Maiden)..Tom Hamilton ( Aerosmith)..Robert DeLeo (STP).. Dave Taylor ( Bryan Adams)..Tony Franklin (THE FIRM)..John Paul Jones ( Zeppelin).. Tony Levin ( Peter Gabriel).. Leon Wilkeson ( Skynyrd)..Adam Clayton (U2)..Bill Wyman ( Rolling Stones).. Tom Sholz ( BOSTON) i THINK he played Bass on the records..whoever it was it's Fantastic.... Gene Simmons ( KISS) ...John Deacon (QUEEN) Pete Rizzo ( GENE LOVES JEZEBEL) Leland Sklar ( Session Master) ,Johnette Napalitano ( Concrete Blonde) Jeff Ament ( Pearl Jam & Esp. Temple of the Dog)..Gary Gary Beers ( INXS)..Benjamin Orr ( Cars).. Tim Butler ( Psychedelic Furs) ..Roger Waters (FLOYD)..Ross Valory ( Journey) ..Sting ( Police years especially)... Flea...Michael Anthony ( Van Halen) ..Joe Puerta ( AMBROSIA)..Philip Lynott ( Thin Lizzy) ...Cliff Williams (AC/DC) ..Willie Dixon ( Blues Great)..Bobby Dall (POISON) who cares if he can play or not ,He looks cool! ...Ray Manzarek ( Played Bass on a Keyboard but I love his ideas)..and whoever played bass on "Little By Little" by Robert Plant ! I love Rhapsodizing about all the great ,unsung Bass players out there who've made and are making Musical,Melodic Magic..and don't even get me started on all the Drummers I admire.. ..
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Member Since: 5/15/2006
Band Website: chadmacdonald.com
Band Members: I AM A PROFESSIONAL FREELANCE BASS PLAYER AVAILABLE FOR TOURING, LOCAL & STUDIO WORK. CAN TRAVEL/TOUR & HAVE VALID U.S PASSPORT.. **AVAILABLE FOR LESSONS** ADEPT @ BOTH FINGERSTYLE & PLAYING w/ PICK

Chad MacDonald - Bass-Vocals

Influences: Anyone Who Plays with Style, Grace, Melody & Raw Power
Sounds Like: Rock N Roll
Type of Label: None

My Blog

ROCKLAHOMA 2008

ROCKLAHOMA 2008!!! For Immmediate Release:     "JOETOWN" has been added to the Thursday July 10th date of the s...
Posted by Chad MacDonald on Wed, 11 Jun 2008 04:09:00 PST

Hookers N BLow Review 4/28/07

Sunday, April 29, 2007 ..>   HOOKERS N BLOW...The RETURN!!! LOUD AND PROUD! Current mood: hyper Category: and ROCK'D OUT!!! Blogging Saturday night, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, RPM'S Rock Cl...
Posted by Chad MacDonald on Tue, 01 May 2007 04:16:00 PST

New Years Eve Weekend with Jani Lane

Dec 29 2006 8:00P The Hayloft Mt. Clemens, Michigan Dec 31 2006 8:00P Station Square TICK TOCK ROCK Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania ...
Posted by Chad MacDonald on Fri, 15 Dec 2006 06:43:00 PST

Wrestle Rock Cancelled

Wrestling and Rock don't get to mix it up!!! "Hey guys,The Northern Cal. shows were cancelled by the promoter at the last minute due to lack of funds. They have apologized to myself, Obi Steinman and ...
Posted by Chad MacDonald on Mon, 13 Nov 2006 07:33:00 PST

Glam Metal.com Interview

Check it out!! Glam Metal.com interview
Posted by Chad MacDonald on Mon, 06 Nov 2006 12:02:00 PST

Jani Lane Interview **Hair Metal Mayhem**


Posted by Chad MacDonald on Thu, 19 Oct 2006 10:45:00 PST

Hookers N Blow


Posted by Chad MacDonald on Thu, 19 Oct 2006 10:42:00 PST

Past Tour Dates

Past Tour Dates05/10/06Past Tour Dates05/10/06 - Long Island, NY - Mulchaey's05/11/06 - Watertown, NY - Cross Roads Music Theatre05/12/06 - Endicott, NY - Downtown QB05/13/06 - Rochester, NY - Steel M...
Posted by Chad MacDonald on Wed, 04 Oct 2006 02:34:00 PST

Jani Lane Band Interview

www.glam-metal.com/laneband.html  Jani Lane Band Interview
Posted by Chad MacDonald on Fri, 21 Jul 2006 10:27:00 PST