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Jay Shepard

About Me

LIFE IS GOOD. From SC. Professional guitarist, bassist, pianist, studio musician, instructor, PERFORMER and ness lover. Seeing is believing. SHARED STAGES W/: the Derek Trucks Band (Allman Brothers), Bernie Worrell & the Woo Warriors (Talking Heads, Tom Tom Club, Parliament Funkadelic), Soulive, DJ Logic, the Dirty Dozens Brass Band, Natasha Bedenfield, Kathryn McPhee, the Mighty Bofucious, G.E. SMith, Lost Liquid.PERFORMED AT: Radio City Music Hall, the Hammerstein Ballroom, the Kodak Theatre, the Music Farm (huzzah Chucktown), and others....CURRENTLY PERFORMING W/: the Cleaners, MugWump, Jason Yudoff & the New Hotness, Mr. Perfect, Interzona, TC and the Speakers. Also, I teach during the days. I am fortunate to be working with such a wonderful group of aspiring rockers and musicians.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 5/26/2006
Band Members: JAY SHEPARD a.k.a. "Birdman"-- (guitars, basses, keyboards, vocals, public saxophone, drum loops and samples). ANDREW PANNELL a.k.a. "Monkey"--guitar,bass,vocals, (life coach)......LOOKING FOR THE RIGHT BUNCH OF PLAYERS....BASS, VOCALS, DRUMS, KEYS !!!!!!
Influences: Jimi Hendrix, Frank Zappa, SLASH, Beck, Sco Daddy, Big Wes, Phish, Radiohead, anyone I've played with, Beastie Boys, RHCP's, James Brown, Maceo Parker, funk, Mixed Co., love, Led Zeppelin, SLASH, The Band, The Dead, Bob Dylan, the Beatles, old school Nintendo, 2Pac, the Mighty Bofu, Nirvana, the Flaming Lips, MMW, Billy Bells the Bayou Bassist, Rage Against the Machine (tom morrello is ridiculous), Pink Floyd, U2, SRV, Carlos Santana, Django (my dog and the musician), the Talking Heads, Queen, Jimmy Herring, Karma, and too many others. Anything that has gone in my ears always finds away of getting back out and resurfacing in my music.
Sounds Like: Me, myself, and I.....Robots playing toegether....a Monkey washing a Cat....3 Buckets....Lost Liquid...and all of my influences...
Record Label: Sheepmonkey/Reefdonkey
Type of Label: Unsigned

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