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My Sabbatical

Love, Devotion and Surrender .

About Me

Please do not care about who I am,
I just want you to like or hate this not because
blah-blah-blah
but guess what for:
the music.............................................
Started playing piano age 4 in 1970. On my 10th birthday got a guitar and my life chaged forever....
And so on and so on the story told around the world like many others who like to make music
have chosen this path....
The folks you see below are family, friends, and people I admire...
A Scenic Artist am I- Theatre, film, tv, commercial, trade shows, corp. theatre, props, write, illustrate, sew, distress, staff shop fiberglass and plaster moldmaker,etc...Here are some projects where you have seen my work:
Art Department & Special Effects
Kings Of Appletown (2007) (signwriter)
Veritas, Prince of Truth (2006) (painter)
The Alamo (2004) (painter)
... aka The Alamo (Philippines: English title)
Secondhand Lions (2003) (scenic artist) (signwriter)
"Independent Lens" (scenic artist) (1 episode)
- Foto-Novelas II: Junkyard Saints (????) TV episode (scenic artist)
Come and Take It Day (2001) (scenic artist) (uncredited)
All the Pretty Horses (2000) (scenic artist)
Where the Heart Is (2000) (signwriter) (uncredited)
Universal Soldier: The Return (1999) (signwriter)
... aka Universal Soldier IV (USA: informal alternative title)
Arlington Road (1999) (signwriter) (uncredited)
Office Space (1999) (painter)
... aka Cubiculos de la oficina (USA: Spanish title)
A Slipping-Down Life (1999) (lead scenic artist)
The Faculty (1998) (scenic artist)
Rushmore (1998) (signwriter) (uncredited)
The Locusts (1997) (scenic foreperson))
... aka A Secret Sin (UK)
Michael (1996) (scenic artist) ) (signwriter) (uncredited)
The Evening Star (1996) (set painter)
Courage Under Fire (1996) (plasterer) (uncredited)
The Road to Galveston (1996) (TV) (scenic artist) (uncredited)
Powder (1995) (scenic artist)
The Stars Fell on Henrietta (1995) (signwriter)
"A Woman of Independent Means" (1995) (mini) TV mini-series (signwriter)
Jason's Lyric (1994) (scenic artist) It Runs in the Family (1994) (signwriter) ... aka My Summer Story
The Shawshank Redemption (1994) (painter)
Milk Money (1994) (signwriter)
Airborne (1993) (scenic artist)
The Public Eye (1992) (signwriter)
Special Effects:
Courage Under Fire (1996) (mold maker)

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 6/14/2006
Band Members: All material composed, performed and produced by Kelley.
Special Guests will credited as notes read.
Pete Frenzer of RatStar produced- "I Don’t Know Why" recorded at Twin Valley Psychiatric hospital in the 80’s.
Equipment I use:
Marantz PMD 720,
ToneWorks Korg G2
Sure SM57 mic
Yamaha Classical Acoustic
Jackson Charvelle with split coil EMG
Crate amp with a blown speaker
Chicken Shakers,
Grandma’s Ukulele
Casio CTK-601 Keys/Rhythm
My vocals
Mac G4 upload to Marantz PMD 720 4 track thru an iMic, finish off with Finyl Vinyl to .aiff files, then convert to mp3 thru iTunes.
Copper guitar pics...
Influences: 4,000 B.C. thru 2008.
Great teachers:
Robert DeNiro
Gaspard-Félix Tournachop Naan and Korma
Lydia Wood Spaulding
Masala and Sumac
Jeff Beck
Anyone and everyone who played with Carlos Santana, mostly Mike his drummer...p.Benicio Del Toro
Myron and Don at KP Productions
Rosina Lhévinne!!!
Luciano Pavarotti
Wanda Jackson
Ruido/MM
Indios Eletronicos
Mistlav Rostropovich
Wonderama/Bill McAllister
"Comet, It Makes You Vomit, It Makes Your Teeth Turn Green!"
Dmitri Shostakovich
Master Bill Laswell
Rudolf Steiner
Ram Dass
Elvis Presley
Dauber
Garlic
The Mills Brothers
Extra Wasabi
Firehose
Bill Weber's Black Boots and Trench Coat
and watching Bill jump in mud puddles...
Beer
Hank 3 & his "she-nanigans...
Wacky Racers/Penelope Pitstop

Andreas Segovia
Master Vai
Torture/Humiliation career of an IATSE Studio Mechanic
102% VatoBilly
Col. Klink
Junior Brown
Did I mention Bill Laswell?
80's Clifton Scene
The BH Surfers
Parkside
Wes Montgomery
The Whole Brazil 66 Thing
Carlos Santana
Did I say Mistlav Rostropovich?
Mr. Iggy Pop
Grant Lee Buffalo
Robyn Hitchcock

Scary Movies
Blondie
Nina Simone
Mr. Pat Metheny
Synapse in your Brain
Frank Zappa
Adrian Belew young lions KING Crimson
Playing a Theremin..
Jim Morrison
David Bowie
Brian Ferry
Devo
Dead Milkmen
Bogart's on Vine
Cop Shoot Cop
Dead Can Dance
Micheal Hedges
Roky Erickson
The Mentors
Rick James
Human Zoo
Afghan Whigs
Al Green
Eric Idle
Judas Preist

Led Zeppelin
Kiss
God, Jesus and the Devil
This Big Ol Place They Call Texas...
California Freaks
80's Hair Bands
The Ohio River...
Plenty More
My Family
and You!
Sounds Like: Music
Record Label: Gut Grenade
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

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