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Fred Alias

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ALFREDO ALIASFred Alias, drummer/singer/songwriter, is a product of one of Americas more prolific musical families. Freds uncle on his mothers side is the late great bebop saxophonist SONNY STITT, and his uncle on his fathers side is the late great studio percussionist DON ALIAS. Fred is a pure pedigree, he has absorbed these influences and combines them with his passion for pop rhythms and R&B.Over the past years, Fred has played for BUSTA RHYMES (Rapper/Actor), MOS DEF (rapper/Actor), AVERAGE WHITE BAND, CASSANDRA WILSON, D'ANGELO, JONATHAN BUTLER, DAVID SANBORN,CHRIS(BIG DOG)DAVIS,ROHN LAWRENCE, MARION MEADOWS, JAMES BLOOD ULMER,BERNARD WRIGHT,DAMON BANKS, BOOTSY COLLINS, JOE, L.L. COOL J, INTRO, VERON REID, T.M. STEVENS,JEAN-PAUL BOURELLY,KELVYN BELL,MARK BATSON,MELVIN GIBBS,LENNY UNDERWOOD,BRIAN MICHELL,BILL SIMS JR,BENNY RIETVELD, MESHELL NDEGEOCELLO, BILL EVANS, PHILLIPPE SAISSE, KENNY GARRETT, TERRY CALLIER, AL MCDOWELL, GRANT GREEN, JR., GET SET V.O.P., Real World recording artist HASSAN HAKMOUN, Mexican pop star EMANUEL, D.J. JOE CLAUSSELL, and many others.Discography 1999 TOO BAD Back to Our Roots (Juna/Benga) 1999 Marion Meadows The Other Side of Midnight 1999 Les Go Dan Gna (Juna) 1998 Jean-Paul Bourelly Vibe Music (PAO) 1997 Jean-Paul Bourelly Rock the Cathartic Spirits (DIW) 1997 Terry Callier Time Peace (Polygram) 1995 Graham Haynes Transition (Verve) 1995 Jean-Paul Bourelly/TM Stevens Jimi Hendrix Tribute (DIW) 1994 Da Bush Babees Ambush (Reprise) 1994 Defunct Muddy Waters/Jimi Hendrix Tribute (Enemy) 1994 Jean-Paul Bourelly Blackadelic Blue (DIW) 1993 Get Set Voices of the Projects (Polydor/Polygram) 1993 Jean-Paul Bourelly Saints & Sinners (DIW) 1992 Kelvyn Bell Refunkanation (Enemy)Video/Television Appearances 1995 Soul Train with DAngelo 1994 Got To Give It Up performed by David Sanborn (Elektra) 1994 New York Undercover, performed with Teddy Pendergrass, FOX 1993 Pretty Brown Babies Get Set VOP (Polydor) 1993 Undercover FBI Kelvnator (Enemy) 1993 Live in Japan Masabumi Kikuchi (Sony Japan) 1992 Black Rock Coalition Christmas, WDR, Germany 1990 Jonathan Butler Live at Indigo Blues Jonathan Butler (Zomba) 1991 Until by Cassandra Wilson on Late Show with David Letterman(Blue Note Capitol), CBS 1968 Lena Horne & Harry Belafonte Caribbean Christmas, NBCOther Arranger/Writer: for Times Square 2000 theme, Les Go tracks produced by Bruce Swedien Composer/Arranger: for WNBA (Womens National Basketball Assoc.)with lenny underwood on ESPN. Composer of Drum Toolbox for ESPN, ESPY 900-spot, OCC CART (Motor Racing) On ESPN & ABC networks Member of Caf.. Wah Slam Clinic Band, NYC House drummer for Catch A Rising Star Comedy Club, NYCOn Tour with: Average White Band, Philippe Saisse, Marion Meadows, Cassandra Wilson, D'Angelo, L.L. Cool J, JOE (Joe Thomas), MeShell NDegeocello, David Sanborn, Kenny Davis (INTRO), T.M. Stevens, Vernon Reid, Jean-Paul Bourelly and the Blue Wave Bandits, Defunct, Da Bush Babees, Kelvynator, Masabumi Kikuchi, Souleyman Faye, Hasan Hakmoun, Emanuel.Alfredo is endorsed by Zildjian cymbals, Vic Firth sticks, and plays exclusively Smith Custom drums.

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Member Since: 6/17/2006
Band Website: [email protected]
Band Members: Fred Catfish alias,drums & perc,voc. freinds & family .
Influences: Miles Davis, Deep Purple, Fairport Convention (Richard Thompson/Sandy Denny), Genesis, Peter Gabriel, Crosby,Stills,Nash & Young, Free, Airto Moriera, Cocteau Twins (Elizabeth Fraser), Hall & Oates, Sly Stone, Aretha Franklin, Brian Eno, Santana, Gentle Giant, Little Feat, Shakti, Led Zep, Incredible String Band, Mahalia Jackson, Weather Report, The Beach Boys, Marvin Gaye, The Crusaders, Van Morrison, Billy Cobham, Deodato, Modern Jazz Quartet (Milt Jackson), The Who, The Doors, Bob Dylan, Yes, Jimi Hendrix, Bill Withers, Quincy Jones, Keith Jarrett, Donny Hathaway, Paul Simon, King Crimson, Stevie Wonder, Lalo Schifrin, Joni Mitchell, Return to Forever (Chick Corea/Stanley Clarke), Cream, The Beatles, Herbie Hancock, Lifetime, Todd Rundgren, Wally Badarou, Pat Metheney, Mahavishnu Orchestra (John McLaughlin).......more recently Alison Krauss & Union Station, Radiohead, Kate Rusby, Louis Jordan, Leon Russell, Jeff Buckley, Joao Bosco, Chaka Khan, John Mayer, Nick Drake, Laurent De Wilde, Aimee Mann, Portishead, Carole King, Fiona Apple, Jose Gonzales, Daniel Lanois, Dixie Chicks, Esbjorn Svensson Trio, Ornette Coleman, Caetano Veloso, Beck, Dave Mathews Band, Thomas Newman, John Barry......oh, so many drummers including - DON ALIAS, Levon Helm, Ritchie Hayward, STEVE JORDAN, Grady Tate, Clyde Stubberfield, LENNY WHITE, Brian Blade, HARVEY MASON, Mike Shrieve, Elvin Jones, TONY WILLIAMS, Stix Hooper, BILLY COBHAM, Andy Newmark, Sly Dunbar, Ian Paice, Buddy Miles, Martin Lamble, Steve Gadd, Jim Keltner, Freddie White, John Robinson, David Garibaldi, Hal Blaine, BERNARD PURIDE, John Christensen, JOHN BONHAM, Mitch Mitchell, Simon Kirke, John Guerin, Paul Motian, Nigel Olsson, ERIC GRAVATT, Manu Katche, Jamie Oldaker, RINGO STARR, Matt Chamberlain, Paul Wertico, Jim Gordon, Jack DeJohnette, BILL BRUFORD, Al Jackson, Steve White, OMAR HAKIM, Keith Moon, Buddy Rich.......guitarists -Kelvyn Bell,Jean-paul Bourelly John Tropea, John Mclaughlin, Jimi Hendrix, Blackbird McKnight, Paul Simon, Richard Thompson, Jeff Beck, Jimmy Page, Lowell George, Cornell Dupree, Dan Tyminski, Jerry Douglas (well, Dobro), Bill Connors, Paul Kossoff, Carlos Santana, Tommy Bolin, Pat Metheny, George Benson, Django Rheinhart, Frank Zappa.......bass players - Doug Rauch, Bootsy Collins, Andy Fraser, Willie Weeks, Lee Sklar, Yolanda Charles, Larry Graham, Steve Rodby, Ashley Hutchings, Dave Holland, Al Slavik, John Paul Jones, T.M Stevens, Stanley Clarke, Jonas Hellborg, James Jameson, Chris Squire, Ron Carter, Paul Chambers, Ken Gradney, Tony Levin, Jack Bruce, Rick Danko, Paul McCartney, Rick Laird........
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Record Label: Benga music
Type of Label: Indie