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Eddie Mendoza

June 6th: the Owl 'N Thistle with the Cafe Authors

About Me

contact me at : [email protected]**********************Eddie Mendoza*********************** Well that is my name, and I live to play drums. My first musical experiences came from backing up my mother Susie Rough, at various spots in Tucson, playing Jazz, Blues, and Rock standards, as well as a few select Original songs. I went on to play with Edgar Mendians and his brother; Chris Mendians, in the Last Disciples and actually sang lead vocals for the first few shows. Developing more experience with cats like Randy Collel and Edgar Boteler in Tucson, then getting a chance to play with Donald 'ROB' Roberts in Gypsy's Kiss, which later turned to the Thin Elephants On Ice with Stephani Berger, and David Tracy. Graduating to the drum chair taking over for Todd Mellor in the Stop Time Jazz Band with Tony Frank on trumpet and lead vocals, and Steven Sainz on Bass guitar, sharing the stage with various players like Matt Mitchell, 'Sly' Slippetsky, Haji Akbar, Malik Alcobir, Craig Fullton, Rob Boone, Pete Swan, Artt Frank, and a who's who of Tucson's finest musicians. Falling in and out of various bands as well with the likes of Planet Bluez, the Daredevils, Bobby Taylor, Pete Rondstadt, Susan Artemus, and Scott Black to name a few. After a brief stay in Texas near Corpus Christi I moved up to the Seattle Tacoma area, and could not be happier. Starting off playing with a middle eastern band Hejira, and falling in with the boys from Jude Dugan for a while, I have been fortunate to have opportunities to keep honing my craft. Getting to jam with local badasses like Randy Oxford, Doud McGrew, Michael Johnson, Lynn Sorensen, Doug Skoog, The James Howlett Band, Tim Turner, Mark Whitman, Tess and Cesar, Lori Miller and dozens of others I am proud to call the Pacific Northwest Home.I am fortunate right now to be playing with 2 very promising projects!! I am sooo fortunate, to be starting a project with********************Miss Aury Moore***********************She is one of seattles' finest and an inspiration to both play with, and to witness.( I also plan on Marrying her someday!) Along with Ronnie Dalesio virtuoso on the Bass guitar, and Joel Gamble ..boards and violin. The intense compatibility of these diverse players is a force to be reckoned with. I am humbled to call myself a member of this tour de force of musical brilliance which is preparing to take over the Pacific Northwests Blues and Rock scene!My newest project is called******************Honest Green************************* which is an acoustic assembly of musicians with Mr. Keith rivers on vocals, And two fine ladies Amanda ..s, and Leslie on the cello. We are looking for a new Guitarist, so if any one is interested in an eclectic mix of pop ballads and funky jazzy acoustic Love, ring us up!! +++++++All in all I am a lucky man who is looking forward to nothing but increased passion and ooportunities!!!! Hope you like the Music!!!!!! ~~~~And as soon as I can figure out how to put more songs into MP3 format, I will be updating my page as soon as I can!! So Please come back!------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------As lover's of good music, I am a bit biased; as to live performance. I hold a band only as worthy as their live show! I, as a result take great pride in having the privelege of playing music for an audience, and take it seriously!!! I hope that the world over has the possibility of seeing me perform live, even if it is just to throw tomatoes. For a bad day on stage, still beats just about anything else!!! ..This profile was edited with Thomas' myspace editor™ V2.5


**********************Freesound********************* I can also be found on the new Freesound release on the song 'Watermelon Lover'. It's sort of a stony funky rock song that I was called in to record after they had layed down the rhythm tracks. I recorded this track with them over a year ago, as a sort of hired mercenary, but it's me on drums, and that's what keeps my blood flowing!!! You can check it out on my links page to their myspace page. Hope you like it!------------Johnny Lang!----------------

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Member Since: 2/3/2005
Band Website: myspace.com/eddiemendoza
Band Members:Paddy Broderick on Bass Brad Earle on lead guitars Aury Moore on the soaring brilliance of vocalization Joel Gamble on keyboards and acoustic and 7 string violin Me I hit stuff!! 'Nuff said true believers!Get Your Own! | View Slideshow~ ------------With Honest Green------------- Keith Rivers: Lead Vocals Jesse Boggs: Guitars Amanda Raphael: Keys B-rad Stirling: Bass Guitar Transitioning: Cello Eddie Mendoza: Drums/Percussion ~ ----on the album with Freesound----- Adam Crowe: all guitars, Bass, and various sounds Keith Batlin: lead vocals and some rhythm guitars ME: Drums
Influences: Wow let's see tyhere are so many!!!! It'll be obvious that the dave Matthews band and Jack Johnson are in there, but man what about ----------------------RUSH--------LED ZEPPELIN-------PINK FLOYD----- THE WHO------------OZZY------SABBATH----DEEP PURPLE----JIMI HENDRIX--------------CREAM--------------JETHRO TULL---------PETER FRAMPTOM---------AND WHAT ABOUT---------- MILES ----TRANE---THELONIOUS MONK-------COLE PORTER---NAT KING COLE----COUNT BASIE--------DIZZY-------BIRD-----CHICK COREA--------HERBIE HANCOCK------------PATTITUCCI------------BELA FLEK---THE FLEKTONES----VICTOR WOOTEN------------THE WOOTEN BROTHERS----------DJANGO REINHARDT--------STRUNZ AND FARAH---------OTTMAR LIEBERT------MAX ROACH---------ELVIN JONES------BUDDY RICH---------- AND THEN THER IS SANTANA----THE BEATLES--THE MONKEES------THE STONES--------VAN HALEN------------- IRON MAIDEN----------MOTLEY CRUE----------TESLA----------DIO----------SAMMY HAGAR---------ROBIN TROWER---------MAHOGANY RUSH---------JEFFERSON STARHIP (AIRPLANE-WHATEVER) --------OH AND LET'S NOT FORGET------- ZAKIR HUSSEIN---HASSAM RAMZY-----------RAVI SHANKAR------BROTHERS OF THE BALADI----------- ANTONIO CARLOS JOBIM-----TCAIKOVSKY----------MOZART----------BEETHOVEN----- ---BRAHMS-----------BACH-------STRAVINSKY--------ANDRES SEGOVIA-------------THE THOMPSON TWINS-----DEPECHE MODE----------- the english beat, joy division,the thompson twins, thomas dolby, dire straits, JOHNNY CASH, willie nelson, chet atkins, bocephus Mariah carey, Eminem, 50 cent, the beastie boys (GEEZ i DON'T HAVE TIME!)

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Sounds Like: Acoustic driven rock with heavy tendencies, yet not afraid of the occassional ballad!

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Get Your Own! | View SlideshowPaul Rodgers with my friends Lynn and Jeff!
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Posted by Eddie Mendoza on Tue, 29 Apr 2008 09:56:00 PST