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B-Va

I won't stand for none of that cheek.

About Me

B-Va is made up of one guy. He really plays the drums, somewhat plays the guitar, kind of plays keyboards, and can almost sing. Fortunately, technology makes all of the above irrelevant. "Better living through science..."

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 6/22/2006
Band Website: cdbaby.com/cd/bva
Band Members: B-Va also plays drums (for real) with Grupo Los Santos, Harvie S, Vaya, Paul Carlon Octet, and Kaori Fujii, and occasionally with Hazmat Modine, Sonido Isleño, Greta Gertler, and Folklore Urbano. He's played with Donald Byrd, Phil Bowler, Juan Pablo Torres, Pablo Meléndez (of Mezcla), the Mambo All-Stars, and once with Gerry Mulligan (in his house).
Influences: Ben Folds, classic metal, Los Van Van, Vaya, Frank Zappa, P.D.Q. Bach, Hazmat Modine...
Sounds Like: derivative twaddle with an incredibly original vision
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Lube update

Okay, I just found out that some people actually READ this stuff, so..."Living my Life with Lube" was written for a friend experiencing personal moisture challenges. When I suggested the KY solution,...
Posted by B-Va on Fri, 21 Sep 2007 07:50:00 PST

the UNtold Story

Un: Hidden Messages, Canons, Bombs, and Breaking the Bounds of Media Debateby William Bausch © April 2003A popular government without popular information, or the means of acquiring it,is but a prologu...
Posted by B-Va on Thu, 13 Jul 2006 05:43:00 PST

Tunes

"Mother's Day" was written for my mother... on Mother's Day. She cried when she heard it. I think in a good way?"Big Jim" is for my most vociferous critic. [no longer posted on myspace]"Un" was writt...
Posted by B-Va on Thu, 22 Jun 2006 05:40:00 PST