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Rodney Holmes

New Music for a New Age!

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MySpace.com TWELVE MONTHS OF OCTOBER IS AVAILABLE NOW at CDBABY.COM and ITUNES.RODNEY HOLMES is one of today's most talked about and respected drummers. His talents as a composer and producer are showcased on this highly anticipated solo debut. Rodney has worked and recorded with some of the most respected musicians in both rock, and jazz worlds. Carlos Santana, Rob Thomas, Michael Brecker, Randy Brecker, Wayne Shorter, Joe Zawinul, Don Byron are just a few examples. Rodney is currently working with several different projects including his own group. Rodney is currently playing and writing for Jim Weider's Project Percolator. Rodney is also a member of The Hermanators trio.TWELVE MONTHS OF OCTOBER is electronic based music with a different kind of vision. Rodney manages to pull together many different elements to create a uniquely exciting, yet thought provoking hybrid of dance and progressive music. Blending live performances with elements of breakbeat, techno and progressive rock. Even though this CD is difficult to categorize, the intensity of the playing, melodic compositions, and the almost cinematic images are undeniably powerful. AVAILABLE NOW at CDBABY.COM and ITUNES.
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    Member Since: 6/27/2006
    Band Website: rodneyholmes.com
    Band Members: Rodney Holmes
    (Drums, Keyboards, Programming, Vocals, Producer)

    The wonderful musicians who took part in bringing this album to life.

    Tom Guarna (Guitar)
    Paul Socolow (Bass)
    Mitch Stein (Guitar)
    Jim Kost (Rhodes)
    Chris Buono (Guitar)
    Steve Kimock (Guitar)
    Aaron Whitby
    (Additional Keyboards, Programming, Production)

    Influences: MUSICAL: Max Roach, Art Blakey, Kenny Clark, Tony Williams, Billy Cobham, Steve Gadd, John Bonham, Massive Attack, The Prodigy, The Chemical Brothers, Goldie, and DJ Shadow. Earth Wind and Fire, Radiohead, Frank Zappa, Wayne Shorter, Public Enemy, Bela Bartok, James Brown, Led Zeppelin, Jimi HendrixARTISTIC: Stanley Kubrick, Arther C. Clark, Malcolm X, Bruce Lee, H. R. Giger, John Carpenter,
    Sounds Like: A hybrid of electronica with the intensity of rock.
    Type of Label: None

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    Red Magma tour is cancelled!

    The Red Magma European tour has been cancelled do to circumstances beyond my control. But I will be back in Europe performing with Randy Brecker in May, and with Steps Ahead in the Fall.Thank you and ...
    Posted by Rodney Holmes on Mon, 14 Apr 2008 08:59:00 PST

    The so called "Latin Groove"

    I initially posted this on the forum of my new website. But I felt it was necessary to post it here on myspace as well. I've been getting quite a bit of mail about a specific groove that I played at t...
    Posted by Rodney Holmes on Mon, 31 Dec 2007 04:55:00 PST