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About Me

From a local Edmonton independant newspaper: "Completely surrounded by art before he could even stand, Steve took to playing and creating music while just a child. After playing numerous instruments in his childhood, he eventually found his love for music buried deep within the sounds of the electric guitar. Growing up with a diverse range of musical tastes and inspirations, Steve developed an intimate connection with the blues, which inspired his venture into other musical areas, namely jazz and soul. Using this connection, he crafted a highly soulful and emotional style of playing with feel that rivals even the sickest of todays jazz and blues musicians. While having chops that would rival any of the best shredders, Steve prefers to concentrate his efforts on sounding relaxed and soulful. In order to intensify his knowledge of the instrument, Steve left half way through a religious studies degree in order to pursue his love for making music; enrolling in the Grant Macewan Music Program for jazz guitar instead. He quickly excelled in the environment that music school offered but managed to remain focused on creating original music in many veins. During his studies at Grant Macewan, Steve played with numerous established local musicians as well as the schools Jazz Combo, and got the opportunity to perform with the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra as well as with the Max Roach Quintet and the P.J. Perry Quintet at the Yardbird Suite to name a few. Today, Steve is one of the most in demand guitar players in the Alberta music community. While only in his early twenties, Steve manages to front his own jazz project and is a concrete member of Subtone Music, Alberta's own orignal Neo-Soul/R&B powerhouse group. He has also confirmed rumors of a progressive metal project which so far has been shrowded in secrecy; however, Steve assures us this project "will be a bright star in the future of music as soon as it matures from its fetal stage". With a huge ear for soul and a groove to match, Stephen Frise assures us that the future of guitar playing resides in the heart as equally as it does in the fingertips.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 6/29/2006
Band Website: Coming Soon...
Band Members: Steve Frise
Influences: George Benson, Mike Stern, Chris Potter, Wes Montgomery, Pat Metheny, John Coltrane, Stanley Turrentine, John Scofield, Medeski Martin and Wood, Ben Monder, Jake Langley, Miles Davis, Steve Vai, Oscar Peterson, Joe Pass, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Joe Bonnamassa, B.B. King, Eric Clapton, Albert Collins, Jimi Hendrix, Adam Rodgers, Bobby Carins, Tool, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Alex Grey, Salvador Dali, Bill Hicks, George Carlin, Alex Ginsberg, James Joyce, Alex Jones, Slash, Lenny Breau, Dave Holland Buddy Guy, Ford, Collins, Freddie King, Albert King, John Lee Hooker, Redman, Fitzgerald, Parker, Davis, Brecker, Peterson, Dupree, Corea, Burrell, Mars Volta, Creedence, Rage, APC, RHCP, STP, Silverchair, Messuggah, Soulive, Medeski Martin and Wood, Lettuce, Jill Scott, Music Soul Child, Kaos...
Sounds Like: Variances in pitch chosen by me, resonating and contrasting with your past experiences and conscious musical preferences.
Record Label: Independant
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

The Heavens Around Us (Part 1)...

Astrology and symbolism can be found all around us in our world, from ancient superstitions to modern incantations of ancient rituals and cults. I've been reading/watching a lot of information on this...
Posted by Steve Frise on Mon, 27 Aug 2007 01:07:00 PST

The Absurdity Of Our Political System Part 1: Democracy

The Absurdity Of Our Political SystemPart 1: Democracy &nb sp; Most of us, having undergone at least 12 years in our education system, have be...
Posted by Steve Frise on Tue, 12 Jun 2007 06:57:00 PST

Solving the "Climate Crisis" (Global Warming) debate.

Ok so, after watching both "An Inconvenient Truth" and "The Great Global Warming Swindle", as well as doing much reading, contemplation and discussion on the subject, I think I can finally solve the l...
Posted by Steve Frise on Tue, 29 May 2007 05:28:00 PST

2+2=4?

1988 - U.S. provides Saddam Hussein with five hundred million dollars in subsides to by American "farm products"1988 - Saddam starts genocidal campaign using chemical weapons and arms against the kurd...
Posted by Steve Frise on Sat, 17 Mar 2007 04:17:00 PST

Monday Night Jam At The Castlerock!!

So The Five Points Quintet (our killer jazz fusion group, also called "The Jonny Mack Jazz Attack" for these jams) is hosting open jams every Monday at the Castlerock pub in Saint Albert. So far its ...
Posted by Steve Frise on Fri, 19 Jan 2007 01:50:00 PST

Subtone Music Presents...The Urban Lounge

Hey Everyone!Subtone Music will be playing next thurday (August 17th) at the Urban Lounge on Whyte Ave. This will our final show with the line up most people have come to know as Max Roach will be lea...
Posted by Steve Frise on Sat, 12 Aug 2006 08:56:00 PST

The Worst Thing You Can Do Is Nothing

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XS3mhjt7TrY&eurl=http%3A% 2F%2Fwww%2Eopenyourmindseye%2Eblogspot%2Ecom%2F
Posted by Steve Frise on Mon, 17 Jul 2006 06:12:00 PST

Fringe Festival: "Why I Can't Get Laid"

So during the Fringe Festival this year I will be playing for a hilaious cabaret written by a fellow named Gregory Caswell. Its called "Why I Can't Get Laid" and it will be performed every day d...
Posted by Steve Frise on Mon, 17 Jul 2006 06:05:00 PST

Subtone Music Presents....Aug 17th at the Urban Lounge

Hello! Guess what? Subtone Music will be playing again on August 17th 2006 at the Urban Lounge in Edmonton Alberta. This show will be the first since our long hiatus due to numerous side p...
Posted by Steve Frise on Mon, 17 Jul 2006 05:56:00 PST

James Randi Is My New Favorite Person

This guy is awesome, he has devoted his whole life to calling people on thier bullshit. In my opinion, this world would be far better off with more people like him around. The questions i...
Posted by Steve Frise on Mon, 17 Jul 2006 05:46:00 PST