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DeLonde J. Bell

About Me

DeLonde J. Bell is a multi-genre, multi-instrumentalist and songwriter who started out in 1990-something in Chicago as a composer, original participant of the experimental Sheep Fiends, keyboardist for goth band Tears of Isis, and a leader of the acoustic neo-alt-folk act Catfish Hunter. By the turn of the century, DeLonde moved to Oregon and went solo with the acoustic stuff, played drums for legendary goth-pop band Once in the Sun, read poetry with the Irradiated Poets a member of Radiant Theatre Productions and realized his dream of writing soundtracks for independent films (The Glue that Binds, Behind the Shower Door, Saving Roy, Lord of The Rings)While still doing the solo neo-alt-folk and writing scorers, DeLonde is the bassist for Penguins On A Rock as well as the co-conspirator of Ego and the Ids and released two albums, Pearls and Phoenix Door.DeLonde is in a constant creative burst with no signs of slowing down.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 10/07/2006
Band Website: http://myspace.com/delondebell
Band Members: 1.) iMac, 1.9 Ghz PowerPC G5, 1GB RAM -- programming, engineering, recording - Garageband - Logic Express;2.) Epiphone G400 -- guitar;3,) Yamaha APX T-1 -- guitar;4.) Charvel 625C, six-string -- guitar;5.) M-Audio Keystation 49 -- keys;6.)Yamaha PSR-48 - keys;7.) Crate 60 Watt -- amp;8.) Tascam Portastudio 424 MK II -- recording;9.) Vintage 1960's Ludwig four-piece set;10.) DeLonde Bell -- All of the above instruments, vocals, writing.
Influences: Beatles, Ralph Covert, XTC, Pete Townshend, Richie Havens, Verbow, Tori Amos, Jill Sobule, They Might Be Giants, Lisa Loeb, Stevie Wonder, Bill Evans, Elvis Costello, R.E.M., Paul Simon, Ben Folds, Brian Wilson, Guster, Ludwig Van Beethoven, Eddie Munster, Danny Elfman, John Williams
Sounds Like: His solo stuff stuff sounds like Richie Havens meets Elvis Costello. Or Tracy Chapman... with balls. The soundtracks sound like soundtracks made with the Flat Duo Jets's production qualities as inspiration.
Record Label: none

My Blog

Open Mike Suspended after 7/14/2009

This was not my decision. And judging from the phone call I got, it was also not the decision of the workers at NW Pizza either. So, please everyone, show up on the 14th, that's this next Tuesday, all...
Posted by on Thu, 09 Jul 2009 13:49:00 GMT

Open Mic Tuesday at NW Pizza

The Tuesday nightopen Mic at NW Pizza is back. Sign up at 6:30 - :451585 Siskiyou BlvdAshland, OR 975201/4 block south of Walker and Siskiyou
Posted by on Tue, 16 Jun 2009 16:52:00 GMT

Extraordinary Machine - (Fiona Apple ukulele cover)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MNERNBf8o60
Posted by on Sat, 25 Apr 2009 13:08:00 GMT

Telephone Line

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tZpbP8Ks6Jc Yeah. A ballad. And yes, that is a ukulele. Specifically, a Mainland mahogany tenor ukulele.
Posted by on Tue, 24 Mar 2009 11:25:00 GMT

Other Girls... New Song!


Posted by on Sat, 21 Mar 2009 11:59:00 GMT

With a rebel yell, she cried, "More! More! More!"

'Sup compadres? A new year brings new coolness. In short:1.) A new YouTube Page from Yours Truly, wherein I attack the ukulele with rock 'n' roll precision... OK... I just learned how to play the dam...
Posted by on Sat, 24 Jan 2009 15:06:00 GMT

This past weekend rocked because I have a yellow ukelele

So I spent the weekend playing music. This is a very good thing. Saturday was the live taping of the SOSA Show for Rouge Valley Community Television (RVTV) which went well. Since Larry West had to ca...
Posted by on Mon, 15 Dec 2008 21:33:00 GMT

Check out this video: DeLonde & CongaMan Russ -- "You Know"

Check out this video: DeLonde & CongaMan Russ -- "You Know"
Posted by on Tue, 25 Nov 2008 21:24:00 GMT

UPDATES! MUSIC! FREE DOWNLOADS! A VIDEO!

Hey there everyone! Just dropped by to see what condition this condition was in. A few notes: 1.) With the exception of 30 December, the open mike I host at Northwest Pizza will be going on strong und...
Posted by on Tue, 25 Nov 2008 18:07:00 GMT

...and we’re back!

Hey all! This is a reminder that the open mike at Northwest Pizza & Pasta Co. is still going on this Tuesday night from 7pm to 9pm. Sign up is at 6:15.Last week was a weird anomaly. The owners of said...
Posted by on Tue, 14 Oct 2008 05:27:00 GMT