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GROOVEADDICT

QUIT CRYIN' AND MAKE IT GROOVE

About Me

GROOVEADDICT is a drummer first but is also fluent on keys and bass. Writing and Recording are other passions of his. Wait-a-minute...................... Why in the {{{TOO DEEP ON MYSELF}}} am I speaking in third person???????? Let me keep it real, I'm always open to work with positive individuals who are serious about their crafts. It doesn't matter who you are, what click you're in or not in, your level of musicianship, etc.......... I'm down to work. Jazz, Christrian, blues, funk, bla bla blahhh I love it all. I just wanna make that music that will have people saying "I wanna eat ma chicken but my head keep bumpin!". Feel me?? LIVE OUTSIDE THE BOX!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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DENNIS CHAMBERS.............MAX ROACH!!!!!!!!PAPA JO JONES!!!!!!!!!!!!MARCUS MILLER (BOBBY SPARK'S SOLO IS TOTAL SICKNESS)MY FAVORITE FEMALE SINGER: KIM BURRELL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!IF YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND NOW YOU NEVER WILL!!!!BUT FOR THOSE WHO DO UNDERSTAND, ALL I HAVE TO SAYABOUT THE NEXT CLIP IS 1:59......!!!!!MILES...........SO REAL!!!!!

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 7/17/2006
Influences: THE CREATOR OF ALL MANKIND, Every musician I have ever watched, listened to, or even heard about has influenced me in one way or another but just to name a few in no particular order-Drums: Dennis Chambers, Lionel Hampton, Billy Cobham, Papa Jo Jones, Gene Krupa, Dana Davis, Bro. Tony, Sheila E, Kenneth Evans, Charles Tre' Burton, Jason JT Thomas, Jamil Byrom,Robert"Sput"Searight, Vashawn May, Lil John Roberts, Chris"DADDY"Dave, Big Mike, The whole OKLAHOMA CREW, all of the late greats and a Trillion other local drummers.Other Influences: Stevie Wonder, Kim Burrell, Kirk Franklin, John P. Kee, James Moore, Stan Lee, Dark Child, Teddy Riley, Meechie, The Winans, Fred Hammond, Tonex', Joe Rollack,Dre,Madaku, Stokely,D'Angelo,J Michaels, Faith Anderson, Nikki Ross, Pete Wallace, Phillip Bates, Bishop E. L. Bowie, Orlando Smith, Roz Bowie, Linda Mason, Sherri Green, Ricky Kendrick, Erwin Murphy, Jerry Bowie, Weezle, Bobby Sparks II, Dex, Carl Wagner, Shaun Martin, Xavier, Boadie, Regg Richmond, Sean Taylor, Keith Anderson, Chuck Smith, Victor Wooten, John Pat, Vail Johnson, all of the late greats, THE WHOLE DALLAS FAM and a trillion other musicians
Sounds Like: SOMEBODY WHO DIDN'T LISTEN IN MUSIC CLASSES
Type of Label: None

My Blog

WORD!

Just because it's a tough situation that has brought pain and displeasure your way for minutes, hours, days, years......... and YOU can't see it turning around for the better, doesn't mean you should ...
Posted by GROOVEADDICT on Fri, 21 Sep 2007 05:08:00 PST

HOW MANY TIMES HAVE YOU SLAPPED GOD??

Sounds like an idiotic question doesn't it?? Well,  this is what we do on a daily basis,  think about it.... When the money gets low,  when you lose your job,  when any real TEST c...
Posted by GROOVEADDICT on Thu, 16 Aug 2007 03:27:00 PST

BE ENCOURAGED!!

Be encouraged...... You can make it..... It seems rough right now but believe me, God is only preparing you for the next phase of life. Faith in God is the key........ You will make it, just hold on a...
Posted by GROOVEADDICT on Tue, 17 Jul 2007 09:34:00 PST

WE WERE MEANT TO BE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

It's amazing how you've been here for me unconditionally.  I seriously can't remember one time that I needed you that you let me down.  I admit that in the earlier days of our relationship...
Posted by GROOVEADDICT on Thu, 05 Jul 2007 03:32:00 PST

FEEL ME???????

I was at a gig last week, we were finished playing and I was breaking the set down.  My back was to the crowd and I heard this soft voice saying my name.  The voice came from a very attracti...
Posted by GROOVEADDICT on Tue, 05 Jun 2007 02:30:00 PST

IT HELPED ME SO I'M TELLING YOU..........

  I'm a little ashamed to admit this but shame is a small price to pay when helping another.   I recently (two years ago) started taking time out to really thank God for everything t...
Posted by GROOVEADDICT on Wed, 02 May 2007 07:37:00 PST

KEEP IT LIVE!!!!!!!!!!!!

In the past few years the "live music" scene has faded and to musicians such as myself this is a very bad thing.  I really don't know what the heart of the decline is but I do know that we can ch...
Posted by GROOVEADDICT on Wed, 02 May 2007 08:41:00 PST

THAT'S WHAT I'LL DO

  SOMETIMES I FEEL AS THOUGH I'M ALL ALONE. TRIAL AFTER TRIAL I GO THROUGH WHILE WEARING A SMILE, PRETENDING NOTHING CAN STRESS ME OUT, KNOWING I'M SO TORN ON THE INSIDE.  SILENTLY CRYING UN...
Posted by GROOVEADDICT on Fri, 16 Mar 2007 05:36:00 PST

I ain't gon do it no mo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Can't eat......................................................... ..................................... Can't sleep....................................................... .................................
Posted by GROOVEADDICT on Wed, 28 Feb 2007 07:17:00 PST

THANKS FOR THE INSPIRATION

Myspace has been good to me........... I want to take the time to thank each and every musician who has music on myspace. I learned at a very young age that inspiration comes in all forms at any given...
Posted by GROOVEADDICT on Wed, 17 Jan 2007 01:46:00 PST