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My bass guitar style is like, well, ME! Though many times people have often compared my style to that of some of the best bassists out there like, the funky pocket groove king bassist Randy Hope-Taylor of Incognito, and the funk/thump jazz guru Marcus Miller.
I love playing most genres of music such as R&B, Reggae, Jazz, Pop, Gospel, Latin, Funk, African, Salsa, Afro Cuban jazz and Hip Hop. In the Detroit Michigan area, I grew up around RnB, Jazz and Gospel music.
In Los Angeles California, I’ve worked with some of Los Angeles California's best musicians, singers, writers, producers, etc,.
People like great Soul singers Derek Bordeaux and Venson "Prince Vince" Quarles, I was their young apprentice, and they have taught me alot about singing and performing...just plain old entertaining.
Bill Meza, for 7 years with the Kraze, I have to take my hat off to the guys and girls who have performed alongside me in this band. This is where my "in your face" learning came from, the Kraze.
"Stevie Bensusan", One of LA's top songwriter and performer. "Buck Johnson", a great song writer and excellent vocalist who had his own band (same name) but now performs ..boards with major recording artist Joe Walsh (rock n roll) of the Eagles. Ty Stevens, who is now a big man in the LA music scene. Ty writes and produces many up and coming artists.
"Ali Handal", a funky rock n roll singer/killa guitarist. Ali's 1st CD "Dirty Little Secrets" went on to become the CD of the year in 2001 in the Independent record catagory. Look up Ali's website at www.alihandel.com and have a listen to all of her music there.
"Kenny Hudson", a latin/rock/african/jazz band "Caravana", Kenny has many well known jazz and Latin jazz artists performing with him from time to time.
Epic records recording artist "Anastacia", Anastacia and I worked for 1 1/2 year together in the same Los Angeles California funky/Jazz/R&B/Hip Hop band "The Kraze". You can say that we (The Kraze) groomed her, or helped groomed her so that she could be all that she could be. This is all before "Epic records" (Sony) plucked her from our band the “Kraze†for her solo career.
I am now living in Tallinn Estonia since the 13th of December 2002, virtually getting off the boat and running to a sound check with my newly acquired band Lament (it was a sound check and a rehearsal).
There with Lament I can be seen in and around Tallinn, Helsinki, Stockholm, and Riga, Latvia with the 8pc high energy band "www.Lament.ee" and 4pc "Toping" (a smaller act of Lament), playing R&B Funk some Reggae, Pop, some Latin, and R&R covers and originals.
Since my arrival in Estonia, I have been busy writing lyrics and music for a number of up and coming Estonian artists as well as the band Lament. I have been busy recording duets, and collaborating with many of Estonian and Finnish artists.
I have recently written a Top 10 hit for 2002 Latvian Eurovision winner "Maria N" of Riga Latvia. I wrote the lyrics to "Dreams They Do come true" a Bossa nova tune that has gotten lots of airplay throughout the radio airwaves throughout Europe.
Since March 2004, I had the great pleasure of introducing Tallinn Estonia to my own roots reggae music project "Plookie w/ Fire Pon Ice" reggae band. The band is made up of all Finnish rasta musicians and singers except me USA/EST. Fire Pon Ice is a 5 to 8pc band bringing to you some serious conscious roots reggae.
In my own opinion, Estonia is a country waiting for more fiyah to come pon deh door steps. The Baltic region is waiting fi more fiyah of reggae n dancehall music to come pon deh door steps.
Reggae promoters in Europe, South America, Philipines, South East Asia and beyond, you and your major venues you book should promote "Plookie w/ Fire Pon Ice" in your area.
My new cd "Brain Food" is now in recording, and soon to come!
Drop an email to me at:[email protected]
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