Member Since: 7/20/2006
Band Website: myspace.com/organicgravymix
Band Members: Composer Tbone , Mac on technical + a cast of thousands who are all beyond Reason .Also a member of the legend that is 'Funtony'
With Marcus Bonfanti : Vocals / Gtrs ;
J.J. Rio : Vocals / Bass ;
Mike 'Ginger' Smith : Keys , Vocals , Sax n' Flute ;
Craig Connet : the Funkiest drummer you ever heard ;
And me on Percussion / vocals n Vibe.
Influences: Dr John n "Rebel Yell" for the oblivion , Reggae n Marley for the high ,
The Doors for 'Riders on the Storm" .
The World for your diversity ,
Dylan for his words , Neil Young for his f**k you attitude ,
Paul Simon for his genius ,
the Last Poets .. and Gil Scott .. for the insight ,
Africa for its joyous heart , despite everything ,
Punk for the revolution ,
Zakir Hussain , Viku G , Ravi Shankar
& Shiva Mani and many more from Asia for their spirituality .
Coltrane for the flow , Ray Charles for breaking the mould ,
Hendrix for my youth , Santana for the congas .. that got me started !
Nirvana and Soundgarden for Craig Beesley , I miss you man !
Dance for its energy ,
Moby for showing us the way ,
Otis Reddin for his soul ,
Cash for the shared pain ,
Blues , Sun Ra , Leadbelly an Howlin' Wolf ,
RnB .... Nu an Old style ,
Mandela ... for his humanity,
N' Robert Johnson because !
Memphis for its contribution,
Detroit for Motown,
New Orleons for the Neville Brothers , The Meters n Dr John ,
The Isle of Wight '71 , Glastonbury .. '70
The Eden Project for its vision & beauty .
And all my beautiful friends for their love
and support through the darkness .
Especially Mal, Willow, Tony Ric, Lisa B,
Megan & my God-son Ant "the pant" .
The Fatwah n' Haze , Katie & Hazza that No. 7 shirt is waitin for you !!
& Not least ... my family for accepting my eccentricities .Marcus B. ..Craig C. ... J.J.Rio .. AKA Funtony,
for getting me back out playing andB.B.King , Elmore James , Booker T , Big Bill Broonzy , Gregory Issacs ,
James Brown and countless others .... for telling it like it is .
Last but not least Music , for being the roots of the life I have led,
putting a roof over my head & keeping me eating ( and too fat ) .
Sounds Like: Pure Aural wickedness ; Lovers tunes .
Record Label: Badges ,badges .. I don’t need no stinking badges!
Type of Label: Indie