G. Elroy McMullen - ProfilesArchive

About Me

I am well traveled musician, trying to make all the music i can. When I am not home in NYC playing pedal steel with Danielle Talamini or Joe Thompson, then i'm busy tearing it up on the road playing telecaster and pedal steel with west coast based Speedbuggy, or traveling through Europe performing the modern guitar compositions of Glenn Branca or supplying textures and heat for Trixie Whitley. Projects that are drastically different, but really fun to be a part of.
Inbetween sleepless nights and airplane flights i can be found tinkering away creating my own music, some of which you are hearing on this site. i will try to change the tunes every few months so check back in a while.
I am available for recording/touring work. Please inquire within.
Recent/Current: Speedbuggy, Trixie Whitley, (loiter), Danielle Talamini, Arthur & the Coopers, Joe Thompson, Rosie Flores, Glenn Branca, Luba Dvorak, Luke Rathborne, Paul Ill, Drive Til Morning, Freeters, Arum Rae, Jeremy Yocum and the Last Rounders.
For The Archives: Chris Whitley, Reeves Gabrels, Twilight Singers(Greg Dulli), Jim Smith, Jeff London, Teresa Sareo, Nell Bryden, Neil Young, Peter Wolf, Richard McGraw, Andy Friedman and the Other Failures, Bentmen, Tony Lunn, John X, Rio Grande.
Quotes of late:
"McMullenâ€™s a master Telecaster blaster, adept at the multi-string bends, double-stops and rich â€˜nâ€™ reedy voice-like tone... an expert on the pedal steel with fluid command of a range that stretches from modernist experimentation with effects and extended technique all the way back to Hank..." -Ted Drozdowski
"Pedal steel player and guitarist, McMullen pours blended whiskey all over his instruments and strikes a match." -Black Angel Promotions
"Greg "Elroy" McMullen, the ultimate utility guitarist providing rhythm, baritone, and the occasional lamenting steel guitar." -Billy Donald (MusicDish.com)
I am supported by:
Ernie Ball/Music Man-guitars and strings
Mesa/Boogie Amplification
Digital Music Corp./Voodoo Labs-midi switching system and pedals
Electro-Harmonix-effect pedals
Z.Vex-effect pedals
DigiTech-signal processing

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 2/18/2005
Band Website: speedbuggyusa.com
Band Members:
g. elroy mcmullen-electric, acoustic, resophonic, sustainer, baritone, bass and pedal steel guitars, banjo

j.rocker on drums

karl meyer-fiddle on Gatemouth to Kingsway

Influences: albert ayler, neil young, joe frank
Sounds Like: rush hour traffic on the fdr when you're trying to get to zuma beach
Record Label: Petry Records & Heating
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

TW/GMC tour update 3...

well now... last night we played a show at NAGT Kunstenfestival, Knokke Heist, Belgium. it was in a cultural center that was designed more like a maze... i remembered to hand Bram my camera. he was a...
Posted by G. Elroy McMullen on Sat, 23 Feb 2008 03:48:00 PST

a day

well i've had a few days off, doing nothing... nothing but lying in bed reading the n.y.t. online and eating and gazing out into the courtyard, thinking... . ...but yesterday was a real treat. Ms. Tri...
Posted by G. Elroy McMullen on Wed, 20 Feb 2008 05:46:00 PST

TW/GMC tour update 2...

well the "hometown" show here in Gent was incredible! it was in a large theater, i'm getting spoiled playing on such big stages where everyone gets their own monitor mix. after playing as a duo for t...
Posted by G. Elroy McMullen on Mon, 18 Feb 2008 05:14:00 PST

TW/GMC tour update 1...

well two shows down, and the BIG one is tonight in Trixie's home town... she's got a full band on this one... and in keeping up with the whitley family tradition, we won't play together until we are o...
Posted by G. Elroy McMullen on Sat, 16 Feb 2008 06:22:00 PST

no sleep til Belgium

well, here i am back in Gent, Belgium. after an insane three weeks in nyc. but i must go back a little further... after a good week in l.a. (1/16-22) with speedbuggy, i sure hit the ground running... ...
Posted by G. Elroy McMullen on Thu, 14 Feb 2008 04:45:00 PST

bliss...

...after loading all my gear into my truck, weary and worn from a week full of gigs and session work. all i wanted to do was retreat to my bed, but i pressed on. i hopped into the cab and turned the e...
Posted by G. Elroy McMullen on Tue, 29 Jan 2008 02:29:00 PST

when it rains....

here's a little update... i'll start with trixie whitley... she's back from her self imposed belgian exile, and we have been playing some great shows, and have more shows on the way while she is in ny...
Posted by G. Elroy McMullen on Thu, 20 Sep 2007 09:24:00 PST

memories of birtdays past...

i don't know... sometimes you can't help but to be nostalgic.... this was one of my best birthdays ever.... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-2wUqbH-iN8 yep, that's me off to the left of the screen... i...
Posted by G. Elroy McMullen on Mon, 14 May 2007 10:50:00 PST

days of hula past...

here are some videos of my band Hula in nyc @ the bowery ballroom 3/5/07 enjoy: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WzmNOR78rjc http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ss0oIv2CNc4 and if you're in the ...
Posted by G. Elroy McMullen on Thu, 29 Mar 2007 01:47:00 PST

a busy week... (studio log)

so, monday i was in hollywood, ca. cutting tracks at the happiest house on cahuenga (john x's studio) for the new speedbuggy record. i borrowed two beautiful resonator guitars (a round neck and a squa...
Posted by G. Elroy McMullen on Mon, 26 Mar 2007 10:07:00 PST