Sam Bhattacharya - ProfilesArchive

About Me

Hi there, welcome to my artist page on myspace. I really appreciate you stopping by and checking me out!
A few things about me: I am a self-taught guitarist and songwriter from Silver Spring, Maryland, which is located in the Washington, D.C. area. I also sing and play drums, bass and keyboards. My music is influenced largely by classic and progressive rock bands, especially the ones I've listed as influences.
I am currently writing and recording original songs for my first solo CD, tentatively titled "Renaissance." My goal is a CD of well-crafted rock songs with a progressive influence. These songs will relate personal stories and reflections which are intended to convey a universal message. "A Song" and, more recently, "Not Fade Away" are two singles from this CD.
Click the link below for a high audio-quality version of "A Song" on iTunes:
Please bear with me, as finishing the rest of the songs on my CD will take time. :-)
As the holidays of 2006 drew nearer, I felt inspired to write a cover arrangement of a Christmas song. The result of that inspiration is "Santa Claus Is Coming To Town." I've decided to leave this song on my profile page because it has gotten such a warm reception from listeners like You.
Enough about me. To all of You who have used one of my songs as your profile song, I want you to know that it is tremendously kind of you to do that! If you are already my myspace friend, then I've put you in my top friends.
Stay tuned for more songs as they are completed...

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 8/1/2006
Band Website: sambhattacharya.com
Band Members: Sam Bhattacharya - electric and acoustic guitars, drums, bass, keyboard and vocals

Alicia Daugherty - photography
Influences: I would like to connect with people who are fans of any of the following bands and artists: Rush, Pink Floyd, Van Halen, Yes, Journey, Boston, The Police, Led Zeppelin, Jimi Hendrix, Supertramp, AC/DC, Heart, Queen, The Who, 38 Special, Jethro Tull, The Cars, The Doors, Bon Jovi, Def Leppard, Eric Johnson, Aerosmith, Cream, Styx, Bryan Adams, The Yardbirds, Wolfmother, Queensryche, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Carlos Santana, Dire Straits, Steve Vai, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, ZZ Top, R.E.M., Joe Satriani, Ali Akbar Khan, U2, Guns N' Roses, The Beatles, Lenny Kravitz, Collective Soul, Al DiMeola, John Mayer, Yngwie Malmsteen, Dream Theater, Pearl Jam, Red Hot Chili Peppers
Sounds Like: Rush, Boston, Yes, Van Halen, Pink Floyd, Bryan Adams, Al DiMeola, Queensryche, Eric Johnson
Type of Label: None

My Blog

How I arranged "Santa Claus Is Coming To Town"

I originally wrote this blog entry a year ago at the time I uploaded my cover of this Christmas classic to my page. This entry is re-presented&n bsp;b...
Posted by Sam Bhattacharya on Fri, 21 Dec 2007 11:14:00 PST

What band can party harder than Van Halen?

In the early evening of November 1st, a sense of excitement seemed to fill the air of downtown D.C., in spite of the usual grueling rush hour traffic. And for a good reason, because Van Halen wa...
Posted by Sam Bhattacharya on Sun, 04 Nov 2007 04:21:00 PST

How I arranged "A Song"

As I was writing the music for "A Song," I was composing it by ear, so to speak. When I later looked up the chord charts, they turned out to be just a bit more involved than I thought. ...
Posted by Sam Bhattacharya on Thu, 25 Oct 2007 11:16:00 PST

How I used my Fender Cyber-Twin guitar amplifier to record "Not Fade Away"

All of the electric guitar sounds you're hearing in my songs came from a single amplifier: the Cyber-Twin made by Fender. This amp has a unique shape-shifter technology which lets you "d...
Posted by Sam Bhattacharya on Tue, 25 Sep 2007 07:52:00 PST

Teach yourself to play Rock Guitar in 9 steps

Because many of you have asked me about this, here are some tips I want to share with you about learning to play guitar. These are certainly not rules written in stone or anything. Th...
Posted by Sam Bhattacharya on Sat, 25 Aug 2007 09:11:00 PST

THANK YOU to all of my awesome friends!!

I want to give a huge THANK YOU!!! to EVERY ONE of you who has added me on myspace. YOU made me exceed 1000 friends! And YOU are the most incredible and downright RAWKI...
Posted by Sam Bhattacharya on Sat, 18 Aug 2007 06:30:00 PST

The lyrics of "Not Fade Away"

Once upon a time, when you were a child... "NOT FADE AWAY"(A metaphorical tale about chasing your childhood passion) Flashing byAt the first lightOf a springtimeEarly morning You grace a pathOve...
Posted by Sam Bhattacharya on Tue, 31 Jul 2007 08:50:00 PST

Rush pulls out deep cuts on the Snakes and Arrows concert tour

The weather was ideal for an outdoor concert on the evening of June 23, 2007, the date that Rush played at the Nissan Pavilion in Bristow, Virginia. A few wispy clouds cluttered the sky. But fortunate...
Posted by Sam Bhattacharya on Tue, 26 Jun 2007 10:40:00 PST

"A Song" is now on iTunes!

It got posted there a little sooner than I thought. If you have the iTunes software installed on the computer you're currently using, then you can see "A Song" by clicking on ...
Posted by Sam Bhattacharya on Sun, 17 Jun 2007 08:49:00 PST

Rush's new album Bites like a Snake and Pierces like an Arrow

Well, maybe not so literally. Still, the CD cover image, an ancient Indian game about self-knowledge represented by Snakes and Arrows, is apt for the subject matter. The sequence of songs ...
Posted by Sam Bhattacharya on Tue, 08 May 2007 09:18:00 PST