Member Since: 21/02/2005
Band Website: I cancelled it
Band Members: adam b.1adam12Sometimes/ONEtimes, folks I have made a recording with in a "solo" fashion:David Voigt
Brett Simonsen
Mark Rozzo
Nikodesidoodles
David Reis
Kevin Murphy Marisa Quinn
Joe Oshman
Ed Hogan
Oxygen Tent
Gary GG Ganaway
Lauree McCardle
Nate Eaton
Matt Carroll
Glenn Mercer
Tom Chadwick
Stanley Demeski
John Menzel
Sid Goldstain
Bill Bengle
Paul More'
Barney Lihn
Fotios
PA
John and Richardson Reigart
Scott Semet
Sashapop
Lisa Zeuner
Brian Keith Mooney
Paul Kaplan
Tony Deluca
Rob Weiss
Sean Eden
Dino Citraro
Greg Markarian
Influences: LIFE...YOU...Koyaanasqatsi....getting around, my Job in child protection, Certainly able to admit that I am able to be influenced by all my senses have taken in...All comes into play...For better or for worse, I can be a bit of a maverick with regards to subject matter/structure etc.Partial to: The Kinks, The Beatles. Robert Pirsig (Author Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintanence/Lila...obscure things: The Rain Parade, The Monochrome Set, Ogden Nash etc....The Beatles? Yeah, Listen to the chord changes in "Things we said today" or the riff in "If I Needed Someone or "And your bird can sing"...and as for lyrics?/social commentary etc=awe=Ray Davies. "IF its' in you" by Syd Barrett was a pretty big influence, the fact one could build a gigantic sweeping melody around 1 chord. The tone of the guitar in "Midnight Man" by the James Gang or "Own up" by the Small Faces. The charisma of Jonathan Richman. The imagery/arrangements of Split Enz/Echo and the Bunnymen/Furs.... Mike Campbells' (TomPetty) taste-full-ness. Chilton, and Bruce Merkle to keep things in perspective....Verlaine and Television? Listen to "Ain't that Nothin'" and tell me you don't see the light....Helping out Playing the rhythm guitar in Glenn Mercers' new band with most of The Feelies floats my boat......I purposefully do not have Bob Dylan records because of serendipity, Conversely but similarly, Weird Al for that matter too...Actors: Peter Sellers, Johnny Depp. Leslie Caron. Russ Meyer. James Spader, William Dafoe, Obviously the great writers that have supported them...I hold Plato and the Muppets in the same regard.... I have profound regard for the champions of the underdogs, the promoters who give folks the chance to foist their survival catharsis...There's so much music I am into, the associations only make sense to me...Look at some of my Friends/bands here, I probably have a record by something they cite..... Always on the search for the other kid around the block...who is synthesizing as we speak...Looking forward and generally open to having my mind blown again...Right now, according to the satellite skycam, 1a12 is said to be continuing work on the forthcoming record in his highly customized blue igloo....The Governments' high powered condenser mic has picked up him listening to: The initial Qatsi practice recordings. The Plymouth Satellite camera has picked him up looking at Youtube and fondly remembering: THe Monochrome Set and Bid's utter genius, now there's a rock star!
Sounds Like: Someone said the sound is like Ray Davies/Neil Young? I happen to think the sound is like the molecules moving and hitting eachother right smack in the middle between Rockwell and Pollack's handshake....with a twist of Iroquois and some Abruzzi, my heritage...hope that tells you where my head is at. I truly love good songs, and tend to shy away from cliche and passe compositions...unless I'm just so taken, which happens occasionally.
Record Label: NIKOLATESLA c&p 2003 bedroom music