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mike35337
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my biography
Growing up in Lansdale, Pennsylvania (USA) I was the youngest of 7 children. I was exposed to music from my older brothers and sisters as well as my parents. Although we're an artistic family in a lot of ways, there was only one musician, my oldest brother.
As I reached my early teenage years I became more interested in music so my parents got me a used guitar. I asked my friends who played to teach me some licks. I eventually got proper instruction and learned music theory and also took singing lessons. I played electric guitar in a few bands, some original, some covers. I had a lot of fun. One band I was in got to open up for Rick Derringer one night. That was cool. But I kept coming back to the solo acoustic stuff and eventually decided it was what I did best. I've been performing acoustic covers of mostly classic rock for years now and I get a great response. I've played a wide variety of gigs including some functions involving members of the Philadelphia Eagles football team and Philadelphia Flyers hockey team. I just recently started inviting some other musicians to accompany me but I've kept it acoustic even when I use a drummer. I love vocal harmonies and I think they really stand out when you're an acoustic act.
My other love has always been recording. My first recordings were done on a Tascam porta-one four-track. (I think that's what it was called, it was a while ago). Now I use my Mac and my M-box to record in Pro-Tools LE. I love shaping musical ideas and hearing things develop. I've never released any of my recordings it's always been for fun. I hope to finally put out a CD of my original recordings this year.
my sounds
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- Title: Chandelier
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- Description: All alone in my house wishing I wasn't :-(
- Title: A aint for Apple
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- Description: The lines of the verses all start with letters that add up to names. A little hidden meaning behind who I was longing for as I sat in sad contemplation.
- Title: When I Think About You
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- Description: facing the possibility it might be over
- Title: Little Spark
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- Description: honest
- Title: Serpentine
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- Description: just drums, electric guitar, and acoustic 12 string guitar having fun.
my influences
The Beatles, George Martin, Beck, Led Zepplin, Steve Vai, Stevie Wonder, Willie Nelson, Jackson Browne, Paul Simon, James Taylor, Pink Floyd, Yes, Jethro Tull and many, many more!
