I grew up in South Brooklyn, New York in the absolutely Insane 70's
where Punk, New Wave, Rap and Hip-hop were being invented by a bunch of 'Outsiders' and 'street kids' who where trying to change the Status Quo of the music Industry.
Me? I had my feet planted firmly in the Hard Rock camp.
The Rock Gods I chose to surrender to were, 'Led Zeppelin', 'Deep Purple' and 'Black Sabbath'.
I started out as a drummer when I was 7 years old. After years of humming the melodies I heard in my head,
and at the behest of my Keyboard player who I was driving mad, I decided I needed to learn to play the Guitar.
That was 1975, and I've been makin' melodies on a Guitar ever since. While in NYC, the 2 most successful bands I led were,
'Grand Orange' and 'Ganghouse'. Each band lasted about 10 years, and with those acts I was fortunate enough
to have played on some of NYC's most legendary stages and with some of it's finest players such as,
CBGB's, The Mudd Club, The Bottom Line, The Village Gate, Gildersleeves, The Bitter End and Max's Kansas City to name a few.
In 1993 I landed a gig as Latoya Jackson's touring lead guitarist, and worked with her for over a year.
I've logged thousands of hours in Studios and Stages from Coast to Coast, and have Jammed and/or Recorded with
Artists of various Styles from 'The Spin Doctors', 'Meatloaf' and 'Kid Creole & the Coconuts' to Ramsey Lewis and 'Spread Eagle'.
I'm currently working on new solo material in my Home Studio 'The Blu-Lydian Sound Lair'.
2 of those tunes can be heard right here and back on my Homepage. I'm also auditioning players for my New Band. California's Central Valley has been my Happy Home since 1998 with my girl Suzi and my Dog 'Halo'.
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Open to Discuss
where Punk, New Wave, Rap and Hip-hop were being invented by a bunch of 'Outsiders' and 'street kids' who where trying to change the Status Quo of the music Industry.
Me? I had my feet planted firmly in the Hard Rock camp.
The Rock Gods I chose to surrender to were, 'Led Zeppelin', 'Deep Purple' and 'Black Sabbath'.
I started out as a drummer when I was 7 years old. After years of humming the melodies I heard in my head,
and at the behest of my Keyboard player who I was driving mad, I decided I needed to learn to play the Guitar.
That was 1975, and I've been makin' melodies on a Guitar ever since. While in NYC, the 2 most successful bands I led were,
'Grand Orange' and 'Ganghouse'. Each band lasted about 10 years, and with those acts I was fortunate enough
to have played on some of NYC's most legendary stages and with some of it's finest players such as,
CBGB's, The Mudd Club, The Bottom Line, The Village Gate, Gildersleeves, The Bitter End and Max's Kansas City to name a few.
In 1993 I landed a gig as Latoya Jackson's touring lead guitarist, and worked with her for over a year.
I've logged thousands of hours in Studios and Stages from Coast to Coast, and have Jammed and/or Recorded with
Artists of various Styles from 'The Spin Doctors', 'Meatloaf' and 'Kid Creole & the Coconuts' to Ramsey Lewis and 'Spread Eagle'.
I'm currently working on new solo material in my Home Studio 'The Blu-Lydian Sound Lair'.
2 of those tunes can be heard right here and back on my Homepage. I'm also auditioning players for my New Band. California's Central Valley has been my Happy Home since 1998 with my girl Suzi and my Dog 'Halo'.
lookingfor:
Open to Discuss
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