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- Skill Level:
- Professional
- Craft:
- transcriber, composer, songwriter, musician, lyricist, educator/teacher
- Instruments:
- acoustic guitar, drums, saxophone, Bass, piano
- Genres:
- experimental, rock and roll, jazz (all), blues, funk (all), heavy metal, classical
- Influences:
- Gene Krupa, Buddy Rich, Ringo Starr, Benny Benjamin, Richard "Pistol" Allen, Rick Allen, Tommy Lee, Neil Peart, Lars Ulrich, Dave Weckl, Dennis Chambers, Jon Fishman, Billy Martin, Harvey Mason, Mozart, Bach, Tchaikovsky, Camille Saint-Saens, Carl Orff, Beethoven, Gustav Holst, Duke Ellington, Count Basie, George Gershwin, Buddy Holly, Benny Goodman, Jerry Lee Lewis, Taj Mahal, John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Dave Brubeck, Charlie Parker, Thelonious Monk, Charles Mingus, The Stanley Brothers, Del McCoury, Johnny Cash, The Beatles, Frank Zappa, John McLaughlin, The Doors, Stevie Wonder, The Funk Brothers, Motown, The Staple Singers, Bill Withers, Marvin Gaye, Leonard Bernstein, Paul Simon, Herbie Hancock, The Mahavishnu Orchestra, Pat Metheny, John Williams, Tower of Power, Rush, Prince, Steve Vai, Metallica, Anthrax, Living Colour, Soundgarden, Alice In Chains, Primus, Nine Inch Nails, Dream Theater, Tool, Mr. Bungle, Phish, Philip Glass, The Flaming Lips, Bjork, Medeski Martin and Wood, Bela Fleck, George Duke, Ween, Cocteau Twins
Been playing drums for over 34 years. Started Piano in '79, Alto Sax in '82, Bari Sax in '87, Rudimental Snare in '88, Accoustic Guitar in '97.
Have played in working bands since '89, mainly as a drummer/vocalist. Formed Summer of Sol in '99, which still gigs currently around central lower Michigan in my absence.
Employed by Paul Green's School of Rock Music(Charlotte, NC) as a drumset teacher and at Sam Ash Music Store in the drum department. I also am involved with 3 local original bands and 1 local cover band here in the Charlotte, NC area.
Looking for musicians to perform session-work on my first album (paid/negotiable), including voice, keys, strings, brass, woodwinds, drums, and rare instruments.
- Band or Group:
- Harden's Arrow
- Favorite Lyric:
"Music is my soul's wings."- C. Harden.
"The world is not my home, I'm just passing through..."- T. Waits
- Day Job:
- Music
- How I Work:
Right now I am not available for online recording sessions, though I would love to be. Until I have money to invest in the necessary equipment to do so, I am only available for physical (in-person) recording sessions. Am currently settling into the music scene in Charlotte, NC and hope to be plugged in and gigging by summer 2009.
I'm professional and love to experiment. Usually have an overall concept of what I'm going to do for a song during the first listen. Very good at collaboration, arrangement, and composition. Easy to work with. Open to suggestions, direction, dictation.
- Experience:
Since 1982 I have performed in front of audiences as large as 310,000 people and as small as the bar staff. At various levels of proficiency, I am a saxophonist, drummer, vocalist, keyboardist, lyricist, guitarist, arranger, composer, collaborator, and professional educator.
My gig resume' includes performances with: (in chronological order) Black Hands; Drip; Limited Edition Drum and Bugle Corp(2nd Bass Drum 1990); MSU Competition Drumline and Spartan Marching Band (Snare Drum- 1992/93); Rhombus; The Woodshed Quartet; Wanderjar (Wanderjahr); Martian Beatniks; The Ronnie Ford Experience (RFX); Pound of Soul (Kissing Kate Barlow-Scott Farcas and The Rage); Drag Star (The Pusherz); The C.J. Smith Big Band; Andy Fyne and the Simples; The LCC Faculty Jazz Combo; Puddin' Head; Harden & Doan; 20% Larger; The Whiskey Shed Revival; Ingham County; The Wolf Pack; Summer of Sol; have been a part of numerous jam sessions recordings, and recorded 9 LP's, including stints at Michael Powell's Vanguard Studios, The Recording Institute of Detroit, and The Velvet Elvis (now Chateau 541) in Nashville/Franklin County, TN.
I have composed drumline scores for Lansing Everett H.S., and Eaton Rapids H.S. in MI, cello and piano scores for Wanderjahr, and was paid to transcribe Tower of Power horn charts for Olivet College. I also have composed and scored my own music (32 compositions). Am now endeavoring to transfer scores to Finale'. Definately not the most productive composer, but I am striving for quality above quantity. And it is a real challenge to create new symphonies in light of the phenominal works of the past 300 years...
- Equipment:
2004 DW 5-piece tangerine/broken glass retro drum kit, old restored parlour piano, Franciscan accoustic guitar, Finale' 2003, and especially- MY MIND.
- Payments:
- This user accepts PayPal for session payment
Hiyo! When you have a minute, I would love it if you'd listen to Dandy Lion, my Mariah Carey remix. If you're feelin' my jammms, then feel free to vote for it here: http://www.indabamusic.com/submissions/show/2192. Thanks for your time! Paz y Pesos, Gejius
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"lovely apprentice" is great ...loving that track....along with the rest..much respect and love....i hope you can check my MC remix out......id be happy to earn your vote...thanks alot
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