Artists Who Have Influenced Me:
Sparklehorse
The Flaming Lips
Talk Talk
The Beatles
Wilco
Simon & Garfunkle
The Church
XTC
10cc
PFR
The Posies
Bruce Cockburn
Philip Glass
Chicago (1967-1972)
Sloan
Miles Davis
Radiohead
America
Television (Tom Verlaine's band)
Queen
REM
Instruments Used In The Body Of My Work:
- my voice (dry, or with reverb, phasing, echo, distortion)
- 1969 Guild Starfire VI 6-string electric guitar
- 1959 (re-issue) Danelectro 4-string bass guitar
- late-50's Beverley drum kit (from England)
- steel string acoustic guitars (Takamine, Vantage, custom)
- nylon string (classic) acoustic guitars
- electric guitar amplifier (VOX Pathfinder, w/ vibrato)
- child's accordion
- mandolin
- shakers, triangle, tambourine, glass bottles, claves
- bongos, congas, tabla, djembe
- pots, pans, tupperware, kitchen implements
- child's xylophone
- wah wah pedal (crybaby)
- autoharp (circa 1970's)
- digital keyboard (Alesis QS8.1, 88 weighted keys)
- analog synthesizer (Prophet Pro-One, circa 1983)
- cheap little electronic keyboard ($49 at pawn shop)
- digital effects box (Alesis 'mircroverb')
- drum machine / sequencer (Boss DR-660)
- digital recording software (Cool Edit Pro, Audition)
- samples and homemade loops
- treated guitar (using copper pennies)
- energy bow (an electromagnetic device)
- octopad (Roland sample-triggering device, circa 1985)
- background voices from friends and family
- french horn (guest musician)
- trumpet (guest musician)
- viola (guest musician)
- clarinet (guest musician)
- saxophone (guest musician)
- bandouria (guest musician)