Paul McCartney (For his playing AND songwriting!), The Beatles (of COURSE!!), Stanley Clarke, John Entwistle, Jack Bruce, Pino Palladino, Will Lee, Chuck Rainey, Johnny B. Gayden, Fernando Saunders, Jaco Pastorius, Tom Hamilton, James Jamerson, John Paul Jones, Jeff Beck, Eric Clapton, The Who, The Stones, Elvis Costello, OK Go, James Hunter, Fountains of Wayne, Train, Norah Jones, P-Funk, and anything that's melodic, funky, rootsy, pockets the groove, makes my soul sing, and makes my feet wanna move!!
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RARE BEATLES FOOTAGE!! Check it out:
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Recently, I had a couple of my songs critiqued by a strong contact I have at Capitol Records. He told me the songs were "Very hooky"! That's all I needed to know, because if you have songs with a good hook they'll definitely stick in people's brains! Well, I would say that I have a Rock/PowerPop sound with influences by current sounds by artists I mentioned above, as well as older retro stuff like older McCartney/Beatles, Badfinger, etc... But I definitely feel that I have my own sound overall. (I will be uploading songs shortly, so stay tuned...)
BUT FOR NOW...CHECK THIS OUT!
CHECK OUT MY TESTIMONIAL FOR MY NEW ENDORSEMENT WITH HIPSHOT PRODUCTS!! GO TO: http://www.HIPSHOTPRODUCTS.com/testimonials.htm
My other endorsements also include: HARTKE SYSTEMS
www.HARTKE.com
As well as ROTOSOUND STRINGS
www.ROTOSOUND.com
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BIO: HEY EVERYONE! Thanks for stoppin' by and checkin' out my page! I'm AJ Hager, and I've been touring and recording professionally for 14 years, and been playing bass for about 28 years. I've worked with some notable, major producers through the years; JIM GAINES, JOHN HAMPTON, TERRY MANNING, DUKE ROBILLARD.... I have also either worked with, or shared same billing/stage with artists such as; MARC BROUSSARD, JOEY MCINTYRE ("New Kids on the Block"), SUSAN TEDESCHI, LOS LONELY BOYS, KEB MO, JAMES BROWN, JOHN MAYALL, BUDDY GUY, ROBERT CRAY, ROBERT PLANT, KIM WILSON & the Fabulous Thunderbirds, WILL LEE, BELA FLECK & THE FLECKTONES, DEBBIE DAVIES, the late greats JOHNNIE JOHNSON and JOHN LEE HOOKER, JERRY & JIMMY VIVINO, MARK PENDER, JAMES COTTON, GIL PARRIS, MICK TAYLOR, DUKE ROBILLARD, and many, many others...
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I've also been writing my own Rock/PowerPop material, and would like to either join (a signed) artist/band with similar interests, or put together a project of my own. A couple of my songs were positively critiqued by a strong contact I have at Capitol Records, but would need a band of real pros to make things "radio-ready". This is something I'm currently trying to get off the ground.
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Recently, I performed with singer/dancer JOEY MCINTYRE, of "New Kids on the Block" and "Dancing With the Stars" fame!! And, I also recently completed a very long almost 9 year stint with Blues artist Debbie Davies, where I not only toured with her, but I can also be heard on 3 of her many CD's; "Love the Game", "Key To Love", and "Live 2005".
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Oh yeah..I'm also available for hire for gigs/sessions/tours. I'm endorsed by: Hartke, Rotosound Strings, & Hipshot Products Inc. I play fretted, fretless, upright, double on guitar, harmony/backing vocals or some lead vocals, write/co-write, and I'm a member of BMI. I will be putting up some samples of my work, and other fun stuff on this page fairly soon. (It's a work in progress!!)...So, stay tuned!!!
I hope you'll forgive a bit of shameless merchandising. My new CD is out. Still doin' the Jazz thing, but this is definitely not your father's organ trio!
CD Baby's got it; there are samples, links & digital downloads on my Myspace page.
Hello A.J.Thanks for adding me and also for your continued success in the music buisness! ! Your credentials are impressive and your bass playing is great. I retire from my day job the end of this year and will be actively playing in as many projects as I can!! Hope to catch your show I'll keep watching !! Your Friend Dean The Preachers Athens NY
