ABOUT ME: ...an honest skeptic who tries to look on the bright side. I'm a Leo that wakes up for the full moon. Best when playing guitar but I feel good playing any instruments or singing. An ear for my friend's problems. That's me, an effervescent optimist with doubts. Always ready to jam... Wanting to share again my life with my long-lost but recently re-united son. Thank You, God! Thank you, Britty! The ball is in his court now...INTERESTS: The well-being of my son & making music. Meantime, I'm takin' care of my catpack & making music with people, playing guitars, synths, drums, bass & singing. Also, 12 & 6 string acoustic guitars, digeradoo, rain stick, djembe, timbales, calimba, steel drum & various percussion instruments. I also like to read novels, one after the other, before I go to bed. BEING BORN & MAKING MUSIC: I was born in Mildenhall Air Force Base Hospital, Suffolk, England. My father was stationed there in the USAF (now British RAF). After Dad got out of the Air Force, we moved back to the USA. We lived in New Jersey then Connecticut where my brother & sister were born. We moved to Miami, Florida, when I was 4. Mom & Dad were divorced when I was 6, so I grew up with my mom, younger brother Scott & little sister Nancy. Mom never remarried. Dad did twice. He adopted & raised his wive's children in both of those marriages. I have a few memories of my father. He taught me how to ride a bike when I was 5. Mostly raised in Miami, I got my first acoustic guitar at the age of 7. I used to bang on the back of it like bongos, till it came apart. Soon I got another one & finally learned something. Secret Agent Man & Dirty Water come to mind... Mom bought me my first electric guitar & amp when I was 14. I taught myself barre chords at 15, although I didn't know what they were called till much later. Some of my early musical influences are the Beatles, Monkees, Rolling Stones, Three Dog Night, Steppenwolf, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Doobie Brothers, Hendrix, Johnny Winter, Yes, Led Zeppelin, The Who, Black Sabbath, Deep Purple and Pink Floyd. When I was 16, my high school buddy, Shaun Bell and his older brother, Tim (RIP my friend), took me to see Frank Zappa at the University of Miami, where I got his autograph. He was doing "Bongo Fury" at the time. Not only do I believe (like Zappa) that humor does belong in music, but Zappa's music introduced me to jazz rock, which opened many new rich listening experiences for me. I grew to love his burning guitar solos, often off the wall & from left field! At 18, I first heard John McLaughlin and the Mahavishnu Orchestra. Later, Jean-Luc Ponty, Return To Forever, Steve Morse and the Dixie Dregs, Steve Vai and one of Zappa's recommended guitar players, Allan Holdsworth were regular listening for me. The first band I was in (1993) was called SPHINCTER WINK. That didn't last too long, thank GOD! Although years later, I met up with Ziv Haims, the bassist and we recorded the CD, "BETTER THAN BACON" in 2002. In 1995, I played Guitar in a band called RASH with Joe Levis on DX7 synth, Hammond M-1 & Vocals, Charley "Chuck" Long on Bass and Mike Aleuta on Drums. We played some parties. Joe & I have worked with SATYRIASIS (a live project), ASSTRAL ORKESTRA & AREOLA 51 (Miami). He is currently with the band MOTHERSHIP MUSIC GROUP (2008). I started the band, ANCIENT INFANT, in 1995 with Samantha Ardenfrend on Bass & Vocals and Manic (I should talk) Juan (who gave me a drum set & a trumpet). We did like 4 or 5 songs then Sam left the band. Juan went off to Rehab shortly after. Haven't seen him since...Juan with the superlong name where R U? A year later, I met up with Samantha again at a TOBACCO ROAD open-mic performance of her new band. We hit it off well and I was rehearsing with them at my studio. We revived some earlier co-written tunes and some new ones as well. One of the singer/acoustic guitar players quit over musical differences and the other lead guitar player wasn't very committed at the time. Soon the band was streamlined to just Sam on bass & vocals, Terry Svolto on drums & myself on guitar & vocals. We played Rose's on SOBE at least 4 times. Then Sam left again (1997) & I have not seen her since (miss ya Sammie!). Terry & I recruited Carlos Baca on bass till we got Jose Martinez to play bass fulltime whereupon Carlos resumed with 2nd lead & rhythm guitar & background vocals. I took over main vocals & guitar. We played Rose's many times, ChurchHill's Pub, Gables Pub & The Clevelander. We put out five albums: (1) No.1 SON, (2) Red-Headed Step-Child, (3) Shut Up & Play, (4) Seasons Of Life, & (5) Shakes Your Hand. The Order of the Ancient Infant has been on hiatus since 2002. During 2000, I opened BLUE CRIB RECORDING STUDIOS, a home studio recording facility in Miami, Florida, USA, where I produce my own music as well as some other artists. During 2000-2001, I started the band ASSTRAL ORKESTRA. In deference to band problems in the past, the Orkestra had sort of an open door policy. Players came and went. Some returned. So much music resulted in 2001! ELECTRIC MANGO, OPTICKLE 8, STAR SMOKERS, GUITORMENTOR, ALIEN LUV CHILE, AREOLA 51 (Miami) & JAZZ JUNKYARD are bands/projects I've played in as well as my own solo projects. Mostly, but not all, instrumental with lots of improvisation, there are many collaborators that I have recorded with, such as: Eric & John Babl, Sergio Dubeaux, Jose Martinez, Terry Svolto, Carlos Sebastian Baca, Joe Levis, Carlos Caudales, Steve "Father Time" Katz, Ed Garcia, Jessie "Mad Scientist" Schlactman, Asher Schlactman, Dave Cajigas, Jeff Anderson, Paranoid Phil, Mike Miller (RIPbro), Mark Latta, Ernie Calderon, Tony Gordon, Bill Duncan, Brian Best, Fausto Perez, Bryan Finkelstien, Mike Olivero, Lewis Rainbow, Greg Munteanu, Dr. Ziv Haims, Samantha Ardenfrend, Laurie Johnson, Larry Langner, Larry Lee, Franklin Howay, Fred Spacey, "Electric Danny" Rivero, Dave Gavarras, Mark Martinez, Sid Goldberger, Pedro Montero, Jerry (JB) Brown, Jamie Burritt, Tony Sanchez, Frank Milone, Alfredo Camargo & Rafi Bordenave... And the list is growing...I have some really ancient cassette recordings from 4-track stuff from 1984 on up till 2000. I formed the bands, ANCIENT INFANT in 1995, ASSTRAL ORKESTRA in 2000, STAR SMOKERS, GUITORMENTOR, ALIEN LUV CHILE & JAZZ JUNKYARD in 2001. Brian Best & Joe Levis started AREOLA 51 (Miami) in 2001, shortly after, I joined them on guitarsynth. I started ELECTRIC MANGO in late 2003, & OPTICKLE 8 with Fred Spacey in 2004. Also playing guitar with the ORANGE ROOM since 2003 & PXR4 SESSIONS (Jeff Anderson's puppy) since 2005. INSTRUMENTS: Acoustic, Electric & Synth Guitars, Bass, Drums, Various percussion thingys, Mac, ProTools & PXR4. STAN'S DISCOGRAPHY: STAN KEBEL JR.: "I Don't Care...Yes, I Do!" & "All Kinds Of Sh*t(uff)". ANCIENT INFANT: "No.1 SON", "Red-Headed Step-Child", "Shut Up & Play", "Seasons Of Life" & "Shakes Your Hand". The Order of the Ancient Infant has been on hiatus since 2002. ASSTRAL ORKESTRA: "Maiden Voyage", "Vol. V", "VI", "VII", "VIII Rare Friends", "Outpost No. 9" & "Skyward". STAR SMOKERS: "All Fired Up!" & "Burnin' No. 2". GUITORMENTOR: "Pick On Me!", "Auto Potato" & "Ear Bomb". ALIEN LUV CHILE: "Take Me To Your Leader" & "Come Home To Your Daddy". JAZZ JUNKYARD: "Ana 1 Ana 2 Ana" & "Out Of The Carcass". AREOLA 51: "View From Here", "Crash Landing", "Churchie's Video", "Jam For John", "Mammalian Protuberances", "Nipular Torsion", "Marsupial Tones", "FreeKey Areola", "Mike Miller Tribute", "Music vs. Noise" & "Tibetan Monkeys". ELECTRIC MANGO: "Juicy Fruit", "Typhoid Mango", "Over Ripe", "Rotten", "Fermenting", "Putrid", "Mango Risin'", "Turkey Mango", "Winter Crops", "Frostbitten", "Fresh Fruit", "Blemished", "Spoiled", "Blooming", "Baked", "Days Of Putrid Past", "All American Mango", "Yankee Doodle", "Fruition", "Mango In The Moon", "Mango Morsel", "Mango Tango", "Pectin Order", "Meglomango", "Fluorescence", "Metallic Mango", "Decomposing", "Fertilized", "Still Green", "Flavor Of The Month", "Festering", "Grafter", "Carumbola Breakthrough", "ATM", "Grovey", "Rave The Grave", "Rory Rescued", "Mango Mantis", "Mangolian Meter", "Mangosteen Spirit", "North American Mango", "Mango Of The Americas", "Kick Your Ass", "Bumper Crop", "Mango Resin", "Tick Of Time", "Green Thumb" & Mewtwo Mango, so far... PXR4 SESSIONS: Many barely titled dated from 2005-2007 & now "Cooldown" in 2008. PXR4 Sessions are Jeff Anderson's recordings done here at Blue Crib Studios in Miami. MY HEROES: Almighty GOD, Jesus of Nazareth, my mother, my son, Nana (RIP), my sister, love of my life-JKW, the teachings of Sifu Frank, sometimes my friends, some of my cats & Captain Asparagus on occasion. Musically: Beatles, Zeppelin, Sabbath, Johnny Winter, Frank Zappa, John McLaughlin, Al Di Meola, Steve Vai, Steve Morse, Allan Holdsworth, Jean Luc Ponty, Primus, Eric Babl (MONSTERBAND 2008), Ernie Calderon, Lewis Rainbow (FRANK AXTELL QUARTET 2008), Steve "Father Time" Katz (ABSTRACT ANIMATION 2008), Jeff Anderson (ELECTRIC MANGO, PXR4 SESSIONS 2008) & Frank Milone (ELECTRIC MANGO 2008). Peace, Love & Understanding To All...(8>{I)
HERE'S MORE MUSIC FROM STAN:
That guy with the long hair & the beard, The Beatles, The Monkees, America, Charlie Daniels, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Molly Hatchet, Jimmy Page & Led Zeppelin, The Who, Pink Floyd, The Rolling Stones, Jimi Hendrix Experience, Eric Clapton & Cream, Robin Trower, Frank Marino & Mahoghany Rush, Johnny Winter, Frank Zappa & The Mothers Of Invention, Deep Purple, Black Sabbath, Ted Nugent, Allman Bros., Doobie Bros., Paul McCartney & Wings, Pat Travers, Yes, Jethro Tull, Uriah Heep, Genesis (70's), King Crimson, Emerson, Lake & Palmer, Jeff Beck, Rush, John McLaughlin & Mahavishnu Orchestra, Todd Rundgren, Carlos Santana, Eddie Van Halen, Steve Morse & The Dixie Dregs, Pat Metheny, Jean-Luc Ponty, Stanley Clarke, Al Di Meola, Chick Corea & Return To Forever, Frank Zappa instrumental solos, Steve Vai, Darryl Dobson & The Mind Electric, Allan Holdsworth, Eric Babl, Fausto Perez, Ernie Calderon, Zakk Wilde, Primus...
hey our hard drive crashed too..wierd haha.but cool man i'll check out your new jams. musics still in the air around here..just got back from the high school jazz festival at berklee in boston. very fun time..
I hope your Mom is feeling better soon. My Mom is here and my sister=in=law(the one I told you about that lost the house)will be here and my best friend Ann.Believe it or not, our weather(according to my computer) is 56% right now!whaooo.Not hot tub weather, but just the same. Have a wonderful holiday, and say hi to your Mom and family for me!Peace!
thanks man...i just got that dvd and the show up here was also awesome, and the first show zpz did in the U.S. its wierd..its like we have parallel minds haha. oh, and the R2F show was amazing..probably the best display of musicianship ive ever seen live
