Carlton Pote, the Meters, Vincent Mason (a.k.a. Plug 3), Paco de Lucia, Paco de Malaga, Sabicas, Francisco Tarrega, Berry Gordy, Quincy Jones, Isaac Hayes, Curtis Mayfield, Bootsy Collins, Lee Scratch Perry, Coxsone Dodd, Joe Gibbs, Stephen Marley, Sly and Robbie, Bunny Lee, Questlove, J Dilla, Madlib, Dr. Dre, Ali Shaheed Muhammad, RZA, Da Beatminerz, Timbaland, Organized Noize, Birdman, Kruder and Dorfmeister, Thievery Corporation, Punjabi MC, Nightmares on Wax, DJ Shadow, J-Boogie, RJD2, DJ Rekha, Mitch Mitchell, Jimi Hendrix, Fela Kuti, Magic System (not really, just wanted to give them a shout out, "1er Gaou" is my s**t), Wayne Coyne, Geoff Barrow, John Custer (for Dag's "Righteous"), T-Bone Burnett, Ravi Shankar, Cody Chesnutt, and, of course, my original musical influences, mom and Grandma Dot.
Sounds Like
I used to think I could say I sound like my superiors. Now, I know better. I sound like me, foibles and all.
The few places I've been (and have therefore influenced the way I sound):
I am a writer by training. My love of writing led to a love of languages. Of all the languages I've learned, music is my favorite.
I was born and raised in New Jersey, lived in New York City for a time, then Vienna (Austria, not Virginia,) then New Jersey again, then Togo in West Africa, then Washington, D.C., then NYC again, then the Mississippi Gulf Coast, and I've now landed in New Orleans. Each stop introduced me to new music and influences the sounds I create.
I'm currently passing some of my free time with my Valeriano Bernal guitar, MIDI keyboard, Garageband and Logic.
As for the music that I live to make...
I have some music training, but not nearly enough to take myself too seriously. I've been studying flamenco guitar for nearly a decade now. I am also at varying degrees of proficiency on harmonica, bass, piano, dulcimer, and djembe.
I generally enjoy spacey, beat-heavy grooves. I also like throwing in exotic expressions from Andalusian, Classical, African and Far Eastern music.
I am also always looking for a singer or rapper or something therein for collaborations. I can neither sing well nor do I have the gumption to try. (Unless, of course, I'm drunk and there's a karaoke machine in front of me with Robert Palmer's "Addicted to Love" on it.)
I do, however, have a decent cache of material for working with a singer or rapper. I've had a few fruitful collaborations with folks across the globe, some of which are here.
Holler at me.
I am Fozzie Bear
"Wocka! Wocka!"
I love making people crack up.
If only my routine didn't always bomb!
I may find more groans than laughs, but I always keep the jokes coming.
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The few places I've been (and have therefore influenced the way I sound):
