HEAVY DIME:
Peter Racine - Keys/
Jeremiah St. Clair - Bass/
Jon "Dr. Fever" Dudley - Rhythm Guitar/
Steve Sincyr - Drums & Percussion/
Benjamin St. Clair - Lead Guitar
Influences
Influences/likes include, but not limited to (in no particular order): The Dead, Phish, SCI, Pink Floyd, Ween, Bob Marley, Jerry Garcia, Trey Anastasio, Bob Weir, Talking Heads, Umphree's McGee, Keller Williams, Steely Dan, Disco Biscuits, STS9, Taj Mahal, Beastie Boys, Eric Clapton, Led Zeppelin, Jimi Henrdix, Wilco, Rusted Root, Allman Brothers, Peter Frampton, Beatles, Rolling Stones, Miles Davis, Johnny Cash, Neil Young, Herbie Hancock, Jim Morrison & The Doors, John Foggerty, David Grisman, Santana, Stevie Wonder, Tom Petty, Traffic, Velvet Underground, Merl Saunders, Pantera, Metallica, Rev. Gary Davis, Merl Haggard, Guns n' Roses, Michael Jackson, Robert Hunter, Richard Corson, Railroad Earth, Paul Johnson, Grand Funk Railroad, My Morning Jacket, The Who, The Band, Marco Bennevento & Joe Russo, and on and on and on. Good music. You get the idea.
August 2006:
I have been playing guitar for almost 6 years now, and for the past 8 months have been taking once a week music theory lessons (which are proving to be invaluable) from noted Portland guitarist Richard Corson. I have also recently started teaching guitar for beginner and intermediate guitar players.
I am currently working in 1 project right now, a 5 piece rock n' roll jam band called Heavy Dime that plays covers ranging from The Dead, Phish, Talking Heads, Trey Anastasio, The Greg Kihn Band, Deep Purple, and the Marshall Tucker Band, to Johnny Cash, The Beatles, Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, and Bob Dylan (2 guitars, drums, bass, and keys). We like taking chances with the music, testing the music, seeing where it takes us. Heavy Dime has and always will be about making music in the moment. Music is an ever evolving thing, and I'm just glad to be around for the ride.
Heavy Dime is your band that's available at a moments notice to play gigs, parties, etc. We are constantly working new material into our repetoir to keep fresh, so expect to hear something new every time you see us.
Music is life for me, and a life-long practice that I re-learn everyday when I pick up my guitar. Since I've discovered how vast a world music & it's theories are, I can't stop breathing it in; it's an addiction to learn. It's like something that smells so good, you can't take a deep enough breath to breathe in all the good smells at once, and everytime you take another breath in, it's a different smell than before. Or something to that effect.
I also want to pick up a mandolin in my travels, but guitar is proving to be enough of a time-consumer at this point. Percussion is also in my bag, but I haven't spent much time at this stop since the guitar came along.
Stay tuned for more music and thanks for the support!
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Hello, Just dropping in to see if your interested in laying down some tracks with us over the summer. Were running some great deals, one which consist of FREE mastering. Hope to work with you soon.
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