Tom Waits, Elvis Costello, XTC, Van Morrison, Beatles, Vic Chesnutt, Ella Fitzgerald, Slappy White, Nipsy Russell, Albert Einstein, George Washington, Amanda Hugnkiss, Hank Hill, Lee Majors, Hervé Villechaize, .......Gravity?
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The new album "Vertical Hold" is now available on itunes!
Who is Blimp? Where do they come from? What do they sound like? Why should I care? Well, these are all good questions with generally respectable answers.
Who: Blimp is simply the name that Dave Girtsman uses for his musical project. Did you know that the term "blimp" is the sound the airship makes when one taps the balloon with a finger? This Blimp is practically the same. There really isn’t a “they” in Blimp; it's mostly just a “he.” That being said, Dave does enjoy the occasional musical collaboration from some very talented friends.
Where: Dave hails from the lovely seaside town of Ventura, California. Now, the coast is too windy for a blimp, but Dave has been writing and performing music there for as long as blimps have been around. Actually, that's not true. Anyway, this is where Blimp has settled down.
What: The music of Blimp has been described as sounding somewhere in between Tom Waits, Nino Rota and Vic Chesnutt. A big fan of such artists as Elvis Costello and XTC, you'll likely hear their influence on Blimp, though Dave would never have the audacity to compare himself to such musical greats.
Why: Well, if you enjoy the cleverly crafted, semi-quirky, extremely catchy tune, then there’s more than a chance that you will be aurally pleased by the music of Blimp! We highly suggest that you lend your ears to the helium-filled music project in the sky!
To learn more about Blimps, please consult your local library.
Additional tidbits: Dave has played in many local bands in the Ventura area and has worked as a supporting musician for such notables as Susanna Hoffs and the Primitive Radio Gods. He is a semi-regular contributor to the XM Radio show “Musician’s Radio” and as of late has been composing music for animated short films.
The New Blimp Video!
Special thanks to Amy (Crybaby) Baniecki for the animation!
Sorry for not having been in touch awhile - been rather busy! Just wanted to say that your valued friendship continues to be appreciated. Have you checked out my MySpace and web site (www.faberoptime.com) recently? Oh and did you subscribe for my free newsletter (using the form on site at page right - high quality, low quantity, no spam!)? You might also like to take a look at some of my vids on my YouTube channel too! www.youtube.com/faberoptime Take care and keep in touch. Best, Faber. "Just a guy trying to make the world a better place."
The Reverend Spadge Dooley Has just come out of hospital (a minor soul transplant) and is feeling much better... He don't wanna go back there though. . . In celebation of his desanitorianisation he's put up some new tracks which you may download - leave a penny in the collection plate.
Look in my friends for local licks or Barry Miller. He contacted me. His approach is strictly local.
We are not playing much just lately, except for a few privates. We are trying to hone in on a huge amount of recording. 22 song CD to be archived by the Museum of Ventura County. Do you sing harmonies? I might want a male vocal on something.
I am applying for grant support so cross your fingers for me.
I haven't even started putting the game together. I'm currently building a new deck so we can use it this summer. We haven't heard back from Ottawa yet so we may not even need the stems for now but the mix sounded really good at the studio.
Wow, I actually got to see the real Mr. Girtsman. All this time I thought you were a robot. I love the song, great stuff! If you ever need a percussion guy to play the triangle let me know. I'm really good with the triangle and hold the all time record on Triangle Hero.
I didn't get the sarcasm right away, my witts are mush from all the twinkle toe fairyland bubble puff animation I've been doing lately. BC's a great place to visit and we'd love to have you. If you come up in the winter make sure you wear socks with your flip-flops, it can get a bit chilly.
Thank you for the add and I'm really glad to finally be back after several years when I had all these memories of good music - but couldn't remember the name of the artist who'd made it...! So this is really great, I remembered all the tunes from before that appear on your play-list here! Wonderful :))) Thank you!
Yo! Bad Ego Trip is playing our first ever show at Bombay Bar and Grill this Thursday, May 7th. We'll be hitting the stage at about 10:00 PM. No cover, and drink specials all night. Hope to see you there!
Thanks for dropping in and checking out ResidentBand! I'm enjoying listening to your music. Also, thanks for letting me know you found out about ResidentBand from Quirky New York Chick (www.quirkynychick.com). It is great to find out how people find us.
