I have a lot of interests the most primary are Guitar building Music production, cutting edge technology & distribution for the "new music industry".
I also work with my hands crafting fine custom guitars designing and building them for the most discriminating guitarists. I love to cook too! Check out the kitchen!
I also love rocking out on the drums and guitar but besides that .......I enjoy the great outdoors and mother nature. Heck..... I'm practically amphibious! I immensely enjoy all types of outdoor activities from surfing,swimming,water skiing,fishing,hiking and exploring mother nature whether its on horseback or on foot count me in!!! I also enjoy photography art,sculpture,architecture,fine artists and world travel. I dig on great Basketball,Football and Soccer games.
I also admire fast vintage automobiles!
GALLETTA GUITARS 2007
Music
I like all types of music Classical,Jazz, Rock ,Blues ,R&B,Soul,Hip Hop,Reggae and Jam bands......Punk Rock Acoustic ....all depends on the mood and situation....there is a soundtrack to our lives at all times......
My CLASSICAL musical tastes are Mozart, Beethoven, Brahms, Stravinsky,Lucia Micarelli
My JAZZ musical tastes range from Miles Davis,Coltran,Herbie Hancock, Ella Fitzgerald,Herb Jeffries,Marshall Hawkins,Django Reinhardt, Charles Mingus
Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennet,Evan Christopher, Winston Marsalis, Yve Evans,Les Paul,Django,Billie Holiday,Louis Armstrong,Stan Getz, Joe Pass,Joe Puma,Jim Hall,Howard Roberts
My ROCK tastes range from Elvis,The Beatles,Paul McCartney, John Lennon,George Harisson,Bob Dylan,Arlo Guthrie Elvis Costello, Tom Petty, Allman Bros, Govt Mule,Greateful Dead, Gram Parson,The Rolling Stones, The Kinks,Santana,Pink Floyd,Sublime,Warren Haynes, Derek Trucks,Duane & Greg Allman, Steely Dan, Supertramp,Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, Cream,Lynard Skynard, ZZ Top,Led Zeppelin,Black Sabbath,Beach Boys,Elton John & Bernie Taupin,Jefferson Airplane, Sly and The Family Stone, Lenny Kravitz, Sheryl Crow ,Steve Miller,Sean Lennon,Julian Lennon,U2,AC/DC,The Who, The Doors,Metallica,Primus,The Scorpians,
MSG, Michael Schenker,Rudolph Schenker,The Clash
The Centurians,Police, Queen, The Killers,Cheap Trick, Journey,Sting, Van Halen, Motley Crue, Train, Adam Ant, Bon Jovi, GNR, Peter Gabriel, Styx, Yes, Scorpions, Rush,Rare Earth,Canned Heat, Heart,John Mayer,The Eagles, The Sex Pistols,Coldplay, Dave Mathews,Hot Karl The Band,Bob Marley,Ziggy Marley,White Stripes, Our very own in house produced rock group from SPAIN - " NATURA "
My Country... Johnny Cash, Merle Haggard, Willie Nelson,Waylon Jennings,Ray Benson Asleep At The Wheel,Shooter Jennings,Lucinda Williams FINGER STYLE GUITARIST Merle Travis, Chet Atkins,Les Paul, Michael O'Dorn,Marcel Dadi,Doyle Dykes,Thom Bresh,The Louvin Bros,Jim Mills, Tommy Emmanuel,Muriel Anderson
My BLUES tastes include, Muddy Waters,Warren Haynes,Bonnie Rait,Albert King, Robert Johnson,Stevie Ray Vaughn, Los Lonely Boys, Little Milton, BB King, Johnny Neal, Buddy Guy,Peter Green,Otis Rush,Robert Cray,Blind Lemon Jefferson,Hound Dog Taylor,John Lee Hooker,Keb Mo,Jimmy Vaughn,Little Milton,
SURF Dick Dale, The Centurians,Beach Boys,The Tornadoes,
The Chantays,The Neptunes,
R&B Soul, Hip Hop ....
Timbaland,Justin Timberlake,Erykah Badu,Mary J Blige,Lauryn Hill,Aliyah,Alicia Keys, Dr.Dre , Snoop, Tangled Thoughts and recently introduced to ....artist NE-YO who is very talented!
Everything Motown Marvin Gaye,Smokey Robinson,
Temptations,Stevie Wonder, Michael Jackson,Martha Reeves, The Surpremes, Lionel Ritchie,Holland , Dozier Holland GC Cameron ,The Spinners James Jamerson, The Funk Bros Seth Warren,Jamiroquai
Hip Hop ..... Dr.Dre Snoop, Warren G, 50 Cent , Timbaland Young Dre Eminem, Black Eyed Peas,Smokehouse,Busta Rhymes,Ludacris, Seth Warren....
Our latest Brazilian artist from PARK HILL MUSIC ..... LUCAS SEREN hes on my top friends
SHERYL CROW FILMED THIS VIDEO IN MY HOMETOWN CALLED " HOME"
TO BE CONTINUED ..
Movies
Independent Film Channel , Sundance Film, It's A Wonderful Life,Jeremy McGuire,Napolean Dynamite,Ghandi,Superman,Star Wars,Everything Al Pacino and Robert Dinero George Clooney in Michael Clayton was a brilliant movie!
Television
Independent Film Channel, Discovery,National Geographic,Saturday Night Live, Conan, Letterman, Leno, CSI, Some reality shows, Morning News.... I flip thru most channels if I watch TV..... Check out the new Interactive Television Channel( COMMUNITY ) on Time Warner we created ..... UpCode USA & XITVC Xxtreme Interactive Television Communities.
Books
Autobiography of a Yogi, The Four Agreements,The Alchemist, Promise Ahead, Three Magic Words,Pearl In The Rice,The Bible ,Napolean Hill,Recent books:Fretboard Journal,Khalil Gibran,
Excuse me your life is waiting......
Heroes
My Father & Mother ,Herb Jeffries,Henry Ford,Gwen Gordy,Berry Gordy,RC Allen,Wayne Charvel,Bernie Rico,Paul Bigsby,Leo Fender,Ted McCarty, James D'Aquisto
UpCode Solutions USA -Mobile Access and Interaction -Xxtreme Measures LLC - The leading Digital Wireless Mobile Marketing Company Los Angeles, California US VP International Business Development
Park Hill Music LLC - World Class Audio Recording Hemet, California US President
Galletta Guitars Maker of Fine Handmade Guitars Hemet, California US Owner -Designer- Builder Hands On Dept.
Galletta Guitars Wrapping up the end of the year! 2010 !! Here we go! Posted at 6:36 AM Dec 29, 2009 view more
About me: I live in a world of High Definition and Surround Sound!........I really enjoy the awesome colors in sunsets at the end of a the day, radical thunderstorms, pounding rain, hiking and exploring natures wonders, surfing and swimming in the ocean in the hot sun. Life is simple but can be most complex to understand......Like the trees we are here to grow and branch out! I'm an optimist, dreamer, entrepreneur, adventurer, explorer, spiritualist, music producer, musician and custom guitar maker. I can make fix and/or repair your guitars to play and sound better than they ever have. I love working with my hands to create functional pieces of art that vibrate and sustain guitar players every desire musically and emotionally.I have been privileged that some of my clients are the best artists and musicians in the world! “Master Guitar Builders” such as Wayne Charvel, Bernie Rico, RC Allen, Paul Bigsby, Ted McCarty and James D'Aquisto all have all inspired me and played a role in my guitar making abilities and influenced me as I have learned invaluable techniques and the art and science of making fine musical instruments from them either first hand or by studying their instruments. I started with Wayne Charvel in the late 1980s Wayne took me in and my guitar design ideas and we made RITZ GUITARS- WRC GUITARS and he also introduced me to Bernie Rico of BC Rich Guitars both of these guys "guitar making legends" where like second fathers to me, I have been so fortunate to learn from them. RC Allen of RC Allen Guitars in El Monte, is California Gold, has also shown me first hand considerable amount knowledge in guitar construction. He introduced me to some of the most sought after guitars in the history- The Bigsby Guitars as he owns the 2nd Bigsby Guitar next to Merle Travis finished August 8,1948 -81848. I also met Ted McCarty from that experience and consulted with him quite extensively about is career his philosophies.leadership and designs -simply an amazing man! I met James D'Aquisto II a which led me to his fathers history James D'Aquisto (preeminent archtop guitar builder of all time)while playing a role assisting him in finding a "place of tribute" at the NAMM Museum and permanent display at the National Music Shrine Museum in South Dakota for his artifacts,bench,hand tools ,necks, jigs, pictures and personal effects. I ultimately aspire to make all of these relationships make perfect sense in the building of new "Galletta Guitar" designs. I look to Mother Nature for inspiration and harmony as she has all the answers. I take and utilize "Mother Natures" existing "gifts of beauty" and mold them into functional pieces of art!!
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Park Hill Music">Park Hill Music Company- Gwen Gordy Studio is a World Class facility 3200 square feet of recording oasis nestled in a quaint valley setting and features Neve V3 60 Input Console and many world class amenities! "Peace quiet and tranquility" no one to disturb you while you make your musical masterpieces. We cater to the independent artist who has extraordinary abilities and limitless boundaries..... We plug them in to, literally a "WORLD" of possibilities and distribute them from all digital platforms coupled with "GLOBAL" payment gateway. Gwen Gordy the catalyst behind MOTOWN RECORDS was like our Mother, Mentor, Sister, Teacher and the true "inspiration" for the studios fruition. She said “build it and they will come" we BUILT IT and they are coming!! Here favorite saying "GOD BLESS US ALL" and "BLESSINGS" We are true testament to her spirit and energy and therefore truly BLESSED! I believe that anything is possible and it’s only our thoughts and conditioning that makes our impossibilities! If you can dream it , conceive it and believe in yourself the Universe brings it!
.. I also have been working as a partner and VP of Business Development for Xxtreme Measures - (XXM) directs its business activities towards building relationships with celebrity personalities in Music, Sports, Television and Film to develop innovative and compelling branding, marketing, merchandising strategies and programs for its clients companies and partners. Xxtreme Measures charter is to "deliver expert advice, planning and execute deliverables for each project and initiative it undertakes." I can’t wait for it to be experienced by all!!" I believe, it’s the new "NOW" digital revolution!!! About UpCode USA.
UpCode USA is revolutionary and interactive: its optical reader uses mobile phones/devices to add any electronic information or system to printed products and to electronic information on screens. UpCode TM's application allows the integration of all businesses and all forms of eCommerce, with print and screen media. By simply pointing their phones at a code, users are able to access and interact with a multitude of online sources. In combining any media product (TV, print, audiovisual, outdoor advertising) with real time and changeable information on the Web, UpCode provides the long-awaited link between all media technology.
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........ And its all good! Time is an illusion!! ..... We are all just passing thru this place...or in this case "MySpace"..... I strive to live in the present as its a gift that we unwrap moment by moment, one day at a time........ Unwrap it slowly! "Life could be very short and or fast depending on our thoughts! There's no time, for fussing and fighting my friend." - The Beatles In every negative there is an equal or stronger positive. "Connect the molecules to the light" - Carlos Santana "What’s so funny about peace, love and understanding" {Elvis Costello} Let your "Soulshine" {Warren Haynes} By the way, I love going to concerts!!! Lets go?
Who I'd like to meet: Open minded people who have heart and move this world to connect the molecules to the light,independent musicians,music producers,recording artists recording engineers,artists of fine art,hit songwriters,technology geeks,marketing gurus,computer geniuses,guitar players,fine guitar makers,vintage guitar collectors,custom guitar buyers,philanthropists,world travelers.................. and all music lovers in general.
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What a great photo!! I did start with solid bodies, and made a few, until build my first Gypsy style guitar, and got hooked on them!! But you have taken this guitars to a different level!!! Well done!! Killy
Yes why not!! These guitars are great to build, and with someone like you, puting love in your work, and also loving Django`s music ,you will make a great instrument! Let me know if i can help in anyway. Keep in touch, All the best, Killy.
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