I love playing and collecting guitars and amplifiers. I have been playing guitar for almost 20 years. I love to watch Pro football and Hockey and listen to music. I also love catching Blue Crab and fishing out front of my home on the Chesapeake Bay.
Music
I love all types of music.
My inspiration when I was young to get into music was Elvis Presley.
My inspiration to learn guitar was the late Randy Rhoads.
Movies
I love just about every movie made by Martin Scorcesse.
Television
Deadliest Catch
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Hoarders
P90x
Anything Climate related
THE NEWS
The Weather Channel
Cops
Gene Simmons Family Jewels
Dirty Jobs
jail
Most Shocking
The Tudors
Books
Manuals and news!!! Anything weather related!!! Boring Nerd Stuff!!
Heroes
My wife first and foremost!!My daughters Sydney, Ally, and son Zachary and Anyone who is as passionate about making music as I am. Daniel Cheney (my brother from another mother), Damien "pretty prettyyyyy good" Brown, Dave Holdredge and Jef Moll for putting up with my craziness, being my best friends, and being bad ass at their jobs.
About me: I am currently Producing the "new" FACT record for AVEX Japan. My second album with the band! I am lucky enough to Produce and Mix records for a living. I own a 54 channel Neve console and a 32 channel API console in my Recording Studio on a private Beach in Virginia. When I am not working there I am at home with my beautiful wife of 11 years Rachel and my two amazing daughters Sydney (5) and Alexis (3) and son Zachary (1). I love and listen to all types of music and also write songs for many of today's top rock musicians. My working name is Michael (ELVIS) Baskette. Some of the artists that I have Produced, Mixed and/or Recorded include:
INCUBUS ("Make Yourself"), CHEVELLE ("Wonder What's Next", "This Type of Thinking Could Do Us In", "Vena Sera", STORY OF THE YEAR("the Black Swan" and the "yet to be titled NEW RELEASE"), ESCAPE THE FATE ("dying is your latest fashion" and "there's no sympathy for the dead"), RATT{"yet to be titled "NEW RELEASE", RICHY NIX (soon to be released new ep) THREE DAYS GRACE("Home") ,ALTER BRIDGE("Blackbird"), BLESS THE FALL"Witness" COLD("a different kind of pain"), LIMP BIZKIT("results may vary"), PUDDLE OF MUDD("life on display"), STONE TEMPLE PILOTS("No. 4"), SHADOW'S FALL" upcoming release", GREEK FIRE, SUM 41, IGGY P0P("Skull Ring"), ENGLEBERT HUMPERDINK (greatest hits dance remix), NOTORIUS B.I.G., P. DIDDY, RANDY TRAVIS (christmas album), AARON NEVILLE(christmas record), TAKING DAWN, LYDIA VANCE, PERFECT LIKE ME, OTHERWISE, THE CLOSER, FUTURE LEADERS OF THE WORLD ("level 4"), A CHANGE OF PACE ("an offer you can't refuse", and "prepare the masses", AUTO PILOT OFF ("make a sound", 40 BELOW SUMMER, THE MAYFIELD FOUR ("second skin"), EVERCLEAR (Father of Mine"), DOWN THE SUN ("down the sun"), SLOTH, ATHENAUM, FALLING UP ("dawn escapes"), The CLASSIC CRIME ("albatross"and "The Silver Chord"), ARMY OF ME ("rise ep" and "Citizen"), TYLER READ ("only rock and roll can save us"), LORENE DRIVE, and I AM GHOST ("lovers requim") Scream 3 Soundtrack/ INCUBUS("crowded elevator") LOUD ROCKS COMPILATION/INCUBUS/BIG PUNISHER("still not a player")...... Instant messenger profile- ELVISLIBERACE
Email me at: elvisliberace@gmail.com
Who I'd like to meet: Any good bands and fans of music in general. To answer a frequently sent message: In special cases, I sometimes work with unsigned bands or solo artists. I HAVE TO LOVE AND BELIEVE in the music and you have to have the funding to pay for my time and studio.
Thanks for adding us. We are huge fans of all your work. Hopefully someday we have the pleasure of working with you. Thanks for the years of amazing music.
Your friendship means a great deal to us! More than you could ever know! You've already done so much for us just by clicking the accept button, and we hate to ask more of you, but we just posted our entire EP ton our myspace and we would greatly appreciate it if you could find the time to listen to a song or two and let us know what you think!
Thanks so much for adding me, Michael! I adore your work on the Alter Bridge BLACKBIRD album! It must be fabulous to work with such amazing artists. Didn't know that you worked with Incubus until now. Have you produced Creed, as well?
You have put the golden touch on a few of my favorite albums !!!! Alterbridge & Mayfield four & Army of me !!!!!! Huge ,Warm sound... You Sir,Kick ass !!!! In my humble opinion.
For those who want rock music back. For those who want something more. For those who want to take a musical and emotional journey...You are invited to partake in the first steps of what will be the new rock revolution.
Check out "The Ride" and newly added "Down in Mexico" @ www.myspace.com/greekfiremusic
and tell the world how you were there in the fire from the beginning.
Thank you for adding us! We are After This Summer from Virginia Beach, Virginia. We are currently in the studio recording our EP, getting shirts printed, and shooting our single, “The City Lights” music video. You can check out the demo of that song on our myspace page. Please, this isn’t spam, come by our myspace and introduce yourself, we talk to all our fans and friends
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