1975: born; began singing for pleasure
1981: began piano lessons; developed crush on teacher's daughter
1982: joined elementary school chorus
1985: conducted elementary school chorus during a Christmas recital
1986: began saxophone lessons; quickly achieved first chair
1987: self-taught electric guitar by learning "It's Still Rock and Roll To Me"
1990: formed first legitimate rock band, Sherman
1993: cut first album at Noise New Jersey with Kramer (John Zorn, Bongwater) producing/engineering
1996: purchased a Rogue Moog for $50 (best purchase ever made)
1998: formed second touring rock band, self-titled Gavin Elder
2002: played guitar and composed with pop-country songwriter Shaunna Bolton
2003: opened for Avril Lavigne (obviously the zenith of the story)
2004: traveled to Nashville to record with Ken Coomer (Wilco, Uncle Tupelo) drumming and producing, and Charlie Brocco (Pink Floyd, Berlin) engineering and producing; Gavin sang and played all of the other instruments
2005: formed the band OFM to tour the material
2006: second trip to Nashville to cut some more songs with OFM
2007: touring; learned Final Cut and DVD Studio Pro to create an EPK DVD/CD
2008: composed music for "Sit and Spin", an instructional DVD on spinning art yarn; edited and authored said DVD
2009: working on a new pop record, and instrumental keyboard-based record, a faux-soul record, and....
Hey there! Do you know who Audley Freed is? I sat with him last night and he really reminded me of you. It was uncanny! Also, I remembered that I haven't really spoken to you since Christmas 08 so alas, I thought it was time for a myspace comment. LOL! Hope you and Mrs Elder are Well...der
HEy Gav!!! Sorry man I didn't get yer message till just now, of course we will get ya another body. Message me your address. HOLY CRAPPERS, I am glad you made it through your accident ok, looks pretty intense. I must say though, that is almost exactly the look I go for with my makeup for a night out on the town. Oh & did I see mention of you getting married on here!? We done did the same dang thing!! Congrats & speedy recovery! XO!!
I ran into Claude today (in the laundry room) and told him about your unfortunate interaction with gravity and hid-den ravines of karma dirt. He said his sister used to live along the trail and he'd run it sometimes. I got excited and told him he should go back because there's a waterfall. He was really into it until, for some reason, when I told him about the cliff walls being made of poison oak entwined with Copperheads. Then he was off the subject for good. Whatever happened to heroes? Men fighting beasts with Bear Gorilla hands? Racing bees? Taming unicorns? Oh well..at least I have a hero who falls in ravines to allow me to further my emotional maturity. ;) xoM.E.
How's life? Sorry - I know, big question for you to answer. Well, Linds be in in less than a week. We could do a game night? Talk to Meg and let me know lady! love ya, Me
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Your music is amazing. Thanks ever so much for putting up songs like I asked last year. But, pleees suh, can I 'av sum more? It would be awesome if you would make songs from Rock and/or Roll available for addition to profile players. Call it what you will..I call it "free marketing"...call it selling out, but,if you're selling your self-I'd like to bid first. My bid:
yay you're my friend! it was great seeing you! even if it was a short visit :) i'll be out again eventually . . . maybe july or august haha we should go back to chilis and get more free stuff ;)
actually...we will be playing at THE DEPOT in Baltimore next Saturday (June 6th). you should come out. we were JUST talking about you guys last sunday at practice. we miss you guys too. what are you up to?
