Gregory Bachman - Guitars, Bass, Keyboards, Midi Drums
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Influences
Alex Lifeson and Rush -1976, Yes -1976, Boston -1977, Edward Van Halen -1978, David Gilmour -1979, Phil Keaggy - 1979, Neal Schon -1980, Judas Priest -1980, Al Di Meola -1980, Scorpions -1980, Styx -1981, Iron Maiden -1981, Tangerine Dream -1981, Randy Rhoads -1981, Def Leppard -1981, George Lynch -1982, Toto -1982, Metallica -1983, Vivian Campbell -1983, Yngwie Malmsteen -1983, Queensryche -1983, Accept -1984, Joe Satriani -1986, Steve Vai -1986, Tony MacAlpine -1987, Stevie Ray Vaughan -1987, Eric Johnson -1990, Kitaro -1990, Yanni -1990, Jonn Serrie -1991, Acoustic Alchemy - 1991, John Petrucci and DT -1992, Steve Morse -1993, Guthrie Govan -2009 and of course many more......
I have always loved all styles of music for as long as I can remember. By age 10 I was totally into Rush at the time, and I couldn't decide between wanting to play drums, bass or guitar. They were all so amazing!
Then one day in runs my best friend exclaiming, "You've got to hear this Greg!" He hit play on the simple cassette machine and out came an "Eruption" of sound that literally changed my life in that moment. I had shivers for the entire performance and I had never even heard of Edward Van Halen before. I knew right there that I had to play guitar.
In 1993 I moved to Hollywood California to attend Guitar Institute (GIT). When I arrived there I was told that financial aid would not cover all my tuition so I was unable to register and begin classes. This devastated me, so after the L.A. riots, the fires, the mudslides and finally the huge earthquake on January 17, 1994 at 4:32 AM, I came back home in a state of complete hopelessness. I sold all of my guitars, my bass and my keyboards and flushed my dreams into oblivion. I became very angry and depressed, and a victim's mentality dominated my thoughts and attitude.
One day in 1998 I was over at a friend's house, and he was showing me a black Gibson ES 335, semi-hollow body jazz guitar, that his grandfather had given him. I picked it up and played on it for a little while. Afterward he said that I was really in my "element" as he put it even though I had barely played at all in 4 years.
From 1994 - 2004, I only picked up a guitar on rare occasion either at the music store or over at a friends house, and every time I did my heart yearned and ached for it, like a long lost love. My son was born in 2002, and he became my inspiration to start playing guitar again. In January 2005, after a 10 year hiatus from playing, I bought a cheap guitar and enrolled in college. Soon afterward I got my hands on my dream machine, the Parker Fly Mojo, which inspired me further in my playing like never before.
Today, life is good. I have a beautiful son, and I'm also currently working on my first CD, "Fly to the Land of Z". (see blog)
All of this experience has taught me a whole lot about life and about myself, but one of the main things is this. Never give up on your dream or passion. One day you'll find yourself pursuing it again so you might as well make up your mind NOW that you're just going to do it.
"If the American people ever allow private banks to control the issue of their money, first by inflation and then by deflation, the banks and corporations that will grow up around them will deprive the people of their property until their children will wake up homeless on the continent their fathers conquered." ~ Thomas Jefferson
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Hey Greg, haven't been on my myspace page in eons, saw your comment so I wanted to stop by and drop some love on your page. Keep it funky as always man. See you around... :-)
Hi Gregory J. Bachman! Eddie's CD, "Wanna Go Back" is available now on Amazon, and ! Eddie hand picked and performs new versions of 12 classic hits that were all songs that he loved playing as a kid when he was growing up!!!
Hi Gregory J. Bachman! Heaven & Earth is on hiatus now as Stuart Smith and Richie Onori have joined forces with bassist Steve Priest to reform "Sweet". For those of you unfamiliar with the band, Sweet originally formed in the early 70s and went on to sell over 40,000,000 albums with 11 International Top Ten Hits such as "Ballroom Blitz", "Little Willy", "Love is Like Oxygen", "Fox on the Run", "Teenage Rampage", "Action", "Blockbuster", "Hellraiser" and many others.
This reincarnation of the band reformed last year, playing their first show in June, and went on to play festivals throughout Canada and the States and had played to over 300,000 people before the year was out. During this tour last year they recorded a live CD available on Amazon entitled "Sweet, Live in America" which has received rave reviews - pick up a copy and please Add Sweet As Your Friend On Myspace!
Gregory, I hope that all is well with you, your son, your family and your music endeavors. Thank you for that kind and humbling comment you left on my page. It has made my day because coming from such an accomplished guitarist and musician as yourself is such an honor. You are the truth man ! Your guitar skills are unbelievable and these tracks are first rate in musicianship and production. Please keep in touch as I want to stay current on what you're doing musicially and personally Man ! Maybe one day when we have time, we can work on a project together as I see that most of your musical influences are mine as well. Take care, stay safe and "Keep Your Music Alive !"
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