Bob Dylan, the Beatles, the Byrds, Tom Petty, Spacemen 3, the Brian Jonestown Massacre, 13th Floor Elevators, the Electric Prunes, Woody Guthrie, Beachwood Sparks, the Tyde, the Rolling Stones, Wiskey Biscuit, the Quarter After, the Belle Isle, the Ragas, Jim and Roger McGuinn, George Harrison, Ravi Shankar, the Jeevas, John Coltrane, Gene Clark, the Flying Burrito Brothers, Gram Parsons, Richie Furay, Poco, Manassas, Buffalo Springfield, Love, Bob Forrest, Brad Sucks, Harout Pamoukjian, John Berberian, Natasha Atlas, Serart, Boris Grebenshikov, Shturcite, Andy Madadian, Paul Baghdadlian and other Armenian and World music, the Velvet Underground, Plastic People of the Universe, Flat People (my brother's band), Merle Haggard, George Jones, the Louvin Brothers, Johnny Cash, Roky Erickson, NWA, people who don't give up, Anton Newcombe and You.
Here's the PR bit where I make myself look cool. No trying; I am cool. It's really not a band; it's just me. I am a rambler in pursuit of happiness who has lived in various states across the U.S. I have lived in Gunnison, Colorado, Dallas, Texas, Hollywood, California, Highland Park, Texas also known as the Bubble, and Sofia, Bulgaria.
I have been involved in music to some degree since I was 11 years old. I was a band geek playing trombone and in my freshmen year of high school I took up the guitar. I figured why not, my last name is "Guittard." My other choice was to go sell chocolate for the Guittard Chocolate Company in California. Don't think sales is my thing so I chose to play guitar. I may still knock on the Guittard Chocolate Factory door some day.
During college I played in jazz bands and recorded on my 4-track. Then I found myself adjusting insurance claims as a career. It wasn't much of a career. If you've seen the movie "Office Space" then you know the environment. That was it.
So, I moved to Hollywood, California to study at a music school and after that I randomly met up with Roger McGuinn's son for a musical duo. Roger was one of the founders of the Byrds. I had a duo with Henry McGuinn. We named it the Ragas after the style of music that emerged on the Byrds album "5D." The style stemmed from Raga Royalty Ravi Shankar. Henry and I gigged around a bit and then called it quits.
After that, I became more involved in the Brian Jonestown Massacre scene in Silverlake, California. Anton Newcombe once stepped in at my time of need to prevent me getting my head beat in at a Hollywood Hills party by saying, "This is all just a misunderstanding." It was a bit wild in Hollywood to say the least.
In Bulgaria, I will record and post my new demos that I record on my laptop, the equipment I have available. I may take a trip to the moon.
To everyone who has entered or plans on entering the "Bomb Ass Anime Video Contest" The deadline is July 4th. Hit the blog on my page to watch cool videos already entered or learn how to enter your own Seth Fentress AMV. Good luck.
Hey, sorry I missed you the other night. Was recording and went to bed. Thanks for the invite though, is that your cell phone you called from? I didn't know whether to save it or not. Much luvz
hey yeah, i'm kinda BJM fan...after all i really like all the music of DiG! scene we've already "met" on the internet, check my last. fm profile your music is fantastic, i can't wait for new songs and albums what about the ragas? the album is brilliant
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