James Beaudreau: guitar (mostly). Visit the Workbench Recordings website for weekly tracks, artwork, and texts by myself and other artists. Updates every Tuesday with new content.
Influences
Star Wars; Dr. Strange, Ghost Rider, Conan the Barbarian; The Catholic Church; Motown; Ludwig van Beethoven; Angus Young & AC/DC; Deep Purple; Judas Priest, Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, John Paul Jones, John Bonham & Led Zeppelin; J.R.R. Tolkien; Long Island's North Shore; Robbie Krieger & The Doors; Bill Bruford, Steve Howe & the rest of Yes; Hipgnosis; Larry Meyer; Charlie Parker; Charlie Christian; Lennie Tristano; F. Scott Fitzgerald; Ashby Stokes; Danielle Howle; Henry Miller; Grant Green; Elvin Jones; McCoy Tyner; Bela Bartok; Miles Davis; Teo Macero; William Blake; Leon Parker; Kenny Dorham; Stevie Wonder; Andrew Hill; Ornette Coleman; Walt Whitman; Cecil Taylor; Captain Beefheart; Paul McCartney, John Lennon, Ringo Starr, George Harrison, George Martin, Geoff Emerick & The Beatles; The Billy Nayer Show; Holger Czukay & Can; Georgia O'Keefe; Glenn Gould; Morton Feldman; John Cage; Derek Bailey; Bill Dixon; John Fahey; Seymour Chwast; Milton Glaser; Conrad Schnitzler & Michael Otto; James Brown; Joe Morris; Marc Ribot; Son House; Rosalyn Tureck; Huguette Dreyfus; Tommy Johnson; Raoul Bjorkenheim; Erik Satie; Marcel Proust; Bill Frisell; Jim Hall; David Weidman; Tinariwen
Sounds Like
a submarine crossed with a bicycle built by JRR Tolkien
A musician, producer, and graphic artist in NYC. A guitarist first and foremost, but also plays bass and drums. First released recording was The Billy Nayer Show's 1998 CD The Villian That Love Built. Beaudreau recorded two more albums with BNS (Return To Brigadoon and Goodbye Straplight Sarentino, I Will Miss You) and the soundtrack to the movie The American Astronaut, while periodically playing venues across the U.S. with the group. Released the solo guitar album Java St. Bagatelles on Workbench in 2006, then the multi-instrumental Fresh Twigs in 2008. His third album, Astral Law, is being released serially on Workbench Recordings.
CIAN NUGENT 'Childhood, Christian Lies & Slaughter' CD Cian Nugent is a 19 year old guitar player from Dublin who combines squicky pre-war blues, Appalachian string band music, and the Takoma school into a deeply personal style. This cd documents a great live set, produced by Jozef Van Wissem.
oh monsieur, i truly love your guitar playing... truly personal, as personal as marc ribot or derek bailey... i'm waiting for the futur album!!! listen to my page and tell me what you truly think about, it would be great of you... longue vie bruno
James, thanks so much for listening and for the generous comment. The wife and I are listening to you right now, I'm so glad I found your music. Can't wait for your new one. Please come and play in Philadelphia! - Steve
It's been a long time. I hope you are doing well. Let me know when you are playing again in the city and I'll make sure to come out and say hello. Happy Holidays!!!!
