The usual suspects, Brian Allen, soul food, ostrichhead, quannum productions, damian erskine, HIP-HOP, Miles, damn dirty apes, Shoes, Biggie, The Commodores, Stevie Wonder, Dr. Dre, Amon Tobin, Daft Punk, Steely Dan, Radiohead, Curumin, Bassnectar, Ozomatli, Family Groove Company, Modwheelmood, Steve Kimmock, Thievery Corporation, The Roots, Marvin Gaye, Outkast, Tonedeff, Michael McDonald, Me'Shell NdegéOcello, Manu Chao, Jaco, Michael Jackson, Motown in general, John Coltrane, Sonny Rollins, Oscar Peterson, Dilla (jay dee from detroit), The Neptunes, Victor, Richard Bona, Damian Erskine (I know it's twice, but I think he's the freshest dude not on the cover of every magazine. Which he should be), NAS, 2pac, A Tribe Called Quest, Grandmaster Flash, The Beastie Boys, Kool G Rap, Big Daddy Kane, Kool Moe Dee, Rick Rubin, Public Enemy, EPMD, Wu-Tang, New Edition, Mint Condition, Mary J, Janis Joplin, Earth Wind and Fire, DJ Jazzy Jeff and The Fresh Prince, Led Zepplin, Jimi Hendrix, A bunch of folks, Etc.
Hi,
I am a complete music junkie!
I graduated in 2002 from MI in Los Angeles focusing on as much contemporary music as I could digest, moved to western NY to play jazz and now I live in Portland, OR (the Coolest City). I have had the good fortune to play and record with some amazing artists from all over the world. I am a minimalist at heart, with a great belief that the music always comes first, but I am also at home comping chords, soloing, and adding as much color as needed to the music (Thanks Damian, I kind of ripped that off).
Since I have been in Portland, I have been lucky enough to work with some great artists in the area including: The Dave Milne Group, Charles Neal, Braille, Farnell Newton (he's a bad dude, I like every thing this guy plays), Ben Darwish, Asher Fulero, Ohmega Watts, Sirens Echo, Kristina Rae, Anthony Jones and Congregation, Gretchen Mitchell, Liv Warfield, Damian Erskine, Chris Mosely, The Blacknotes, AG Donnaloia, and Zuppa. Currently I am developing the band for Marv Ellis, beginning preproduction for the new Braille album and writing for a live Dub/Electronica trio to be debuted in the fall.
I am available for lessons at Five Star Guitars. 503-439-9500 and gigs of all styles at 503-490-2040.
I play Audere Audio preamps exclusively. Catch David at Audereaudio.com. Great guy, great company.
Outside of music, I am a big animal rights supporter and a vegan. I spend as much free time as I can in the woods and climbing the beautiful Cascade Mountains. Lately I've gotten into running marathons which I thought was going to suck at first, but it turns out I really love it. Oh the weird things we discover about ourselves....
What's goin on Big Cuz??? Hey my b-day party is on Friday.. can you come?? If you start driving on like...Wednesday... and don't stop.. you could make it!
Hey Jay so good to see you!!! Thank you so much for taking us around Portland. If you can swing it we would love to have you at the wedding Aug 8th. Send me your address.
Hi Jay! I almost didn't recognize you. You look great and very busy! Awesome! Wow, I'd love to hear that Carl B recording :) I don't think I have a copy, maybe somewhere...How's beautiful Oregon? One of my best friends lives in Bend, I need to get out there! Good to see you!
This is Jay everyday!! what's good man.. I see you're mad busy this summer.. I miss seeing you out and about... Get me some backstage passes playa... peace, R
