Thanks to the great companies and their products I get to use and/or endorse:
GUITARS: Hamer, Bourgeois, Taylor, Ovation, Fender, Kanile'a Ukuleles, KoAloha Ukuleles, Emmons steel guitars;
AMPS: Top Hat, Fender, Mesa Boogie, TruTone, Leslie, vintage "mystery amp;"
MICS: Rode, Audix, Shure, Oktava
SOFTWARE: Cakewalk Sonar 6, Antares;
HARDWARE: Radial, RME, Line 6, Korg, Aphex, Jim Dunlop, Levy's Leathers.
KEYS: Hammond, Korg.
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Influences
Grew up on a mix of rock, folk, pop and bluegrass... All-time fave GUITARISTS: Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, Eric Johnson, Sonny Landreth, Larry Carlton, George Benson, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Clarence White, Jerry Reed ...BANDS/ARTISTS: Little Feat, Rodney Crowell, Buck Owens, Bonnie Raitt, Joni Mitchell, Karla Bonoff, Bob Marley, Debussy, Guy Clark, J. S. Bach, Bob Wills, Ella Fitzgerald, Merle Haggard, Jethro Tull, Roger Miller, Marc Cohn, David Wilcox, Aretha Franklin, the Byrds, Led Zeppelin, Flatt & Scruggs, Count Basie.....TODAY'S ARTISTS: Keith Urban, Tricia Yearwood, Dierks Bentley, Ricky Skaggs, Anthony Smith, Nickleback, Colbie Caillat, George Strait, Martina McBride, Brad Paisley, Red Hot Chili Peppers, and any artist who cuts great songs and sings their tail off. PRODUCERS: Frank Rogers, Bobby Terry, Al Schmidt, Lonnie Wilson, James Stroud, Mutt Lange, Brett Beavers.... JUST SONGWRITERS: Chris Wallin, Tony Lane, Billy Montana, Craig Wiseman, Casey Beathard, Jimmy Webb, Bob McDill...FAVORITE INSTRUMENTS: guitars of all kinds and sizes, cello, steel, dobro, Hammond organ.
Sounds Like
I sound like everything I grew up on, all the music I played in garages, bars and backyards, my influences and heroes...and it always sounds just like me.
Based in Nashville, TN, Jeff is a staff songwriter and session guitarist on Music Row at Black River Music Group.....
His songs have been recorded by George Strait, Doug Stone, Sarah Darling, Chubby Carrier and many more.....
On the road, Jeff spent 15 years as bandleader/ guitarist for Hall of Fame artist Glen Campbell. He's also played on tours with Kenny Chesney, Tammy Cochran and an additional 3 years with Lee Greenwood....
In the studio, Jeff's producer credits include Buck Owens, Glen Campbell and the Kingston Trio, plus many regional and developing artists including teen country music sensation Daisy Mallory.... Jeff was the founder of the Nashville Writer Posse.... Jeff also serves as the NSAI Adopt-a Shop Pro mentor for the Phoenix, AZ and Honolulu, Hawaii regional workshops, leads songwriting workshops around the country as part of NSAI's Pros On The Road program and volunteers in the Country Music Hall of Fame & Museum's Words and Music educational curriculum....
I have started a new you tube series, "Video of The Week". There is a new video posted every week. This weeks video is a little different than the last couple of weeks. Let me know what you think. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vZOvlmyiH48
It's so nice to meet you. Thanks so much for accepting my band page and helping me out. It's so nice to make friends with songwriters living the dream in Nashville. I love your lyrics ~ they touched me. Congrats on your past success, and here's praying 2010 is another awesome year for ya!
Hey! Thank you for supporting my music. Check out my web site at www.vanessathompson.net and my music videos at www.youtube.com. My new music video to my song "Heartbreakin game" is below for you to view. If you like it, feel free to put it on your page and share it with your friends. There are also some banners on my page if you want to use them on your page. If you have Facebook, please add me. Some are putting me in their top friends. The support is really appreciated. Hope you liked the cover on Hollywood Celebrity Magazine. If you like my music, please add it to your play list for others to hear. Thank you :)
My new record just came out this week on I-Tunes and CD Baby. I have included a video talking about the record, hope you enjoy it! Please leave us some feedback to let us know what you think! Thanks for your support.
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