Peter Gabriel, Paul Simon, Bob Dylan, Leiber & Stoller, Arthur Lee & Love, The Doors, Jimi Hendrix, Joni Mitchell, Burt Bacharach, Motown, James Jamerson, Holland-Dozier-Holland, TSOP, Gamble & Huff, Sly, Larry Graham, Stax-Volt, Atlantic, Warner Bros., Chess, Curtis Mayfield, The Brill Building, Brian Eno, Procol Harum, Mark Isham, Miles, Monk, Bird, Diz, Steve Swallow, Progressive Rock(Yes, Genesis, Gentle Giant, Hatfield & The North, Soft Machine, Porcupine Tree, etc.), Chris Sqiure, Fusion, Jaco Pastorious, Bob Marley, Stevie Wonder, Electronica, Disco, Mandrill, Willie Dixon, Dr. Dre., The Radio, The Underground, The World, and Life.
"The music business is a cruel and shallow money trench, a long plastic hallway where thieves and pimps run free, and good men die like dogs. There's also a negative side."
- Hunter S. Thompson
Lou Castro is originally from Whittier, Ca. He plays electric and acoustic basses, keyboards, and various percussion instruments. He also sings lead and background vocals.
He has worked with 70's funk pioneers, Mandrill, Arthur Adams, Vivian Campbell, Wayne Newton, Billy Cioffi & The Monte Carlos, Chuck Berry, Don Was, Dennis Herring, Mitchell Froom, Mark Weinberg, Tim Armstrong, Alex Wurman, Carla Olson & The Textones, The Paine Brothers, Jon Butcher, Keiko Matsui, Paul Korda, Maggie Mayall, Rick Latham's "Groove Doctors", John Marx, Doug Aldrich, Mikel Japp, Randy Hansen and Cafe R&B. You can hear him sing in the Steven Weber movie, "Sleep Easy, Hutch Rimes".
On the production side, he was at the helm of Cathy Segal-Garcia's "Secret Life", and Emyna's "Get Me Out Of Here", as well as contributing songs and background vocals. You can also hear him play on recordings by Billy Cioffi & The Monte Carlos("Objects In The Mirror Are Closer Than They Appear" and "American Episodes"), Andy Georges("Time Is A Thief"), Audra Mae's EP, Dave Smallen, "The Break-Up DVD"(Jennifer Aniston-Vince Vaughn), Mandrill Live at Montreux 2002, and "Crazy To Sane" by multi-media artist, Lynette Louise. He is also the co-producer/bassist on "Stomp The Floor", by The Arthur Adams Band that is being released on Delta Groove Records.
Thank you for adding me. I really appreciate you joining me on my author page. I will have a few songs from the soundtrack on the player soon, but will link my music page for more songs. My fiction novel with a CD soundtrack is due out in a few weeks. It will be at CD Baby, Amazon, Barnes & Nobels etc. Keep in touch.
Wishing you a great musical week and a Happy Thanksgiving.
Hey Lou! Thanks so much for joining me today in our concert for the kids at the Help Group. All the reviews were awesome, and you made a lot of kids very happy! I hope we get to play again soon!
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