Lucien LaMotte - acoustic and electric guitars, mandolin, lap steel, pedal steel, bass, keyboards, harmonica, voice, drum programs.
Classical works are performed by various artists.
Influences
Electric Mayhem, Songwriters - The Beatles, Neil Finn, Slaid Cleaves, The Boss, Billy Joel, Paul Simon, Bob Dylan, Jackson Browne, Beach Boys...
Guitarists - Bill Frisell, Allan Holdsworth, John Scofield, Pat Metheny, Tuck Andress, Jimi Hendrix, Eric Johnson, Van Halen, Steve Vai, Michael Hedges...
Composers - J.S. Bach, Beethoven, Chopin, Dvorak, Debussy, Bartok, Messiaen, Stravinsky, Lutoslawski, Kurtag, Carter, Ginastera, Ives, Varese...and the list grows everyday...
Sounds Like
Whatever you think it sounds like based on your listening experience. Take a listen and share your thoughts. In the end, I hope it sounds like me!
Welcome to my music page at MySpace! My name is Lucien LaMotte and I am a composer, guitarist and instructor who is interested in collaborating with other artists to create new sonic environments. In past efforts, I have played guitar for the funk/rock group The Unknown Jeromes with drummer Jason Tabosa and bassist Scott Clay, as well as played in the world music ensemble Brother Sun, fusion ensemble 650 Connection with former Doobie Brother member Danny Hull, and worked with Carlos Santana bassist Myron Dove and Afro-Bebop group the Pascal Bokar Band for former Dizzy Gillespie guitarist Pascal Bokar. I have had the privilege of sharing the stage with artists such as Chaka Khan, Ziggy Marley, Don Carlos, The Temptations, The Whispers and the O'Jays. You can hear my guitar playing on Ben Vega's latest recording Bury the Times. Most often I can be heard playing jazz guitar in combo settings. I am interested in combining folk/Americana elements with jazz harmony, improvisation and electronic textures. The music for my album When You Go is influenced by the sounds of Country and folk music with vocal harmonies reminiscent of the Beach Boys. So take a listen, and if you like the music you hear look for my CD When You Go on cdbaby, iTunes & Amazon.
In the past couple of years I have performed in a jazz fusion trio playing jazz standards as well as my arrangements of popular tunes such as "Norwegian Wood" and the Police's "Murder by Numbers." In this setting we focus on the improvised elements of original jazz charts, giving us a chance to really "play out," and feature the songwriting elements of my material influenced by Americana and Alt. Country elements. The high level of performance skill in this group allows us the freedom to move between the variety of musical styles we enjoy, while maintaining the highest standard of artistic integrity. Please visit www.myspace.com/Niehuistrio for more information.
I am currently playing pedal steel, mandolin, guitar and lap steel in the American/Alt. Country band The Scarlett Hearts. The band was formed by Seattle singer/songwriter Shasta Bree Simmons (vox and guitar) and includes Valorie Leslie vocals, Julian Martlew on guitar and flee circus sounds, Charlie Rowan on keyboards and accordian, Alex Difabio on bass, and Stefan LaMotte on drums.
THE MOON ROSE ABOVE THE HORIZON BUT IT NO LONGER HAD ITS CRAZY EFFECT ON ME ANYMORE. THE STARS SHONE BRIGHT, BUT THEY DIDN'T MATTER ANYMORE EITHER. THE ONLY THING THAT MATTERED WAS THE BURST OF COLOR OF THE SUNRISE......THE COLORS BURNING THE SKY LIKE NEVER BEFORE BRINGING THE PROMISE THAT ALL MEN BREAK. THE SUN SO TRUE AND STRONG. DID IT NOT ITS FOUNDATIONS FORM THE MIRACLE OF LIFE THAT GOD CREATED SO? THE BURST OF COLOR IN ITS SPHERE HAS MORE POWER THAN ALL THE STARS CONBINED ...THE SUPER NOVA OF THE STELLAR LOVE THAT ONCE WAS. PERHAPS OTHER SUNS EXIST BUT WHO IS WILLING TO VENTURE THAT FAR FROM MY GALAXY? THERE MAY BE A ZILLION STARS IN THE SKY BUT MY STAR SHINES THE LIGHT OF THE MAKER OF EVERY PARTICLE IN EVERY GALAXY EVER MADE AND THAT LIGHT WILL NEVER DIE. SOME MIRACULOUS GOD HAD TO SPARK THE BANG ......CAUSE AND EFFECT. A LIGHT SWITCH DOES NOT TURN ON WITHOUT SOMETHING TURNING IT ON FIRST. THINK ABOUT IT. EVEN THE CLAP ON LIGHTS TURN ON WITH A CLAP FIRST....AND EVEN LIGHTNING CAN'T OCCUR WITHOUT TWO CLOUDS RUBBING TOGETHER........IT IS ALL PERFECTLY PLANNED. EVEN SCIENTISTS CAN'T RECREATE THE MAGNIFICENCE OF THE SUNRISE NOR THE CHEMISTRY OF LOVE ~♥
Thanks so much, Lucien! :-) So sorry for the late reply - things are going haywire this end, but it's all good! Lol. You should definitely put up some electric videos. You are a very gifted player - I still remember hearing that magical solo you did about a year ago and thinking: WOW! If you do do some electric videos, please send me the link. I'd love to watch those! :-)
Thanks so much, Lucien! :-) So sorry for the late reply - things are going haywire this end, but it's all good! Lol. You should definitely put up some electric videos. You are a very gifted player - I still remember hearing that magical solo you did about a year ago and thinking: WOW! If you do do some electric videos, please send me the link. I'd love to watch those! :-)
Thanks so much, Lucien! :-) So sorry for the late reply - things are going haywire this end, but it's all good! Lol. You should definitely put up some electric videos. You are a very gifted player - I still remember hearing that magical solo you did about a year ago and thinking: WOW! If you do do some electric videos, please send me the link. I'd love to watch those! :-)
Thanks so much for your kind well-wishes. I'm so pleased to hear you're well. Seattle? Sounds amazing! I hope you're settled and enjoying your time there.
Do you have a YouTube video of you playing electric, by any chance, Lucien? If not, you should definitely do one! You are one very fine guitar player, and I'm always intrigued to hear your wonderful music.
Wishing you all the best for the remainder of your week, and God bless,
Wow! It's been aaaaaaages since we last spoke! How are you? How's music going? Please fill me in!
I just wanted to thank you very, very much for accepting my event invite, marking the release of my new EP 'Surrender'. If you have already purchased it, I thank you again - with all my heart - and I truly hope you enjoy it. It means the world that you would consider supporting me with such a gesture. God bless you.
Hope you're set to enjoy a wonderful upcoming week. Let's keep in touch.
thanks! It’s great to meet you, im James. We appreciate you taking the time to listen and write, it means alot. i have a few free songs available for download, so message me if interested and ill tell you where to get them.
