The Beatles - Cheap Trick - Dishwalla - McCartney - MB20 - Train - The Black Crowes - Shawn Mullins - AIC - Journey - Foreigner - U2 - The Foo Fighters... anything great from the 70’s.... just TOO many to name!! I love ALL great music - genre aside!!
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A bit o' this... and A bit o' that...!! All the music I listened to and chanelled through me growing up...
ABOUT ME... I am Peruvian/French/Yugoslavian. Born & Raised in L.A, I began playing music at the age of 8, studying the saxophone then eventually learning to play half-a-dozen other woodwind instruments. At 14, came the electric guitar and my LIFE changed 4-ever.... Along the way I taught myself the bass and piano
"SHADES OF 8" was first venture into the world of being a SOLO artist and was made with virtually no band. They say that records are "moments in time" that cannot be re-created or contrived. This record was definitely that and a piece of work and I am very proud. It was well-received all around the globe. The song "WAITING FOR YOU" was featured in the film trailer for MY SASSY GIRL (from Gold Circle Films, creators of MY BIG FAT GREEK WEDDING and WHITE NOISE)
RECORDED, MIXED & PRODUCED by DOUG TRANTOW, his contribution to my record was immeasureable. Doug has mixed & engineered with such platinum selling artists as NINE INCH NAILS, HANSON, SUBLIME, BETTER THAN EZRA, BARENAKED LADIES, HOOTIE & THE BLOWFISH, KORN and on.
Helping in the Studio I was blessed to have friends MARCO MENDOZA on bass (Whitesnake, Thin Lizzy, Soul Sirkus, The Cranberries, JOEY HEREDIA on Drums (Steve Lukather, Perry Farrell, Nuno Bettencourt) and JOHN NAU (James Blunt, Hootie & The Blowfish) handling keyboard and piano duties. Photos by my good friend and the best GOD DAMN rock photographer in the WORLD... the Mighty Neil "Zloz" Zlozower!!....
My musical career has been a whirlwind of endeavors. I have performed in venues all over the U.S. and abroad, worked with dozens of touring cover bands, recorded & toured with successful latin-rock band DESVIO in the the late 90's, wrote & recorded with BRET MICHAELS (of POISON fame) for his solo debut in 2003, and continue to write for film & television. I was fortunate enough to have also performed with the late great drummer Tony Thompson (of Power Station, David Bowie and Chic fame to name a few)
I've had the honor of sharing the stage with such music legeneds as: PAUL RODGERS (Queen/Bad Co.), RICHARD MARX, LOU GRAMM (Foreigner), TOMMY SHAW (Styx), JACK BLADES (Night Ranger) and THE LITTLE RIVER BAND.
NOW... on to bigger & better things! With a NEW record in the works and plans to travel abroad in the next few months, I'm headed to New York City then overseas to take my music to the masses! STAY TUNED!!
Hi MARK CASTRILLON, Heaven & Earth is on hiatus now as Stuart Smith and Richie Onori have joined forces with bassist Steve Priest to reform "Sweet". For those of you unfamiliar with the band, Sweet originally formed in the early 70s and went on to sell over 40,000,000 albums with 11 International Top Ten Hits such as "Ballroom Blitz", "Little Willy", "Love is Like Oxygen", "Fox on the Run", "Teenage Rampage", "Action", "Blockbuster", "Hellraiser" and many others.
This reincarnation of the band reformed last year, playing their first show in June, and went on to play festivals throughout Canada and the States and had played to over 300,000 people before the year was out. During this tour last year they recorded a live CD available on Amazon entitled "Sweet, Live in America" which has received rave reviews - pick up a copy and please Add Sweet As Your Friend On Myspace!
Hello from the UK...Sorry I didnt get back to you sooner about your SC show...Was hectic trying to get ready to leave and didnt get your message until almost 8pm...drop me an email when you get to Europe and maybe we can meet up...you should pick up the skype phone its awesome..I can talk to my family for free for as long as I want...Glad NYC went well..xo J
What's this I see? You in NY and I moved to NC...hmmm well so much for me hearing you live any time soon. Haha Do ya still have any Shades of 8 left? :) Hope you are doing great and enjoyed NYC
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