Michael Bastedo - Vocals, Sax, Zendrum,EWI 4000s Wind synth controller
, Programming, G5 Mac, Logic Pro with all the plugins I can get my greedy
hands on.
I wirte, arrange,play and record everything you hear on my MySpace site.
Influences
Igor Stravinsky, Paul Dukas, Jimmi Hendrix, Wane Shorter,Samuel Barber,Andy Snitzer, David Sanborn,Eric Marienthal, Gerald Albright, Paul Desmond, Stan Getz,Harry Partch, Peter Gabriel, Bela Bartok,George Gershwin, Stan Kenton, Weather Report, Gentle Giant, Paul Winter, Gyorgy Ligeti,
Robin Trower,Otis Redding,Cream, Mad River, The Modern Jazz Quartet, Toots Theilman,
Steely Dan,Future Man, Frogs, Crickets, Water, Motors, Cats, Dogs, Humans, Steel Mills, small squares of paper, and many of the people who are in my friends space . . .
Sounds Like
Sasquatch wrestling an alligator.
Check out my friend and bandmate Marvin Taylor's" BAND IN THE POCKET" in this video
"A vocal and sax style that’s fun to listen to and exciting to watch. Definitely a soulful player with ferocious energy and great chops...a driving force." BACKGROUND: Berklee College of Music. Studio session work in Atlanta and Seattle. Tours in U.S., Canada, and Europe with Dr. Hook, Bertie Higgins, Francine Reed, Trudy Lynn, Derrick Trucks.
Michael is also one of the original Zendrum players, having worked for Zendrum Corp.in the late nineties building the bodies of the first 18 commercially sold Zendrums . He is also a Composer and Graphic Artist.
View my page on Atlanta Professional Musicians
Mike! Mike! I love the music. And I love you , too, and Kate and the boys. Great Tunes!P.S. This is computer whiz Bryan sending out this edgy critique. Love the stuff.
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