Richard Marx, Randy Rhoads, Andy Timmons, Keith Urban, Drew
Womack, Dream Theater, The Beatles, The Beach Boys, Steve Vai, Kenny Chesney, Bill Leverty, Eric Johnson, Bon Jovi, Gentle Giant, Haydn, Bach, Brahms.
Michael Pickens has been playing guitar for over 20 years in such diverse styles as rock, country, jazz, and even studying classical guitar in college. Most recently he could be seen playing for the New Hampshire based melodic rock band Eden's Lie from 2005-2006.
With his broad interest in many genres of music, Michael is currently pursuing oppurtunities as a freelance composer and session player.
Michael attained a Bachelor of Arts in Music Theory from the University of New Hampshire. Michael enjoys writing for small ensembles and has composed pieces for string and woodwind quartets, and mixed ensembles. Recently he composed several pieces for a New Hampshire based subscription company's trade show video.
"Sieben Variationen" is a set of seven variations on an original theme composed for string quartet and was influenced by the late 18th and early 19th century Germanic tradition. The piece, listed above in the MySpace player, was recorded during a live performance in April 2005 by a University of New Hampshire String Quartet (Andrew Demeusy, cello; Kacey Alleman, viola; Molly McCarthy, violin; Autumn McClelland, violin).
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