PHIL SETTLE & Friends - Santa Monica Pier CD
is available on
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featuring:
Herman Matthews - drums.
Alec Milstein - bass/backing vocals.
Frank Strauss - keyboards.
Danny Donnelly - guitars.
Sean Holt - sax/backing vocals.
Phil Settle - vocals/guitars.
Influences
Mainly:
Being born in Georgia & raised in Texas!
Sounds Like
EVERY BONE IN MY BODY
By Doc Huck-A-Buck
words & music by Phil Settle
Produced by Herman Matthews & Phil Settle
Doc Huck-A-Buck is:
Phil Settle gtr & vocals/
Sean Holt vocals/
Brian Monroney gtr/
Robin Swenson keyboards & vocals/
Michael Mennell bass/
Herman Matthews drums
from Phil@breakout central:
NEWSFLASH!!
On Thursday, May 1st, 2008 BREAKOUT helped open Rick Caruso's newest creation:
The 400 Million Dollar AMERICANA at Brand in Glendale, California.
Governor Arnold was there. Wolfgang Puck catered. Jay Leno hosted. The entertainment line-up included The Four Tops - The Temptations - Natalie Cole - Tony Bennett -
the University of Southern California Marching Band & fireworks display - followed by...
- you guessed it -
B R E A K O U T ! !
BREAKOUT rocked and the massive crowd danced
until nearly 1 am Friday morning!!!!!!!!!!!!
BREAKOUT is that Killer Party Band from Los Angeles, made up of some of the most respected professionals on the LA scene; music veterans of television, films, recordings, and world tours in support of the biggest names in the entertainment industry. The members of BREAKOUT have made music with people like-
ALICIA KEYES, STEVIE WONDER, SMOKY ROBINSON, RICKY LEE JONES, BOBBY CALDWELL, MARVIN GAYE, NATALIE COLE, DAVID FOSTER, KENNY LOGGINS, AIR SUPPLY, FRANKIE VALLI & THE FOUR SEASONS, CAROLE KING, KENNY ROGERS, JOSH GROBAN, DONNY OSMOND, JOE COCKER, TOWER OF POWER, TOM JONES, RITA COOLIDGE, BUDDY GUY, TINA TURNER, DIANA ROSS,
and THE FIFTH DIMENSION among others.
Entertaining a who’s who of Fortune 500 companies and other special event clients has brought them from the high society stages of Southern California such as The Beverly Hills Hotel and The Regent Beverly Wilshire, to convention centers in places like Los Angeles, Orlando, New York, and Dallas; and exotic spots like The 4 Seasons Hotels in Puerto Vallerta, and Maui – even Monaco’s Sporting Club in the south of France. These guys know how to make your party or special event come alive. So, don’t settle for ordinary. Treat your company, your friends, your family – treat yourself to some of the very best live music in the world: BREAKOUT!
Produced by Janelle Sadler, Robin Swenson & Phil Settle.
For more info call:
(909)581-0570
email: phil@philsettle.com
Phil Settle was born in Augusta, Georgia & came of age in Houston, Texas. The southern/Texas/country/rootsy/funky musical thang has long run deep within him. Although he had a lead role as a singer and MC (Mr. Sun) in a kindergarten production, some would say he was identified as some sort of child prodigy in the second grade when his family lived in Memphis. During thier second meeting, it seems he had transposed and performed his first-ever assignment (the week before) from teacher Mrs. Kirby - into all other keys - for no apparent reason, and she was flabbergasted! Later that year he secretly taught himself how to play his dad's ukelele, the sneaky little strumming maniac! When Dad found out and heard the results of his practice, he also freaked and from then on would call his little son in to perform for Phil's parents' dinner parties.
It all went on from there. He got his first 6-string acoustic guitar at age ten, but had already begun writing songs like crazy. The very first tune he wrote on that guitar was called LIVE IN HARMONY - sort of a protest song during the the early 60's. Folk music of those days(Kingston Trio/Joan Baez etc.) was his inspiration.
The Settle family eventually moved to Houston beginning his 9th grade year. Phil & a band called Bittersweet tore up the NASA area music scene during Clear Creek High School days and then he moved on to the greater Houston music scene, playing great house gigs in Montrose, doing media packages for local TV & the Houston Astros, singing the national anthem at the Astrodome and Ranger Stadium in Dallas.
His sister Sarah Beth Settle was tragically killed in 1976, and his world turned upside down - so this working (like crazy) musician decided to get out of town, go back to school and test himself in the face of music academia. It so happened that a world reknown jazz school, at the time called North Texas State, now the University of North Texas, was right up the road from Houston (in Denton), so he made his way up north for a couple years. His natural ear and work experience helped him blast through the Jazz Education Department, while holding down the house gig at the local Ramada Inn on Teasley Lane in Denton. He moved back to Houston and kicked butt for a couple years, and then, even though he had been called "a Texas music legend" and "the funkiest white guy in Texas", Phil decided he had done everything there was to do there. Time to move on!
He relocated to Los Angeles in 1987, where he lives today - still playing, singing, composing & producing music for Network TV, films and like-minded artists in his own Pro Tools HD studio. He has (among hundreds of Network Television On-Air Promotions for Bivona & Settle Productions) produced music that played during the Super Bowl and the NBA Finals - as well as NBC Affiliate music that played in Carnegie Hall! He and partner John Huckert were nominated as composers for an Emmy Award in 1996. He's worked with alot of big-name folks out in LA (which, after all, is no big deal in LA), but has been fortunate to be allowed to do his own thing much of the time.
He married the lovely Elisabeth in 2001 in Kerrville, Texas and welcomed her 2 daughters Courtney and Haleigh into the new Settle family. On June 14 of that year they welcomed the newest addition to the family - one Collin Howard Settle - the biggest life-changing event ever for Phil! He absolutely loves being a Dad to Collin, who's now 6 years old.
So, life is good. Life is full. He's not slowing down one bit. It seems there was never any question of what Phil was destined to do in life. One might think that he was really lucky that way. He has always been absolutely convinced that God laid this plan out for him, leaving him no choice but to follow it, which he very happily continues to do!
And anyway; it beats workin' for a living! Ya know?
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Jeff House Crew
Hey Phil, What a small world man! Met piano Mark on the gig @ Humphrey's with Darryl Williams last night. What a keyboardist. I also see that my friend Danny Donnelly is on your project too. Your stuff sounds great. Hope to play again soon.... Peace
hey even though we never get to see each other,i still think of you once in a while, when i can't hear what someone is saying to my right!!! happy new year,chief,love you...lc
HEY PHIL! Thanks for being the steady rudder on a gig that could suck the energy out of ANYONE. You were fabulous. Love ya, mate! MERRY CHRISTMAS See ya on New Year's Eve and HAPPY ANNIVERSARY to you and Beth!
You know when you throw a super bowl party, you and Beth really do it well. Just finished up a plate of mac and cheese and those links you grilled up. DAMN that be good!!! THANKS for a great time and hang!!! Love you!
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