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  • Genre: Jam Band / Psychedelic / Roots Music

    Location Santa Monica, Un

    Profile Views: 23217

    Last Login: 1/3/2013

    Member Since 10/15/2007

    Website richsheldonmusic.com

    Record Label youtube.com/richsheldonmusic

    Type of Label Indie

  • Bio

    .. .. Aloha friends! Like many, music has been the tapestry of my life. Before I picked up a guitar at the age of 11, my favorite band, tv show, and first concert EVER was the Monkees and their reunion tour. But around that same time, my Mom introduced me to the Beatles, Bob Dylan, and all the oldies... not to mention my parents disco phase of listening to music like Kool & the Gang while cutting rug in the living room. Meanwhile coming out of my sister's room were the sounds of 45's spinning REO Speedwagon, Juice Newton, Rick Springfield, Air Supply and other popular 80's tunes. I distinctively remember carving the letters Def Leppard and Quiet Riot into the top of my dresser with a pocket knife. .. .. I was a skateboarding misfit in those days, reading Thrasher magazine, and listening to punk music like the Circle Jerks and the Clash. Then at 14, my sister's friend turned me on to the Doors and the book "No One Here Gets Out Alive" which sublty cleansed my doors of perception. It was 1988, and MTV was in full force. .. .. Sometime during and after that phase, I remember discovering AC DC, Metallica, Led Zepplin, Hendrix, Steve Miller Band, Bob Marley & the Wailers, the Rolling Stones, the Violent Femmes, REM, U2, and many others... along with brews and ganja in the farm field keg parties in rural Pennsylvania. If you've seen the movie Dazed & Confused, that was pretty much how life was for me in PA, we even had " parties at the moon tower" and at the gravel pits near the railroad tracks. Sadly, our local McDonald's was the hottest hang out in town. Although the keggers at our local drive-in movie theater were probably the coolest place to have a party except when fights broke out. .. .. It wasn't until I went away to college in Florida that friends and roommates introduced me to the Grateful Dead, Phish, Blues Traveler, Allman Brothers, Dave Matthews Band, Widespread Panic and many others with the combination of some electric kool-aid ; ) and a profound shift occured within. I began learning Dead tunes on my guitar and reading Kerouac. During the summer months of my college days I started traveling out west with my guitar in hand and began writing tunes. Other forms of creativity drew me in too; film, acting, writing, and directing. .. .. After college in '96, I moved to Los Angeles and started putting bands together to play my original tunes as well as many of my favorite covers. Since then, I've had the chance to perform at a handful of California music festivals appearing on the same bill with David Lindley & Wally Ingram, Ramblin' Jack Elliot, Chris Hillman, and Sweetwater. I jammed in many clubs, bars... some more divey than others... in California, Arizona, Florida, Pennsylvania, Hawaii, and as far away as Edinburgh, Scotland at the Fringe festival. Whoop dee do! .. .. In 2003 some of my tunes were played on a radio show "Local Licks" KLOS 95.5 fm, a classic rock station in LA and then again on Barry Smolin's "the Music Never Stops" on KPFK 90.7 fm. In 2004, my song "Destination Unknown" (check out the video nyuk nyuk!) won a spot on Relix magazine's Jam Off cd sampler, and my band got a nice write up in the magazine's "On the Verge" section. Somebody stop me!!! LOL .. .. By 2006 a few more of my tunes were played on the "The Frosty, Hiedi, and Frank show" on KLSX 97.1 fm in Los Angeles and were met with positve response from the call-in listeners... Yippee! In August '07, my tune "Meet You In the Heavens" was on Ziggy Marley radio, a podcast show at ziggymarley.com. That same year, an instrumental section of that same tune made it's way into an award winning documentary film called "American Drug War" directed by Kevin Booth (best friend/producer of my all-tme favorite comedian Bill Hicks). It's a must see. www.americandrugwar.com .. .. Also check out my myspace pages: www.myspace.com/richsheldon and www.myspace.com/rebelsoulband (RSB) to hear my tunes. And be sure to check out the music of my other friends on myspace too. Well that's all for now. .. .. Peace out ... Audi 5000 G!!! .. .. __________________________________________________________________ THE MUSIC OF RICH SHELDON.. .. .. ..CLICK HERE TO ORDER.... .. ..DOWNLOAD Rich Sheldon & Rebel Soul Band's SONGS ON iTUNES!.... .. .. .. .. ...... .. .. ..Download Rich Sheldon's Songs On iTUNES!.... .. .. .. .. ...... .. .. ..Come visit my store on CafePress!.. ..
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    .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..I wrote this tune while reading the book "The Land where the Blues Began" by Alan Lomax .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..Music Video for "Destination Unknown" Directed by Mark Cameron. .. .. ..
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  • JAMEZ

    im by your office. 4 O'clock ' Mail Run ' ???

    2 years ago
  • JAMEZ

    Audi 5000 G ahaha. Want to jam tomorrow?

    2 years ago
  • Bob Boulding

    Hey dude. Gotta catch up w/ you when I get back in March!

    3 years ago
  • Sean Costello

    Like the new tune. I'd work on the levels: bring the bass up some and the vocals/percussion down some. The song is a change in style from you and I dig it!! It's a catchy tune!! Midnight rain is a good tune; would love to hear that with a full band and an organ!!!

    3 years ago
  • christian deehan

    Hey brother long time no chat!! how is the music going? Im jamming with
    a guitarist tonight, hopefuly to form a new band.  Not been in a band
    since Spring! Its the same old shit of starting at the drawing board
    again and again... but i never surrender! never give up!!!
    If only we lived near man, id do a band with you in a flash!
    Hows Gypsy is she well too?

    peace bro


    chris

    3 years ago
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    3 years ago
  • Marci Curtis

    Hey Rich! Was thinking about you and Gypsy and wanted to say hello and that i really miss you both! Hope all is well with you both and the girls. Xoxo

    3 years ago
  • Fran McConville

    Dude. I'm back on the west coast. Hope you guys are having a great trip. Drop me a line upon your return.
    -Fran

    3 years ago
  • SHEILA

    Thank you Rich!!!! Hey I just watched your wifes Promo, thats Awesome, she's so talented. Hope you guys are doing great!!!

    3 years ago
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Aloha friends! Like many, music has been the tapestry of my life. Before I picked up a guitar at the age of 11, my favorite band, tv show, and first concert EVER was the Monkees and their reunion tour. But around that same time, my Mom introduced me to the Beatles, Bob Dylan, and all the oldies... not to mention my parents disco phase of listening to music like Kool & the Gang while cutting rug in the living room. Meanwhile coming out of my sister's room were the sounds of 45's spinning REO Speedwagon, Juice Newton, Rick Springfield, Air Supply and other popular 80's tunes. I distinctively remember carving the letters Def Leppard and Quiet Riot into the top of my dresser with a pocket knife.

I was a skateboarding misfit in those days, reading Thrasher magazine, and listening to punk music like the Circle Jerks and the Clash. Then at 14, my sister's friend turned me on to the Doors and the book "No One Here Gets Out Alive" which sublty cleansed my doors of perception. It was 1988, and MTV was in full force.

Sometime during and after that phase, I remember discovering AC DC, Metallica, Led Zepplin, Hendrix, Steve Miller Band, Bob Marley & the Wailers, the Rolling Stones, the Violent Femmes, REM, U2, and many others... along with brews and ganja in the farm field keg parties in rural Pennsylvania. If you've seen the movie Dazed & Confused, that was pretty much how life was for me in PA, we even had " parties at the moon tower" and at the gravel pits near the railroad tracks. Sadly, our local McDonald's was the hottest hang out in town. Although the keggers at our local drive-in movie theater were probably the coolest place to have a party except when fights broke out.

It wasn't until I went away to college in Florida that friends and roommates introduced me to the Grateful Dead, Phish, Blues Traveler, Allman Brothers, Dave Matthews Band, Widespread Panic and many others with the combination of some electric kool-aid ; ) and a profound shift occured within. I began learning Dead tunes on my guitar and reading Kerouac. During the summer months of my college days I started traveling out west with my guitar in hand and began writing tunes. Other forms of creativity drew me in too; film, acting, writing, and directing.

After college in '96, I moved to Los Angeles and started putting bands together to play my original tunes as well as many of my favorite covers. Since then, I've had the chance to perform at a handful of California music festivals appearing on the same bill with David Lindley & Wally Ingram, Ramblin' Jack Elliot, Chris Hillman, and Sweetwater. I jammed in many clubs, bars... some more divey than others... in California, Arizona, Florida, Pennsylvania, Hawaii, and as far away as Edinburgh, Scotland at the Fringe festival. Whoop dee do!

In 2003 some of my tunes were played on a radio show "Local Licks" KLOS 95.5 fm, a classic rock station in LA and then again on Barry Smolin's "the Music Never Stops" on KPFK 90.7 fm. In 2004, my song "Destination Unknown" (check out the video nyuk nyuk!) won a spot on Relix magazine's Jam Off cd sampler, and my band got a nice write up in the magazine's "On the Verge" section. Somebody stop me!!! LOL

By 2006 a few more of my tunes were played on the "The Frosty, Hiedi, and Frank show" on KLSX 97.1 fm in Los Angeles and were met with positve response from the call-in listeners... Yippee! In August '07, my tune "Meet You In the Heavens" was on Ziggy Marley radio, a podcast show at ziggymarley.com. That same year, an instrumental section of that same tune made it's way into an award winning documentary film called "American Drug War" directed by Kevin Booth (best friend/producer of my all-tme favorite comedian Bill Hicks). It's a must see. www.americandrugwar.com

Also check out my myspace pages: www.myspace.com/richsheldon and www.myspace.com/rebelsoulband (RSB) to hear my tunes. And be sure to check out the music of my other friends on myspace too. Well that's all for now.

Peace out ... Audi 5000 G!!!
.. __________________________________________________________________ THE MUSIC OF RICH SHELDON


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I wrote this tune while reading the book "The Land where the Blues Began" by Alan Lomax



Music Video for "Destination Unknown" Directed by Mark Cameron.


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