Sandy Greenfield: vox, guitar, occasional piano, B3 organ.
Adam Rothschild. drums, keys, backing vox, B3 organ, percussion.
Daniel Foster: electric bass.
Additional studio musicians: Rushad Eggleston (cello), Jacob Silver (double bass).
Influences
Van Morrison, Peter Gabriel, Bob Mould (Husker Du), Nick Drake, John Martyn, The Who, U2, Paul Simon, Joan Armatrading, Little Feat (Lowell George), Woody Guthrie, Townes Van Zandt, Willis Alan Ramsey, David Gray, Jackson Browne, Ryan Adams, Soundgarden, Pearl Jam, Shudder To Think (Craig Wedren), REM, Lucinda Wiliams, Bob Dylan, Emmylou Harris, James Brown, Marvin Gaye, Otis Redding, Mikey Dread, The Wailers, Gregory Isaacs, Daniel Lanois, Glyn Johns, Miles Davis, Art Pepper, Lester Young, Coleman Hawkins, Sun-Ra, Bill Evans, Charles Mingus, Chet Baker, Gary Burton, A Tribe Called Quest, Public Enemy, EPMD, Mobb Deep, Nas, Wu-Tang Clan, Slick Rick, Brand Nubians, The Roots, KRS-ONE, Gang Starr, Imhotep, Chopin, Debussy, Lenny Bruce, Buster Keaton, Marx Brothers......and the list goes on .....
Sandy Greenfield's debut album, 'Asking If...' is this young singer-songwriter's uniquely emotional brand of Power-Folk music: the power and throaty soul of Van Morrison combined with James Taylor's earnest and hopeful vocal stylings, baked in the California sun and buoyed by a hip-hop backbeat.
Sandy Greenfield's 'appealing, burnished voice' is strong yet soothing. His songs echo the laid-back acoustic vibe of a Jack Johnson, with the introspective, emotional lyrics of a Nick Drake. Greenfield's blend of acoustic guitar, cello, B3 organ, piano and circular, driving drum beats provides the perfect backdrop to his voice. From the opening acoustic guitar riff of the title track, with its rollicking, old time feel, Greenfield takes us through hard rocking acoustic grooves ('Sabotage'), wistful backwoods meditations ('Cold Winter'), soothing lullabies ('Lonely Child'), and even danceable piano electronica ('Water for the Roses'). Though bizzare, Greenfield's mash up of sampled beats with live instrumentation ('Welcome', 'Now You Know') manages to remain organic throughout.
The son of a rock-music writer and DJ mother, Sandy Greenfield was raised amidst the wild pines of the Monterey Peninsula. On his debut album he strives to assimilate the sounds of the trees and of the sea into his songs, which are heavily influenced by the classic rock and pop he grew up listening to.
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Hey, I need to ask you a random favor. I got a job for my parents which basically involves taking a whole bunch of archived footage and taking it off tapes and putting it onto hard drives, along with cutting out segments to use for youtube clips and so forth. Some of the material was recorded badly, the volume on them is extremely low. Because of this, before anything can be used, I need to fix the volume in them. I've been looking and looking for a program to do the job (keep in mind I use windows), and every single one I've tried has some reason why it sucks and doesn't work (ie. Adobe Premier Elements only lets you raise the volume 6 decibels). Knowing what your job is, I thought there might be a program you could recommend for me to download! If you could get back to me that would be most appreciated -Alex
thank you sandy. we really appreciate the kind words. i enjoyed listening to your voice and songs. were hoping to make it up there sometime sooner than later, and hopefully you can make it out to one of the shows and us to yours as well. anyways, best of luck and have a great day.
Hey Sandy...I have a gig this coming Saturday at the Brainwash Cafe (1122 Folsom St). Should be good fun...if you can make it down it would be great to see ya, im on first about 8pm. Also I have a new song up i recorded today ..The Furthest Star ...if you get a wee moment to have a sonic peek id be mighty grateful. Hope all is well Mark
Sandy ~ Of course we'd be down to play with ya'll again. We're just gettin in the game (new band, old bandmates) and looking for quality bands to gig with. We'd be psyched. ~ Tony, Clifton, & Love of RLG
for sure man. i've been trying to add a lot of people in your area. i'd love to come out there and play. the scene here isn't too great, and i've always wanted to go to california.. so why not.
