Steve Perakis - Bass, some guitar, keys, drums & programming
Influences
bass playing: Sid Townsend, Dr Paul Robinson, Milt Hinton, Charles Mingus, Fred Hopkins, Anthony Cox, John Paul Jones, Ron Carter, Scott LaFaro, Willie Dixon, Sid Omasta, Roger Hines, Doug Richeson, John Entwistle, Tom Petersson song writing: the late Mark Greenwood, Elvis Costello, Los Lobos, Marc Ribot composing: the late Brian Casey, Sun Ra, Charles Mingus, Danny Elfman, Igor Stravinsky, Korean P'ansori, circus music
Joey Baron, Mario Bauza, The Beatles, Art Blakey, James Brown, Chara, Don Cherry, Stanley Clarke, Bootsy Collins, Ornette Coleman, John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Richard Davis, Ann Delaney, Duke Ellington, Al Foster, Fred Frith, Peter Gabriel, Marvin Gaye, Herbie Hancock, Emmylou Harris, Joe Henderson, Shirley Horn, Kocani Orkestar, Israel Lopez ( Cachao ), Dick Mackey, Curtis Mayfield, Buddy Miller, John Francis Pastorious iii, Astor Piazzolla, Perez Prado, Sun Ra, Marc Ribot, Clara Rockmore ( the first theremin virtuoso ), Wayne Shorter, Jimmy Scott!!, The Skatalites, Sly Stone, Tom Waits, WAR, Junior Watson, Stevie Wonder, Neil Young, Frank Zappa, Led Zeppelin and EVERY musician I've ever known!
I've been playing bass for almost 3 decades now and am a founding member of: Honk, Wail & Moan ( 10 or more member jazz combo and 6 member swing combo )
And a member of Ricky Nye Inc,
Al Smyth's Free Beer n Chicken Coalition, Sabor Latino salsa and merengue, Tommy Smith Jazz Quartet, QED Jazz and Lucey's Maze.
I played for over ten years in the Sean Carney Band - Winners of 2007 International Blues Challenge and Columbus Monthly "Best Band" of 2007. Our CD "Life Of Ease" charted at 16 in Nov. '07 on KOTO in Telluride, CO!
I write pop songs, jazz & salsa tunes, surf, blues, avant garde, soundtracks and music for modern dance.
Hire me to record bass for your project! Send your Pro Tools session, audio tracks or MP3s and I'll send you back professionally performed and recorded bass tracks!
I've performed:
with Jerome Dillon, Glenn Miller Orchestra, Louie Bellson, Henry Cuesta and The Benny Goodman Orchestra, The Guy Lombardo Band, Sean Carney Band, Cheryl Banks-Smith ( former Sun Ra Arkestra member ), New Remnants Big Band, Jazz To Go Big Band, Tommy Smith Quartet, Honk Wail and Moan, Yumbambe, Shakewells, The New Basics Brass Band, The Midnighters, Wooden Soul, The Beetkeepers, Schtick, RAYZER, Heffy, C. Barton Love Machine, Wheel Hoss, The Knittles, Uncle Owen, Elisa Nicholas, Leah-Carla Gordone, and a few hundred others.
Post Modern chamber music and Opera Theater, improvised game music like The Avant Collective, from the Reggae of The Delroy's, Country, Polka and pop to the southern slavic music of Zivili.
I am proud to use Bob's Bags handmade weather resistant gig bags and play incredible instruments made by the Guru of woodgrain: RJ Frenz Custom Guitars and Basses.
I've performed at:
Southern Thailand Jazz and Blues Festival;
Montreux Atlanta Music Festival;
Philadelphia Festival of World Cinema;
Cleveland Performance Art Festival, Cleveland Avant Garage Film Festival;
Orpheum Theatre, Blues City Cafe, Kings Palace Cafe - Memphis;
Arkansas Blues & Heritage Blues Challenge; Eureka Springs Blues Festival - Eureka Springs, AK;
Blues Tavern - Mobile AL;
Helen Stairs Theatre - Sanford FL; Barking Shark, Channel Mark, Smokin' Oyster Brewery, Warfields Steakhouse - Ft Myers FL; B.O.'s Fish Wagon - Key West FL;
Slippery Noodle Inn - Indianapolis IN; Pierre's - FT Wayne IN; Skip's Lounge - Angola IN
House Of Blues, Club Liquid, Standard Lounge - Chicago IL; Carmelita's Concina / Cadillac Ranch - Bartlett IL; Madison Theatre - Peoria IL; The Canopy Club - Urbana IL;
Blues To The Point Fest - Carollton, KY; The Avenue, Chez Nora, Southgate House - Covington, KY; Headliner's - Louisville KY; Rabbit Hash General Store - Rabbit Hash, KY;
Bluestage Club - Napoleon MI; Hoops - Auburn Hills MI; Silver Dollar - Lansing MI; Clutch Cargo - Pontiac MI;
Knitting Factory, Caravan of Dreams, K’av’eh’az, New York University - NYC;
Blue 5 - Roanoak, VA; Maxie's Rendezvous - Virginia Beach VA;
Soul Shine Festival, Meadowbrook Park Ballroom - Bascom OH;
Willoughby Arts Festival, Fat Fish Blue - Cleveland;
Arnold's, Cincy Blues Fest, Cincy Blues Challenge, Cityfolk Festival, Swing Lounge - Cincinnati;
Asylum, Cafe Boulevard, Canal Street Tavern, El Diablo, Nite Owl, Trolley Stop - Dayton;
Donahue's Tavern - Springfield;
Wild Bill’s - Marion;
Rhythm & Food Festival, Jazz & Rib Festival, Community Festival, Festival Latino, GCAC Arts Festival, Avant Garage Film Festivals, Creekside Blues & Jazz Festival, Trad Acoustic Blues Fest, Arts in the Alley Grove City, Denison, Ohio State & Ohio Wesleyan Universities, just about every theatre, bar, hotel lounge & restaurant in Columbus & central Ohio;
... and a few dozen others.
Opened for 10000 Maniacs, Albino, American Music Club, Marshall Crenshaw, Either/Orchestra, Fabian, Charles Gayle, Howard Levy, Keb Mo, Kenny Neal, Marc Ribot ( Chris Wood of Medeski, Martin & Wood was on Ribot's band! ), Scrawl, Sonny Sharrock, Junior Watson, Johnny & Edgar Winter, White Zombie, and a few I'm forgetting.
Hey Steve, If you're looking for something to do, swing by Due Amici Saturday night for our CD release party! We got free beer from The Elevator! Peace, Playhouse
Hello Steve, Thank you! Rose Of Life-Becoming-Awareness-Wisdom-Oneness. Have a week filled with roses! XX~
Rose Of Life
I am unfolding gently beneath your loving touch Becoming I let wholeness breath my petals free Awareness Sweet fragrant Spirit touching senses into life Wisdom Giving beauty back to the universe Knowing Each petal, sweet miracle of life Oneness We are hues of color, yet one in Spirits blossom
Hosted By: FUNKDEFY When: Wednesday Jun 18, 2008 at 10:00 PM Where: Ravari Room 2661 North High Street Columbus, OH 43202 United States Description: FUNKDEFY
emails Do work sometimes-even at the last second...so glad i went to dixden 2nite and saw HWM set 2. thanks...i guess that was your sister singing so strong, and what is tapper's name? jenae?
imikimi - Customize Your World Thank you so much my friend for takeing the time to listen to my music.I have been doing this for awhile now an still enjoy every minute of it. An there's nothing better than the reactions I see from touching peoples hearts.I hope you get the chance to experience what is a passion of mine the blues an jazz.
