Lead vocalist for BUMP, songwriter, guitars, pianos/keyboards.
Guitar Gear/Effects: 1993 Fender American Standard Telecaster, 2003 Fender American Standard Stratocaster, Boss DD5 digital delay with tap tempo, Boss RC-20 Loop Sampler, Boss tuner, Boss Trem TR-2, Maxon OD808, Electro Harmonics Big Muff, Electro Harmonics Small Clone and Holy Grail, SIB! Mr. Echo, Roger Lynn Adrenalin, Pigtronix EP-1 2 Voodoo Lab Power packs, Electro Harmonics EQ, and a SoulBoard!!
Misc: TC Helicon Voicelive, Boss FS-5U, Behringer mixer.
Keboards: Nord Electro 2 73 key, Nord Lead 2 synth, Korg Micro Synth, Kurzweil PS-88 semi weighted keyboard, Fender Deville Amplifier, Fender Twin Reverb Reissue, Shure Beta 58A microphones, Ultimate support Systems Stand, 2 EV-5s, 4 sustain pedals!!
Favorite Musicians/Influences: Solomon Burke (This guy is number one), Culture, Audley Freed, Andrew Strong, The Flaming Lips, Jimmy Smith, Frankie Avalon, Tom Waits, Curtis Mayfield and The Impressions, Jackie Lomax, Aston “Family Man” Barret, James “The Hook” Jameson, Cocker (Only with Mad Dogs and Englishmen), Jimmy Cliff, The Maytals, Ike And Tina, Vince Guaraldi, Paul Pena, Stan Getz, Benny Benjamin, Stevie Wonder, Rev. Gary Davis, Donald “Duck” Dunn, Rick Danko, Levon Helm, Richard Manuel, Garth Hudson, Aretha, Otis Day and the Knights, Norah (The Female Jesus), Bruce Hornsby, Bill Withers, Laura Nyro, Jorge Ben, Morris Day and the entire original TIME lineup, Manos Hadsithakis , Andre Segovia, Christopher Parkening, Steely Dan, Van Morrison, Steve Perry, John Paul Jones, David Lee Roth, Sammy Hagar, Gary Cherone, Nuno Bettencourt, Yngwie Malmsteen (that’s who), Yanni, Bobby Seger, Bobby Weir, Bobby Marley, Bobby Dylan, Daryl Hall and John Oates (Thanks a lot mom), Beck, Peter Wolf, Karl “Diesel” Denson, William Preston (5th Beatle), Maceo Parker, Steve Adler, Freddy King, Chuck Levell, and David Byrne to name a few!
Favorite album to listen to if stranded on a desert island: (TOSS UP BETWEEN) Bob Marley and the Wailers: Exodus and Norah Jones: Come Away With Me
Favorite album to make love to: Donna Summer: Love to Love You Baby
Favorite album to tweak to: Al DiMeola, John Mclauglin and Paco DeLucia: Friday Night in San Francisco
Favorite Film Soundtrack: (TOSS UP BETWEEN) The Harder They Come and Superfly
Favorite Musical Film: Pink Floyd: Live at Pompeii
Favorite album to drive to: Bill Frisell: Blues Dream (Yes, yes)
Favorite song to wake up to: (TOSS UP BEWTEEN) Traffic: John Barleycorn Must Die (Thanks Carl) and Huey Lewis and News: Back in Time
Favorite Song to Hear at the end of a tour road trip: Journey: Don’t Stop Believing
Favorite album to listen to while on a boat: Bruce Hornsby and the Range: The Way it is
Favorite Live Album: Maceo Parker: Life on Planet Groove
Favorite Film: (TOSS UP BETWEEN) The Police Academy Films and any film with Corey Feldman and Corey Haim in it.
Least Favorite Film: Back to the Future Part II
THE GOLDEN GIRLS, ARE YOU BEING SERVED?, VH1 CLASSIC, THE HISTORY CHANNEL, WELCOME BACK KOTTER, CHARLES IN CHARGE (anything with Scott Baio), THE SCIENCE CHANNEL, DUCKTALES, GUMMY BEARS, VOLTRON, BOB SAGET (your boy)
Books
THE ELEGANT UNIVERSE, AFTER THE ECSTASY THE LAUNDRY
YORG: Vocals/Keyboards/Guitar
"Thanks everybody for partying their faces off and for never giving up on it. I appreciate the commitment, you've all made to this party called life! Don't ever stop partying on my account. If you think that you partied hard enough party a little harder and then one up yourself on that party!"
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Missing you. Thinking of the boys as I roam through these musical summertime wastelands...
It's funny--during festival season, I know that all of us in this crazed musical community are simultaneously doing our thing, flung far and wide across the country. When I was in upstate New York at the Falcon Ridge Folk Festival two weekends ago, I thought of my Midwest peeps back at 10K, probably doing something exactly along the lines of what I was doing, at the exact same moment. It's as if we all form a spiritual web of sorts during the summertime.
Hey buddy! I just got the first 6 tunes from my album coming out soon posted on my page here! please check them out and let me know what you thnk when you get a chance! talk to ya soon Yorg!!
good to hear from you today, i'll call you back tomorrow or tuesday. oh, by the way, handicap camping 4th year in the row at the 'roo...best spot yet! i stole some of your moves for that one! can't wait to see you again, kiddo! :-)
Featured shorts for the 5/6 Mitten Movie Project include (in order of screening): Detroit Windsor International Film Festival [promo video], Rock ’Em, Sock ’Em, Detroit Derby Girls, The Principles of Uncertainty, Ransom, Rye Street Episode 1 - That’s Distribution, Rye Street Episode 2 - Unexpected Day Off, Dinosaur Song, ASAP, Frankie, MTV Cribs: Arab American Style, The Misled Romance of Cannibal Girl and Incest Boy, and Turbo Girls Episodes 1-3.
For film descriptions/program notes, please read the "5/6 Mitten Movie Project - FINAL LINEUP" blog post.
The Mitten Movie Project is a monthly film night dedicated to screening independent films the first Tuesday of every month at the Main Art Theatre in Royal Oak. Presale tickets are available for $8 at www. myspace. com/mittenmovieproject. Tickets at the door are $10.
