Well, Me.. But When I'm playing wit John Woods and Dan Ryan.. Playing John's Original tasty, WHOLESOME tunes.. We are the John Woods Band! Oh yeah baby! Look out!
Influences
Well I have to be a bit cliche and a bit me and list a few of the names i can think of... and i'll probably spell a few names wrong too..sorry! Bass players: Jaco Pastorious, Victor Wooten, Stanley Clarke, Marcus Miller, Bootsy Collins (First real player to blow my head off!!), the Guy on Billy Cobham's 'A Funky Thide of Sings",Alphonso Johnson, Louis Johnson, Mathew Garrison, Les Clay Paul, Dominique Di Piazza, Rocco, Richard Bonna!, Lonnie Plaxico, Paul McCartney, Anthony Jackson, CJ Rhodes, Steve Miceli, Damien Steele-Scott I'll keep adding to these lists as time goes on but for now that'll do..
Bands: Geeze.... All of them!
Ok... I am so totally in love with life and music... I play any musical instrument i can get my hands on .. The electric bass is my instrument of choice... the thing about bass for me is this.. As an electric instrument, the bass is merely 60 odd years old! I love being able to take part in this initial, fast moving evolution of the way an instrument is played.. I CAN'T GET ENOUGH MUSIC IN MY LIFE!! really.. I work @ Derringers Music half the week and play and teach around Adelaide the other half, when tour Gov with John Woods.. I head to Woodford to play in the Mal Webb Band.. A festival band made up of three fantastic muso's from around Oz and me, playing Mal's tunes and taking instrumental experimental to the extreme!
HISTORY
By age...13 I was performing in my brothers blues band 'Epsilon'. Great fun! I remember one year into playing, I had a revelation... We were playing at the late Victor Harbour Folk Festival..Headlining in the blues tent. One of the most memorable gigs of my life... I was fourteen playing Cream, Hendrix, B B King, The Doors and the likes. The tent was overflowing! I was shitting my pants! But somehow i loved it more than anything I'd ever experienced! (yes I was still a virgin..but even if I wasn't!!!) I realised that night that this was what I wanted to be doing for THE REST OF MY LIFE!
SO! Then Josh (my bro) and I did the teenage brother thing & decided to have fisties at the drummers place and broke up the band.. I wanted to play funk and Josh still had the blues... Well that's kinda how it went. Then one day an amzing thing happened... My good friend and drummer Matty Collier found Billy Cobhams 'A Funky Thide Of Sings" and MAN!!! Did we go funk crazy or WHAT! I took that record to TWO very important people, who I hold responseable for my musical 'developement. Those two people were, Simon Funkwig and a guy at a book store in Unley (you know your name). When I showed it to the bookshop guy, requesting.. "MORE stuff like this!!!' He promptly flicked thru his very small collection and sold me Mahavishnu Orchestra's 'Beyond Nothingness to Eternity', Weather Report's 'Black Market" (RIP JOE Zawinal) and Return to Forever's 'Romantic Warrior'!!!!! FOR CRYIN OUT LOUD!! I was blown away (and kinda wierd'd out at first) but that began my ventures into Jazz and fusion of the 70's. The OTHER guy, Funkwig, when I gave it to him he said.."Yeah that's funky...but you need to borrow these!!' and he lent me Parliaments best of and also the best of 'Kool and the Gang'.. So really that's where my tastes grew from 70's blues /rock to just music. THANKYOU FUNKY AND BOOK SHOP GUY! this story is getting out of hand... *pant pant* So then after many attempts at funk bands and Jazz wanna be sessions, Social Change formed -in my friends box! check em out! There you will find a bio as long as this one :D
I have played Many a style in many a band but I must make mention to a few that have and/or still do move me or had a huge affect on my musical growth. So after Epsilon (blues/rock) and Social Change Funk Movement (Live Hip hop/funk) I played with Papa Kwasi and the Irie Ites (Roots Reggae-WOMAD), Funkwig deNorthwode (Thebbie theatre supp. Grand Master Flash and Jurassic 5) Caliente (Acoustic Brazillian Jazz), Brazza (Latin big band), The Rest (good stuff- Annerndale Syd), and many more WORTH mentioning but I'm not goig to..sorry guys..
Happening NOW! (you better believe it's happening)
The John Woods Band is my musical mission at the moment.. And I can see myself playing and writing tunes with John for many years to come! He's a total champion and has a knack for writing tasty as, hooky tunes! I love singing good songs! Nothing better. We've got a lot of support from a lot of very good friends.. I'd like to mention a few names.. Emma, Foz, Joe, Tom, Cristo, Darrel and Nat, Daniel and Stephanie, Nico, Josh, Gav, Dave, Laura, Tony,
Yep that oughta do it. Oh.. and I'm a total gear head.. I play (a lot)_a Fodera Monarch dlx 4 string.. I have six string Fodera Emperor also.. and an old music man.. and a fender Jazz which I'm thinking of making into a fretless.. hmmm. I dream of Aguilar amplification making my Fodera sound as it should.. One day! :D and uh.. I have way too many FX pedals.. come and se me at Derringers if you wanna talk bass gear! PEACE AND MORE TREES!
February 14th Valentines Day "Love Song Dedications" @ The Crown & Anchor w/ Bird Is The Word & Notorious Daughters, All Ages from 6 so get there early and fall in love with the first person you see.
March 6th @ The Joiners Arms w/ Diamond Sins and Naked Snake
May 29th @ Enigma w/ a tonne of bands including Lamina & White Rhino
Tim my man, what's up? It was great meeting and listening to all of you, hopefully the rest of your gig on the ship goes well.. I forgot to ask you before I left, would you mind naming off some artists/groups i might not have ever heard of that you're really into?
Check these guys out, they're from germany and are just amazing..
hey! just wanted to say hi and see what was cookin'? Nothin crazy new over here,a little bit under the weather today, but otherwise good. Have a great one :) much love ~adrian edward
Hi there, we're launching our new album this Friday 6th November at Fowler's Live on North Tce. Support by The Shiny Brights and Kicks Tornado (tix on the door or http://www.moshtix.com.au/event.aspx?id=31066&ref=moshtix).. We're very excited, hope you can make it down on the night to help us celebrate! Cheers, SP ;)
DRUM CLINIC featuring; Dean Butterworth, session drummer and current member of Good Charlotte. Wednesday November 4th Adelaide Hq Complex $15 - 7pm THE DRUM SHOP DERRINGERS
As you may have noticed we have been laying low for a while but we are pleased to inform you that we will be holding our Ep Launch at The Crown and Anchor Hotel of Friday the 28th of August and we would love to see you there.
Also check out www.carmillahyde.com for screening dates of this amazing sexy, revenge thriller indy film shot entirely in Adelaide...
and look out for our cameo appearance in the strip club playing one of our songs.
good to hear from you mate.I played a gig at Higher Grouing with Orsino Nation. I was due to play this weekend at The Acousticum but they cancelled the day. What about yourself are you playing anywhere
Hey there! Thanks to all who came to Jive last week and helped us sell the place out! Was a great night. If you didn't make it or just want to do it again, come along to the rocket bar this Satday 30th May!! See you there.
Hey Tim... Hope you're well and thanks for being our friend over the years…... We're about to release in a few weeks our new 5th CD….”SIGNS” Have a preview listen and a look at our new myspace face lift for the promo for it..... The Streamliners sending you some good vibes for 2009....hope to see you around the traps. Your music is sounding GREAT!!
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