todd harrold (drums/lead vocals)
matt collins (organ/keyboard bass/keyboards)
rob dixon (saxophones)
jon swain (guitar)
will brown (percussion,vocals)
Influences
miles,santana,hendrix,sly,james brown,the headhunters,ray charles,soulive,meshell ndegeocello,stevie wonder,steely dan,donny hathaway,bill withers,gil scott heron,allman brothers band,dave matthews band,derek trucks band,sting,the meters,steve winwood,herbie hancock,bob marley,the neville brothers,isley brothers,d'angelo,erykah badu,joe henderson,joni mitchell,parliament/funkadelic,tower of power,wayne shorter,war,mati klarwein,richard brautigan,jack kerouac,ram dass,little feat,david crosby,jean michel basquiat,buddy miles,and jans ingber.todd's drum influences include steve jordan,david garibaldi,bill stewart,steve gadd,stanton moore,mike clark,lenny white,michael shrieve,billy cobham,carter beauford,alan evans,clyde stubblefield,bernard purdie,keith carlock,richie hayward,jeff sipe,john bonham,tony williams,jeff porcaro and jojo mayer among many others.
Sounds Like
todd harrold
todd with rob dixon and matt collins at club soda 1/30/09
Harrold/Collins Unlimited: Inside Harrold/Collins Unlimited: Trouble
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.Todd at the Jazz Kitchen with saxophonists Jared Thompson and Rob Dixon, Hammond B3 legend Melvin Rhyne, and unknown guitar player from May 2008
the todd harrold band has been in existence since 1991,and after many cd's,many cross country road trips,and many personnel changes,todd is still at it,recently winning the fort wayne whatzup magazine's whammy award for best jazz artist for the third year in a row..todd hooked up with the phenomenal 8 string guitarist dan mowan in 2004,a musical partnership that resulted in the disc, "further from yesterday",in 2007 on monkey wings records,available at amazon.com."further from yesterday" reached 7 on the jambands.com radio charts in 2007-2008.todd has shared the stage with the doobie brothers,govt mule,lalah hathaway,leon russell,dave weckl,ike stubblefield,the bodeans,leftover salmon,and kc and the sunshine band,and has appeared in modern drummer,down beat and relix magazines.
in 2009 he began a musical partnership with saxophonist rob dixon in songwriting,performing and performing.the results should be available soon.todd uses tama drums,paiste cymbals and vic firth sticks.
todd is especially proud of his many students,and continues to teach private lessons in fort wayne.
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hey, just stopping by to say hi - hope you're doing well.
I've got my new single 'Dancing On The Kitchen Tiles" on my page at the moment, as well as a couple of new live videos. I'd love to know what you think.
Just spreading some love your way - Thanks and enjoy the Christmas season! PS: the song Feel Good, should make you feel good! :o) Kevin
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Catch the free live stream for our next show, October 31 from 9pm to midnight (Eastern time). No commercials, no static...just great music that other radio stations won't play.
Hope you check out my new dvd "Methods and Mechanics" and the clips at Altitudedigital.com It's over 5 hours shot in HD 16X9. Below are quotes from Steve Smith and Modern Drummer on the DVD. Available world wide at:
"I'm going to tell everyone what an inspiring and helpful DVD "Methods and Mechanics" is. It is one of the best and most helpful drum DVDs ever. There are some great licks in there that I'm going to be shedding when I get a minute!" --Steve Smith
"Styx drumming great Todd Sucherman earns the rank of master drummer with creative, entertaining, and artistically produced instructional package. Four and a half stars (out of five). " --Mike Haid Modern Drummer magazine
"A stunning achievement. This DVD sets the bar high for others to follow. One of the best looking and sounding DVDs ever. " --Ken Micaleff Modern Drummer magazine
Drop by my page my friend. I posted a video and MP3 of me doing one of the hottest versions of “Voodoo Child” that you’ll ever hear.....guaranteed to make you smile! …..and you can download the MP3 for free!
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