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Todd Tate
Powerpop / Alternative / Roots Music

"New Aural Excitement Monthly"

Fairfax, California
United States

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Last Login:  7/18/2008
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   Todd Tate: General Info
Member Since2/18/2007
Band Websiteangrycoffee.com/todd.html
InfluencesMY BIGGEST influences are the people that I play music with and the folks that I like to go out and see play locally in FAIRFAX!, Marin, Sonoma, SF and East Bay! I love it all! ECM Jazz, Punk Rock, Latin Jazz, Jazz Fusion, Classic Rock, House, Drum n Bass, anything Ecletic and in languages I cant understand.
Sounds LikeI've been told I play guitar like Frank Zappa, also Harvey Mandel. Trippy indeed.
Record LabelUnsigned
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   Upcoming Shows ( view all )
Aug 9 2008 9:00P
Resin 7 - Grant & Green San Francisco, California
Aug 28 2008 9:00P
Resin 7 - Gravity San Francisco, California
Sep 26 2008 12:00P
Resin 7 - Point Richmond Summer Concert Series Point Richmond, California
Sep 27 2008 4:00P
Health & Wellness Festival Santa Rosa, California

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   About Todd Tate
Hey whas up people! My page is about my music and sharing it with the friends and good aquaintenances that I have made, and continue to make as the years fly by...

I play electric guitar and sing in my upcoming solo band that I am working on with Kenny Stravopolous ( Starship ) on drums and Mario Previti ( Vigilance, Renegade Studios ) on Bass. This project also includes Graham, Heather and Catheryn so far in my string section for this project. There are no examples of this full band with strings on this page...but Masqerade is a teeny preview. Hope to finish this 10 song CD by year end or sooner! We had our first full reheasal recently and it was truely amazing. Just amazing. It's an alt-rock trio with a string quartet.

I also play electric guitar and cuban tres in the 7 piece groove band "Resin 7".

You can also catch me playing dobro and singing a times on The Deep Sounds of Bobby Peru recordings floating around.... I am writing a lot of solo Dobro tunes that are going to be released under the name "SayLa". That material will be released mid-yer I am hoping. Also performing with a live band is the plan...

You can check some raw rock guitar circa 2001 with the 7 song demo I produced at TINY TELEPHONE SF and played guitar on for Biker Rockers' "King Money Shot". See in my top friends. I did not write the lyrics.

Since playing guitar at age 13 I've never really looked back. It's always been there; music. From the garage band playing Iron Maiden, Judas Priest and Def Leppard to attending SJSU studying Jazz Composition and Arranging with a minor in Audio Production! Oh no! Through many many bands such as Boogieman, Colorwild, 7 Arrows, Rotoruter, Trench, Truman Peyote, One Light Out, Resinmen, Resin.....to co-owning and operating the Blue Room Studios in SF from 95-98, through livin in SF for an exciting decade , lots of hard work, oh and much much good music I find myself in a dream yes today brothers and sisters, as I been workign on 12 songs that culminate in my life to dates best work as a SOLO singer songwriter, guitarist, arranger co producer guy for the last 2 years! Ha! Talk about slow boat! Good things take time ya know...

Highlights of the large number of clients I worked with during my time through SJSU and The Blue Room ( with Matt Singleton and CJ Quagliana ) include:

Engineering credit on 1997's Grammy Nominated Record "Ritmo Y Candela - African Crossroads II" by Cuban Percussion legend Carlos "Patato" Valdez. Thank you Greg Landau for the opportunity.

Engineered and mixed 12 song original Cuban soundtrack for NY independent film entitled "Rum n Coke." Released in 1999. Rent it if you can find it, great indie story set in the Bronx and great music.

We all scored our names under the "thanks" on all 2 + million copies of Trains Sony debut CD. All vocals, few guitar and B3 overdubs were recorded at The Blue Room and remained on the master is my understanding from talking to Jimmy back in 2000. I knew those guys had it in 'em when I heard "Meet Virginia" for the first time at a small venue in SF.... Matt Singleton engineered "Father's Day" with them on a Christmas CD we produced for a local music zine called "Soundcheck" I recall. Awesome experience.

The Sony Demos with Randy Jackson and Storm and Her Dirty Mouth. Yes the now Amercian Idol judge Randy ( cool cat! ) locked out The Blue Room for maybe a month it was...to record Storm and her band "Flower SF". Damn cool watching Storm do her thing for so many years. Matt engineered.

Great link check this out! Rare Storm and Train recordings recorded at The Blue Room circa 1995! Damn 13 years ago.

http://penlin.com/ctisf/

A sampling of the people I have been blessed with their company either as a live sound or audio tracking engineer or a guitar player "back in the day" include David Tanenbaum, Ray Manzerak & Michael McClure ( I ate pizza and drank red wine at the San Jose Hyatt with Ray what a cool cat! ), Dan Wyman, Greg Landau, Omar Sosa, Jesus Diaz, Alfredo Reyes, Sr., Orestes Vilato ( Miami Sound Machine; Orestes had great dirty jokes ), Keith Terry and Crosspulse, Jojo, The Automator, Jay Sciarra, Jim Dean, Marc Senasac, Stephan Jenkins, Moss, Smitty, Steve Bowman, Jeff Narrel, Mario Flores, Ted302, MUK, Stark Raving Brad, Steve Williams, Sourpuss, Brian Kehoe, Tony Kalife, Celso Alberti, Marqueno Brazil, Fifty Lashes, Creeper Lagoon, The late Bea Kane RIP, Wally Schnalle, Dan Zihn, Francis Wong, KC Filson, Mr. B, and Eddie Gale and many others...

Back in Web 1.0 (1999-2001) I was Co-Founder and COO for Angry Coffee.com, we launched the Web's first pubilicly available Web-based interface to Napster and Napster like networks. We made the front page of the Wall Street Journal July 26th, 2000 and entertained developing a "Napster-killing Application" with the help of an executive fan from EMI.


   Todd Tate's Friend Space (Top 39)
Todd Tate has 236 friends.
 Renegade Studios 


 Giordano Bros. 


 Resin 7 


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 heather 


 Culann's Hounds 


 Joe Nemzer, Bass Player 


 Matthew 


 Airport Sexy 


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 Chris Haugen 


 Pike Restaurant & Bar 


 Ben Burney Attacks! 


 Angeline Saris 


 Mucho Axe 


 GRAVITY 


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 Matt 


 The Hold Outs 


 DJ F 


 La Muneca Y Los Muertos 


 Greg 


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 Susan from Sooz Music 


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Todd Tate's Friends Comments
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Ana





Jul 16 2008 3:38 PM

THANK YOU FOR THE BDAY WISHES!!! IT was great to see you that crazy nite!!!
MixMatchMusic





Jul 15 2008 11:43 AM

Ya buddy! Thanks for the shout out on angrycoffee. com.
Tambre





Jul 9 2008 5:24 AM

Thanks for the birthday greets! You rock!
Kea





Jun 19 2008 11:47 AM

Happy B-Day!!!!!! Hope you party like there's no tomorrow..
:)
Jennifer





Jun 19 2008 8:51 AM

HAPPY BIRTHDAY BIG BROTHER! LOVE YOU AND SEE YA THIS WEEKEND!
Mucho Axe





Jun 3 2008 7:29 PM

HI Todd
you welcome to sit in in this one, play a solo on El Carretero and some other of your choice
Resin 7





May 30 2008 7:25 PM

Yo see ya there! Great "ultra lounge".
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Brindl





May 26 2008 12:14 PM

oh yeah, wouldn't have missed scintillating saturday for anything. you rocked it. i was like inches away from you for that red hot solo on your red hot electric guitar. i'm still cooling off from the whole experience....

-b
Airport Sexy





May 25 2008 5:59 PM

thanks for making last night a truly MUSICAL event.
you tore it up!!!
Susan Z





May 24 2008 10:59 AM

Have a good show tonight! I'll be home with my kids, wishing I could be dancing! Best, z
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Carmen Hughes Designs





May 21 2008 11:59 AM

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So we got the name of the band wrong....but Todd Tate will be there!
Snake Plissken Quintet





May 14 2008 11:20 AM

Nice job on getting the Harmony Festival gig! Right before Parliament no less! Break a leg.
Minako





May 6 2008 6:38 PM

You're welcome Todd, Nice to meet you!

I'm sorry this reply is so late. I haven't logged in to my account for a long time.
AWSOME music! I like it alot!
hmmm...you're profile says fairfax. I go down to Gardena sometimes to visit my aunt.

Have a wonderful week Todd!

Minako
Ava VonGoth





May 2 2008 10:27 PM


Hey Todd Tate, I just bought you as my PET! Click here to find out how much I think you're $$WORTH$$!

yaaaaaaaaa

Greg Scott





Apr 28 2008 6:44 PM

DOOOOOD... thanks man... I'm trying to bring back the Vocoder/Talk box vibes!!!

Do you know anyone with a Talk Box there're trying to sell????

Much Love,
Greg
Zorgnak





Apr 28 2008 4:25 PM

Yahoy, seaman! (haha)

Yes.

It was good.

Nice to have someone under the age of 60 to talk to at the wedding. I appreciate that very much.

I beleeb we's fambly, now. I can sees it.
Acoustic Son





Apr 10 2008 6:38 PM

Thanks for joining our friends and love the DOBRO!!
AS
T-O-M





Apr 8 2008 1:57 PM

The Gun & Doll Show is Playing Cafe Du Nord on April 8th, 2008.
Don't miss your chance to see me rockin' the stage!

WE GO ON AT 9PM SHARP(poster is wrong).

Matthew





Mar 8 2008 8:37 AM

OOH!
Carmen Hughes Designs





Feb 29 2008 7:52 PM

Todd- I just spent some time checking out the music on your site! I'm diggin' the sounds and looking forward to seeing play again soon!
Mister Wolf





Feb 28 2008 2:45 PM

4 ain't bad, todd, especially these days. hey, looking to be back in town for a visit before too long. hope to see you. looks like things are going great! later.

j
cin





Feb 28 2008 6:42 AM

Hey Todd.....really like your music!!! Have a great Thursday!