The Beatles, Paul Simon, Little River Band, Glenn Shorrock, The Beach Boys, Billy Joel, ABBA, The BeeGees, The Eagles, Keith Urban, Peter Gabriel, Don Williams, Ricky Nelson, lots of classic pop and rock.
I’m a musician born and raised here in Massena, NY. My dad is also a musician as was my grandfather and his father and so on. Dad got me started on bass at 14 and from there I taught myself guitar, piano, and drums. I’ve been writing since I started playing and have been lucky enough to always have a small studio of some sort set up in the house. Right now it’s in the corner of my apartment. Luckily with technology they’re getting smaller! I work alone from start to finish on a song, from the initial writing and arranging to the recording itself. I would love to get to record in a top end studio with other musicians and engineers and a producer, where everyone contributes their ideas and energy to a final product. But for now this is a good way for me to get my songs into a tangible form. The five songs here are just a sampling of what I’ve done, and I’ll try to alternate now and then. There’s many more I’ve recorded and still more that are written. I hope you enjoy them! :)
THERE IS AN AMAZING EVENT I GO TO EVERY YEAR CALLED THE DURANGO SONGWRITERS’ EXPO AND THIS YEAR IT IS CLOSER THAN EVER TO NASHVILLE!! IF YOU'VE NEVER BEEN, YOU DON'T WANT TO MISS IT. IT IS ONE OF THE MOST AMAZING NETWORKING OPPOTUNITIES OF THE YEAR AND IT HAS RESULTED IN PUB DEALS AND HIT SONGS FOR SOME OF THE ATTENDEES, INCLUDING THE CURRENT RASCAL FLATTS HIT, "EVERY DAY," WHICH WAS PENNED BY DURANGO ATTENDEE ALISSA MORENO IN A COWRITE WITH JEFF STEELE AT 1 OF THE DURANGO EVENTS. THE EXPO IS MAY 29-31 IN ASHVILLE, N.C. AND I CAN'T SAY ENOUGH ABOUT IT. PLEASE GO CHECK OUT MORE DETAILS ON MY MYSPACE AND REGISTER FOR THE EVENT. AND BE SURE AND TELL THEM I SENT YA! - LALA
No, thank you!! I am just trying out a new beginning here...things won't change so much, just the name! Everyone will get used to it. haha. Keep doing what you do!
Hey Uncle Tom, please let me know what you think of my latest track. It's only half done and I'm making it into a collaboration with a few other people. Would love to hear feedback since I used part hip hop and part rock sounds. You know me, I gotta make it crazy! :D It's called Welcome (To My World)
