| Member Since | 12/3/2005 | | Band Website | tommizender.com | | Band Members | Tommi Zender- guitars, vocals, loops, pothole & landslide detection Greg Schultz- pedal stealth, extra guitar, the guy with the most cool toys Dave Budrys- bass, backing vocals, big dreams & better tomorrows Jeff Lien- drums, bionic ear, and justification.
There's a mysterious 5th member who keeps testing me to see if I'm really & truly willing to work even harder for harmony. I've already turned the control & maintenance of this Myspace page over to them--so if you have a beef, it's really out of my hands at this point.
:-) | | Influences | All the people, events & things I remember, and all I hope to someday forget, including that one week we had together--yes, that one.................Also...The Band, Kinks, Brian Eno, Meshell N'degeOcello, Kevin Gilbert, Jon Brion, Roxy Music, Horace Silver, Spoon, Steely Dan, Prince, Daniel Lanois, Todd Rundgren, Joni Mitchell, Thomas Dolby, Los Lobos/Latin Playboys, Bowie, Beatles, Stones, Dylan, Caetano Veloso, Led Zeppelin, mid-70's Aerosmith, Curtis Mayfield, Cheap Trick, Wendy & Lisa, Nick Drake, Joe Henry, Tortoise, AC-DC, Sex Pistols, Sly Stone, Scritti Polliti, Stanton Moore, Steve Reich, Stevie Wonder, Simon & Garfunkel, David Sylvian, ssssssseriously..............Ohio Players, Jonatha Brooke, Hank Williams, Happy Chichester, James P. Johnson, Richard Thompson, Lucky Thompson, Beck, Jeff Beck, Peter Gabriel, Kool & The Gang, Earth Wind & Fire, Wes Montgomery, Harold Budd, Bill Nelson, Calexico, Mitchell Froom, Queen, Wilco & Co...will, Brian Blade, The Who, re...Placemats, your mom, Coltrane, Calexico, Death Cab for Cutie, Miles, Afghan Whigs, Adrian Belew, Zappa, Aimee Mann, Michael Penn, Iron & Wine, drinking wine, Jellyfish, Talking Heads, Marvin Gaye, Yes, Oingo Boingo, too many to mention-but I'll keep trying.................... Sakyong Mipham, Bill Hicks, Tom Robbins, PT Anderson, Chuck Klosterman, MOJO, candles, fans & air cleaners, curry powder, yoga, Ricolas, cats...not the musical, the creature!.............................................................................................. I love to play music with my friends, and teach music to my students. I'm influenced by them and visa versa. So much to hear & learn...so little time it seems. And yet, all the time in the world. Why waste it playing Guitar Hero, when you can learn to play a real instrument?............................................................................Currently digging "The Spirituality of Imperfection", "Letters to a Young Poet", a book about sex, and "Oblique Strategies", gluten-free pasta, watching my cat try to chase lightning bugs, Chicago baseball, and a renewed interest in the full album listening experience. I want another Gibson SG. | | Sounds Like | A compassionate friend? A feather tickling a pinky toe? A freight train running through your living room? You decide. You score extra "friend" points if you say "he sounds like Tommi Zender." | | Record Label | Smaller Than Life Records | | Type of Label | Major |
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