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Staten Island, New York
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Member Since2/27/2007
Band Websitewww.vernon-reid.com
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Living Colour
:


Will Calhoun
- Drums, percussion, vocals


Corey Glover
- lead vocals


Doug Wimbish
- bass/ambience

Masque:

Leon Gruenbaum
- keyboards, Samchillian Tip Tip Tip CheeeePee

Steve Jenkins
- bass

Don McKenzie
- drums


Hank Schroy
- bass

Yohimbe Brothers

Yohimbe Brothers :


DJ Logic
- turntables & samples

Leon Gruenbaum - keyboards/Samchillian tiptiptip cheeepeee, laptop


Maya Azucena
- vocals

Taylor McFerrin
- MC & beat box

Deantoni Parks
- drums

Jared Nickerson - bass

Latasha Nevada Diggs
- vocals


Free Form Funky Freqs :


Jamaaladeen Tacuma
- Bass


Calvin Weston
- Drums

InfluencesWhen I started playing guitar Carlos Santana was like ... goodbye! Santana, Hendrix, and just really odd players. I loved Jan Ackerman from Focus. T-Bone Walker was someone I loved, B. B. King, Albert King, Freddie King, and then Bill Conners, who was the first guitarist from Return To Forever. And John McLaughlin.

I have to mention Freddie Stone from Sly and the Family Stone, Jimmy Nolan who played with James Brown, and Eddie Hazel who played with Funkadelic. Let’s see, Ernie Isley who played with the Isley Brothers. Robert Fripp is definitely another one who I would consider an influence.

And then there are many people that just came on down through the years, like Allan Holdsworth. Then there’s a kind of a funny bouncing back and forth between, from the blues people and the rock people and the various incarnations in between, various mixings and matchings. I think one of the great losses was Tommy Bolin, who was a wonderful guitarist, played with James Gang, he played with Deep Purple for a short time and actually played on one of the greatest jazz/rock records, Billy Cobham’s Spectrum.

I could go on and on and on and on with different people (who were influential to me) like from Sonny Sharrock and James Blood Ulmer. I am not a person who had turned around and stopped liking funk. Some people outgrow it—they go "Oh yeah, you know, yeah, I used to be into that." Well, I still like what I like. The only thing is I found other things and heard other things and that just added to it. It’s funny because the things that I like go from very, very conventional pop type of things to the most extremely avant-garde, like Derek Bailey and Hans Reichel. We just lost Derek Bailey recently. Hans Reichel. He’s a German guitarist who played a guitar with like this weird movable bridge ... very, very out there, very good. Great, great player. And then, people like Egberto Gismonti, a great Brazilian guitarist/pianist. Hound Dog Taylor is one of my favorites. He used this raw dog blues, you know. And Lightning Hopkins. So, it goes, it runs a pretty far gamut. To me, there’s something that runs through these different styles.

Artificial Afrika
Record LabelFavored Nations
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   Upcoming Shows ( view all )
Dec 8 2009 8:00P
Oosterpoort w/ Living Colour Groningen
Dec 9 2009 5:00P
Velvet Music in-store w/ Living Colour Delft
Dec 9 2009 8:00P
De Boerderij w/ Living Colour Zoetermeer
Dec 10 2009 8:00P
013 W/ Living Colour Tilburg
Dec 11 2009 8:00P
Hedon w/ Living Colour Zwolle
Dec 12 2009 8:00P
P3 w/ Living Colour Purmerend
Dec 13 2009 8:00P
Trabendo w/ Living Colour Paris
Dec 15 2009 8:00P
Ninkasi w/ Living Colour Lyons
Dec 18 2009 8:00P
Audiotorio w/ Living Colour Murcia
Dec 19 2009 8:00P
Sala Itzela w/ Living Colour San Sebastian
Dec 20 2009 8:00P
Sala Capitol w/ Living Colour Santiago de Compostela
Dec 21 2009 8:00P
Sala Heiniken w/ Living Colour Madrid
Dec 22 2009 8:00P
Santiago Alquimista w/ Living Colour Lisboa

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For Serious US and Asia booking inquiries, please contact :

Maurice Montoya - email : maurice@mmmusicagency.com
MM Music Agency
1133 Broadway, Suite 1605
New York, New York 10010

Tel: 212 229-9160
Fax: 212 229-9168

For serious European booking inquires, please contact:

Hubi - tekknobase@aol.com
Website - www.directbookingberlin.de


Vernon's myspace was deleted in the spring of 2007. All mail was lost, friends, comments, blog comments etc... We've resurrected most of the blogs though! Thanks for the love, support and patience and be prepared for some interesting tunes in the music player.



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"Masque is about identity: Who am I? Really, that question has informed everything I've done, from the beginning of my solo career."

Webster's Dictionary defines an artist as "one who professes and practices an imaginative art; a person skilled in one of the fine arts; a skilled performer." By any of these definitions, guitarist and composer Vernon Reid is a true artist, one whose art is a work forever in progress, from his formative years on the downtown New York jazz/funk/punk scene with Ronald Shannon Jackson's Decoding Society, to his leadership of the pioneering multi-platinum rock band Living Colour, to his collaborations with creative spirits ranging from guitarist Carlos Santana and African singer Salif Keita to choreographers Bill T. Jones and Donald Byrd.

Vernon Reid is probably best known for leading Living Colour. Vernon founded Living Colour in New York City circa 1985 and piloted the band through a remarkable career. Among the highlights: a double platinum-selling debut album Vivid, released in 1988; its gold-certified successor, Time's Up, released 1990; two consecutive Grammy Awards in the category of Best Hard Rock Performance; opening for the Rolling Stones' 1989 "Steel Wheels" tour; and appearing on the first Lollapalooza tour in the summer of 1991. Vernon is thrilled to be working with Living Colour again and is extremely proud of their new album Collidescope, which was released in October of 2003 on Sanctuary Records.

In addition to Living Colour, Vernon has been engaged his usual panoply of activities. He released "Mistaken Identity", his first solo album in 1996 and has collaborated with the choreographers Bill T. Jones on "Still/Here" and Donald Byrd on "Jazztrain". He performed "Party 'Til The End of Time" at the Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM) with The Roots, an end of the millennium tribute featuring the music of Prince's album "1999". He also composed and performed "Bring Your Beats" a children's program for BAM. Vernon has also produced records by Resort (a Mexican hard rock group) and two Grammy nominated albums: "Papa" by the great African singer Salif Keita and "Memphis Blood: The Sun Studio Sessions" by James "Blood" Ulmer. Blood's most recent album, released in September of 2003, "No Escape From the Blues", was also produced by Vernon Reid. He also appears on "Guitar Oblique" (Knitting Factory Records) with guitarists David Torn and Elliot Sharp. Vernon was also featured in the program presented by BAM and the Experience Music Project in Seattle entitled "Magic Science", which includes Medesky, Martin & Wood and the Gil Evans Orchestra performing Gil Evans' arrangements of songs by Jimi Hendrix.

Vernon composed the score for the film "Paid In Full", directed by Charles Stone III (well known for creating the "Wasssup!" series of commercials for Budweiser as well as directing three videos for Living Colour) and released by Miramax in the fall of 2002. Vernon also composed the score for the celebrated documentary "Ghosts of Attica" which aired on Court TV in the fall of 2001 and has been featured at several film festivals.

Vernon along with DJ Logic, calling themselves "The Yohimbe Brothers", released an album in September, 2002, "Front End Lifter", The Yohimbe Bros. been touring on and off since the release of the album. Vernon is also the music supervisor for the film "Mr. 3000" starring Bernie Mac and directed by Charles Stone III; "Mr. 3000" is scheduled for release in the fall of 2004. Vernon's album with Masque (Leon Gruenbaum - keyboards, Hank Schroy - bass and Marlon Browden - drums), an instrumental album entitled "Known Unknown", was released in April 2004 on Favored Nations records.

The Grammy Award winning guitarist and his band Masque present a collection of 13 new songs. "Other True Self" is a sonic kaleidoscope, a tumble of colors and a whirl of astonishing visions that expose a vivid personal landscape and illuminates one or another side of Vernon Reid, was released on April 18, 2006.



*please note that this site is maintained by Vernon Reid and Tim E. Please be extremely patient w/ email responses as Vernon IS constantly on the go w/ music, art, and family life


As stated by Vernon on June 23, 2006 - "....Also I was thinking of letting folks know that I'm cool with taping Masque shows strictly by live taping guidelines (non-commercial trading is okay, no selling, etc.)"

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Inside Out

Inside Out



Dec 18 2009 11:59 AM

Thanks for the Add!
Rawwk On!
Peace.
Glen Rock

Glen Rock



Dec 18 2009 11:36 AM

Thanks for the Add!
You Rawwk!
Peace.
Iron Mark,Music & Sled Dogs

Mark Branham



Dec 17 2009 1:18 AM

Awsome tunes brother!!!!!!!!!!!!
Friend mark

Mush on!!!!!!!!!!!!!
barbara

barbara



Dec 12 2009 6:32 PM

hey Vernon, please see the email I've sent to you!
thank u sooo much
Barbara
Dirt Oak Ashbury

Dirt Oak Ashbury



Dec 9 2009 3:46 PM

cool music! hope you like our rock/hard/psychedelic music!

cheers from Dirt Oak Ashbury
Bud Ogden

Bud Ogden



Dec 8 2009 8:31 PM

Awesome tunes! Never stop rockin'!
Godi

Godi



Dec 8 2009 10:44 AM

Hey Vernon!
It was a great concert in Berlin and it was great to meet you there!
I like the new LC-Album a lot,especially you're Guitarwork on "Behind the sun"!
What do you think of the new GR4,please let me know all the goods and bads!
I hope your tour is still running well and the fans are as enthusiastic as in Berlin!
Please say hello to everyone,especially to Dennis!He's a great guy...

All the best,love and peace

godi
SHIRL

SHIRL



Dec 7 2009 1:33 PM

Me and brother Lee absolutely loved the show last night Vernon. Looked like you'd all had a day of laughter with the banter between you and Corey. The new songs were tight - personal fave was 'Out Of My Mind.' Couldn't quite get a shot of Doug's playing in the audience cos I was front left so hope to see some soon. Will tweet when I've uploaded what I've got.

Elvis is dead. Living Colour are very much alive and the best band on the planet. x
Chord On Blu

Chord On Blu



Dec 6 2009 2:14 AM

Thanks for the ADD. Big fan of your guitar work! Bravo*****
Sean

Sean



Dec 4 2009 9:56 PM

Good video, thanx
ludo

ludo



Dec 4 2009 7:54 PM

merci pour ce fabuleux concert à bruxelles !!!
lionel Crawford

lionel Crawford



Dec 4 2009 6:34 PM

Your short video on the writing of "Cult of Personality" was brilliant!!
PAINT BOX

PAINT BOX



Dec 4 2009 1:38 PM

we met back in 98 or 99 @ sonic studios/philly.
recently, your ex-A&R guy (MC) said we are "competitive."
would love to get your take on the Box.

peace, love & Paint Box
Guy Dixon

Guy Dixon



Dec 4 2009 11:23 AM

You played a great gig in Bristol last night - hope you all enjoyed it as much as we did.
UMOA

UMOA



Dec 4 2009 12:58 AM

Superb Work on the new album!
Urban Jungle Groove

Urban Jungle Groove



Dec 3 2009 5:20 PM

Thank you very much for visiting the city of Hamburg! It was an excellent concert from excellent musicians! Great music, Great performance! Giuseppe
kevin ferrand

kevin ferrand



Dec 2 2009 8:03 PM

thanks for add
et bonjour de france!
Kerstin

Kerstin



Nov 30 2009 2:40 PM

Great show in Hamburg yesterday! Thank you for everything, you are the best, Vernon!! Pics coming soon!

Take care,

Kerstin
xxx
Dirt Oak Ashbury

Dirt Oak Ashbury



Nov 30 2009 2:05 PM

thanks for the add!cool music!hope you like our rock/hard/psychedelic sound!!

cheers from Dirt Oak Ashbury
Bill Bolander

Bill Bolander



Nov 30 2009 5:18 AM

Thanks for the link. Excellent tracks. Listening as I type.
Morellato & The Jewels

Morellato & The Jewels
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Nov 28 2009 5:57 PM

Many thanks for adding us! Greetings From Aviano, Italy!
Tokyo

Tokyo



Nov 26 2009 9:10 PM

Vernon reid = god
KONTRARIUM

KONTRARIUM



Nov 25 2009 4:02 PM

Your energy is what most have engaged me in listening to your playing, is old and new simultameously. As a guitar player I can say you are one of my references, although it might not seem obvious. Perhaps we might meet one day. All the best
Albert Ginés

Albert Ginés



Nov 25 2009 9:33 AM

Thanks for the add!!
Ramiro Suarez

Ramiro Suarez



Nov 25 2009 12:44 AM

Thanks for the add! Wish you all the best.
Cheers!

Ramiro
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