A little about me: I started playing guitar at the age of nine in 1980. It was a baby blue plastic Sears guitar. At 10...my parents realized I wasn't looking for another toy and bought me my first vinyl string acoustic. I took lessons at the local music store and soon outgrew my acoustic. My very first electric 6-string was an American Fender Lead II...a rarity that not many know about but which w...
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A little about me: I started playing guitar at the age of nine in 1980. It was a baby blue plastic Sears guitar. At 10...my parents realized I wasn't looking for another toy and bought me my first vinyl string acoustic. I took lessons at the local music store and soon outgrew my acoustic. My very first electric 6-string was an American Fender Lead II...a rarity that not many know about but which was the perfect size for my 11 year old hands. After a year and a half of lessons, my guitar teacher (Bill Engelhart) told my Mom "I can't take your money anymore. I've taught this kid all I can teach him. I continued playing along with my favorite LP's at home, much to the annoyance of both my parents. Upon entering middle school, there was no where for me to play my guitar so I took up the flute in the school band. The next year, I auditioned for the Jazz Band but the band director told me that was only for 8th graders. Now...this is where it get's interesting. The Junior HS Jazz Band instructor had heard about me and auditioned me anyway. I didn't quite have the grasp of the more complex Jazz chords so he suggested I look into the bass. I begged my parents for a bass guitar and finally got a small body Ibanez 4-string. The change in string gauge and larger frets were awkward and clumsy for my small hands so...having seen plenty of Contrabasses, I tore the frets out of the neck with a butter knife and filled in the slots with putty. My parents were not happy but the change made all the difference and after an audition, I was the bassist for the Marysville Junior HS Jazz Band. The youngest in history at that time. Fast Forward to 2015 and I'm still playing the fretless. I have no problem reading, transposing or writing my own parts. I've been doing it for the better part of 28 years. I'm an Audio Engineering major from the Evergreen State College so, I also know my way around a 32 channel board, studio, compressors, plugins, most DAW's, mic placement, mixing and mastering. I've worked on several albums and have produced, engineered and mastered three to date. Currently working with three live projects and one full length album, recorded mostly at my home and in different locations. I think that about covers it. Please....if I've left anything out, ask.
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