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INFLUENCES...I HAVE SO MANY FOR DIFFERENT INSTRUMENTS...THIS WILL TAKE AWHILE... FOR BASS I WOULD SAY GENE SIMMONS, MICHAEL ANTHONY, VICTOR WHOOTEN, I KINDA CREATED MY OWN STYLE OFF OF THEM. FOR GUITAR IT WOULD BE ACE FREHLEY, PAUL STANLEY, ZACK WYLDE, RANDY RHODES, MANY OF THE 80'S ROCK GUITARISTS...TOO MANY TO MENTION...DRUMS WOULD BE ERIC CARR (DECEASED KISS DRUMMER), RANDY CASTILLO, TOMMY ALDRIDGE, AND MANY OTHERS. SAXOPHONE WOULD BE MY MENTOR THROUGH HIGH SCHOOL THAT TOUGHT ME MOST OF MY THEORY AND IMPROV SKILLS ON SAX AND INSTRUCTOR, BILL ELROD. FOR SOUND ENGINEERING I WOULD HAVE TO SAY BILL JOHNSON...HE HAS BEEN A BIG HELP TO ME IN RECORDING AND MIXING AND IS A GOOD FRIEND. AND NOT TO FORGET MY PARENTS WHO ENCOURAGED ME FROM THE START AND NEVER GAVE UP ON ME NO MATTER HOW FRUSTRATED I GOT!!! EQUIPMENT FENDER STRATOCASTER, SLINKY STRINGS, IBANEZ SOUND GEAR BASS,DR STINGS, AMPEG CLASSIC SERIES 1X18 AND 4X10 CABS, SVP III PRO PRE-AMP, 1500 WATT POWERAMP, CRATE, ZOOM EFFECTS, CRYBABY WAH, SHURE MICS, TAMA DRUMS, SABIAN CYMBOLS, TASCAM MULTI-TRACK RECORDORS, BUNDY SAXES, RICO REEDS HISTORY STARTED HEAVY IN MUSIC IN THE 5TH GRADE THROUGH COLLEGE PLAYING SAXOPHONE. STARTED JAZZ BAND IN THE 9TH GRADE AND DID THAT THROUGH COLLEGE ALSO. STUDIED JAZZ THEORY AND IMPROV UNDER BILL ELROD. STARTED GUITAR MY SOPHMORE YEAR IN HIGHSCHOOL AND HAVE BEEN PLAYING SINCE. STARTED BASS GUITAR AT THE START OF COLLEGE...BEEN PLAYING SINCE... PLAYED DRUMS SINCE JUNIOR YEAR IN HIGHSCHOOL STARTING WITH THE BASS DRUM AND ENDED UP BEING HEAD OF THE BASS DRUM LINE...(FIRST TIME PLAYIN DRUMS :] ) STARTED ON THE TRAP SET A LITTLE LATER...STILL LEARNING...BUT GOOD...I CAN HOLD MY OWN...:] BANDS HAVE INCLUED R.A.A.L.F. (ROCK ARTISTS AGAINST LUCKY FUCKERS) IN HIGH SCHOOL, LAZYDAZE..RECORDED A DEMO TAPE..., SLANG (FOR A VERY BRIEF TIME...) PHUZCHAYN,...HAD POTENTIAL, BUT NONE OF THE OTHER GUYS HAD THE AMBITION FOR IT. SO I CALLED JIM AND ERIC, STARTED WORKING ON SOME STUFF AND MADE NINE 7 SIX. FINALLY GOT SOME MUSIC PUT ON OUR PAGE, SO LISTEN TO IT! AND SIGN THE DAMN GUEST BOOK!!! NUFF SAID FOR NOW. PERSONAL MY FAMOUS QUOTES..."IF ANY MUSIC BRINGS A CHILL DOWN YOUR SPINE AND GIVES YA GOOSEBUMPS...ITS GOOD MUSIC." "THE MONEY WILL COME!!" "THE FRINGE BENEFITS OF MUSIC YOU ASK? GUESS!! " BUT REALLY, I LOVE MUSIC, AND CREATING MUSIC ESPECIALLY. IF IT TAKES TALENT TO PLAY MUSIC, I HAVE RESPECT FOR IT...IF NOT..AND IT JUST TAKES A BUTTON ON A KEYBOARD TO CREATE IT...ITS TRASH...MUSIC TO ME IS AN ART ALL TO ITSELF. JIM PIC #1 JIM PIC #2

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