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Description
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I am primarily a guitarist and bassist. I enjoy playing
just about every style of music; jazz, rock
, classical, blues, bluegrass, country, Americana.
My diverse s
performance history began in junior high school.
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Personal
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Born:
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Macon, GA |
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Live In:
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Atlanta, GA
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Day Job :
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Emory University School of Medicine
Multimedia/Web Developer
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Family :
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1
wife, 1 daughter, 1 son, 2 dogs |
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Instruments
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Primary:
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Acoustic and Electric Guitars
Electric Bass
Vocals
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Secondary:
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Acoustic Bass
Mandolin
Piano/Keys
Banjo
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Styles
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Primary:
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Rock, Jazz, Classical
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Secondary:
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Bluegrass, Blues, Folk, Country
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Influences
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Rock:
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Santana, David Gilmour, Duane Allman, Frank Zappa,
Mark Knopfler, Robert Fripp
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Jazz:
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George Benson, Pat Metheney, Jim Hall, Grant
Green, Bill Frisell, John Abercrombie, John Scofield
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Classical:
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Christopher Parkening, John Williams, David Russell
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Vocals:
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James Taylor, Paul Simon, Tom Petty, Gordon Lightfoot,
Jackson Browne
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Education
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High School:
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East Mecklenburg, Charlotte, NC
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College:
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Appalachian State University, Boone, NC
Major: Economics
Minors: Music and International Business
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Other:
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Georgia Institute of Technology -
Certificate in Web Design
2001 |
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Georgia Institute of Technology - Certificate in Project Management 2006 |
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Music Teachers
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Guitar:
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Steve Griffin
- first teacher, prolific Mel Bay
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Gus Toole - classical guitar
Michael Mosley
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classical guitar
Dan Pumphrey - classical guitar
Robert Fripp - Level II Crafty
Guitar
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Acoustic Bass:
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John Zugel
- acoustic bass (classical), Co-Principal Charlotte
Symphony
Michael Mosley
- acoustic bass (classical) Co-Principal Charlotte
Symphony
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Qualities/Skills
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- Good Improviser
- Very good sight-reader (Well,
for a guitar player anyway. Compared to
your standard sax player I'm 'bout average.)
- Versatile - multi-stylist and multi-instrumentalist
- Easy to work with
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