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| Studio 607 | Studio 607 is the new recording studio that we opened up here in Johnson City, TN and we are now recording bands doing everything from rock to bluegrass to singer/songwriter to old time. The official website has most of the information you might be interested in and the Myspace page has some samples of work that has been done here. If you live in the Western North Carolina area, Eastern Tennessee or anywhere for that matter feel free to contact us and I'm sure we can accommodate your recording needs as we are using state of the art digital recording equipment, mics, pre-amps, monitoring system, etc... |
| My Myspace | If you are here then going to my Myspace page might be redundant except for the fact that you can hear more songs there than you can here. Aside from that much of the information is basically the same and you are at the source of most of my information, being this site. |
| Red Clay Records is the label that "Good "fa-air" Side" , "Lucky" and my newest release "Working It Out" are on. It is a Japan based label with an office here in the states. Lots of good recordings here from artists such as "The Sidemen", and Billy and Terry Smith as well as some of the finest Japanese bluegrass music on the market. (by the way, I created this website) | |
| George Buckner | Anyone who knows me knows that George is without a doubt my favorite banjo player. I have learned more from him about music than any other person I've encountered. In fact, without his guidance I'm not sure I would be a professional musician at all. If you are ever in need of the cleanest, most solid banjo player I know that can play multiple styles then this is the guy you want. He knows 3 finger style banjo inside and out. If you want to hear what good tone on a banjo sounds like and how music can sound when a banjo player learns to not play through the entire song then just have a listen to George. To me he is as close to perfect as you can be on the banjo. A true virtuoso that has yet to receive his place in the music industry. I predict that in a few years his name will be much more popular among players and fans in the industry. |
| Stump Sound Recording | Stump Sound Recording Studios is a studio located near Durham, NC. My friend David Arnold works there along with the owner/operator Rodney Edens. David has been the most helpful and patient person I've ever met in dealing with my ongoing learning process of learning how to engineer music. He hand picked the gear at Studio 607, came and installed most of it and is always available to advise me or get me out of any pitfalls. If you really want to know what good gear you need (not just the popular stuff) for your studio then shoot him an email at protoolsmixer@hotmail.com and he will be glad to point you in the right direction. |
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Chris Clarke
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I've known Chris Clarke for a few years now. A fellow musician playing mandolin all throughout the San Diego area he was the manager and website designer for the "Chris Sharp and David Long" band. Chris does a wonderful job at making websites and is highly recommended. I wish I had known him when I first dove into this one. Would have made things a lot simpler to just have had him make it (would have been a much better site too!) Chris is working on Studio 607's website now and I'm really excited to see what he comes up with! In addition to website design Chris also operates a hosting company (the one I use for this site). Check out his site and see if there's something he can do for you. |
| Mike Compton is one of the greatest mandolin players to ever hold the instrument. He was a band member with me, for several years, with the John Hartford Stringband and I consider him a great friend. | |
| Larry Perkins | I've known Larry since right after I moved to Nashville. A great musician and friend. Last year I took a trip to Japan with Larry. Read more and see pictures from that trip on his website. |
| Curly Sechler | Wow! This guy has been an influence on my music since about the time I started playing music. At Larry Perkins recommendation George, Kevin and myself were fortunate enough to have the chance to play on 2 of Curly's recent CDs. One of them was nominated for IBMA's recorded event of the year in 2006. Curly is, in my opinion, a real musician. He's lived the life for longer than anyone else I know and he's still out playing. If you check out the schedule page on his site then you might notice that Curly sure doesn't mind to help a friend in need. I admire him greatly and consider him one of the founding fathers of the music I attempt to play. |
| John Hartford | Aside from George Buckner I probably learned more from John than anyone else. John Hartford represents what I would consider the ultimate stage presence. His shows were always entertaining and I've never witnessed anyone who could command the attention of a crowd like John. I was privileged enough to be a member of the "John Hartford Stringband" for the last 4 years that John was alive and I consider him one the very best friends I ever had. He always had time to talk to me no matter what he was doing. I can't remember a time that I called him and he didn't stop whatever he was doing and take time to talk to me about whatever, be it music or problems I was facing at the time. His advice and instruction continue to be a source of inspiration to me and will until the end. |
| Josh Graves | Josh Graves is another founding father of Bluegrass music. He is, without a doubt, the "King of the Dobro". Josh was more of a blues player than anything else and you can hear that in his playing. It would be hard to find anyone playing dobro who hasn't, even if indirectly, been influenced by Josh. It was an honor to play in his band and I definitely learned a lot from Josh. I still get to play some shows with Kenny. Anything you want to know about how (in my opinion) good tone should sound like can be found in anything these guys have done. I have yet to hear Josh's tone matched. Please check out the memorial page for Josh on this site and you'll get an example of what I mean by good tone. |
| This site, managed by John Hotze, has a lot of information about John Hartford as well as plenty of rare photos and music clips. It also contains information about other artists, including David and me. | |
| David and I had a band together for a couple of years and you can see several videos of that band by going to www.youtube.com and searching for our names. A traditional mandolin player from Pennsylvania, David now lives in Nashville, TN and when he's not touring with Karl Shiflet then you might find him on the road somewhere with Mike Compton. | |
| This website is really easy to navigate and very informative. Anything you ever wanted to know about John Pearse Strings and accessories is here. | |
| Taro Inoue is a mandolin player who writes his own tunes as well as having an extensive knowledge of traditional, modern and contemporary bluegrass, fusion, jazz and many other forms of acoustic music. This site is currently available in Japanese only, but Taro promises to finish the English page soon. | |
| The Steam Powered Preservation Society (SPPS) is a not-for-profit corporation dedicated to the preservation of our musical heritage. | |
| VRAI String Instruments produces violins, mandolins and guitars. Check out pictures of his instruments. This site is in Japanese. | |
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Will Solomon www.willsolomon.com |
Will is a songwriter and guitar/mandolin/banjo player based in the Catskill Mtn. region of upstate New York. Samples from his album can be heard on his site as well as gig updates. |
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I was lucky enough to get to play in The Alhambra Valley Band during my Navy years, in California. Headed by Lynn Quinones and Jill Cruey, this band plays bluegrass and a great assortment of tunes. Lynn is quite the songwriter and the band features her original songs as well as others you might know. I'm glad to have played with them and I'm proud to call them friends. |