Myster.Zee

Description:

Screen Name:

Myster.Zee

Sex:

M

Age:

40

Studio Musician:

Yes

Level Of Commitment:

Very Committed

Years Playing Music:

35

Gigs Played:

Over 100

Tend to Practice:

More than 3 times per week

Available to Gig:

6-7 time(s) per week

Most available:

Nights

• 37 years playing experience; piano, digital & analog synthesizers, organ, melodica.
• 27 years professional performance experience including national touring & recording.
• 17 years private instruction experience at beginner, intermediate & advanced levels.
• 3 years education at Berklee College of Music, Boston, MA.
• Advanced piano/keyboard improvisational skills including chart reading.
• Lead sheet & chart reading, transcription, arranging & theory/harmony analysis.
• Orchestral, large & small band transcription, arranging and parts copying/preparation.
• Human relations skills (common courtesy, tact, interest in positive problem solving, empathy
and logical organization of ideas).
• Inspirational, motivational and energetic player, leader and instructor.
• Efficient, organized, and detail-oriented.
• Multi-tasking and problem-solving skills.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Jan. 1992 – Present
Professional Musician, Pianist/Keyboardist, Transcriptionist, Composer, Instructor, Business Manager.
Minneapolis, MN

• Accompanied local and national artists in clubs, corporate events, wedding receptions, private events and other
professional venues, playing classic, progressive and alternative rock, straight-ahead and freeform jazz, blues, funk, R&B, soul, reggae, motown, disco, country, pop and improvisational idioms. (See “Artists List” below)
• Provided solo piano for restaurants, bars, weddings, private and corporate events.
• Instructed adult students in private lesson for piano, organ and synthesizer.
• Recorded, performed and toured nationally & internationally. (See “Artists List” below)
• Transcribed contemporary guitar and piano music for publication and professional use. (See “Publications” below)
• Created and developed music instructional articles and books. (See “Publications” below)
• Composed and produced music for television, radio, video and broadcast.

Nov. 9 - 10, 2002
Keyboards
"The Shaming Of The True"
Kevin Gilbert/Nick D'Virgillio
ProgWest 2002, Claremont, CA

• Played keyboards in live performance of Kevin Gilbert's magnum opus, with Nick D'Virgillio leading,
and Mike Keneally on guitar.

Jan. - Dec. 2002
Musical Director/Keyboardist
"The Steely Band"
A Presentation of the Music of Steely Dan
• Prepared horn charts and directed rehearsals and live performances for 13-piece ensemble.
• Created unique arrangements of both classic & obscure Steely Dan material.

Nov. 7 – 10, 1991
Keyboards, Sound Effects, Vocal Rehearsal Director
“Zappa’s Universe” 25th Year Celebration, The Ritz, NYC, NY

• Performed with Dweezil Zappa, Steve Vai, Scott Thunes, Mike Keneally, Dale Bozzio, Rockapella, The Persuasions and others for four sold-out shows.
• Played Keyboards on Grammy Award-winning CD and Video Release from PolyGram/Verve International.
• Developed full-score transcriptions from original recordings of Frank Zappa.
• Prepared parts for 30-piece orchestra and rock band of dozens of Zappa compositions.
• Rehearsal Director for vocal groups Rockapella & The Persuasions.

1990 – 1993
Music for Picture Composer/Producer
Multiple Production Houses, Twin Cities, MN & Chedd-Angier Productions, Boston, MA

• Composed and produced soundtrack and incidental music for broadcast on PBS Television, Corporate,
Industrial and show room videos. (Clients included Nordictrack, Ecolab, Health Partners, Minnesota Mutual Insurance, and Crestliner Boats).

1992-1993
Music Transcriptionist (Guitar)
Harris Publications, New York, NY

• Produced manuscript and tablature of contemporary guitar music for publication in Guitar World Magazine
available in music stores worldwide. (See “Publications” below)

1990 – 1992
Music Transcriptionist and Writer

• Produced manuscript, tablature and written analysis of contemporary guitar music for publication in “Guitar School”
& “Guitar for the Practicing Musician” magazines, as well as various instructional music books available in music
stores worldwide. (See “Publications” below)

EDUCATION:

1987-1991
Berklee College of Music, Boston, MA
Major: Professional Music
Minor: Ear Training, Music Synthesis, and Transcription

1986
Normandale Community College, Bloomington, MN
Studies: Music Theory

1985
Inver Hills Community College, Inver Grove Heights, MN
Studies: Music Notation

1985
Film In The Cities, St. Paul, MN
Studies: Analog Multi-track Recording

1985
Burnsville Senior High School, Burnsville, MN
Diploma

1980-1982
MacPhail School of Music, Minneapolis, MN
Private Piano Instruction

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS:

Guitar World & Guitar School, Harris Publications – 1991
• “Suite Judy Blue Eyes,” – Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young – Guitar Transcription
• “Rock This Town,” “Stray Cat Strut” – The Stray Cats – Guitar Transcription

Society Pages International – 1989 – 1990
• Not Necessarily For Musicians Only, Vol. I – Essays on the Technical Aspects of Frank Zappa’s Music
• Not Necessarily For Musicians Only, Vol. II – Essays on the Technical Aspects of Frank Zappa’s Music

Cherry Lane Music Company – 1989
• “Storm Troopers of Death – Speak English or Die – Songs and Analysis”

SELECTED DISCOGRAPHY:

• Mike Keneally - Wine And Pickles - (2008, cd, usa, Europe, Exowax Records)

• Andrew Gorczyca - Reflections - An Act Of Glass: A Tribute To Andrew - (2008, cd, Chris G Music Records)
- Appears on 2 tracks w/ Adrian Belew & Phil Keaggy.

• Chris Opperman – No Memories, Please – (2005, cd, usa. Purple Cow Records)

• Chris Opperman – Concepts of Non-Linear Time (2004, cd, usa. Purple Cow Records)

• Steve Vai – Mystery Tracks – Archives Vol. III – (2003, cd, usa, europe, asia, Favored Nations)

• Mike Keneally & Beer For Dolphins – Dancing With Myself – Live & Acoustic at the Baked Potato - (2001, cd, usa, Europe, Exowax Records)

• Mike Keneally & Beer For Dolphins – Dancing – (2000, cd, usa, Europe, Exowax Records)

• Various Artists – Choice Morsels - incl. various zappa band alumni performing frank zappa's compositions - (1993,
cd, usa, nl, PolyGram/Verve)

• Torture Time Vol. I – A Sampler of Frank Zappa’s Music Compact Disc – (1992, cd, usa, europe, Muffin Records)

• Various Artists: Zappa’s Universe – A Celebration of 25 Years of Frank Zappa’s Music (1993, cd, nl, PolyGram/
Verve 513575-2) - 1993 - Grammy Award Winner 1993 – Best Rock Instrumental – Steve Vai, Performer.

ARTISTS LIST
(Performed Live, Recorded and/or Toured with the following)

Bryan Beller (Mike Keneally, Steve Vai)
Cash McCall
Cynthia Johnson (Lips, Inc.)
Dave Pirner (Soul Asylum)
Dennis Spears (Moore By Four)
Dr. Mambo’s Combo
Gordon Johnson (Chuck Mangione)
Gordy Knudtson (Steve Miller Band)
Greazy Meal
Hiram Bullock (Jaco Pastorius, David Letterman)
Joe Puerta (Ambrosia, Bruce Hornsby)
Joe Travers (Zappa Plays Zappa)
Jonny Lang
Kurt Neumann (The BoDeans)
Mark Ledford (Pat Metheny)
Mats Öberg (Jonas Knutson, Zappstetoot)
Michael Bland, Sonny Thompson, Mike Scott, Kurt Johnson, The Horn Headz (Prince & the NPG)
Mike Keneally (Frank Zappa, Steve Vai)
Morgan Agren (Frederik Thordendahl, Zappstetoot)
Nick D’Virgillio (Spock’s Beard, Tears for Fears)
Otis Clay
Phil Solem (The Rembrandts)
Reeves Gabrels (David Bowie)
Scott Thunes (Frank Zappa)
Steve Vai
Syl Johnson
Tony Maiden (Chaka Kahn)
Vernon Reid (Living Color)
Wain McFarlane (Ipso Facto)

Influences:

Adrian Belew, Allan Holdsworth, The Allman Brothers, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Aretha Franklin, Anton Webern, Average White Band, The Beatles, Beck, Bill Evans, Bill Frisell, Bill Withers, Billy Cobham, Billy Joel, Bob Dylan, Bo Diddley, Booker T. & The MG’s, Boston, Brad Mehldau, Branford Marsalis, Buddy Guy, Bud Powell, Bulgarian Women's Choir, Carl Stalling, Chad Wackerman, Chaka Khan, Charlie Parker, Chicago, Chick Corea, Christopher O’Riley, Clint Eastwood, Count Basie, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, Curtis Mayfield, David Bowie, Donald Fagen, Doobie Brothers, Duke Ellington, The Eagles, Earth Wind & Fire, Eddie Jobson, Edward Van Halen, Ella Fitzgerald, Elton John, Ensemble Modern, Erik Satie, Fiona Apple, Frank Zappa (& The Mothers Of Invention), Fredrick Thordendahl, The Free Spirits, The Funk Box, Funkadelic, The Gap Band, Gene Harris, Genesis, Gentle Giant, George Clinton, Gil Evans, Giraffe, Gov’t Mult, Gregg Allman, Herbie Hancock, The Hornheads, Howlin' Wolf, Igor Stravinsky, Jack McDuff, Jaco Pastorius, James Brown, James Taylor, Jan Hammer, Jason Falkner, Jean-Luc Ponty, Jeff Beck, Jellyfish, Jimi Hendrix, Jimmy McGriff, Jimmy Smith, John Cage, John Coltrane, John McLaughlin, Johnny “Guitar” Watson, Joey DeFrancesco, John Lennon, John Scofield, John Zorn, Jonas Knutson, Joni Mitchell, Journey, Keith Jarrett, Kevin Gilbert, King Crimson, Kool & The Gang, Led Zeppelin, Leonard Bernstein, Lonnie Smith, Louis Armstrong, Lyle Mays, Mahavishnu Orchestra, Marvin Gaye, Marvin Hamlisch, Mats Oberg, Matt Mahaffey, McCoy Tyner, Medeski, Martin & Wood, Meshuggah, The Meters, Michael Brecker, Michael McDonald, Michel Camilo, Mike Keneally (& Beer For Dolphins), Miles Davis, The Mistakes, Mr. Bungle, Muddy Waters, Nat King Cole, Negativland, Nine Inch Nails, Oliver Messian, Oscar Peterson, Parliament, Patrick Moraz, Paul McCartney, Paul Simon, Phish, Pierre Boulez, Pink Floyd, The Police, Prince, Professor Longhair, Queen, Radiohead, Rage Against The Machine, Ray Brown, Return to Forever, Rick Wakeman, Robert Fripp, The Rolling Stones, Rufus Thomas, Rush, Santana, Self, Sigur Rós, Simon & Garfunkle, The Simpsons, Sly & The Family Stone, Smashing Pumpkins, Sonny Rollins, Sons of Almighty, Soul Couging, Steely Dan, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Stevie Wonder, Steve Vai, Sting, Styx, Supertramp, Terry Bozzio, They Might Be Giants, Thelonious Monk, Thom Yorke, Tommy Bolin, Tommy Mars, Tony Bennett, Tony Williams, Tori Amos, Tower of Power, Toy Matinee, Tuck & Patti, U.K., Van Halen (DLR lineup only), Vinnie Colaiuta, Walter Becker, Wayne Shorter, Weather Report, Ween, The Who, What It is! Funky Soul & Rare Grooves, Wings, Wired All Wrong, Woody Herman, Wynton Marsalis, XTC, Yes, Zack De La Rocha, ZZ Top.

Equipment List:

Kurzweil PC-88MX
Roland JV-1080EX
Korg T3-EX
Korg M3-R w/ Remote Controller
Korg BX-3 Organ w/ Pro-3 Leslie Simulator
Roland Juno-60 w/ 2 DCB Sequencers
Korg DS-8
MiniMoog
Fender Rhodes 88
Wurlitzer
Melodica
MacBook
Mutron Bi-Phase

Audio/Video Downloads

1. Baby Blues.mp3