ABOUT
UPDATE: Moving to Mexico.
- Screen name:
- DonBeaumont
- Member since:
- Jun 01 2007
- Active within 1 week
- Level of commitment:
- Touring
- Years playing music:
- 50
- Gigs played:
- Over 100
- Tend to practice:
- More than 3 times per week
- Available to gig:
- 6-7 nights a week
Influences
- Allan Holdsworth
- Anthony Phillips
- Barclay James Harvest
- The Beatles
- Big Big Train
- Caravan
- Camel
- Carptree
- Dave Gilmour
- Dave Kerzner
- Eloy
- Eno
- The Flower Kings
- Genesis (Peter Gabriel era, 1967 - 1975)
- Gentle Giant
- Hammock
- King Crimson
- Klaatu
- Kaipa
- Karnataka
- Larry Fast
- Mystery
- The Neal Morse Band
- Nosound
- Pallas
- Pat Metheny
- P'Cock
- Peter Gabriel
- Pendragon
- Robert Fripp
- RPWL
- Steve Hackett
- Steven Wilson
- Sylvan
- T (yes, it is a German prog band founded by Thomas Thielen)
- Tangerine Dream
- The Schumann Resonance
- The Tangent
- Transatlantic
- Van Der Graaf Generator
- Wishbone Ash
I am influenced by almost anything that is artfully composed and performed within the prog rock, or symphonic / art rock realm.
On the rock side, I am strongly influenced by artists such as:
- George Lynch
- Steve Hackett
- Allan Holdsworth
- David Gilmour
- Dave Mustaine
- Marty Friedman
- Nuno Bettencourt
and classic geniuses such as Larry Carlton, and so on.
Instrument experience:
- Rhythm Guitar:
- Expert
- Lead Guitar:
- Expert
- Acoustic Guitar:
- Expert
- Vocalist - Tenor:
- Advanced
- Background Singer:
- Advanced
EQUIPMENT
All pro gear, tour-ready, European voltage conversions on all A/C powered equipment.
MUSIC
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Hoshia Nah (An acoustic piece I wrote - inspired by Anthony Phillips / 1970's era Genesis)
Hoshia Nah (An acoustic piece I wrote - inspired by Anthony Phillips / 1970's era Genesis) Track number: 1 Year: 2017 Genre: World
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This is a Test (An acoustic piece I wrote - inspired by Anthony Phillips / 1970's era Genesis)
This is a Test (An acoustic piece I wrote - inspired by Anthony Phillips / 1970's era Genesis) Track number: 3 Year: 2017 Genre: Progressive
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Live Again (An acoustic piece I wrote - inspired by Anthony Phillips / 1970's era Genesis)
Live Again (An acoustic piece I wrote - inspired by Anthony Phillips / 1970's era Genesis) Track number: 3 Year: 2017 Genre: World
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Wilderness (an experiment in odd rhythms I wrote and recorded a while back)
Wilderness (an experiment in odd rhythms I wrote and recorded a while back) Track number: 7 Year: 2003 Genre: Progressive
I am in the process of re-recording this with better drums.
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One to Remember (Me with my former band, Tuk'r Hill - Solo Only)
One to Remember (Me with my former band, Tuk'r Hill - Solo Only) Track number: 14 Year: 2012 Album: Made in the USA Genre: Americana
My former band, Tuk'r Hill - This song was composed by James Foster. I played lead guitar and one of the two rhythm guitar tracks on this Tuk'r Hill song. The lead vocal is Jimmy Foster, and I sang several backup parts.
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Why Don't You Stay? (melodic rock ballad I composed - no vocals)
Why Don't You Stay? (melodic rock ballad I composed - no vocals) Track number: 7 Year: 2000 Album: Firefall Genre: Rock
Energetic, melodic rock ballad. Sorry about the poor quality on the drum track!
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Forever, Only You (solo only - excerpt from a hard rock ballad I composed - no vocals)
Forever, Only You (solo only - excerpt from a hard rock ballad I composed - no vocals) Year: 1996 Album: Nasty Habit Genre: Rock
Solo only for a hard rock ballad I wrote back in 1996.
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NNN (solo only - Let me know if you know what the full title is. :)
NNN (solo only - Let me know if you know what the full title is. :) Year: 1998 Album: Nasty Habit Genre: Rock
Solo from a really great groove rock song I wrote. I have to give Brad Clark credit, too - he came in to rehearsal one day with a bass line that evolved into the hook riff of this song.
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Rockin' the Night Away (solo only from another of my songs)
Rockin' the Night Away (solo only from another of my songs) Year: 1995 Album: Del Fuego Genre: Rock
Rockin' the Night Away (Solo Only) - another song I composed for the German rock documentary that lost its funding, and didn't get made.
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You Don't Want Me Anymore (studio session work for Bryan Xeric - excerpt with solo)
You Don't Want Me Anymore (studio session work for Bryan Xeric - excerpt with solo) Track number: 1 Year: 1994 Album: Bryan Xeric - You Don't Want Me Anymore Genre: Rock
Solo from Bryan Xeric's song "You Don't Want Me Anymore" - I played all the guitars on this, and double-tracked all my parts, both lead and rhythm.
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In My Dreams (melodic rock ballad I composed - no vocals)
In My Dreams (melodic rock ballad I composed - no vocals) Year: 2007 Album: Firefall Genre: Rock
I composed, played, and recorded everything in this - drums, orchestration (on keyboard) all guitar parts.