ABOUT
I've retired from performing with bands to concentrate on furnishing my new home-studio where I create music videos and add new content to my "Comfy At Home Productions" video channel. Bandmix won't let me keep the "YOU"-know-what "TUBE" text here, so type this in the correct format: yootoob~dot~com/"AT"comfyathome - or you can simply click on the upper left video here and that will take you to it. Hit "subscribe" while you're there, and thanks in advance for watching and "liking" it.
- Screen name:
- rick524422
- Member since:
- Apr 05 2013
- Active within 1 month
- Level of commitment:
- Just for Fun
- Years playing music:
- 60
- Gigs played:
- Over 100
Influences
Steely Dan, Yes (and their solo works), Genesis/Phil Collins, Journey, Kansas,Toto, Queensryche, Chicago, Heart, Eagles, Little River Band, Jimi Hendrix, Santana, Joe Walsh, Queen, Toad The Wet Sprocket, Spin Doctors (especially drummer Aaron Comess), Gino Vannelli, Starcastle, The Allman Brothers, Crosby-Stills-Nash & Young, etc., etc. The list is just too long and varied to post here, but you get the idea!
Instrument experience:
- Other:
- Advanced
- Vocalist:
- Advanced
- Rhythm Guitar:
- Advanced
- Lead Guitar:
- Advanced
- Acoustic Guitar:
- Advanced
- Bass Guitar:
- Advanced
- Drums:
- Advanced
- Other Percussion:
- Advanced
- Background Singer:
- Advanced
- Harmonica:
- Moderate
- Keyboard:
- Moderate
EQUIPMENT
Line 6 JTV-69 Variax guitar with a Fishman TriplePlay and FC-1 wireless midi system controlling a Roland JV-1010 synth module along with an Edirol PCR-500 Keyboard/Controller. NUX Cerberis floor-pedal effects unit. Bugera 333-212 amp. Yamaha FGX730SC Acoustic. Breedlove Pursuit 12-String Acoustic Guitar. 1996 Fender/Squire Precision Bass. Nady UB-4 Wireless Headset Mic system and (modded) Shure SM57. TC Helicon VoiceTone Harmony GXT harmonizer. Expanded and customized Roland TD-9SX V-Tour Electronic Drums. Alesis SamplePad. Customized Behringer Eurolive B115 for a drums stage amp. Behringer Eurolive B205D vocal monitor. My studio hardware/software and virtual instruments & effects list is growing/evolving constantly, and is just too extensive to include it all here.
MUSIC
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Comfy At Home
Comfy At Home Year: 2020 Genre: Cover/Tribute
This is the soundtrack to my self-produced Comfy At Home music video (available for streaming on my YouTube channel - "Comfy At Home Productions".
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Town Without Pity
Town Without Pity Album: Open Fire Genre: Cover/Tribute
This is my solo performed, home produced re-creation of the 1970's Ronnie Montrose instrumental version of a song that was a hit (and theme song for the movie that it was named after) for singer Gene Pitney in the 60's. Sadly, Ronnie past away a few years ago. From this first rough mix you can get an idea of my Lead Guitar and Drums skills along with my midi "virtual instrument" programming and production abilities.
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Kingdom Come?
Kingdom Come? Genre: Other
This is a song that was "under development" in my mind for well over 20-something years and I've only recently acquired the technology, personal studio, equipment and the time to commit it to a recorded form. It's the only complete original song that I have and it represents most of my influences and all of my skills as a musician, including my singing voice. I won't make it "downloadable" until I've spent more time on it to achieve the high quality of mastering that I prefer, but this example of my work will suffice for now.
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Comfy At Home (Video)
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Music On Main - Lakewood Ranch and ABC-7 (Video)
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Heartbreaker (Video)
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Bring Me Some Water (Video)
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Jammin' with Jim at Belushi's (Video)
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Percussions/Vocals with Yesterdayze (I'm on the left) (Video)
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