ABOUT
I am proud to be a 2024 Iowa Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee with The Ozone Ramblers ! Lived in the Suncoast of Florida for 7 years . Recently moved to Quincy IL and formerly played keys with THE MATT ROBERTS BLUES BAND out of Quincy IL. I also occasionally play keys for JEFF CHAPMAN (BROTHER JEFFERSON BAND) out of St. Louis Mo. I also play keys occasionally for Iowa Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member RICKY LEE & THE FABULOUS 50's out of Des Moines Iowa along with M.A.M.A. Hall of Fame member vocalist Adriane Hall . Formally played keys for Lauren Mitchell (2018-2019) . www.larenmitchellband.com , and winner of the 2019 SUNCOAST BLUES SOCIETY CHALLENGE Victoria Ginty (2018-2019 ) I have toured over 17,000 mile in the last few years . 11,640 miles and 30 cities in 6 weeks of July and August of 2019 ! I want to work with original artist ! Have done a lot of studio work. Studied audio engineering @ Head East's studio in Indianola Ia. Check out a CD I played keys on ( Slowdown ) with Alex and The Xpress out of Tampa, Fl. ( hear below). I use Reaper Daw . I have also worked with - The Mighty Blues Hounds ( hear below ) with Iowa Hall of Fame guitar player Dennis Albee and Iowa Hall of Fame drummer Eric Bartholomew out of Ia. Before that The Smoking' Mojo Kings (Hear Below ) Before that Ted Brooks & Hot Buttered Toast ( Hear Below ) with former Toology drummer Matt Smith and Paul Weddle ( James Brown and more ) on tenor sax . . Please check out my ReverbNation page . Please check out my Soundcloud page . I strive to be very professional in my approach . I neither drink or do drugs and believe in dressing nicely . I also play every few years with former RCA of Mexico recording artist's and 2024 IOWA ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME members The Ozone Ramblers ( See Vid. ) You can go to www.iowahomegrown.com & click on Ozone Ramblers for info about that band. We only play every few years to sold out crowds for 46 years now. I have played with them for 28 years . I will attempt any style of music you throw at me . I do the number system and can read charts . I can add horn - bass- sax -flutes- piano - organ - violin - even guitar parts . I have thousands of sounds in my library .
- Screen name:
- gary1070663
- Member since:
- May 27 2015
- Active within 1 week
- Level of commitment:
- Touring
- Years playing music:
- 60
- Gigs played:
- Over 100
- Tend to practice:
- More than 3 times per week
- Available to gig:
- 4-5 nights a week
- Most available:
- Days
Influences
Tower of Power...Anson Funderburg...Robert Cray... Haggard....Hank Jr.....Bill Buchman.... Micheal Buble.....Tony Bennet...etc. Too many to list
Instrument experience:
- Keyboard:
- Expert
- Piano:
- Expert
EQUIPMENT
.Hammond SK1-88....Yamaha SX900....Yamaha s90XS....Yamaha 9000PRO....Gem Genesys....Roland VK-8....Roland AX-7...
QSC sound . Yamaha and Alesis studio monitors....Shure SM-58 and 57's .... Soundcraft 40 channel recording console with various outboard gear . Various studio mikes . Home studio . Macs and Windows 10 computers .
MUSIC
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Finger Pickin' (Original) 2024
Finger Pickin' (Original) 2024 Year: 2024 Genre: Bluegrass
Original I wrote with my Yamaha SX900 keyboard
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The Blues is Alright (Live Smokin' Mojo Kings)
The Blues is Alright (Live Smokin' Mojo Kings) Genre: Blues
Band I was with: The Smokin' Mojo Kings
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Somebody ( Live S.M.K's )
Somebody ( Live S.M.K's ) Genre: Blues
A blues band I played keys in . The Smokin' Mojo Kings . Recorded live off the board.
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Blues Piano Lead ( Live S.M.K's )
Blues Piano Lead ( Live S.M.K's )
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Slowdown (Alex Lopez Xpress) 2017
Slowdown (Alex Lopez Xpress) 2017 Year: 2017 Album: Slowdown
When I was with Alex
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Dangerous (Alex Lopez Xpress) 2017
Dangerous (Alex Lopez Xpress) 2017 Year: 2017 Album: Slowdown
When I was with Alex
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Cat's Groovin' ( Original )
Cat's Groovin' ( Original ) Year: 2016 Genre: Other
I did everything except the drums at home
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Echo' -Original(WEAR HEADPHONES) ) !
Echo' -Original(WEAR HEADPHONES) ) !
Original
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Misdirected Blues ( Live Blues Hounds )
Misdirected Blues ( Live Blues Hounds )
Recorded off the Board one night
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Diggin' on James Brown Live - Tower of Power cover ( Hot Buttered Toast )
Diggin' on James Brown Live - Tower of Power cover ( Hot Buttered Toast ) Year: 2010 Genre: R&B
Recorded live when I was with Hot Buttered Toast . Check us out on YouTube : Ted Brooks & Hot Buttered Toast ( with Paul Weddel ) on tenor sax . I did the keyboards and horns & baritone sax on my keyboard
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Sugar Sweet ( Live - Blues Hounds )
Sugar Sweet ( Live - Blues Hounds ) Genre: Funk
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Dance The Night With Me (Alex Lopez + I)
Dance The Night With Me (Alex Lopez + I) Year: 2016 Album: Slowdown Genre: Acoustic
I arranged and played on my keyboard acoustic guitar - piano - cello - strings - electric bass
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Chunky ( Original )
Chunky ( Original ) Year: 2016 Genre: Jazz
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South ( Original )
South ( Original ) Year: 2016 Genre: Jazz
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Summer ( Home Studio )
Summer ( Home Studio ) Year: 2016 Album: Nice and Mellow Genre: Other
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Slowly ( Original )
Slowly ( Original ) Year: 2016 Genre: Other
Setting at home jammin on the keyboard...always have record on
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Original-Mike Boyer- You Kissed Me & I Went Crazy - Me on Piano-fiddle-elec. guitar-sax on keyboard
Original-Mike Boyer- You Kissed Me & I Went Crazy - Me on Piano-fiddle-elec. guitar-sax on keyboard Genre: Country
An original . Sang by my bro Mike Boyer . I arranged & recorded this in my studio . I played the fiddle-piano-electric piano-lead guitar-sax parts on my Yamaha 9000Pro
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Driftin'
Driftin' Year: 2021 Genre: Blues
Live with The Matt Roberts Blues Band out of Quincy , IL Recorded with one mike in front of the stage
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More Blues From The Matt Roberts Band
More Blues From The Matt Roberts Band Year: 2021 Album: Matt Roberts Live 2021 Genre: Blues
Recorded live off the stage 2021, setting in with The Matt Roberts Blurs Band out of Quincy , IL
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TED brooks & Hot Buttered Toast ( Live ) (Video)
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Lauren Mitchell live in Boston 2019 (Video)
Lauren Mitchell live in Boston 2019 (Video)l8EXMW2xzXw
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The Lauren Mitchell Band (Video)
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The Lauren Mitchell Band (Video)
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The Lauren Mitchell Band in Boston (Video)
The Lauren Mitchell Band in Boston (Video)zCS11l7xKlw
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The Lauren Mitchell Band (Video)
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Slowdown cd 2016 (Video)
Slowdown cd 2016 (Video)iupm2uS9ClA
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Alex Lopez and The Express (Video)
Alex Lopez and The Express (Video)yn2lqE-8Kvc
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Smokin' Mojo Kings Live ( Sugar Sweet ) (Video)
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Jam session at Vinnie's in Iowa (Video)
Jam session at Vinnie's in Iowa (Video)bInFpAInRgA
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With The Ozone Ramblers from a fan (Video)
With The Ozone Ramblers from a fan (Video)V385hvDSVL8