Favorite bands :
Sevendust, Breaking Benjamin, Saliva, Maroon 5, Disturbed, Dream Theater, Fuel, Incubus, Nickelback, Iron Maiden, Kiss, Tool, Linkin Park, Puddle of Mudd, Rage, Daughtry, Bach, Britten, Mozart, Verdi, Justin Timberlake, Steve Vai, Korn, A Perfect Circle, Audioslave, Garth Brooks, Blackhawk, Christina Aguilera, Stone Sour, Evanescense, Pantera, Iron Maiden, Creed, Ra, rock, classical, jazz, country, pop, R&B, etc, etc, etc
Favorite guitarists :
Steve Vai, Ace Frehley, Paul Gilbert, Matthias Jabbs, Jason Becker, John Petrucci, Yngwie Malmsteen, about a million others.
Favorite bassists :
The guys from Incubus write some kickass bass lines...so does the guy from Rage.
Favorite books :
The Rise and Fall of the Roman Empire, Sherlock Holmes Series, The DaVinci Code and Angels and Demons, just read The Historian and it was pretty good. There are a lot of theory books I like, as well.
Favorite tv :
The History Channel, The Discovery Channel, The Sopranos, PINKS, The West Wing, Family Guy, Friends, Law & Order
Favorite movies :
The Godfather (I and II), 300, Patton, Lord of the Rings Trilogy, Good Fellas, Finding Forester, Silence of the Lambs, Casino, Gladiator, Good Will Hunting, The Bourne Identity, The Others
I am currently 24 and have been playing guitar since I was eight. I took private lessons from eight until I graduated high school and left for Berklee College of Music in Boston. I also took theory/arranging classes in high school. At Berklee, I spent two years as a dual major (Guitar Performance and Classical Composition) but by my third year switched entirely to Composition because I enjoyed the theory and history of music more than anything. I also felt I was at a level where I could really teach myself anything I wanted to know or play on the guitar because of my theory knowledge.
After graduating from Berklee in 2006, I became the guitarist of the nationally sponsored Jagermeister band Pushboxx and played about 60 shows a year, including opening for the Jagermeister Music Tour (Stone Sour, Shadows Fall, Lacuna Coil). After Pushboxx brokeup, I met up with some amazing musicians and started my current band Mad Orchid. We are in the process of recording a new album and have been playing all over the place. We've also recently been endorsed by InTune Guitar Picks and Illusion Clothing, so things are going pretty well.
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PSM profile, last updated : December 3, 2008
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