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I recorded this piece as an experiment sometime around 2001. I played all of the parts on guitar. Good fun!
Originally composed for the organ, this piece goes well beyond the range of the guitar: I kept tuning lower and lower. I had to give in and use a bass for a few of the phrases.
On the 4th Friday of each month, Joe and I play this super-great gig
with bass virtuoso Cliff Hugo and his wife, singer Cynthia Tarr.
Not only are they both great musicians but really great folks on the
human-level too.
This all happens at The Olive & Vine in Glen Ellen, CA.
For the past couple of decades I have been “Living the Dream” of an active professional musician and I enjoy a very successful private teaching practice in the San Francisco Bay area.
I lead the Atmos Trio, an instrumental guitar trio which features myself, Joe Shotwell and Cliff Hugo. We gig frequently in the region and hire ourselves out as sidemen for recording and performance purposes.
You can find our music on our store to and download as much music as you like. All I ask is that you pay what you think it’s worth.
I do music and music technology related clinics. Also a fair amount of consulting with audio pros who find themselves cussing and fussing with their gear too much. Apparently, I can string a sentence or two together as I occasionally do work as a freelance writer for music magazines. If I can be of service, give me a call.
We’ve all been there. The gig in the most unlikely of places. Airport terminals, bus stops, driveways, wheel-chair ramps… Screwy places.
I was going through some photos and found one that I had forgotten about. Not because it was bad, it was actually quite posh. Located in the beautiful Napa Valley Wine country, the Pine Ridge Winery holds a secret that belies the greenery of it’s exterior.
300 feet into the hillside is a subterranean dinning room you almost can’t believe: It’s a cave.
When informed that I would play in a cave, I immediately pictured bats, water running down walls, stalactites & stalagmites.
Yes–it’ a cave, but an upscale one. Stucco walls, tiles floors, electrical fixtures. The tunnels were filled with barrels of wine that opened-up to the chamber we see here.
Atmos played a lovely holiday-toned wine tasting in beautiful downtown Yountvile (Near Napa) in northern California’s wine country.
Here is a free music player that includes songs from our two most
recent CDs: “Atmos Trio” and “Atmos Plays Water.”
Please enjoy it and pass the along to anyone else you think would might it.
Click to play Songs from Atmos Trio:
http://www.reverbnation.com/tunepak/947562
Steve – Atmos Trio
Mr. Tippy Toe – Atmos Trio
Another Slip – Atmos Trio
Armando’s Rumba – Atmos Trio
Havona – Atmos Trio
Rob will be hosting a series of performances at 33 Revolutions in El
Cerrito on the 4th Wednesday of each month beginning in 2009.