B.E.R.
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The word coming up most often when people talk about me is “FUNKY”.
Though my style includes Jazz, Rock and Blues my roots are in Funk.
In whatever setting I perform, that foundation always comes
through.
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My first big influence was working with Bill Withers. He stressed
to play “The Song” and to always stay in the groove.
In touring the world in Branford Marsalis’ Band “Buckshot
LeFonque”, there were no musical boundaries. His “Just be
yourself”, gave me an “outside of the box” freedom that allowed me
to realize my own voice as a musician.
In addition to playing guitar I also have a passion for music
production. That work includes Larry Carlton's Grammy nominated
recording "Deep Into It'. The title track along with the single
"Morning magic" included my production and writing, to which Larry
then added his impeccable sense of melody and phrasing. My sound
can also be found with multi award winning jazz artist Boney
James. Check out some of my work for him, like the title tracks to
"Backbone" and "Shake It Up", along with the certified gold
"Seduction" and "Sweet Thing". My TV underscore can be heard in
shows like Extra, TMZ, Pawn Stars, Teen Titans Go! and more. You
can find selections from my TV composing below.
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Groove is all around us. It's in the pulse of our heartbeat, the connection between the listener and the music we love across virtually every genre from funk, R&B, and soul to rock, modern country, and pop.
True Fire is an awesome guitar teaching platform that I am very excited to be a part of. Have fun exploring my courses for a look into my approach for playing all things funky!
The idea for "Life Before MIDI" came about while playing in Robben Ford's band. We were talking about recording and Robben said something like, "get some guys together, throw around some ideas and record it". Taking that to heart, I thought, why not and so it began. The spirit of "Life Before MIDI" is jamming with no rehearsal and letting the moment take you. Presented were a few themes and from there we just went for it. The following videos are exclusive to my website and were shot at Fender's Bass Bash featuring Reggie Hamilton and Curt Bisquera. We perform "Funk In G" from my first CD "Life Before MIDI", "Funk E Mofo" from my sophomore release "Life Before MIDI:Naked" and "Shoutz to Ma Brothez" from Reggie's CD "My Village" Enjoy!
Hot right now is Teen Titans Go! Special event “The Night Begins To Shine”. I am a character in the show and produced and co-wrote on the sound track. Check Cartoon Network for showtimes. Here is a clip!