BASED Middlesex County, New Jersey

AGE 42

PRIMARY INSTRUMENT electric bass (25+ years, 300+ shows)

SECONDARY INSTRUMENTS keyboard, acoustic guitar

VOCALS backups, harmonies, some lead

GEAR
Basses: Fender Precision, Fender Jazz, Ibanez SG
Amp: Eden Traveler WT550
Speakers: Eden 410XLT, Mesa Boogie 115
Keyboard: Korg X50 synth

EXPERIENCE
Amethyst (80s cover band), Ray Andersen, Love Gas, Normal Joy, Three Sides Now, Eric Harrison, Tom O'Brien (studio), U2 Nation (sub)

INFLUENCES (bass style)
Mike Mills, John McVie, Paul McCartney, John Paul Jones, Arion Salazar, Adam Clayton, Gary Tallent, John Taylor

VIDEO DEMOS
w/ Amethyst "Goodbye To You"
w/ Amethyst "Jessie's Girl"
w/ Amethyst "Come On Eileen"
w/ Amethyst "Like A Prayer"
w/ Amethyst "Runaway"
w/ Amethyst "ROCK in the USA" (MD on lead vox)
w/ Amethyst "Blister In The Sun"
w/ Amethyst "Working for the Weekend"
w/ Amethyst "Just Like Heaven"
w/ Mr Ray "Here Comes The Sun"
w/ Mr Ray "Centerfield" (
w/ Mr Ray "Time for the Holidays" (Crossroads Theater, New Brunswick)
w/ Mr Ray "Gimme A Hi Five" (Austin City Limits '08)

CONTACT: amethyst80s@hotmail.com