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Hi I haven't been on here in a very long time, probably since 2008. I have been through a lot over the course of the last 16 years and I put music on hold for a long time. The last time I actually stepped on stage with a band was in 2008. I will be honest due to some negativity I experienced from another member back then I decided to just walk away from here. However, that was a very long time ago and I thought it might be fun to share some footage of my band that came into my possession a while back. We were an all original synth/pop band from Springfield, MA. The keyboard player Tommy Tallarico went on to become a video game composer. I am playing a 1986 Silver 4003 with black hardware which I sadly traded away before moving to Los Angeles in the late 90s. I am playing directly through an old Peavy TNT amp, I can’t remember the wattage, 150 I think. We also recorded an 10-song demo at Long View Farm Studios in North Brookfield, MA in 1986. It was a farm and barn they turned into a recording studio where a lot of New England greats recorded, J. Geils, Aerosmith, Extreme just to name a few. Even though this bass is long gone, it is nice to hear it again. The studio recordings of these songs are on the same YouTube channel if you’re bored. I am hoping to have a more positive experience here this time out.
Disclamiar, we were just kids starting out, so there are some bumps in the road during the video but we do dial it in a litte better as the show goes on, sadly the singer/guitarist passed away in 2018. I had only been playing bass a little over a year at this point and this was all of ours first time playing in front of an audience.
Thanks for watching if you do, if you don't that's ok too
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I9g7puf_kCg&t=13s