Showing posts with label guitarist. Show all posts
Showing posts with label guitarist. Show all posts

Friday, January 14, 2011

Flav Martin


About: Flav Martin

FLAV MARTIN (pronounced Flahv) is dedicated to writing eclectic acoustic music. Flav has appeared on The Morning Show (NBC) and has been the primary composer for Rhode Island's Shakespeare in the Park Festival held in Westerly, R.I. every summer for the past seven years.

Throughout his career he has played with and/or opened for David Crosby, Al Stewart, Jefferson Starship, Eric Burdon and the Animals, Suzanne Vega, Aztec Two-Step, Denny Laine (Paul McCartney and Wings), Leo Kottke, Pete Best (The Beatles,) Davy Jones (The Monkees,) Cry of Love, Tommy Emmanuel, Chad and Jeremy, The Radiators, Wide Spread Panic and Steve Morse to name a few. Flav's many writing credits include Saturday Night Live, PBS, Canon Films and New York-based off-Broadway productions and various independent films.

His music has been acclaimed by the media and some very well-known celebrities:
David Crosby -- "Excellent material and player!"
David Santaniello -- Executive with Sony/Columbia -- "A tour de force ... packed with talent!"
Tommy Emmanuel -- "Great stuff! I was jammin' along with him on the side of the stage."
Chad and Jeremy; "Flav is the 21st centuries Richie Havens"
Tina Schafer-Bitter end Songwriters circle-"The real deal"

Credited as one of the most innovative acoustic guitar players on the scene today, Flav blends beautiful melodies with intricate technique, voicing, and a percussive style that leaves people saying "How does he do that?"

Flav has been called "the guitarist's guitarist; soulful, sarcastic, funny, and at times romantic" all in one. He is a unique, approachable player who has performed at The Bitter End, The Spotlight, The Narrows, Stone Soup, Newport Yachting Center, Folk City, The Knitting Factory in New York, The Nassau Coliseum, The Bluebird in Nashville and other various cities north, south, east and west. Flav has also appeared on the Martin Stage in Austin, Texas, the Zihuatanejo International Guitar Festival in Mexico and the Misquamicut Music Festival in Rhode Island. and many more venues throughout the country.

Flav's shared love is screenwriting which prompted him to open up a small project studio called "Mojo", a creative arts studio. It is a 1,200-square foot space in downtown Westerly with a small stage suitable for small film projects, talk show-type film interviews as well as audio pre-and post-production. He is currently available for scoring independent films/projects. Mojo is an active art gallery as well, fueled by the artistic vision of artist Wendy Gencarell.

Discography

Independently distributed CD's with former band Arrowhead.

Music for PBS and Saturday Night Live,and many more.
Rhode Island Shakespeare In the Park festival composer since 2002.
Flav Martin-"Stages" Vol 1-3 will be released throughout 2012- 2013.

CD debut events are scheduled in the United States, Amsterdam, Italy, Germany and France




















Flav Martin - MySpace
http://www.myspace.com/flavmartin
Flav Martin – Sonic Bids
http://www.sonicbids.com/2/EPK/?epk_id=4802
Flav Martin – CD Release Party (Article – The Westerly Sun)
http://www.thewesterlysun.com/entertainment/article_8f3dc6c8-02d8-11e0-912a-001cc4c002e0.html
Flav Martin - Soundcloud
https://soundcloud.com/#flavmartin
Flav Martin - Jango
http://www.jango.com/music/Flav+Martin+Band?l=0
Videos!
Flav Martin – YouTube – Official Website
http://www.youtube.com/user/flavmartin
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Thursday, September 30, 2010

Greg Nagy



About: Greg Nagy

GREG NAGY, formerly with the Root Doctor Band, took his rightful place among today’s leading American roots musicians with the 2009 release of his first feature album, Walk That Fine Thin Line. His songwriting, singing, and guitar playing were at high levels, the ten tracks evidencing a personalized blues music refreshingly infused with elements of soul, r&b, rock, and gospel. Greg’s album earned him a prestigious Best New Artist debut nomination from the Blues Foundation in Memphis, as well as favorable reviews from hard-to-please critics at top media outlets like All About jazz, Blues Revue, DownBeat, and Elmore. Blues/roots DJs throughout North America, Europe, and Australia responded enthusiastically to Greg’s music, with Walk That Fine Line added to enough playlists to appear on the Living Blues radio chart. At XM satellite radio, the album peaked at number three, no small achievement. Blues societies all over joined notables like Living Blues 2009 "Producer of the Year" Jeff Konkel and writer-Producer Dick Shurman (who contributed the liner notes) in praising Greg’s stellar release on the Big O label. www.big-o-records.com

Born in 1963, in Flint, Michigan, the “Auto City” birthplace of once-mighty General Motors, young guitarist Greg was fortunate to grow up with friends whose older siblings encouraged them to explore soul, rock, funk, jazz, and the Motown Sound originating down Interstate 75 in Detroit. The emotional blues of Muddy Waters and Albert King made a particularly strong mark on the Kearsley High School student who went on to college and military service before, in the early-1990s, working regularly seven nights a week in blues and funk bands. There probably hasn’t been a better blues or soul band than Root Doctor in the Wolverine State, and Greg happily signed on with that long-established group in 2004. He prompted singer Freddie Cunningham and the other three guys to record their debut album, the aptly titled Been a Long Time Coming. Two more discs, Change Our Ways (2007) and Live At The Cadillac Club (2008), followed. All three were critically acclaimed, played frequently on blues radio, and turned out to be favorites of award-show nominating committees. Word about the superior talents of the Root Doctor group spread far beyond the Midwest. Not too long after Cadillac Club appeared and the band performed at the highly regarded Pocono Blues Festival, Greg left the band on good terms for a solo career. Walk That Fine Thin Line marks its auspicious beginning.










Greg Nagy – Official Website
http://www.gregnagy.com/
Greg Nagy - Facebook
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Greg-Nagy-Band/141888302513133?ref=ts
Greg Nagy - MySpace
http://www.myspace.com/gregnagyband
Video!
Greg Nagy - YouTube
http://www.youtube.com/user/FlintboyG#p/u
Buy Music!
Greg Nagy – Official Store
http://www.gregnagy.com/music.php#
Greg Nagy – CD Baby
http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/gregnagy
Greg Nagy – Amazon – (Walk that Fine Line)
http://www.amazon.com/Walk-That-Fine-Thin-Line/dp/B0029RQ9CK
Greg Nagy – Amazon - (Fell Toward None)
http://www.amazon.com/Fell-Toward-None-Greg-Nagy/dp/B004Z7HZA2
Greg Nagy - itunes
http://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/greg-nagy/id316869906


 

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