Daniel Katsuk sings his version wonderfully on this and I played the guitars. This was quite fun. Recorded way back in 2006

Seasons

Seasons (Chris Cornell Tribute) by KatsüK & Kobetich

Art by my wonderful sweet mother.
I recorded 7 tracks with a Tele(partscaster) and 2 with my Larivee acoustic. All direct into the interface as opposed to mic recorded. The acoustic was set all the way to the microphone position, bypassing the saddle pickup. Hence, "direct" flow. The flow comes from a conversation with a dear artist friend in Bisbee, AZ. This was one of those ideas that just happened and I went with it. More to come...

Album

Direct Flow

Good energy between the audience and the band in da house that night! Thank you Matt Sacks and Kavin Allenson for keeping the dream alive!

TASCAM DR-40

YUCCAMEN Live at The Grackle 7/3/23 Set 1.mp3

Far West - The Session At St. 

The Apple Stop

I wrote this for the seventh play I've been asked to produce music for.  Fort Worth, TX Hip Pocket Theatre is a local gem not enough people know about. "The Monkey Wrench Gang", written by Edward Abbey was adapted by Johnny Simons. It is currently running September 27 through October 20. This is the theme song I came up with. Two days in the studio, playing all instruments. Vocal part by Damek Salazar.

The Monkey Wrench Gang

Heyduke Lives!

I built this song around the acoustic guitar part. The song came together in about an hour. Forgot about it for a couple years. I had always had the drum and bass parts in my head, so it was time to get it out. I call this "1977" because of the obvious sound. Also because I started playing guitar that year, when I was 12. It was really fun to hear the sounds that took shape, as I added parts and the direction each section took. I managed to record the parts as I heard them in my head, also which is something I feel I've gotten better at over the years. At the same time, it was exciting to hear things I didn't expect. This is a nostalgic piece, in a sense for me. There are some cliches in here, I know and that's cool with me, because I haven't recorded this style before. This was a damn fun time.....but I'm glad I'm done! Epic.

1977

The bare bones of what turned into a 70s monster

1977(acoustic)

This is from a recording with my phone. I was laying sod, pushing a 20 gallon roller filled with water to compact the grass into the soil. 
Had some fun with it in Cubase SX and here is the outcome...

Colossus

It was a beautiful day until I got the news.

I composed this in memory of the loss of my childhood friend, last weekend. He was the person I'd known almost as long as my own family. Since about 1974. We lost touch in 79 when I moved to Texas. Reconnected in 1995, jammed together and stayed in touch ever since. This is for my friend, Jason Brubaker and his family, his bandmates.

In Memory of Jason

Beautiful Day For A Bomb

It is purely coincidental that this track clocks in at 4:20.
Brought this back with me from just outside the town of Basalt, Colorado. A couple months ago, I got away from covid crazy for a week in the Rockies of Colorado, as well as New Mexico and on over to Moab, Utah, to do a Facebook Live Stream from Arches . . . all in a week's time. I met up with some friends along the way and this the song I came up with during my time with them, while enjoying the "fruits" of Colorado.

Basalt Rock

Fort Worth, Texas-based . . . originally from Long Island, NY, playing guitar since 1977.
Early influences from rock, metal and blues, later branching out into solo instrumental guitar (as well as multi-instrumental) and folk music from around the world.

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