I'm formerly a Virgin/EMI Writer-Producer. I enjoy working with musicians of various musical genres. Recording, writing and producing singer-songwriter's is what I love the most. I'm based in Lexington, KY & I'm looking forward to meeting some of the very talented musicians in the Kentucky music scene. If you live in the Lexington/Louisville area or states bordering Kentucky and need a keyboardist or have songs you need produced, let's talk!

Peace & Blessings,

Reggie

Sim-1
L-O-V-E is the fuel that powers drummer/producer/composer/multi-instrumentalist Simone White (aka Sim-1). After several years as one of San Francisco’s top drummers – where he laid down a monster backbeat for Bay area luminaries like Michael Franti and Spearhead, Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy, Afro-Mystik, Midnite Voices, and recorded and toured with artists like George Clinton, Mark Eitzel, Sakia and more – Simone followed his heart, married his soul mate, and literally moved to the other side of the planet – Sydney, Australia.
 
Now Simone is the funkiest drummer down under, performing and recording with Ausie artists like Alexander Nettleback and Isis Aston, and picking up live gigs here and there with folks like The Bee Gees. He’s also stepped up his studio game doing remote session work and collaborations with Carl McIntosh of Loose Ends, 05Ric, Nadir, DJ Butterface, Michael Turner and others.
 
Additionally, this move for the love of life and music allows Simone to focus more on writing and producing. As Sim-1, he unleashes his futuristic, groove-heavy, electro jazz funk compositions on unsuspecting dance floors across the globe.
 
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These are my sound sketches and home demos from 2016-2023

Enigmatic doesn’t even begin to describe Sayla Dobro’s presence. Consisting of guitarist and vocalist Todd Tate alongside drummer Daniel Guaqueta, Sayla Dobro was brewed up in the Bay Area, between Marin and San Francisco. Originally created as a stage name for Tate’s persona in a now defunct Marin bar-hopping band, "The Deep Sounds of Bobby Peru", Sayla Dobro has since evolved into a much more complex and mature getup.

The band really kicked off after Tate saw dobro guitar virtuoso Jerry Douglas play live - he instantly went out and bought a dobro guitar and starting writing and recording immediately. Now part of his namesake, Sayla Dobro is characterized by Tate’s customized Regal RD-35 square neck dobro. Enter Colombian-raised, Mississippi-born multi-instrumentalist Daniel Guaqueta. The drummer and Tate came together through mutual friend Michael Starita, President of the San Francisco area Grammy chapter. Starita mixed the first two Sayla Dobro singles, “The Way You Move” and “J-Train”. During this time, he introduced Guaqueta and Tate and the rest was history.

Sayla Dobro’s songs hearken seasoned folk-rockers like Beck and Calexico, thoughtfully self-produced and rough around the edges. It’s no surprise that Sayla Dobro has been able to capture such a potent essence - the band’s frontman and lead songwriter Todd Tate’s industry experience runs deep. In the mid-nineties Tate’s main focus was audio engineering at The Blue Room Studios, working on Grammy nominated Latin jazz with Carlos “Patato” Sanchez, and with popular rock artists like Train. On the brink of the millennium, Tate ditched full-time engineering and went to the other side of the glass to focus on making his own music. He made a rock record with a new group Life Love Misery (members of The Starship and Cacophony).

Meanwhile, Guaqueta has a rich musical background of his own. He’s written and released music with artists including Questions in Dialect, Buddy & The Squids, Mainframe Theory, and Storage 24. He’s collaborated directly with Roy Mitchell-Cardenas (of Mutemath) and Mississippi rapper Kamikaze. His diverse background runs further; Guaqueta’s visual artwork has earned honors for his music videos, including the Telly Award, the Addy Award, and the Ruma Award at Crossroads Film Festival.

Private samples of:

1. Original Music - Punk/Pop/New wave/Indie Rock combo.
2. Hypnotic Ambient music with subliminal suggestions 
3. Therapeutic Hypnosis recordings
4. Spoken word recordings


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