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How long have you been playing?
Playing music for 34 years. Started on trumpet and coronet at 9; started playing guitar at 20. Started studying strings, keys, and woodwinds at 22; started writing at 24.
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What was the first concert you ever went to?
The first concert, real concert, that I went to was "Jan and Dean" at, of all places, Knott's Berry Farm. I'm not sure how old I was; probably just starting junior high.
I probably only remember it because Jan, while functioning fairly well, kept messing up the words to "Little Old Lady from Pasadena". Nobody in the crowd cared. It was Jan and Dean after all. Eventually, Jan just said, "FUCK!", got the frustration out, the entire audience laughed in a way to let him know we all understood, and the show went on.
I probably only remember it because Jan, while functioning fairly well, kept messing up the words to "Little Old Lady from Pasadena". Nobody in the crowd cared. It was Jan and Dean after all. Eventually, Jan just said, "FUCK!", got the frustration out, the entire audience laughed in a way to let him know we all understood, and the show went on.
What gear do you use?
Crate amp, Behringer 4 x 12 cab, Line 6 POD HD300, Line 6 Mobile In, Ovation electric/acoustic, Les Turser LP with hand-wound pickups, Charvel/Jackson, self-built H-H-S body with Jackson-style neck, but my current favorite is my rebuilt Squire that I recently resurrected as a "Frankenstrat".
Are you in a band? Have you been in bands?
Current band is "Neon Brown".
What's the biggest audience you ever performed to? What's the smallest?
Biggest audience was a little over 5,000 & the smallest was(and often is) one.
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Photographs taken by Patricia Graves.
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Photographs taken by Patricia Graves.
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NEON BROWN:(l-r) Chuck Moreo - vox; Sonny Blanchard - guitars; Brad Souza - drums; Greg Cameron - bass
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Doesn't this just look like I'm about to get pissed at someone REAL fast?
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Another great photo of me and Chuck Moreo, along with the rest of Neon Brown, rockin' out at the "Kool April Nites" cruise.
Photograph-taken by Patricia Graves
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Rocking out during "Kool April Nites".
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Me and my singer, Chuck Moreo, rocking out during the "Kool April Nites" cruise 4/19/2013.
Photograph taken by Patricia Graves.
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Playing the cruise in Redding for "Kool April Nites."
Photograph taken by Patricia Graves.
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My band, Neon Brown, playing the 4/20 show.
Left-to-right:Chuck Moreo-vox;Sonny Blanchard-guitars;Brad Souza-drums;Greg Cameron-bass.
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Me and my singer, Chuck Moreo during sound check the day before the "Kool April Nites" cuise.
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Me, doing sound check with Neon Brown before the "Kool April Nites" cruise.
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Me with my band, "Neon Brown". These guys are AWESOME!
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"Neon Brown"-vocals:Chuck Moreo, drums:Brad Souza,Bass:Greg Cameron, Guitar:Sonny Blanchard
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"Neon Brown"-vocals:Chuck Moreo, drums:Brad Souza,Bass:Greg Cameron, Guitar:Sonny Blanchard
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"Neon Brown" will be playing the cruise for "Kool April Nites" on Friday, April 19, 2013 in the Shasta Center!
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Neon Brown (L to R): Me, Chuckie Moreo, Bradley Souza.
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more fun with AE
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Taken by my girlfriend, Patricia Graves.
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Fun with Adobe After Effects. The four basic shots of the video: 1)me playing with homemade green-screen behind me and shot with an iPhone; 2)a two-dimensional photo of an alley; 3)combine them; 4)add enough effects to hide my ugly face. Ha
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- Rolling in the deep breakdown shots
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Let's see if any of the locals can guess who this is about?
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"Know My Name"
Neon Brown
Chuck Moreo vox
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Bradley Souza drums
Greg Cameron bass
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May 18th Show Promo:
Neon Brown, Amidst Chaos, Forever We Are.
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- May 18th show promo
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My band, Neon Brown, performing our original, "Drunk Girl".
-Neon Brown: Chuck Moreo (vox); Sonny Blanchard (guitars); Bradley Souza (drums); Greg Cameron (bass).
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My band, Neon Brown, performing our original, "Body Parts".
-Neon Brown: Chuck Moreo (vox); Sonny Blanchard (guitars); Bradley Souza (drums); Greg Cameron (bass).
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"Drunk Girl" by my band Neon Brown
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- Drunk girl (live)
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Paranoid Karaoke-
Trying a different way to play Paranoid, & just did the video as something to kill time with & have something to look at while listening.
Not a serious attempt. Word tracking is WAY off, & that was just an improvised solo.
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- Paranoid cover
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Body Parts Promo
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- Promo teaser for neon brown's/ "body parts"
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A little fun with "La Vida Loca". No copyright infringement intended.
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- La vida loca(instumental cover redeaux)
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Did this last night. Just a demo. Haven't decided how to do the melody line yet. I posted it to soundcloud, then fell asleep while sitting on my piano bench. Woke up at 4 this morning, still sitting on the bench. Ha
Sort of a cover of a cover. Inspired by Bury Tomorrow's cover.
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- La vida loca(instrumental cover)
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This song popped into my head a couple of days ago. So, I just decided to do a quick cover of it yesterday.
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- Any wayyou want it(instrumental cover)
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Done for shits and giggles.
Played just one time through using a karaoke rhythm backing track.
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- Don't cry(instrumental cover)
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Instrumental cover of Gaga's,"Judas".
Only, after realizing my last run was a poor attempt, I can't expand on this. Only embellish.
Imagine Zak Wylde molesting Lady Gaga.
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- Judas iscariot
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Was always a big fan of Mike Post and Jan Hammer.
This is my little idea of what would happen if Jan Hammer wrote the theme song to Magnum P.I.
No copyright infringement was intended.
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- "magnum vice or miami pi:
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God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen(Instrumental)
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- God rest ye merry gentlemen
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Just a rough mix, but I wanted to share it.
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- Heartbreaker(instrumental)
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Soar-Written specifically for the Behringer, "The Next Level" contest( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vyA5Xqe32Uo ). Wrote & recorded the song a couple of weeks ago. Took that long to decide how to do the video. Just decided to have fun with it. I don't own a camera, so this was shot on my cell phone.
Please check it out on youtube as well: http://youtu.be/ZMf4Sz0eTHw
Enjoy-
Steve
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Cover of Jerry C's "Dear Mozart"
Eh...
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Instrumental:
Melodic-Rock Guitar cover of Queen's, "The Show Must Go On".
Did the harmonies Friday and Saturday. Recorded the melody line this morning.
Enjoy!
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- The show must go on
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Wrote the rhythm tracks last weekend. Wrote the melody line this weekend.
Enjoy!
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My cover of Jerry C's "Canon Rock". A melodic rock guitar arrangement of Pachelbel's Canon in D.
Did this July of 2011.
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Based on MAB's "Tribute to Randy". I did this last year, right after crashing my car into a ditch. I had a broken clavicle, a broken sternum, and a SEVERELY bruised ego. It hurt like hell to play this, but I had to keep my mind occupied. It sounds like hell, but it was fun to do none-the-less.
Enjoy!
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- Tribute
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Instrumental cover of Adele's, "Rolling in the Deep".
Good way to express my disgust for a couple of people; and it's fun to play.
Just keeping myself occupied.
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Instrumental cover of Adele's, "Rolling In the Deep". And a slight message to someone to go away.
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I was thinking about doing this earlier this week, then someone suggested I do it. So, there you go!
Melody line is one-time thru. Just overdubbed for effect.
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- Mama i'm comin' home
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My cover of Blondie's "Maria". I have no idea why I did this one. I think VH1 had a "Behind The Music" of Blondie on that day. ;-)
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- Maria
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I think I wrote this in 2007, but didn't actually record, or notate it until early 2008.
Just a very short piece. You've heard of the minute waltz. This is the 56 second minuet.
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- Minuet in f
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Did this back in 2010. It's basically "Mr. Crowley" with the melody played on guitar, & some "artistic license" taken on the guitar runs.
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- Tribute to randy
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Did this for the company Christmas Party back in 2008.
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- Carol of the bells
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Wrote and recorded this back in October of 2009.
Forgot I had even done this one.
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- Solo for guitar
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Wrote this around January of 2012.
3 Movements: 1st - Allegro in G
2nd - Adagio in Dmin(Dragonfly)
3rd - Minuet in G
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- R and r
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- Traffic
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Did this Summer of 2012
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- Star spangled eddie
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Take Slade & Quiet Riot, mash them together, then really play like shit, and you get this.
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Ok, this one was crap, but I posted it anyway.
My tone is junk(too much distortion); timing is off. Oh well.
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- The grinch
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Redding, California
This is what happens when you: have no talent, and 4 hours of free-time.
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- Go (cover of neil zaza song)
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Redding, California
Did this 2 years ago, I think. Not the greatest version, but again, it's just one of those songs that are fun to play.
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Just a short piece inspired by a friend.
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Just had a lot of free time and little desire to be productive when I did this.
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Cover of Neil Zaza's,"Go".
Not the greatest, but it is just so much fun to play.
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