theHumps From Worcester, Massachusetts United States

From : Worcester, Massachusetts United States

Joined : Sun 11th Oct 2009

Last Logged : Wed 13th Jan 2010

Sex : M

Birthday : Wed 10th Jul 1963

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My name is Wayne. I am a 46 y.o self taught musician and have been home recording since the Spring of 2007. I've played the bass and acoustic guitar for about 26 years and wrote my first song the day I picked up the acoustic.

I've been in various forms of the same band for 18 or so years until recently. We played punk/alt/folk orininals and covers and did the GB band for a few years, doing weddings, functions and playing songs "on the spot" sometimes by pulling out the sheet music and going for it. This could explain why I am a "push the record button and see what gets put down" kind of music producer.

I've been playing mandolin and electric guitars since I started recording in 2007. I'm recording using Cool Edit Pro II with MS Vista 64 bit as my OS and it's fair to say it's a bit challanging with some compatibility issues. Update: Just bought Adobe Audition 3.

All my songs are recorded as they are written, usually in one afternoon and mixed over the course of a few days. None of my songs are mastered, I don't have any mastering software. In 2008, I recorded 65 songs in a nine month time frame and 13 song in the month of August alone. I just love recording music, all kinds of music.

Lately I've been itchin' to get into recording with loops which brought me to Looperman!

I play a Jaco Pastorius 1962 reissue Fender Jazz bass guitar, this guitar is simply the best instrument I've ever played! I play it through a Fender BXR 200. I also own a Fender BXR 400, the rig I gigged out with for years.

I play an Ovation Acoustic Bass Guitar, my backup.

Bought a new Epiphone Riviera P93 semi hollow bodied guitar and got it Nov.12, 'o9!!!!

I play a Fender Strat electric guitar, Johnson mandolin, classical and acoustic guitar and various percussion instruments like the cabasa, clave, guiro, coctail shaker, tambo...

Just purchased Adobe Audition 3 and after some tech support help I'm finally using it(Nov. 26, 2009).
Cool Edit Pro II
Had FL Studio 8 Demo for a while

Boss Dr. Rhythm DR-3 drum machine. I use this to program my drum tracks. I also use it for some percussion instruments. I sometimes play the pads to play bongo tracks, cymball tracks and even the entire drum track, each instrument(kick, snare, hihat...)recorded on a seperate track.

Listening to a lot of Folk, Americana roots music and Bluegrass letely. Check out WUMB online for a listen, public radio from UMASS Boston.

Pete Yorn and Scarlette Johanson's New album with the songs "Relator" and "I Don't Know What to Do"
Peter, Bjorn, and John - "Objects of my Affection" and "the Young Folk"

Also into the Supersuckers, these guys are awesome rockers. They also put out an occasional country/western album. Recommend highly to check these guys out!!!

Also digging Mean Mary, Baby Gramps and Molly Tuttle. I found these on You Tube.

The Clash - London Calling
REM - Murmer
Jim Carroll - Catholic Boy
Dire Straits - Self entitled debut album
the Beatles - Let it Be
All Louis Prima music
All Johnny Cash Music
All Elvis Presley Music
Nirvana - Nevermind
The Clash - Self entitled first album

Joe Strummer and Mick Jones of the Clash, the Everly Brothers and Buddy Holly, Tom Petty, Johnny Cash, the Beatles, Paul Weller(the Jam)to name a few older musicians.
Newer groups like the Be Good Tanyas, M. Ward and Pete Yorn have given me new avenues to explore.
Everything influences me to some degree, even the sounds of nature and the sounds of the city have a certain rhythm to them.

Folk mixed with punk with some pop influences with some latin rhythms and a bit of surf and some gypsy thrown in. Some tracks have been described as "Spaghetti Western" here.

I love to kayak when the weather is nice. I also paint watercolors and oil paintings, check out the Gallery!