So we’re well on our way now into 2021 with January almost done and dusted. At present you’ll find me working hard on drum sequencing. ( yay, this excites me so much -he says sarcastically. ) I’ll also be hard at work attempting to avoid the destruction on my marriage and the inevitable insanity induced by having a two and a half year old tyrant running around the house saying “no” to any and every suggestion or query under the sun thrown his way.

I hope to use the programmed drums as a sort of demo for real drums to be recorded , but they’ll be programmed to to pro level , so if worst comes to worst I’ll use them for the final versions if funding doesn’t stretch that far. It worked for Fear Factory, It can work for me I Figure and beggers can’t be choosers.

Anyhow, I find myself with a little “noodling time” every once in a while, so I decided to take a walk down memory lane and discuss some of the most important Bands, Albums and Riffs from my formative years that helped shape me into the guitarist I am today.

You can watch the video here:

I cover everything from my introduction to guitar via Nirvana’s Nevermind Album to my initiation into Metal through Metallica’s Black Album and my coming of age when venturing further down the rabbit hole into more progressive territory as I discovered names like John Petrucci, Steve Vai, Paul Gilbert, Marty Friedman and more.

Enjoy the video and I’ll be back to post again soon with any luck.