Re: Re: OT: Who do I remind you of?

[Rick Walker <looppool@cruzio.com>]

On 9/2/2013 8:28 PM, Richard Sales wrote:
> Not sure Bill, but I believe this is all about search values.  In 
> other words, it's so when people search for, say, David Torn and they 
> find you, they say YEA... I WANNA BUY IT.  I don't think it's really 
> so much what you really think you SOUND like, but who you think people 
> might search for that are looking for music like yours. 


I completely agree and, though you had a lot of Jeff Beck influence in 
your early playing, I don't think people going to look for Jeff Beck 
would necessarily
go looking for the kind of music you are playing currently.    Torn 
would, however,  be someone who I could see compared to music LIKE yours.
In a way, similarly,  Eivin Aarset would be a good reference 
point...............because there is a lot of ambient influence in your 
sound, combined, of course,
with a lot of rhythmic stuff, too,   someone like Steve Roach might be 
appropriate

So yeah,  I agree with Richard's assesment:   it's about who's music 
would 'go well' with what you do and not 'who do you sound like'  or 
what influences do you have.

yours,
Rick