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Band History:
Rudy T and his brother Jimi Jam! began their music careers playing
from Youngstown, Ohio to Geneva on the Lake in Cleveland Ohio
with Spontaneous
Combustion Band and Cold Steel.
Since, relocated to California, recorded with Dick Dale @ RCA
Records, Greg & Chris Alsup (gospel) Calvary Chapel, Recorded
at Wayne Cook Productions with Wayne Cook, member of Player,
also recorded sessions with members of HWY 101, .38 Special and
Faces (Rod Stewarts band), Frank Zappa, Ricky Skaggs. Performed
the local Southern California scene, opening for such artists
as Carrie Underwood (American Idol 2005), The Fixx, The Motels,
L.A. Guns, The Drifters, Rod Piazza and the Mighty Flyers, Canned
Heat, The World Classic Rockers. Also worked with Producer (Jimmy
Miller) aka Walt Marriner at Sound City Studios in California,
as a producer working with Poco, Stevie Nicks, Traffic and Eric
Clapton this producer was extremely impressed with the talent,
the energy, stamina and the songwriting capabilities that Rudy
T possessed and was in the midst of recording when Walt Marriner
passed on. And due to the knowledge that Rudy T received from
this fabulous producer, Rudy T was capable of completing his
own CD's.
During the 70's, Jimi Jam! played the
"Hollywood circuit" and the "Top 40 circuit"
in clubs such as the Whiskey a-go-go, Ichabod's, Isadora's and
the Golden West Ballroom, with a band called, "Texas"
that was in the top third of Billboard's Top Forty bands.
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Why this name?
"My brother used to call me Rudy T when I was young and
my producer liked Rudy T,said it had a click to it..."
Do you play live?
Rudy T plays live every chance, every day/night he gets....Any
where the venues can stand the heat from his strat guitar. No
Rudy T doesn't like playin' live - He LOVES IT! "Every
moment on stage with my strat in front of an audience is a special
moment to me."
How, do you think,
does the internet (or mp3) change the music industry?
"The Internet has been the biggest resource to the independent
artist struggling to get their material heard, being that it
is extremely hard to enter the music industry to get that record
deal, the Internet has made it possible to get one step closer."
Would you sign a record
contract with a major label?
"Yes I would sign with a major label, my goal in life
is to obtain that record contact with a major label."
Rudy T's influences?
Stevie Ray Vaughn, Jimmy Hendrix, Eric Clapton, B.B. King, Albert
King, Muddy Waters. Blue Cheer, Grand Funk Railroad, Beatles,
Stones, Bread, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Steve Miller, Kinks,
Albert Collins, Buddy Guy, Traffic, Johnney Winter, Mountain,
Black Sabbath, Yard Byrds, Muddy Waters, John Lee Hooker, Jimmy
Reed.
Favorite spot?
"Any place where there is an audience and I can play
my blues guitar.."
Currently played locally in the North
San Diego County area for the last 6 months. North Bar, Chuchhills,
the Metaphor Cafe and latest at the Kraken
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Equipment
used:
"My amp is a Mark IV Mesa Boogie, 70's model, 1-12"
JBL. No middle range, this gives me that bite I like. I use a
crybaby wah-wah, late 60's model, I've had for years.
I use Fender Strat Guitars ONLY due to the fact that I have to
reach to get what I'm looking for , so a Strat is perfect for
me. The Strat and the single coil pick-ups is what I like best.
I'm a versatile player found at many gigs playing many instruments
such as:
Lead Guitar / Keyboards / Bass / Drums / 1929 Gibson acoustic
guitar / Harmonica." |
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