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cont'd Q*Ball
young Q decided to put together musical ideas in a cost-effective way, incorporating the sounds of all his favorite bands. Besides making quality music,
Q has always had the business side of the industry in mind - finding new ways to market & promote, creating a new style, & following the path of the true Do It Yourself artist. Q*Ball music draws comparisons to the ethereal sounds of Moby, the vocal stylings of Bono & Mike Patton, the 80's funk of George Michael & Prince, and an eclectic array of more popular acts like Beck, the B-52's, & Duran Duran.
Q*Ball, in defiance of the corporate, pre-packaged, American Idol-era of music, started his own label in late 2005, Bald Freak Music, to release his own albums, as well as those from other artists who would otherwise be ignored because they don't fit the major label mold & preconception of what a "pop band" or a "rock act" should look & sound like.
Q*Ball's partner-in-crime is Bumblefoot, best known as Guns N Roses' new guitarist. Bumblefoot's long & heralded career as a guitar impresario, his ability to immerse himself in any project he becomes part of, and his amazing ear for music makes him the perfect foil for Q*Ball's quirky keyboard arrangements. You may find Bumblefoot on stage wielding a guitar resembling a winged foot, or a block of swiss cheese. But it's Bumblefoot's production skills & songwriting contributions that are the secret weapons on every Q*Ball album.
In the studio, Q*Ball is mostly a 2-man operation - Q on the mic, on the keys/piano, & on the couch; BFoot on all guitars, backing vox, & on the comp (while Q sleeps on the couch).
Q & BFoot hooked up in the late 90's & have made beautiful music since the release of the debut Q*Ball album, Q*Ball In Space in 2002. Since then, Q*Ball has licensed songs with MTV, Bunim-Murray, Red Bull, UPN, & more. Satellite & internet radio play soon followed, as well as live performances with everyone from Gavin DeGraw to Mya to Splender. Q*Ball has championed & organized events in which independent musicians have performed to raise money for worthy charities like Musicians on Call, the MS Research Foundation, & Children's Specialized Hospital of NJ, raising thousands of dollars for charity & giving great indie musicians the exposure they deserve.
Q*Ball's albums, This Is Serious Business, Fortune Favors The Bald & Q*Ball In Space are available online at CD Baby, Amazon.com, iTunes, Rhapsody, & Napster!
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Q*Ball uses the Nord Lead 2, the MicroKorg, the Triton LE, the Korg N5, the Roland AX-7, the Shure SM58, & his voice.
Bumblefoot uses Vigier guitars, Parkwood acoustic guitars, Line 6 amps & FX.
Q*Ball music is produced using Steinberg Nuendo, Steinberg
Wavelab, Steinberg Cubase SX, & God knows what else. Computers suck.
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I was born in Boston Mass. and grew up in Athens Georgia. I have one female sibling and we are identical twins. My mother was never supose to have kids, do to scaring in her fallopian tubes, but ended up getting pregnet with two. So I am kinda a miracle and a big deal! In high school I was a tri athlete in track, cheerleading, and soccer and lettered in Track as a freshman. After going three years of High school I decided for my senior year I would enroll in College. I went a year at Abraham Baldwin Agricultual College (ABAC) in Tifton Georgia where I preformed in the traveling jazz chior and perticipated on the cheerleading and dance team. After that year of school I moved to Atlanta where I began working for Coyote Ugly Saloon. I traveled around to the other Coyote's helping the girls with dance, preforming, and bartending. Eventually I moved to Florida and worked for the Tampa Coyote, then moved to miami and worked at the Fort Lauderdale Coyote Ugly Saloon. I lived in Florida for about a year and then moved to New York. Shortly after I moved to New Jersey with my sister and my nephew. I was born a preformer and have known from the begining that I wanted to be a singer, dancer, songwriter. I'm in a group with two other girls and we eat, sleep, and breath music. I can't give details yet but make sure you keep a look out for us. Were hot and the next big thing! I don't mean to toot my own horn but ""toot toot""!
Interests Singing, dancing, Drawing, writing, horseback riding, make-up and hair, fashion, traveling, New (I hate repetative things), |
singer/songwriter/performer who's taking it to the top! So, jump on board with Peyton and take the ride of your life!
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