docmustard + Musician

ABOUT

I was born on 23rd March 1954 by Two Dales near Matlock in Derbyshire, UK. I was brought up in a pub called The Horse Shoe. I ain't superstitious but the song "Born under a Bad Sign" springs to mind. I was sent away to boarding school in Gt Crosby, Liverpoool at the beginning of the Beatles reign in 1963 and left of my own accord in 1970 after the Beatles split.
I left Matlock in 1973 aged nineteen as a bass player in a band (formerly The Doughnut Band) and moved to Coventry. Top Coventry bands I played in were as bassist in "Hot Snacks" & keyboards in "The Ring", not forgetting "Doc Mustard & the Cobalt Kids" as the Doc himself. My first single 'Nuclear Boogie was playlisted by Radio Caroline in 1984. In 1990 I travelled to London to receive a songwriting award from the Nordoff/Robbins Musician Style national music competition. I left Coventry in 1991 and headed for Cornwall, UK.I write songs which are naturally based on my experiences and perception of life. I've got a video deejaying show called 'WASTED PLANET' where I get to project classy live performances from mainly guitar guru bands.

Screen name:

docmustard

Member since:

Nov 13 2008

Active over 1 month ago

Level of commitment:

Committed

Years playing music:

35

Gigs played:

Over 100

Tend to practice:

More than 3 times per week

Available to gig:

2-3 nights a week

Most available:

Days

Influences

Todd Rundgren, Pink, Oui 3, String Cheese Incident, Screaming Headless Torsos, Buckethead, Moving Hearts, Steely Dan, Little Feat, Los Lonely Boys, Paul Rodgers, Pink Floyd, Joni Mitchell, Allman Brothers Band, Santana, Janis Joplin, Leslie West and Mountain, ZZ Top, Rimsky Korsakov, Rachmaninov, BB King, William Orbit, The Hamsters, John Hiatt, Neol Davies, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Eric Clapton, The Beatles, Pauline Black, Rolling Stones, Derek Trucks, The Eagles, Nightwish, Led Zeppelin, Dread Zeppelin, Root Boy Slim and the Sex Change Band. Supercharge, Nelly Furtado, Tubilah Dog, The Specials, Bad Manners, Selecter, The Enemy, Ora, Dr Strangely Strange, Traffic, Margo Buchanan, Amy Winehouse, Joss Stone, Al Bowlly, Warren Haynes, Bonnie Raitt, Roger Waters, The Young Rascals, Jimi Hendrix, Dave Bromberg, Tower Of Power, Rage Against The Machine, Slipknot, Devin Townsend, McFly, Marvin Gaye,

EQUIPMENT

guitars, computer, Rode NT2, evolution mk49c

MUSIC