chrishea

1. Do you sing, play an instrument or instruments? Yes What instruments? Guitar, piano, bass and various percussion When did you start playing? When I was 15, so over 10 years ago Did you teach yourself? I taught myself piano and others, but took lessons to learn the basics for guitar 2. Are you in a band or bands? No, solo at the moment What is the name of the band? What do you play? What other instruments are in the band? Do you have a band website? Chris Shea at CBC Radio 3 3. Do you write songs? Yes Do you write lyrics, music or both? Both Do you have a writing partner? Sometimes I write with my sister, I write the music and she the lyrics 4. Do you record your music? Yes Do you use a home studio? If so what gear do you use? I have 2 4-tracks, one analogue and one digital A Hiwatt Custom 20 amp, nothing fancy, but sounds nice. A Fender Strat, a Yamaha F-310 acoustic An old reel-to-reel machine a few effect pedals- delay and distortion and a few cardboard boxes plus a microphone Do you use a recording studio? No Do you have music available on the web? if so where? Yes, here 5. What other roles do you perform in the music business? None Management? Label owner? Publishing? Promotion? Other? 6. Are you a tech head? Quite the opposite, I rely on getting my music out, not really how I get it out 7. What country do you live in? Canada 8. What are your ambitions? To record an album at the moment, then some shows and taking my show to Europe when my wife and I head back to England. 9. Do you draw/paint/write stories/computer art/dance or other creative pursuit? Yes, paint, write, photography, different multimedia, film... What are your pastimes? Read, write, paint, music, ....etc 10. What would you like to get out of Songstuff? I'd like to get some motivation to get recording because I'm dusty and need to get my mind in gear.