the live band: me - singing & guitars, dana bearror - bass & singing, doug davis - guitars, keyboards & singing, bob stitcher - drums ----- the folks on the cd: me - singing & guitars, ben mize - drums, aaron sands - bass, steve mason - guitars, chris tuttle - piano & organ, matthew thomas - heartbeat, mitch dane - production & keyboards
Influences
the beatles, kiss, prince, bruce springsteen, styx, tom petty, the who, hoodoo gurus, the church, indigo girls, ben folds, the smiths, two pound planet, sister hazel, ryan adams, jesse sprinkle, jars of clay, rush, the nadas, jason levasseur, jellyfish, the kinks, life in general, counting crows, green day, the zombies, alice cooper, joe jackson, muddflapp, journey, roger clyne & the peacemakers, jack johnson, spinal tap, simon & garfunkel, genesis, rem, urban edge, journey, bad company, u2, reo speedwagon......................... Wonderwall (Oasis cover)
Is She Really Going Out With Him? (Joe Jackson cover)
The Joker (Steve Miller Band cover)
the new cd is here! let me tell you just a bit about it. i went to nashville for a couple of weeks in april to record. even if i weren't a musician, i would think nashville was a great town. good weather. awesome food. and i got to hang out with lots of old friends. and i even made some new ones. the cd was produced by a swell guy named mitch dane. he won a grammy for his work with jars of clay. he's also quite involved with young life, which i can really get behind. ben mize (counting crows) came in to play the drums. he's tall. and a good drummer, to boot. aaron sands played the electric bass. his wife just ran a 1/2 marathon. that's pretty cool. then steve mason (jars of clay) came in to add some guitars (all the really great slide guitar stuff is him). i did all of the lead and most of the harmony vocals, but we wanted another voice on the album, so we brought in andrew osenga (caedmon's call, the normals). he sings like a bird, i tell ya. the basic tracks took very little time, as we even did some of it live (a rarity in today's musical world). we added cello, farfisa, tambourine and anything else we could find lying around. vance powell mixed it. vance is nashville's best kept secret. he turned these little pop tunes into big pop tunes. the final step was mastering. we let richard dodd do that. he's done the last several tom petty records, so i figured i could trust him. and now the cd is done. oh, i forgot to mention... my old friend ledbetter (www.thezooagency.com) took some photos and designed the cd sleeve. it is, without question, a fine piece of art.
and that, in a nutshell, is how this cd (it's called put me together) got made. if you have any money, go ahead and buy it. you can get it at www.authenticrecordsonline.com or on my site, www.jerry-chapman.com. if you don't have any money, have a friend burn you a copy. i want you to hear these songs.
some other stuff about me... i live in a small town in north carolina. i've released 6 cd's with life in general. a fine little band... www.lifeingeneral.com. i've also recorded 3 solo albums. i've got a wife & 2 kids. they all rock. i ride a unicycle & run marathons. would love to be a vegetarian, but i love sushi, so i guess i'm a pescatarian. drop me a line. buy my records. if you're ever in the area, you've got a place to crash.
Didn't get that til almost midnight. Hate I missed it. Definitely need to get out there and see you soon. We might just have to come up with a plan to play the same show... then we'll definitely be able to catch one another in the act! Take care, see you soon! ~Matt
you spaz. you've met my man....in Charlotte at that artsy fartsy non-smoking bar you play in the No Da district. geesh. LOL. Hope you had fun last night. I'll see what I can do about Saturday. (",)
aw...you know me so well. And I would have LOVED to make it tonight since I LOVE that place (best spinach dip in the world!!!) BUT I have to work until 9 and been going strong since 6:45 so I'm beat. The hubby (yup we are on again) will be her this weekend with me so I will run Saturday night by him and see what he says. ttys!!
Just letting you know that our EP “Or Am I A Nightmare?” is up and available for purchase online at CDbaby, Amazon, iTunes, Napster, Rhapsody, and many of your other favorite internet music stores! Check it out and let us know what you think!
Hey Jerry! you were right mate, i do like what i hear in these songs so far, and your voice mate is a real kick...strong! So, thanks for the req - im looking forward to listening to your songs some more - sounds great so far! Stay in touch ok... Thanks again ~ Simon :)
Hi Jerry, thank you for your friendship/support, it is support by fans and other musicians that keeps the music alive for everyone. Music has always been a passion of mine; it’s great to discover other who feels the same way through MySpace. Love your music, great sound! Take a listen to my music and let me know what you think. Enjoy. Wishing you a fantastic sun filled day/night. Danielle
My CD: “No Tears” available on “itunes” (CANADA) and “CD Baby”
Jerry! Thanks for the note. You betcha, actually I..ve been listening to you and Michael..s stuff back and forth, is there something in the water down there? I..d like to get back down when it starts getting cold here, let..s talk about some venues I can play, both cover and original. The solo thing works for travel, low overhead, lol. Keep in touch.
