Tommy Emmanuel, Doyle Dykes, Lightning Hopkins, Ry Cooder, Joe Pass, Lenny Breau, Buddy Guy, Ray Charles, Frank Sinatra.
Sounds Like
Unique blend of instrumental fingerpicking styles (classical, folk, jazz, blues), heavily based on the blues, and presented in an instrumental virtuosic format.
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Steve Hung is the latest addition to the Washington D.C. music scene with his recent transition from Austin, TX, dubbed "The Live Music Capital of the World," to Washington D.C., the nation's capital. A native Texan, Steve grew up in Houston, TX picking up the guitar at age 15. By age 18, Steve moved to Austin, TX, where he fine-tuned his compositional skills and guitar licks while playing open mic at The Cactus Cafe, a nationally acclaimed acoustic venue. Steve quickly gained a reputation as "a killer guitar player" and "a Cactus favorite."
Like other Texas musicians such as Los Lonely Boys and Stevie Ray Vaughan, Steve loves to fuse blues riffs and licks into his guitar playing. However, Steve has a broad musical vocabulary including a diverse spectrum of styles. Steve's unique approach to acoustic guitar utilizes classical/folk fingerstyle techniques, while being heavily rooted in the blues, and sprinkled with some rock and jazz inflections. The result is a repertoire of compositions ranging from soulful and soothing to gritty, groovy, and rocking.
Steve’s debut album, Geetar (late July 2008) showcases the Texas musical influences he grew up with. These 12 instrumental tracks feature everything from gritty groovy blues, wailing harmonica shuffles, ornamented folk finger-playing, to screeching slide guitars. The guitarwork is skillfully crafted and layered enough to please technical guitar enthusiasts, while at the same time maintaining a universal accessible sound which can be appreciated by anyone.
Hey Steve, I added a new song to the player. It’s called “Frantic Freedom”.
It’s a live studio groove rock jam that’s funky as hell! Think of Jimi Hendrix’s “Foxey Lady” on steroids, and you’ll have a good idea of what’s in store for you when you hear the song. There’s also a companion live video for the song. And in the video I DO MY UPSIDE-DOWN GUITAR PLAYING THING. Ya gotta see it!!
**IF YOU DIG IT, YOU CAN BUY THE LIVE JAM TRACK FROM THE VID FROM MY SNOCAP STORE!
Also, I added TWO MORE videos. One is called “a little bit of my history”, in which I talk about some of the things that shaped me as a guitar player. The last new vid is called “Rocket Dreams”, a straight-up rock jam!
Hi Steve - it's Andy from the Modern Times Coffeehouse open mic. Here's a the flyer for the next Live Humans open mic. See you round some time soon. -Andy Rothwell
Finally!
The new CD Rise - Releasing 01/08/08.
Check out the new single aptly entitled "Rise", on my page now!
Hope to see you at the CD Release party 01/08/08 at IOTA - 2832 Wilson BLVD, Arlington VA (8:30 PM). Feel free to drop me a line if you have any questions.
Be well.
Tom
man why is everyone always wearing my glasses lol in every pic hehe i shld start chargin!!!! oh and i really was sober on a trolley when u called lol woo woo!!
hey there :]
it seems like everyone is having a back-up account
just incase their site gets deleated!
so here's mine: http://www.myspace.com/hb_creations ♥Stephee
