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To all that visit my page- thank you and welcome.

I'm another player still chasing the dream, and playing every chance I get for the pure love and adrenaline of playing out and, every now and then, actually touching someone from across the room.
It's pure magic when it happens, and in truth, even after a lifetime of committed and often misguided pursuit, playing and performing are what I still passionately live to do in the middle of everything else in my life that I have to do.

I was first made aware of Music Nation in the course of doing a series of studio collaborations with my friends. The results of these sessions are 6 songs, 4 of which are posted on the page of Mark Holman-Holworks here on Music Nation, linked on my page. They are very good songs with great professional production by Andy Pow at Digital Wave Recording, so if you get a chance, stop by his page and check them out. Finding this site has in many ways been a boon to me, inspiring me to take the plunge into home-recording, something I wish I'd done a long time ago. Since then, I've had the distinct pleasure of doing collaborations with 8 different Music Nation artists to date in which I added guitar and some harmony vocal tracks to their already-finished MP3's. These, along with one song I wrote and recorded, are the songs I have posted on this page. These are my first baby steps into home-recording and I've enjoyed doing them tremendously. Time permitting, I will take every opportunity to collab with anyone that wishes, just hit me up. I thank you sincerely for taking the time to read this.





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  • Mark Alan Dooley says

    Here is 2yung2die w/ miller drums
    http://www.kompoz.com/compose-collaborate/home.project?utm_medium=email&projectId=5632&utm_campaign=08Oct06&utm_source=newsletter
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  • LoVE SeX n DeATH says

    Thank you my man!
    • Posted 4 days ago
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  • LoVE SeX n DeATH says

    When you have time.......New Vinyl snippet w/ new vox. Complete til chorus. I think it's 10x better.

    http://musicnation.com/music/lovesexndeath/vinyl-snippet-2
    • Posted on September 30
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  • Holworks says

    You are my guitar playin hero. How could I miss you playing at Louies? Too much good music coming out of the sky for me to be left out, . .

    I just played the Rock Shop. Boy was I different. Made everyone cheer when I suspect they seldom do for the sort of music I play. That was cool. May lead to more of the right kind of opportunitiies as the owner said I have to come back next Monday night. I will of course. That is my 49th birthday. Libra baby.

    Anyway, it was cool watching you tear it up!

    I am such a novice.
    • Posted on September 29
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  • GARY SPARKS says

    Mon Sep 29 9:26 am
    Wild Bill Austin & The North 40
    Tampa, Florida

    "When She's Standing Near Me" by_Austin, Watson, & Sparks
    on WILD BILL AUSTIN'S PAGE !!!!

    but grab your roller-skates and your best girl
    first !!!!! RINK N' ROLL FOREVER !!!!
    • Posted on September 29
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  • Holworks says

    I had fun at the Rock Shop Monday and Jester's Pub last night. Wish you were there to make some of those cool guitar sounds Ricky! Best wishes this weekend at Louie's!
    • Posted on September 26
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  • The Altruistic Messiah ~ Ben Vandagriff ~ The CEO of Rock & Roll ! says

    Music is Living in Motion !

    By conceptual design I've successfully incorporated an obscure semi-random artificially intelligent element of transitional potential throughout every applicable aspect of my artistic creativity.

    I am providing this optimal psychological communication, & therefore developing an ideal situational environment that will facilitate the sustained future transformational possibilities in relation to all of my musical compositions.

    This is truly a new revelation!

    I do this in order to allow the music to forever move forward , to refresh, to remain in transition, in perpetual motion, to organically grow, to become something that's always different from what it just was, to evolve beyond what it is now & to constantly change into what it eventually inevitably might someday become.

    I am bringing the music to life !!!!!



    http://www.cdfreedom.com/artists/thealtruisticmessiahbenvandagriff/catalog/theceoofrockroll.1/
    • Posted on September 21
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  • GARY SPARKS says

    HEY CUZ ! ANY NEW RICKY SPARKS ONLY SONGS.....THAT'S WHAT I'M WAITIN' ON...."Make it Back Home to You"
    is the best song on this page...PERIOD
    • Posted on September 21
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  • The Altruistic Messiah ~ Ben Vandagriff ~ The CEO of Rock & Roll ! says

    !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ~ ATTENTION ~ !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    . . . TO ALL MY FRIENDS ON MUSIC NATION . . .

    It is with the greatest pleasure that I can finally announce ~

    >>> DIGITAL VERSION MY DEBUT CD ~ $ 14.99
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    ~ "THE CEO OF ROCK & ROLL !" ~

    ~ The Altruistic Messiah ~ Ben Vandagriff ~


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    ~ IS NOW ON SALE & AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD*

    *Please use link at bottom of this comment to download the CD "The CEO of Rock & Roll" 16 Tracks (Individual tracks are also available) .
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    It has finally arrived ~ & I am very excited ~ but now I need everyones help before we go into production & manufacturing of the hard copies for international release & distribution .
    I need your professional ears as musicians ~ as well as your overall impression as a consumer of todays media ~ & for you to to purchase a digital copy of "The CEO OF ROCK & ROLL"my Debut CD on Moiko Records . I need your honest evaluation & your time & effort to give my entire album at least one or preferably two or more critical listens ~ & to please provide me with an honest evaluation in all matters that you think should come to my attention .

    Thank You My Brethren ~ I really do appreciate your support !!!!!

    http://www.cdfreedom.com/artists/thealtruisticmessiahbenvandagriff/catalog/theceoofrockroll.1/
    • Posted on September 20
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  • David Wheeler says

    I just voted for you. How is this possible, the contest is over!?! I don’t know, but since I could, I did
    • Posted on September 17
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