Musical Expeditions

Welcome to the music section of my site! This is where I have information on my current musical projects, as well as some from the recent past.

Some info on my past musical work can be found here:



ANGEL VIVALDI

Not much to say here that isn't covered on the main page. High speed, intense, melodic, progressive, instrumental shred metal. I've been playing bass full time with Angel since October 2007, and I'm featured on his newest EP "The Speed of Dark", as well as the making of videos, "The World Burning Around Me" music video, and at all of our live performances.

Since late 2008, I have been working with Greg Hines and HardKandy records. Initially I was hired to do some guitar sessions for Greg, and it quickly expanded to include a steady run of multiple recording sessions of electric guitar, acoustic guitar and bass, as well as live performances backing up and performing with various label artists. I have performed on numerous original and remake tracks with many of the label's featured artists. Greg and I have formed a strong, fun working partnership, and have plans for upcoming projects as well.

Mike Blair Project
Not the most informative site, but big plans, and intense ideas are just on the horizon. Mike and I met in mid 2005, and have been working on/off since then. In that time, he and I have concocted a slew of amazing ideas ranging from melodramatic cheesiness, to balls to the wall metal, and most points in between. Amazing things are in store with this project as the intensity of our combined talents and writing styles won't go unnoticed.

Reinvision
My progressive metal project. Again, just a little MySpace page for now until more unfolds. Initially, this is what "The Band" had turned into. Changes of personnel, as well as shift of focus onto other musical projects has turned this into a potential ongoing smorgasborg of musicians with currently James Borgese and myself as the only steady members, with the intention of playing whatever heavier intense band oriented songs we can put together for it. Mike Pignataro (aka KrazyKeyz aka Mikey P. aka Mikey Piggz) is the honorary past member on keyboards. I have a few more songs in store for this project, so check back on this one soon.

SkyBorg
In between the years of playing together and constantly searching for new musicians to jam and work with, James and I discovered our uncanny knack for being able to come up with some awesome flowing jams when we play together as a twisted duet of guitar/drums. We decided to periodically explore some of these unplanned musical excursions and document them. Most of these do take place at home unexepectedly, but they do exist, and maybe someday they'll be performed for the public. For now, this page is a little taste of what awaits.

Jake Skylyr Solo
My solo material. Back in the day, I may have just lumped most of the projects listed above and below as "Jake Skylyr". I have since tried my best to divide it up into more concise individual projects that are more streamlined and focues stylistically. This basically leaves the more melodic, expressive, ballady slow type songs to be left to being considered "Jake Skylyr Solo". This is the MySpace music page associated with it. Basically, the music most likely to be exclusively written/performed/approved by me will fall into this category.

Internal Decapitation
This is the page which contains the collaborations with Beth Seminara and myself. Her voice is capable of being appropriate for opera, metal, acoustic ballads, and as such, our collaborations run this gamut as well.

Info on the scariness exuded by Shaun and I...
In the summer of 1998, I met Shaun Ferris through my job. He was/is a bass geek, and I'm a guitar geek. We got along on many levels. Insanity was enjoyed by us, and those who managed to get in the path of the waveforms emitted from the various objects used as speakers. This can get weird...

The info on the "legendary" disc. This was my first collection of mostly original music, featuring mostly me on all instruments and production. This page has lots of information regarding recording techniques, inspiration, lyrics (some you've heard, some you haven't), and most importantly downloads to the songs if you haven't already heard them. These songs are getting old at this point, but I'm still proud of them.






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