Rodster is a nickname I’ve had for many years. It’s come to be an identifier for all things associated with my music
Multi-instrumentalist/singer
What instruments do I play?
Early as a child my parents dreamed I’d be an organist and I took lessons for many years. Unfortunately most of those early skills are gone, but my love for music remained.
I mostly play bass guitar and sing lead or backup in classic rock bands. I have been known to accompany myself with piano, play drums, misc percussion, and yes.. the infamous kazoo
In the last 4 years I’ve fallen in love with guitar and have started a solo career.
I have done a early morning 30min music/coffee show called RodsterJams on Twitch.
Just this last year I’ve kicked off an IRL adventure playing acoustic guitar and singing as a soloist at Assisted Living facilities. I’ve found this incredibly enjoyable
What type of Songs do I perform
I love every music style and era and have over 400- 500 songs in my songlist and continuously adding.
It’s not uncommon to hear me covering artist such as Billy Joel, Foo Fighters, Elvis, Bruce Springsteen, Neil Diamond, Johnny Cash, and a wild assortment from just about every genre, style and eras.
For Assisted Living facilities I specialize in songs from the 50’s, 60’s, and 70’s. This is such a great era to enjoy and I’ve found residents are more than happy to sing along and engage with songs they know all the words to.
Do you do impersonations?
I have been known in the past to impersonate various artists. Specifically
- Elvis
- Neil Diamond
- Tom Petty
- David Grohl
- Bruce Springsteen
- Sir Elton John
Social Media
Original Music Artist
Basement Furnishing
my first solo album
https://www.reverbnation.com/RodsterJams/album/306285-basement-furnishings
Rodsterfest 2023
my second solo album
https://www.reverbnation.com/RodsterJams/album/310905-rodstoberfest-2023
I had never considered myself an active songwriter till I met the amazing Windy_Harper from Twitch. In her community she provokes us all with a monthly songwriting challenge. in the years 2023 I was told I wrote and recorded over 30 songs.
Granted none of these are masterpieces. I tend to write and record these in one setting, on one channel and play/record it live. Messing around with DAWS or other multi-tracking is just too much for my mind.
All of these were done using a single line looper pulled from a 16 channel mixer ran into Audacity.
So if you’re curious what comes from the mind of an old guy new to songwriting