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Resources / Links & Info :


•  COPYRIGHT FORMS
    everything you need except the fees

•  BAND CONTRACT
    for those club owners who like to keep it legal

•  CROSSOVER VALUES
    capacitor and inductor values with
    their respective frequencies for 6 db

•  SPEAKER WIRING DIAGRAMS
    wiring schemes for 4-12 cabs

•  winISD VOLUME/PORT CALC
    speaker design calculator using a database
    of most common driver brands and models

•  OHMS LAW CALCULATOR
    calculates voltage, current, ohms
    & watts from any 2 known values

•  RANE TECH NOTES
    three pages of useful info pertaining
    to sound systems and processing

•  EV PA BIBLE
    still around...still relevant

•  MANUALS
    Carvin, DigiTech, Marshall, Roland and many more

•  SCHEMATICS
    links to schematic diagram resources

•  PRO AUDIO & STAGE GEAR
    links to some of the best instrument,
    studio, PA &stage equipment resources

•  CHORD CHART
    interactive chord chart with
    positions for nearly every known chord

•  RHYME DICTIONARY
    a great tool for lyricists

•  TINNITUS FAQ
    if your ears ring after band practice you may
    want to read this short but informative page

•  FREE MP3 HOSTING
    a list of some of the best free
    hosting for bands and musicians

•  LYRICS
    sure beats the old days of straining
    through tapes and scribbling words

•  ULTIMATE GUITAR TABS
    lots of ads and tough to navigate
    but still one of the best tab sites around

•  TAB KEY CHANGER
    transpose the key of any tab by simply
    pasting it into the window and use the arrows

•  BAND NAME GENERATOR
    this is a fun program that takes random sets of
    words and puts them together in different combinations

•  ROCK BIRTHDAYS
    many of these folks are a lot
    older than you may have thought

•  IN MEMORIUM
    a chronology of those who have gone before us

•  RECORDING CHANNEL FORUM
    whether it's music, computers, or lawn mower repair,
    I learn more from forums than any single website or book.
    This site is a great resource for artists and techies

•  72 BANDS
    this has been around for awhile but if you
    haven't seen it yet it's a great brain-teaser

•  PANDORA INTERNET RADIO
    personalized streaming radio that "learns" what you
    like to listen to based on previous preferences and
    drawing from the largest music categorization project ever

•  PA SETUP SIMPLIFIED
    ...but this one goes to 11

Area Bands/Musicians :


•  CHET ATKINS
    June 20, 1924 - June 30, 2001
    Chet was not from this area but his influence was universal

•  LES PAUL
    June 9, 1915 - August 12, 2009
    another pioneer who changed music forever

•  THE AMERICAN STANDARD
    some great rock & roll by a
    great bunch of guys. The real deal fo' sho

•  SLINK RAND
    undeniably the most seasoned player
    to come from this area

•  BLUZILLION
    enormous rock & blues by a legendary lineup

•  MICKI FREE
    Grammy winning artist from Quincy, IL

•  ELEVEN
    cream of the crop

•  FREDDIE TIEKEN
    a fascinating autobiography and local rock history
    by the man who pretty much started the whole
    Quincy area music scene (QT plugin not required)

•  LA COSA NOSTRA
    top notch prog, classic, modern & metal

•  MADD HOSS JACKSON
    still as popular now as they were even
    back in the day when Jim still had hair

•  PREDAWN HOUR
    Corey would be proud

•  MISSISSIPPI MUDDY WATER BLUES SOCIETY
    the fine folks who bring us "Blues in the Park" every summer

•  GEORGE CATE
    solo work from Predawn Hour singer guitarist

•  KONK
    bring your own lawn chair

•  JUBALS LANTERN
    original rock and classic covers from Palmyra MO

•  BUSEYS HELMET
    Alex Kendall, Greg Meyers, Matt Kemp, Tom Hurst and Steve Hufford

•  THE GRADUATE
    formerly "Best of Winter", Jared & Corey left behind
    all shades of Green Day for a fresh new sound
    that defied pigeon-holing and led to a world tour

•  ELIZABETH MANNHARDT
    contemporary singer/musician/songwriter who takes me back to
    Renaissance lead singer Annie Haslam. Beautiful yet haunting

•  QUINCY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
    world class musicianship, very very professional

•  CHARLIE GLASGOW
    AKA Chazz Singer, Charlie & I played together
    in 1976 in a band called "Popeye's Choice".
    no wonder his hair turned gray

•  MIKE & COMPANY
    a band for all occassions

•  BIG RICHARD
    band of a thousand incarnations

•  DOGMAN
    I love it when a plan comes together

•  PIMPKATZ
    the ultimate party band

•  FIELDER
    what most young bands lack in technical polish, they
    make up for in musical passion. these guys have both

•  RAISED ON RADIO
    classic rock and blues :
    a great time for everyone

•  8:58
    original songs and tasty covers

•  ROLLO
    Quincy's King of Sound for 3 decades now.
    I SAID, QUINCY'S KING OF SOUND FOR 3 DECADES NOW!!!

•  ESTHER MOORE
    I've yet to meet this lovely young lady,
    but when I do I'm sure I'll be blown away

•  PILLAR PRODUCTIONS
    state-of-the-art Quincy studio headed up by Jack Ingram

•  LEFTY
    in loving memory of Richard "Moses" Junk

•  HARLOT
    Canton, MO based straight-ahead rock
    featuring lead vocalist Trish Peterson

•  HOLLYWOOD HANGOVER
    an amazing tribute to the golden age of
    Champaign / West Central Illinois rock & roll

•  COPPER SETTLES
    Acoustic side project featuring
    Tim Betts, JC Weyand & yours truly

•  4-TRACK SONGS
    free full downloads from my exhaustive
    collection of 4-track rough drafts

•  SCANS
    local nostalgia of interest to those
    who live in the Quincy area



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