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"Art for art's sake, money for Christ's sake..." |
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| Location: | DENVER, Colorado |
| Country: |  United States |
| Last Login: | Jul 28, 2008 (495 days back) |
About Me |
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| Neil Haverstick was born on September 22, 1951, in St. Louis, Missouri, and started playing guitar in 1965, being highly moved by the music of the Beatles, Yardbirds, Cream, and the general musical atmosphere of the 1960's. Haverstick is a guitarist, composer, author, and instructor... here's a few essentials for you press folks... As a guitarist, the Denver Post called him "one of the most sought after session players in town." Haverstick has performed zillions of gigs, such as playing and recording with the Colorado Symphony, including appearances with Judy Collins, Bernadette Peters, Diahann Carroll, Tommy Tune, Ferrante and Teicher, and Bill Conti. He has also played in orchestras backing such artists as Bob Hope, Dinah Shore, Charley Pride, and others.With his own bands, he has opened shows for B.B.King, Steve Miller,and King Sunny Ade; he has also backed up blues greats Jim Schwall and Joe Houston. As a freelance guitarist he has played blues, jazz, classical, country, flamenco, and folk, as well as plays (Man of La Mancha, Grease, Always Patsy Cline, The Last Five Years, and A Dream Play, performed at the Cleveland Playhouse, with noted director Pavel Dobrusky) and many private functions. He has also appeared on numerous CD projects by Denver artists, including Clay Kirkland and Mary Stribling. As a composer, Haverstick won Guitar Player magazine's 1992 Ultimate Guitar Competition (Experimental Division) with a 19 tone piece, "Spider Chimes." He also won the 1996 arts Innovation Award in Denver for another 19 tone song, "Jimmy and Joe," and the 1999 Composition Fellowship from the Colorado Council on the Arts. He has 7 CD's of original music available, "The Gate," "Acoustic Stick," "Other Worlds," "If The Earth Was a Woman", "Stick Man", and "Mysterious Female," featuring music in the 19 and 34 tone systems, as well as fretless guitar, and his latest CD, "Way Down by the Mississippi," which is a tribute to his blues roots. His Microstock festival is in it's 7th year, and he has performed at concerts in New York, Los Angeles, El Paso, Albuquerque, and Den Haag, the Netherlands. His composition "Mysteries" was published in 2007 by Christine Paquelet Edition Arts (www.paquelet-editions.com). Guitar Player mag said of his compositions, "Bold and daring, Haverstick ventures into distant aural galaxies." As an author, Haverstick has written for Guitar Player and Cadence, and has written two music theory books. "The Form of No Forms" was praised by the late studio guitarist Tommy Tedesco, who called it "A great book. I am still learning with Neil." Jazz giant Joe Pass said, "I feel this book offers a new insight into not only playing the guitar, but music and how to understand it. A real book." Neil's latest book, "19 Tones:A New Beginning," is a look at the 19 tone system of tuning which Haverstick has been working in since 1989. As an instructor, Haverstick has taught hundreds of students, both privately and in classes. He has been a guest speaker at Dr. Richard Krantz's Sound and Physics class at Metro State College for many years, and in October, 2004, he taught a seminar on tunings at Berklee College of Music, on the invitation of fusion guitar maestro David Fiuczynski. Press Quotes- "Neil Haverstick discovers other worlds of sound within a microtonal universe... he might as well be from another planet." Electronic Musician "Bold and daring, Haverstick ventures into distant aural galaxies." Guitar Player "Haverstick is known as a guitar wizard." Denver Post "Neither Haverstick nor Catler is just dabbling; they put microtones to more savvy uses than a lot of classical composers." Village Voice "... musicians, critics and listeners see Haverstick as either a masterful contributor of new music or an abrasive and irritating noise that won't go away." Westword "Like a picaresque hero, he rides classic and original forms of musical expression wherever they take him." Profile on the Arts KRMA, Ch 6 TV "Formidable fretboard chops and an affinity for the blues." International Musician "Guitarist Neil haverstick turned his 19-tone electric guitar into a looped orchestra, suggesting a future Top 40 hit from Saturn." Rocky Mountain News "Haverstick...has been praised by guys like Tommy Tedesco, Joe Pass, and Howard Roberts for his work. After five CDs and two books, you'd think he'd be a household name." 20th Century Guitar mag |
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My Interests |
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Music:Member Since: 11/7/2005Band Website: microstick.net Band Members: Toon of Stick Man by Mike Keefe, political cartoonist for the Denver Post Actually, the band is me...but, I've used drummer/percussionist Ernie Crews on 3 of my CD's, and he is a superb musician and friend. I play 12 tone, 19 tone, and 34 tone basses and guitars, (as well as fretless guitars), but have used John Starrett on bass in the past, who is a great bassist/luthier/mathematician. Stickman's CD'S The Gate Acoustic Stick Other Worlds If the Earth was a Woman Stick Man Mysterious Female Way Down by the Mississippi Stick Man's Guitar Collection 19 Tone 34 Tone 21, 31, 36 Tones Fretless 12 Tone Influences: Jeez, there's been many: Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, Howlin Wolf, BB and Albert King, Crazy Horse, Sabicas, Ray Bradbury, Maurice Ravel, John Coltrane, Ravi Shankar, Django Reinhardt, Joe Pass, JS Bach, Albert Einstein, Captain Beefheart, Toru Takemitsu, Miles Davis, Lenny Breau, Bruce Lee, Kazuhito Yamashita, Tom Jobim, Igor Stravinsky, Julian Bream, Frank Herbert, Paco de Lucia, Ali Akbar Khan, Jimmy Bryant, Charlie Parker, Claude Debussy, Bela Bartok, Jimi Hendrix, Charles Ives, Genghis Khan, Heitor Villa-Lobos, Frank Zappa, Chet Atkins, Thumbs Carlille, Jon Catler, Wendy Carlos, John McLaughlin, Terje Rypdal, and my personal mentors Ed Toler, George Keith, and Ben Dacascos...plus many more. Sounds Like: Depends on my mood...if you like progressive rock/jazz, and experimental sounds, anything from King Crimson to Mahavishnu orchestra to ECM, we're in business. But, as well, you're also likely to get a strong taste of blues from time to time, not to mention country, Middle Eastern, Outer Space, or just about any other style imaginable, cause music is unlimited to me. Record Label: none, I put 'em out myself Type of Label: None |
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My Background and Lifestyle |
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| Occupation: | Music Artist (Rock / Jazz / Progressive) |
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My Blog |
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Downbeat review...August 2008 |
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| Was honored to get a nice write up in the Aug issue of Downbeat mag, by Frank-John Hadley, for my blues CD, "Way Down by the Mississippi." In a few words, Frank summed up what I was tryin... Posted by Stick Man on Sat, 19 Jul 2008 03:43:00 PST |
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What is Microtonality |
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| I just wrote this article for a local music mag, Colorado Music Buzz; it is a nice, concise look at the basics of Microtonality, so I thought it would nice to post it here for those ... Posted by Stick Man on Wed, 09 Jan 2008 08:46:00 PST |
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Den Haag fretless guitar fest |
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| Played a fretless guitar fest in Den Haag, Netherlands, on Nov 17, and had a wunderbar time. The musicians I met were great folks to hang with, and their ears and minds are way open to ne... Posted by Stick Man on Tue, 27 Nov 2007 11:43:00 PST |
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Review of "Mysterious Female" |
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| Please go to tokafi.com for a nice write up of my latest CD, "Mysterious Female;" was not expecting it....Hstick Posted by Stick Man on Tue, 23 Oct 2007 03:52:00 PST |
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May issue of Guitar Player mag |
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| Well, what the heck...GP did a feature on the Sept 2006 Fretless fest in New York, at the Knitting Factory, and much to my astonishment, there was a pic of me playing my Goya acoustic fre... Posted by Stick Man on Mon, 02 Apr 2007 08:37:00 PST |
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Guitar Player mag Feb 2007 |
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| Yow...much to my utter surprise, I got a spot in Guitar Player mag's Feb feature, 101 Forgotten Greats and Unsung Heroes. I did not see this coming, and my friend Ken Rubenstein was includ... Posted by Stick Man on Wed, 10 Jan 2007 09:26:00 PST |
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Iran's nuclear program |
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| Sing this to the tune of "Old McDonald..."
Iran wants an atom bomb, I.A.E.A. oh
They're gonna enrich uranium, I.A.E.A oh
With a sanction here, and an airstrike there,
Condole... Posted by Stick Man on Fri, 27 Oct 2006 11:13:00 PST |
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