About Me: 

Hi and thank you for viewing my blog. I appreciate the support and viewership. I guess I'll fill in a little about myself in this section. My name is AJ. I am currently transitioning between college and a full time career. I've loved music ever since I was a toddler being raised in a house of music. Ties to music and performing run deep in my family. 

My grandfather Roger performed in an Accapella / Doo Wop group called The Del Reos in the early 60's. He would sing any chance he got. My uncle knew Laurie Anderson personally and met Lou Reed numerous times. He frequented events in the avant garde and glam scenes and was a proud attendee of Woodstock. Most importantly, my father was a drummer / perrcussionist in his youth. He passed his love and passion for music onto me. 

I am a musician myself. I play primarily guitar and piano at the moment. I have both 6 and 12-String acoustic guitars as well as an electric. I used to play drums but haven't in a few years due to a hypersensitive dog. Piano took over my drumming time, and I have been actively teaching myself new chords for the past three years. 

I also know the basics of bass guitar, mandolin, percussion, and organ. I plan to learn clarinet soon since I failed to learn flute. I try to write my own music but I'm not very good at that. I also crate dig and buy and sell records. My biggest musical influences are The Bee Gees,  Jethro Tull,  Syd Barrett,  The Beach Boys, The Dean Davis Company, Frank Zappa and Genesis. I enjoy most forms of music though and am inspired frequently. My biggest personal influences are my father and mother, Paul McCartney, Eric Carr. Most of my extended family, in one way or another, has inspired me personally. 

Contact:

If you have any additional info, want to assist me with a correction, or for any other reason you may have, feel free to email me directly at fixinit5656@gmail.com. I am also on Discogs (https://www.discogs.com/user/NoVaRock), and YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3GG1ewPKwLw8qgyOJva1vg). Please note an email might end up in spam which I don't check regularly. If I don't get in touch, please message me through Discogs or email me again.