1. It’s been a while since we last
talked to you Pete..what have you been up to lately??
..THE BIG THING IS MOVING MY STUDIO AFTER 10 YRS IN THE SAME LOCATION
... I REALLY GOT DUG IN HERE & IT HAS BEEN QUITE A CHORE 2 MOVE
& BUILD A NEW STUDIO 2 MY SPECS ...BUT THE THOUGHT OF MY OWN DESIGN
FROM THE GROUND UP "PLUG& PLAY " CREATIVE SPACE IS VERY EXCITING
& I CAN'T WAIT 2 B THERE MAK'N MUSIC....JUST FINISHED THE NEW TANYA
TUCKER CD 4 TIME-LIFE /SAGUARO ROAD ..STARTING A NEW ONE IN A FEW WEEKS
...ALSO SCORING A DOCUMENTARY 4 PBS ...DESIGNED A NEW SIGNATURE GUITAR
..BLAH BLAH BLAH WHEWW ..2 MUCH
2. Can you tell us what your involvement is
with Guitar Centers King of the Blues?.....I
WAS APPROACHED BY JACK SONNI,WHO WAS HEAD OF MARKETING 4 THE GT.
CENTER BACK IN EARLY '06 2 GET INVOLVED W/ A CONTEST THEY WERE HAVING
CALLED "KING OF THE BLUES" ...THE IDEA WAS 2 HAVE A NATIONAL CONTEST 2
FIND THE NEXT GR8 UNKNOWN BLUES GUITARIST ....JACK ASKED ME IF I WAS
INTERESTED & I JUMPED @ THE CHANCE ....B-IN THAT BLUES WAS MY 1ST
LOVE .... THEY WANTED ME 2 CREATE SOME TRAX W/VARIOUS GROOVES 4 THE
CONTESTANTS 2 PERFORM 2 ..... I PICKED MY FAVORITE'S OF ALL TIME &
RECORDED THEM HERE @ MY OWN DOG BONE STUDIOS ...I USED JAMES CRUCE ON
DRUMS ( THE CLAPTON/JJ CALE CD) MIKE MURPHY (REO SPEEDWAGON /BILLY
VERA/JOE WALSH) ON KEYS & I PLAYED THE BASS & ALL THE GUITAR
.WE USED THE KORG CX-3 ORGAN & I USED THE VOX CUSTOM
CLASSIC......THEN THEY ASKED IF I WOULD COME 2 CHICAGO & LEAD THE
HOUSE BAND ...WHAT A TREAT THAT TURNED OUT 2 B ....IT WAS IN THE SUMMER
DURING BLUES FEST & B.B. KING WAS THE HEADLINER... I SAW BB IN '68
@ THE NOW FAMOUS ANN ARBOR BLUES FEST & THEN AGAIN IN '06 ..IT GAVE
ME CHILLS 2 WITNESS THAT MUCH HISTORY ON STAGE ....TERRIFIC
EXPERIENCE...
3. What’s your current favorite VOX
product?... THE JOE "SATCH"DELAY PEDAL '"TIME MACHINE"
4. Do you use any other VOX products?I HAVE BEEN MESSING AROUND W/THE JAM VOX..GR8 PRACTICE TOOL
5. Anything else you’d like us to
mention?..I
AM DOING "KING OF THE BLUES" AGAIN THIS YEAR @ THE HOUSE OF BLUES IN
NOVEMBER ...I WILL ALSO B RELEASING MY NEW CD @ THAT TIME CALLED "EVEN
THINGS UP" ..IT WILL B AVAILABLE @ MY WEB SITE
LITTLEDOGRECORDS.COM...PLAY'N THE BLUES ...ORGAN TRIO STYLE ...CK ME
OUT 4 SOME FUN GIGS AROUND SO CAL B4 I START GOING OUT OF TOWN
.....THANX URR PAL/PETE
Matt
Ferguson
West
Coast Entertainment Relations Manager
KORG
STUDIO WEST