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Jeff
Sohn
OLD-SCHOOL
FENDER BASS
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BIOGRAPHY
as told by Martin Yale Sohn
Born
in New York City and raised in Massapequa, Long Island, in
the looming mega-watt shadow of Big Apple AM radio years
before the Baldwin brothers, Jerry Seinfeld, Brian Setzer,
Dee Snider, Ron Kovic, Elliot Easton, or Joey Buttafuco were
even on the map. It was the sound of the 60s coupled with my
preference for 50s crooners like Elvis and Jerry Lee Lewis
all culminating into one great event in 1965 when he sees
The Beatles at Shea. In that one August evening, there was
no turning back. Soon every basement and garage became a
testing ground for one of his bands offered to the hormonal
high school gods at dances, battle of the bands, leading to
his first paying gig at 15. Nothing was ever the same as FM
took hold, Dylan went electric, the Byrds went country, and
the Fab Four went broke. With an acoustic guitar in the back
of a VW bug off to Albany where a few years of playing the
70s plaintive singer-songwriter led to Lena's famous caffe.
Musically restless in the 80s and determined to find a new
sound he created
fully-charged-guitar-driven-college-radio-friendly-music
honing his writing and performing skills. Settling back in
the 90s and playing closer to his roots, which lie halfway
between unabashed garage band ethos to thoughtful folk and
twang, he reassumed his natural role of collaborator and
arranger working with countless artists and friends as the
guy-to-call for the right sound or the perfect space. He's
always armed with a guitar or bass searching for some
elusive song or perfect chord change. It's really the only
way I know my brother and maybe you do too.
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PERFORMANCES
live
appearances
Shared
stages with: Rosanne Cash, The Replacements, Charlie
Daniels, Pete Best (The Beatles), the Blasters, New Model
Army, Fred Eaglesmith, Eric Roscoe Amble (Steve Earle, Del
Lords, Joan Jett), Tommy Womack (Government Cheese), Tim
Easton, and others.
Performed with: Jason Ringenberg (Jason & the
Scorchers), Hayseed, Jimmy Ryan (Blood Oranges, Beacon
Hillbillies), Rich Schell (Steve Earle, Allison Moorer,
Pinmonkey), Nikki Sudden (Swell Maps, The Jacobites), Dennis
James (Stevie Wright/the Easybeats), Kent Hughes (Lucky
Oceans/Asleep at the Wheel), and others.
Worked with some of New York Capital Region's best-known
artists: Kevin Maul (Robin and Linda Williams, No Outlet),
Leigh Gibson (Gibson Brothers), Al Kash (Commander Cody,
Savoy Brown, Rumdummies, Fear of Strangers), Mike Kelly
(Blotto, Ernie Williams) Sten Isachsen (Mother Judge, Bob
Bates Band), Michael Eck (Ramblin' Jub Stompers), Bob
Resnick (Meg Johnson Band, Folding Sky), Todd Nelson (Aimee
Mann, Marshall Crenshaw, Rumdummies, Fear of Strangers),
Graham Tichy (Rocky Velvet, Lustre Kings), Scotty Mac (Gold
Tops, Rockin' Bonnevilles), Bob Girouard (The Rascals, Aged
in the Hills), Mark Foster (Lustre Kings, Albany Symphony
Orchestra), and many others.
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PROJECTS
bands,
projects, and notable associations
The
Last Conspirators
Legendary frontman Tim Livingston's edgy garage-punk-rock
supergroup and critically acclaimed CD and new EP.
Visit
on YouTube
Knotworking
Alt-country indie rockers Ed Gorch, Mike Hotter, Meg
Prokorym, and Nick Matulis bring their beautiful spatial
regressive mix home again. Visit
on YouTube
Imagining
Lennon Live
Roll up for Tom Raider's (The Brits) acclaimed rocking
musical mystery tour celebrating the artistry of Beatle John
Lennon. Visit
on YouTube
The New Santa Monica Flyers
A genuine to the bone recreation of Neil Young's 1973
Tonight's the Night Tour with members of Diego
and Rick Morse (Coal Palace Kings) on pedal steel.
Visit
on YouTube
Weekend
Rock Gods
Not your average rock n' roll party band. It's the good
stuff you grew up with. Now, let's get the party
started!
The Evs
The great Aussie/American rock combo featuring Dennis
James, lead guitarist for Stevie Wright, the ledgendary
frontman for the Easybeats. Visit
on YouTube
The Wizards of Oz
More great rock from "down under and over" with the
encyclopedic Kent "Beast" Hughes (Lucky Oceans, Asleep at
the Wheel, Steve Tallis, Dave Hole).
Visit
on YouTube
Hayseed
The music of the "New Time Preacher Man" is the kind that
separates the posers from the real thing.
Coal
Palace Kings
The legendary cow-punk band from upstate New York. Hey hey,
my my. Missed, but not forgotten. RIP 1995-2005.
Names for Numbers
Twenty years after blowing the roof off of 288 Lark
Street comes the definitive 2 CD set filled with live, rare,
and studio tracks.
Fallen Angel House Band
House band for area premiere of the documentary film
"Fallen Angle" about country rock music legend Gram
Parsons.
Other bands include: The Fan Club, Tequila Mockingbird,
Growing Up With Rockets, The Kleins, and Big Blue
Dot.
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STAGES
new
york to nashville and europe
The
Mercury Lounge (NYC), Rodeo Bar (NYC), The Basement
(Nashville TN), Caffe Lena (Saratoga Springs NY), Maxwell's
(Hoboken NJ), Toad's (Cambridge MA), Poe's (Richmond VA),
Mohawk Place (Buffalo NY), Hogs and Heifers (NYC), Americana
Music Association (Nashville TN), Roots on the River
Festival (Bellows Falls VT), Brand New Opry (Troy NY), Lark
Fest (Albany NY), the Empire State Plaza Stage (Albany NY),
Abbey Lounge (Somerville MA), The Van Dyck (Schenectady NY)
and others.
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DISCOGRAPHY
studio
credits
<arrangements/mixing/production/songwriting>
The
Last Conspirators When It All Comes Down - Bass
<a/s>
The Last Conspirators Warparty - Bass
<a>
Coal
Palace Kings Live at the Garden Grill - Bass, vocals
<a/m/p/s>
Coal
Palace Kings Upstate - Bass, acoustic guitar, Hammond
organ, percussion, vocals <a/m/p/s>
Mike
Romeling Rough Mix <p>
Mike
Romeling Collected Recordings, 1990-1997 - Credits
below
Mike Romeling Cold Northern Rain - Bass, keyboards,
guitar, vocals <a/m/p>
Mike
Romeling Faraway Trains - Bass, electric guitars,
keyboards, harmonica, vocals <a/m/p>
Mike
Romeling Obstacle Illusion - Bass
<a>
Free
Agents Why'd You Go - Electric
guitar
Free
Agents Feel Good About Yourself - Electric guitar
<a>
Billy
Reily Lead into Gold - Keyboards, vocals
The Radiators American Underground - Electric guitar,
vocals
The Fan Club American Underground - Bass,
vocals
<a/s>
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STORE
buy
music
Visit
CD
Baby
and iTunes
to purchase music from many of the artists listed above.
Coal Palace Kings CDs can be found here.
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