I'm Geoff and I'm 35 years old. I like long
walks on the beach, water skiing, fishing, cooking,
coffee, and baseball. I'm the oldest of 2 and
have 2 of my own, a wife, a house, 2 dogs, and
a recording studio in my basement. My favorite
recent purchase is my label maker. My passion
is music; playing, recording, listening, and
writing. My favorite musician ever is Miles
Davis.
The majority of my playing career was spent
in the Josh Joplin Band and Josh Joplin Group
where we toured and made 5 albums over the course
of 10 years. I played bass (upright and electric)
and viola and sang backing vocals.
Recent projects I’ve produced:
(Go to the demo reels for MP3 samples of some
of these projects)
Five Eight – Five Eight
Second Shift – Boozed and Bruised
Modern Skirts – Catalogue of Generous
Men
Telegram – All the World Asleep Tonight
The Drexlers – Social Honey
Stacey Cargal – Presents the Balter Dirl
The Whigs - Demos
Meghan Coffee - All Things Being Said
Y-O-U - full record, to be released early 2007
Morning State - the Retreat! ep Joal Rush -
ep
Favorite recording artists and songwriters (in
no particular order):
Neil Diamond, The Beatles, Simon and Garfunkel,
The Beach Boys, Elton John, Bee Gees, Willie
Nelson, Bob Dylan, Queen, Rush, The Who, Led
Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, David Bowie, Neil Young,
The Police, Van Halen (Roth era only), R.E.M.,
U2, The Smiths, The Cure, Husker Du, The Replacements,
Let's Active, Guadalcanal Diary, Drivn' n' Cryin',
Talking Heads, Elvis Costello, The Pixies, Buffalo
Tom, Teenage Fanclub, PJ Harvey, Dinosaur Jr.,
Seal, Crowded House, Nick Drake, Chris Isaak,
Big Star, Soundgarden, Old 97s, Jeff Buckley,
Beck, Ben Folds Five, Guided By Voices, Grant
Lee Buffalo, Robyn Hitchcock, Tom Petty, Poi
Dog Pondering, Smashing Pumpkins, Sonic Youth,
Soul Hat, Bruce Springsteen, Elliot Smith, Ween,
White Stripes, Peter Gabriel, 16 Horsepower,
Ryan Adams, American Music Club, Wilco, Radiohead,
Travis, Lyle Lovett, Spoon, Lucinda Williams,
Emmylou Harris, The Shins.
Favorite Producers:
Jon Brion
Tchad Blake
Mitchell Froom
Jason Falkner
Nigel Godrich
Ethan Johns
Jerry Harrison
Ric Ocasek
Mitch Easter
Andy Wallace
George Martin
Instruments I like to play:
Violin
Viola
Upright Bass
Electric Bass
Piano
Keys and synths
Guitar
www.geoffmelkonian.com
