DAVID GASTEL

Classic American Music 1920’s – 1960’s

Blues, Rhythm & Blues, Groove, Swing, Jazz, 50-60’s Rock, Folk, Old-Style Country

Live Performance, Music Instruction, Studio Recording

Instruments:

Harmonica (“Harp” – 10-hole) – both acoustic and amplified

Piano and Electric Keyboards

Contact info:

Circleville, Ohio (25 miles south of Columbus, Ohio)

740-474-1979

GASTELDA@HOTMAIL.COM

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Live Performance

Currently a member of:

Hughes Blues Band featuring Sara Foley (Blues and Rhythm & Blues) - since 2003

The House Band (“Eclectic” – Singer/songwriter, Americana, Rockabilly, Garage Rock, Blues, etc.) since 1999

(Contact me if you would like to be informed of upcoming performances, via email.)

Recent Performances - Hughes Blues Band

The Pearl Bar – Columbus, Ohio

Blues Station – Columbus, Ohio

Donahue’s – Springfield, Ohio

Barrister Hall – Columbus, Ohio

“Blues, Brews, & BBQ” – Downtown Festival, Circleville, Ohio

Gahanna Blues Festival, Gahanna, Ohio

Voodoo Lounge - Columbus, Ohio

Stagecoach BBQ – South Bloomfield, Ohio

Thirsty Ear Tavern – Grandview Heights, Ohio

I’ve had the thrill of sitting in on harp with these great musicians:

Anson Funderburgh and the Rockets, Shawn “Thunder” Wallace, Bobby Floyd,

Dave Haley (Two Bones and a Pick), Tim Easton, Sean Carney

Past Bands:

The Metrognomes 2003-2004 (Blues and blues-rock)

Haywire Dog 1997-98 (Blues, including originals)

Won 1998 Marietta Amateur Blues Competition – invited to National Competition in Memphis

The Joint Rockers – 1986 (Classic blues)

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Musical Experience – Piano

Classical piano lessons – 1966-72

Music theory 1972

College courses in various musical styles

Augusta Heritage Workshops, week-long “Blues Week” 1995

Blues piano with Ann Rabson and Arthur Migliazza

Jamey Aebersold Jazz Workshops (week-long) 2004

Jazz piano with Phil DeGreg

AND – lots of learning from recordings and live playing, since the 60’s

Musical Experience – Harmonica / “Harp”

Self-taught 1976-1993

Lots of learning from recordings and live playing, since 1976

Buckeye Harmonica Festival (three-day, Columbus, Ohio) 1993 – 2004, seminars from:

Peter Madcat Ruth

Mike Stevens

Mark Hummel

Dennis Gruenling

Joe Filisko

Larry Eisenberg

Lee Oskar

Many other great players

Augusta Heritage Workshops, week-long “Blues Week” 1995 – 2003

Joe Filisko – 3 week-long classes

Grant Dermody - 3 week-long classes

Gary Primich – 2 week-long classes

Larry “The Iceman” Eisenberg – 1 week-long class, 2 “miniclasses”

Carlos Del Junco – 1 week-long class

Phil Wiggins – various sessions

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Music Instruction

Harmonica

Specializing in blues and related styles

Key aspects

TONE! - How to get the big tone of the master players.

Acoustic playing and techniques

Pre-war styles (Deford Bailey, etc.) – the foundation of amplified playing

Post-war acoustic (Big Walter Horton, Sonny Boy Williamson II, etc.)

Post-war amplified (Little Walter, James Cotton, etc.)

Amplified playing – techniques, amplifiers, microphones, etc.

Essentials of Creating Quality Music

Music Theory – Understand why music sounds good, so you can make your own.

Technique – Methods to efficiently develop mastery of the instrument

Ear-Training - How to hear music and know what notes are being played

How to create an effective improvised solo

Band / Jam Etiquette – Techniques that earn you many invitations to play

Essential Listening – Best recordings from the best musicians

Harmonica maintenance, repairs, and tuning

Lesson Terms

Flexible-length lessons to fit your schedule

Frequency – whatever meets your needs and wishes

Location – my home or yours, or telephone-based help (great for harp!)

Reasonable rates, charged for the actual lesson length

Music Instruction

Piano & Electric Keyboards

Specializing in blues, boogie-woogie, swing, rhythm & blues, rock

Key Aspects

Essentials of Creating Quality Music

Music Theory – Understand why music sounds good, so you can make your own.

Technique – Methods to efficiently develop mastery of the instrument

Ear-Training – How to hear music and know what notes are being played

Solo piano techniques – bass lines, chords, boogie-woogie, etc,

Band techniques – chord voicings, rhythmic techniques, organ and piano at same time