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Champaign-Urbana, IL - Musician, producer, composer, audio designer, and DJ Larry E. Gates II  has played hundreds of stages across the nation and has shared those stages with the likes of Chuck Berry, G. Love & Special Sauce, 30 Seconds To Mars, Local H, Superdrag, Trombone Shorty, Brother Ali, The Nappy Roots, Blueprint, DJ Rare Groove, Illogic, and many others.

 

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Entries in Ian Shepherd (2)

Feel Good Fridays: Shed Zeppelin

DateFriday, March 27, 2015 at 8:25AM

My drummer and good buddy Ian Shepherd is rolling into town tonight with his new project, Shed Zeppelin. Jazz renditions of Led Zeppelin tunes. Pretty fucking stellar idea, actually. Click here to listen to "When the Levee Breaks" and then come out to the Cowboy Monkey tonight. Don't sleep.

 

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Real Talk Tuesdays: 23rd Annual Great Cover Up

DateTuesday, January 21, 2014 at 8:58AM

Another year, another fun-filled performance. This time my band picked up a few extra key players and tackled Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre. It's an idea that me and Brandon T. Washington have been kicking around for a few years. When my bass player Ant Gravino heard me pitch it, he was all in. Enthusiastically. Ant only owns a few hip-hop albums but The Chronic and Doggystyle are two of his favorites. Drummer Ian Shepherd was ready to tackle the MPC beats.  So I picked the songs, made the set and recruited Jesse Brown on keys, Mike Ingram on guitar and Ci Ci Stewart on backing vocals. Here are some pics and video highlights. Such a good time.

Photo by Troy Stanger

 

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