mrerikdmb1980 (Erik Helmersen) Male 27 lynnwood, WA United States
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Status... Single
Orientation... Straight
I'm here for... Friends, Dating, Art and Contacts
I'm into... Writing Design Dance Photography Painting Music Sculpting Film Acting Activism Art Health Mind
I'm working on... In the Writing Process, very intense this time. Philosophy 101, very cool class, and helping me with songwriting. Anthropology 101, giving me some knowledge about our past, and it is helping me with the writing process. I need help with an Idea for an album name, given the nature of the topics and fundamentals I have mentioned... Hehe, Just an idea is all, please submit, if you think I sound reasonable..!!!
My sites... http://www.myspace.com/honeststudios
My Profiles...
http://www.myspace.com/honeststudios
http://www.facebook.com/mrerikdmb1980
Artist/Personalized Person/unique in ways, on philosphers can understand. Have a conversation with a philosopher, and maybe your views on the universe will give you a shed of light into the world of music, and how it can heal the soul, and change everything about the rythmic aspect of the human body, and now in this time, in this history making useless battle for who knows what reason, we are now rebourn, with a new challenge, and that is just to survive, I choose music, what do you choose???

About me

Yo, ok, well a little bit about myself goes like this.
"Erik Helmersen born in Seattle Wa, Grew up in Everett Wa, Played musical instruments from age 4 to present. Primary Intstruments right now are Trombone and Guitar/W...Vocals. Percussion, and of course That certain Vibe, and that passion, that everyone keeps talking about, I just feel it, dont gotta explain it in detail... Lets jam!!!!!

Interests

Guitars and such!!!!!!!

Taylor 310CE/ Martin Acoustic 1995 edition/ Taylor 730 edition/ Guild 6 string 1969/ Guild 1967 12 String/ Yamaha 1979 Electric/ Estaban Basic/ Yamaha Bass/ 1957 Cornet Bugel Horn/ Getzen 1979 Trombone/ 2004 Flute Unknown Brand/ Assorted Mics for Acoustic Guitars The Harps , Major Keys , A-G/ Various Perscussion Instruments..!!! Acoustic Upright Bass/ Martin Classical/ Martin Acoustic/ Mini Guitar

Movies

Lots of old good black and white ones , that oftenly make you cry more or less , i:e"its a wonderful life" Not much to say about that , if you've seem the movie.

Whats my secret?

My secret is a metaphore for how I live my life. The law of attraction. See I obviously , would not have all the guitars I have ever dreamed of having , and have these great things happeninng. I mean , who gets to play with maynard ferguson in high school? Everything you have in your life , whether it be debt , or unhappiness , or depression , or too much , or too little money. The secret is what makes people who they are , but most do no know about it. "Just focus on what it is you want , anything you w

A story of Erik's Run in with the Radio Station

I told myself one winters eve , after a few beers playing guitar in the studio with some freinds. I wanna be on the radio. At the time I was working for albertsons in upper management , and the CRISPY CREAMS guy that delivered the dooooonuuuutsssss , well we got to talkin after a few weeks , and turns out hes a dj , I have a demo in my truck , I run out and get it , and the next thing you know , I am playing in the studio , live , no delay , studio , radio station stuff , so it went very well from then to no

Musical's/groups

Fiddler on the Roof Orchestra Trombone , Hello Dolly Orchestra Trombone , West Side Story Trombone , Brigadoon Cast/ Mr. MCclaren , Sound Of music Orchestra Trombone , Currently in College Jazz Band , side projects , recording , studio sessions , tech work , instrumental , sight reading....

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May 12 2008 - 4:55 PM PST
faeriel
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thats beautiful
April 23 2008 - 12:51 PM PST
mrerikdmb1980
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mrerikdmb1980
ya, I have been playing with this guy for over a year, and he likes to just make a lot of noise, as you can see, it was not my choice of music, I would have rather listened to the beatles, or styx, or something where you can think while you are playing. I just have earplugs.. It really sucks, becuase he has a disorder that keeps him hyper active. with me it is controlled, but with him, he just goes off on a tangent. But I just bare down, cuz after this BS music, we usually play something of m...
April 23 2008 - 12:47 PM PST
mrerikdmb1980
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mrerikdmb1980
ya, I have been playing with this guy for over a year, and he likes to just make a lot of noise, as you can see, it was not my choice of music, I would have rather listened to the beatles, or styx, or something where you can think while you are playing. I just have earplugs.. It really sucks, becuase he has a disorder that keeps him hyper active. with me it is controlled, but with him, he just goes off on a tangent. But I just bare down, cuz after this BS music, we usually play something of m...
April 22 2008 - 10:35 PM PST
brianbunnell
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seems like a really early rehearsal, or just bullsh!++ing between actual rehearsing. i don't really like that sound; i don't know what it is called these days, "heavy-alternative"(?) stuff... i have heard you use the words "pleasing to the ear," and, to me, that should be the first consideration when deciding what to play. you look frustrated, too. i don't spend much time playing electric, because i so much prefer the sound of the acoustic, in almost every context. i mean, hendrix was coo...
April 21 2008 - 6:07 PM PST
mrerikdmb1980
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mrerikdmb1980
I felt like jamming a we bit, so I thought I would use ya as a delayed audience...!!! :)
April 21 2008 - 12:34 AM PST
lilsey
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mrerikdmb1980
so thanks for the video comment, I enjoyed it! Laughed mostly, cause it was funny with the theme to Quarterlife... haha... but you play well. also, what is the bands name I didn't catch it if you said it... or I'm retarded... which could definitely be the case! thanks for sharin! Play on Playa! (in that you play guitar... ;) )
April 20 2008 - 3:07 PM PST
mrerikdmb1980
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mrerikdmb1980
an enharmonic song, kind of!!!
April 20 2008 - 2:41 PM PST
mrerikdmb1980
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mrerikdmb1980
need a title for this song? help!!!!!!!!!!ahhh!!
April 18 2008 - 8:36 PM PST
brianbunnell
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mrerikdmb1980
i just heard your teacher's original song again, with the capo this time. i do think the guitar sounded way better in that key. but maybe you were more comfortable with the vocals when it was lower? you'll find that happy medium. anyway, keep it up, bud!
April 18 2008 - 7:42 AM PST
brianbunnell
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mrerikdmb1980
oh, yeah, how's the shave treating your trombone-lips? i've never tried to play with facial hair, so i don't exactly know how the difference feels...
April 18 2008 - 6:31 AM PST
brianbunnell
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mrerikdmb1980
("totally awesome setup": below) those strings sound great, and i loved that song you played, too. very nice stuff. i'm going to guess that you tuned the b down a whole step, to an a, making it a 5th away from the higher e string (it would have been so much easier if i could have seen your fingers!). but the octaves (or fifths? or both?) that you played, sliding up the fretboard, made a very cool effect. i'm also going to guess that you were using an amp, with reverb, too. that's unusual...
April 18 2008 - 6:16 AM PST
brianbunnell
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mrerikdmb1980
dude! "crash" sounded so good over on my page! i actually think it's the best vocals i've heard from you, and the guitar sounded so great, too (was that "miss taylor?"). i never thought to play that guitar riff on the high e string ("hike up your skirt...") the way you do... does dave do that? i assumed that was a timmy thing...
April 17 2008 - 9:23 PM PST
unum
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mrerikdmb1980
I know I look tired... Sorry...