Infusion of eastern music elements into western music
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Isolation breeds creativity, especially in a studio situation
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As a band becomes more successful, you are inadvertently going to be more pressured to become more accessible to people. We were under pressure from the record company and management to be more accessible, more commercial
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An avid fan of all things artistic. His lyrics often contain interpretations of things he has taken from books, art, religion and philosophy
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At the age of 9, Jeff picked up a guitar and began to play
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The band is the first Canadian recording artist to offer a secured commercial digital download of their songs.
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Lead vocals, guitars, dulcimer, sitar, other ethnic instruments for cult Canadian alternative rock band "The Tea Party"
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Some of the instruments in his personal collection include: rare 1916 Gibson Harp Guitar (only 6 remain in the world),Tar (native to Iraq/Iran),Tambura (native to India), Oud (native to Turkey), Sitar (native to India), Saz (native to Turkey), Sarod (native to India), Hurdy Gurdy (frequently used in folk music from the province of Quebec),Santur (native to Persia)
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Growing up in Windsor, Ontario, the scarcity of left handed instruments meant that Jeff was learning on a right handed guitar, but he is left handed.
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