Gary Skopick's Redshift
Solid Rock, Metal, Progressive, Jazz, Alternative,Blues, Fusion, World, Funk, and Classical original Instrumentals Played with guitar virtuosity.
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G/SP WITHOUT YOU G/SP WITHOUT YOU
Tony Bullard wrote and played the rhythm section, Dave Goode got it from Minusdrums.com, created the drum tracks, and Gary added some leads that could break your heart. GOODE/SKOPICK PROJECT with drummer, Dave Goode from Mahogany Rush.
K.U. K.U.
A slow trippy song. The title is a tribute to Allan Holdsworth's band, U.K. Victor Salazar on drums.
MACH SCHNELL MACH SCHNELL
Trace's bass licks show his Les Claypool influence for starters,and are followed by Gary's sweeping riffs.
DREAMCATCHER DREAMCATCHER
Totally lost in the middle of the mescal-laden desert. Trips of the mind, searching for ancestral plains to land upon. Victor Salazar on Drums.
THROWN TO THE WOLVES THROWN TO THE WOLVES
This song will grab you by the throat, and shake your bones. Heaviest track written by the band so far! Victor Salazar on drums.
Distant Thunder Distant Thunder
You can hear the sound of the approaching storm, across the desert. By the time you reach cover, it will be swiftly over. Part of the Western-themed CD Big Sky from 2000. REDSHIFT experiments with their first digitally recorded album.
SKOPICK'S FUGUE IN D MINOR SKOPICK'S FUGUE IN D MINOR
G/SP AWAKENING DRAGON G/SP AWAKENING DRAGON
GOODE/SKOPICK PROJECT with drummer, Dave Goode from Mahogany Rush. This is our Meanest, sickest Dragon, yet.
RENEGADE VOYAGE RENEGADE VOYAGE
This is the opening track of our CD, WORMHOLE. It propells the listener through space.
G/SP #3 G/SP #3
Bassist, Michael Cowden lays down a funky summer groove, topped by a hard thumping beat by Dave Goode, and some freaky shredding by Gary Skopick. GOODE/SKOPICK PROJECT with drummer, Dave Goode from Mahogany Rush.
HIGHLANDER HIGHLANDER
A haunting song that softly creeps like a fog across the Scottish moors
G/SP SANDSTORMS OF CYDONIA G/SP SANDSTORMS OF CYDONIA
Cydonia's pyramids stand guard over the Face on Mars. Eons of sandstorms' errosion could not carve such symmetry, in this monument of stone. GOODE/SKOPICK PROJECT with drummer, Dave Goode from Mahogany Rush.
G/SP THE CODE (#4) G/SP THE CODE (#4)
Drummer Dave Goode joins Gary Skopick on a subterranean journey. GOODE/SKOPICK PROJECT with drummer, Dave Goode from Mahogany Rush.
PEYOTE PEYOTE
Gary wrote and recorded it back in 1999 with a drummer that we had, who uses a electronic V-Drum. In 2004 The Art Kite Museum in Germany asked our permission to use our song for a 6 month exhibit that they had about 1,000 ways to fly, called Abheben!
G/SP #2 G/SP #2
A sweeping dreamscape with Gary Skopick on lead, Dave Goode playing drums, and Mike Cowden's killer basslines. GOODE/SKOPICK PROJECT with drummer, Dave Goode from Mahogany Rush.
SUGAR RUSH SUGAR RUSH
Guitar Player Magazine Award Winning Song. #1 on SoundClick.com's Jazz Fusion Chart.
G/SP #5 G/SP #5
A pleasant Sunday afternoon cruisin' song. Gary has cleverly cloaked the blues bass and drum riffs, in an etherial wormhole. GOODE/SKOPICK PROJECT with drummer, Dave Goode from Mahogany Rush.
ZOOT A WEEZ ZOOT A WEEZ
Tripped-out psychedelic instrumental with feedback, fusing elements of Hendrix with Zappa.
G/SP BREWSTER G/SP BREWSTER
A happy, bouncy song, recorded on Gary's newly completed Marshall Stack. The new bottom cabinet is adding a meatier, thicker sound to his guitar. GOODE/SKOPICK PROJECT with drummer, Dave Goode from Mahogany Rush.
REVELATION REVELATION
Sure it's long, but it takes your mind on one hell of a journey, and back again.
OTHERWORLD OTHERWORLD
This is a dark place. You don't want to be alone here.
G/SP RECONSTRUCT G/SP RECONSTRUCT
Drummer, Dave Goode and guitarist, Gary Skopick join forces on a heavy chugging, arp fest. GOODE/SKOPICK PROJECT with drummer, Dave Goode from Mahogany Rush.
ANOTHER PLACE ANOTHER PLACE
This exotic song has reached the #1 chart postion several times on our old site. It will sweep your mind away to ANOTHER PLACE.
Star-Spangled-Sunrise Star-Spangled-Sunrise
Yellow Jacket Yellow Jacket
One of those beats that will keep you moving along.
VISIONS OF THE GREAT GOOMBA VISIONS OF THE GREAT GOOMBA
Big Sky Big Sky
You and feel the hot wind, as you slowly ride your horse off into the red sunset, under an endless sky. Gary takes the lead on his SG Custom, Jon Maru on Bass, and Steve Blank on Roland V-Drums.
Supernova Supernova
Part of Big Sky CD, but leads into the next phase, Wormhole CD. Heavy, trippy spacey jazz.
LOCH NESS LOCH NESS
A song so eerie, it'll chill you to the bone, like an icy wind off the moors.
TIP TOES TIP TOES
I just found this lost song that was recorded in 2004. So obscure, Gary didn't even remember playing it. It's a jazzy shredfest with Trace on bass, and Lamar on drums.
THE DRAGON THE DRAGON
This song is one of our heaviest songs in concert. Gary creates the dragon's flight with the force of the feedback, and makes it swoop around the room.
PHARAOH'S TOMB PHARAOH'S TOMB
Take a mind blowing journey over the Egyptian sands, and down deep into a forgotten tomb of the Pharaoh. Victor Salazar on Drums.
PHOENIX RISING PHOENIX RISING
Take a ride across the desert on wings of fire
RETURN OF THE DRAGON RETURN OF THE DRAGON
This was inspired by our song, The Dragon. It's meaner, nastier, and full of fire.
ASTEROID POPCORN ASTEROID POPCORN
Hear the Pops as this song cooks out in space.
CREEPER CREEPER
Twisted and perplexing instrumental, that's heavier than $hi#!
WITHOUT A TRACE WITHOUT A TRACE
A tapestry of sonic textures to delight your mind, and body. Victor Salazar on drums.
SKYSCRAPER SKYSCRAPER
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Band/artist history
Guitarist, has remained the one constant with over the years. Based out of the western suburbs of Chicago, the band has taken many turns in band members over the past 30 years. Drummer Dave Goode kept in touch with Gary after they met while Dave was touring as Frank Marino's drummer. This summer Dave and Gary have been collaborating on a number of new songs, via the internet. Many include the talents of bassist, Mike Cowden, and others give Gary a chance to add his own basslines. Called appropriately, , Gary and Dave have been completing at least one new song, weekly, this summer.
current CD, , starts and ends with it's heavier metal tracks. Trace Cronin was bassist from 2004-2010. Drummer, Victor Salazar added his talents to a few of the tracks that were added on or updated later in 2006.
The primary style of the band is Progressive Rock Instrumental. There are some Jazz-Fusion influences, but the music has a metallic edge to it,and remains very rocky.
The past 4 CD's have been self-produced by the band digitally in our own studio. Previous projects were all done in Chicago studios.
Jon Maru played bass for most of that period, but there have been several different drummers. Lamar Almeida played most of the songs recorded on
REDSHIFT with Steve Blank, Gary, and Jon Maru, opened for the French Prog/fusion band, in 1999, when they made their first US tour, in Chicago.
Earlier, Gary and his first band, had opened for , Brett Garsed's and TJ Hemerlich's fusion band, in the mid 90's. Gary's biggest thrill was when , featuring Victor Salazar and Trace Cronin opened for in 2005.
Have you performed in front of an audience?
GARY SKOPICK'S REDSHIFT is more of a concert band, than a bar band. We play all originals at our gigs. We just played a great gig of a lifetime, opening for guitar legend, Frank Marino and Mahogany Rush. Frank Marino inspired Gary, at an early age, and it was an honor to be on the stage that night.
Your musical influences
Planet X, Black Sabbath, Jimi Hendrix, Joe Satriani, Frank Marino, Dream Theater, Steve Vai, Steve Smith, Jeff Beck, Tony Iommi, Uli Jon-Roth, Frank Gambale, John McLaughlin, Frank Zappa, Rush, Pink Floyd, Robin Trower, Terry Bozzio, Virgil Donati, Mike Portnoy, and many more. We don't sound like anyone else, but you can pick up some of these musicians' influences in our style.
What equipment do you use?
Gibson Les Paul SG Custom guitars.
Marshall 1959 Hand-Wired Stack.Band/artist history
Guitarist, has remained the one constant with over the years. Based out of the western suburbs of Chicago, the band has taken many turns in band members over the past 15 years. Drummer Dave Goode kept in touch with Gary after they met while Dave was touring as Frank Marino's drummer. This summer Dave and Gary have been collaborating on a number of new songs, via the internet. Many include the talents of bassist, Mike Cowden, and others give Gary a chance to add his own basslines. Called appropriately, , Gary and Dave have been completing at least one new song, weekly, this summer.
current CD, , starts and ends with it's heavier metal tracks. Trace Cronin was bassist from 2004-2010. Drummer, Victor Salazar added his talents to a few of the tracks that were added on or updated later in 2006.
The primary style of the band is Progressive Rock Instrumental. There are some Jazz-Fusion influences, but the music has a metallic edge to it,and remains very rocky.
The past 4 CD's have been self-produced by the band digitally in our own studio. Previous projects were all done in Chicago studios.
Jon Maru played bass for most of that period, but there have been several different drummers. Lamar Almeida played most of the songs recorded on
REDSHIFT with Steve Blank, Gary, and Jon Maru, opened for the French Prog/fusion band, in 1999, when they made their first US tour, in Chicago.
Earlier, Gary and his first band, had opened for , Brett Garsed's and TJ Hemerlich's fusion band, in the mid 90's. Gary's biggest thrill was when , featuring Victor Salazar and Trace Cronin opened for in 2005.Have you performed in front of an audience?GARY SKOPICK'S REDSHIFT is more of a concert band, than a bar band. We play all originals at our gigs. We just played a great gig of a lifetime, opening for guitar legend, Frank Marino and Mahogany Rush. Frank Marino inspired Gary, at an early age, and it was an honor to be on the stage that night.
Your musical influences
Planet X, Black Sabbath, Jimi Hendrix, Joe Satriani, Frank Marino, Dream Theater, Steve Vai, Steve Smith, Jeff Beck, Tony Iommi, Uli Jon-Roth, Frank Gambale, John McLaughlin, Frank Zappa, Rush, Pink Floyd, Robin Trower, Terry Bozzio, Virgil Donati, Mike Portnoy, and many more. We don't sound like anyone else, but you can pick up some of these musicians' influences in our style.What equipment do you use?
Gibson Les Paul SG Custom guitars.
Marshall 1959 Hand-Wired Stack.
Bolingbrook, IL
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Comments (235)
GREAT track, my friend! - totally ENJOYED the journey.***
heyahhh great guitar work on this
and real heavy Soundcloth around !!!!!!!
jazzfunkrock
great fusion of this !!!!!!!!!
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