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Kicbal
(Chroma Specter)


Member Since: Wednesday, May 07 2008 @ 03:06 AM CDT
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Homepage: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Chroma-Specter/73371625168
Location: Mesa, Arizona United States
Song Comments: 291
Song Votes: 15
Forum Posts: 62
Weekly Points: 0.00
Total Points: 898.80
Bio:

My name is Christopher Watson. My band is called "Chroma Specter", but I'm sticking with "Kicbal" for my MJ handle. The goal is to eventually get enough material for a CD and possibly translate some of the music into a performing band. I listen to and am influenced by a wide range of music, from Electronic to Jazz to Funk/R&B to Metal and places in-between. I also hope to be able to collaborate with some of the stellar talent that exists here at Macjams. I'm amazed at the awesome music that I have discovered here and am humbled at how prolific some of our fellow MJers are.

Recently moved from Salt Lake City, Utah as the result of a nice job layoff (thanks crappy economy), currently living the gypsy life with my young family until we end up where we end up (for the time being it's Phoenix, AZ) I grew up in the suburbs of Boston, Massachusetts. I’ve been playing saxophone since I was about 10 years old. I also sing, play the drums and keyboard. I'm trying to learn how to play the bass and a pro Gemeinhardt flute that I recently inherited. I’ve been involved in music for years, mostly playing in rock bands. I think I've played around 350 or so live shows throughout the years. Some of the highlights and best memories of my life have been rocking out the club scene and touring regionally with my previous bands "Sofa", "LoveSeat Daredevil", and "Corey Cluff & The Spin".

The LoveSeat Daredevil CD "Beauty Secrets" is available on itunes and many other online music stores.
LoveSeat Daredevil - Beauty Secrets

Music runs through my veins 24-7 and I often think up the most amazing tunes while in the shower and then promptly forget it after I get dressed.

Other aspects of myself are: Graphic Designer, Musician, Photographer, Mtn. Biker, Snowboarder, Adventure Racer, Marathon Runner, Xbox Nerd, and Dad/little kid wrangler. Thanks for stopping by.


Kicbal Studio: My former home studio (sigh!) you will be missed.



Kicbal's Songs (4)
Date Title Rating Hits Genre Last Comment Status
03.11.09 Falling Stars Forgotten 9.50 (6) 648 (45) Trip Hop 05.14.09 Active
02.03.09 North Atlantic Remix (MJRF)  (---) 538 (29) Electropop 04.04.09 Active
01.08.09 Field Recordings Of A New Species 8.42 (3) 575 (32) Downtempo 06.10.09 Active
05.07.08 North Atlantic 8.92 (3) 1126 (40) Electropop 04.07.09 Active
Favorite Songs (66)
Title Artist Date Genre
Iridescence AcetyleneJukebox 05.10.09 Techno
Valley of dreams nuvolino 05.08.09 Trance
Miami Lice shavingronaldscar 04.06.09 Electropop
Don't Believe The Hype PrototypeEightyOne 03.25.09 Hip Hop-Rap
World paulseling 03.25.09 Drum n Bass
Return of the Ancient Armada PrototypeEightyOne 03.19.09 Cinematic Soundtrack
An American Lament awigze 03.16.09 Twentieth Century
The Way loricunningham 03.13.09 Dance-Club
Freight Copy EXLA Mellowship 03.11.09 Drum n Bass
Quickie racerat 03.10.09 Trip Hop
Stoned spitlogic 03.08.09 Experimental
Primordial Reckoning awigze 03.03.09 Experimental
Tenor Sax/Guitar Evening Mix Dadai.2 02.22.09 Jazz (instrumental)
Baragan davajonah 02.15.09 Trip Hop
Inequality Samba (MJRF) sonnyjim 02.14.09 Samba
Across the Wire (MJRF) dajama 02.01.09 Rock
Meaningless (MJRF) Doadars Uncle 01.31.09 Jazz (vocal)
Shenandoah (MJRF) Mystified 01.31.09 New Age
Helianthus AcetyleneJukebox 01.24.09 Trip Hop
Everything to me BenedictJames 01.23.09 Downtempo
Renegade Diviner 01.18.09 Downtempo
All hearts shall correspond BenedictJames 01.09.09 Downtempo
Fall From Grace (with Boris Luxx) (originally Robonaut) ramonaji 01.08.09 Electropop
Phantom Lover (w/ Yohmar) LunaTrick 01.05.09 Electropop
Moving Puppets DeathArrow 01.05.09 Alternative Rock
Dragonfly borisluxx 01.04.09 Ambient
Finished but Untitled Diviner 12.19.08 Ambient
Slow Dance paul f. page 12.10.08 Piano
Secrets Konscious 12.05.08 Hip Hop-Rap
This Electrik Song cyberquartz23 12.05.08 Downtempo
Flowers DeathArrow 12.01.08 Alternative Rock
Galaxy Band 8 Bubowski 11.26.08 Cinematic Soundtrack
Coming Up On 7 paul f. page 11.22.08 Piano
Movin' in the Groove 1rwhite1 11.09.08 NUjazz
Quel Fromage poodyglitz 11.08.08 Experimental
Free mackellar 11.05.08 Jazz (instrumental)
Soul Searcher PrototypeEightyOne 10.23.08 Hip Hop-Rap
Cada qual craft 10.21.08 Hip Hop-Rap
yall know skwalz 10.18.08 Hip Hop-Rap
Everything to lose MarkHolbrook 10.13.08 Alternative Rock
Played AcetyleneJukebox 09.20.08 NUjazz
Cumulus Parichayaka 09.18.08 Cinematic Soundtrack
Bottles For Slupper shavingronaldscar 05.22.08 Funk
Silken Feeling Motu 05.11.08 Ambient
Project MySpace DJbliss 05.06.08 Trance
fairies tokai 04.27.08 Rock
Angel Convention magnatone 04.04.08 Pop Classical
Everything's Gonna Be Alright (Feat Mike Hepton) JadeLennings 03.30.08 Pop (mainstream)
Electrojack grid stalker 03.05.08 Trip Hop
Simple Pleasures kclements 02.26.08 Jazz (instrumental)
My Love is True gail60 02.24.08 Piano
Dave Silk and the Nasty Difference Savage_Beast 02.20.08 Funk
Left to Swing (w/ The Composer) Tiny_Man_Inside 01.07.08 Rock
SLOW DIRT ***itiswotitis*** 08.14.07 Trip Hop
PLAY! Parichayaka 08.04.07 Electropop
Mourning Rain ***itiswotitis*** 06.29.07 Trip Hop
loopy groove lengold 05.28.07 Ambient
Less Than Seven Hens Zimmerman 05.23.07 Downtempo
Embrace Hens Zimmerman 05.13.07 Downtempo
Way Out Somewhere Parichayaka 04.20.07 Downtempo
ON YOUR MARK DOCTORBIZARRE 04.16.07 Jazz Fusion
Chemical Attraction AEROjet 03.11.07 Dance-Club
Let My Spirit Soar AEROjet 01.07.07 Drum n Bass
Free mitra 06.25.06 Pop (mainstream)
From Earth to the Sky hfarena 03.21.06 New Age
Phantom Trio DJbliss 12.14.05 Jazz (instrumental)
Favorite MacJammers (41)
Fans (14)
Music Background
Music Skills
Music Hardware Oxygen 8 keyboard controller, Vintage 1986 Korg DW8000 synth, 1991 Emu Proteus MPS synth, Alesis Multimix 8 mixer, M-Audio Studiophile AV 40 monitors, Crate KX-80 keyboard amp, Cannonball "Big Bell" tenor saxophone, Ibanez SR300 bass, various inexpensive microphones, various real drums and percussion.
Music Software Garageband, Audacity, various soft synths and effects
Keywords Electronic, Trip Hop, Acid Jazz, Nu Jazz, Downtempo, Rock, Ambient, Saxophone, Congas, Percussion, Groove, Lush, Vast, Beat, Utah, Layered, Texture, Vocals, Kicbal, Chroma Specter, lyrics, experimental