Music is my life. I'm an ole' metalhead. I particularly like the classics: Ozzy, Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, Kiss, but dig some of the newer stuff as well.

On the other side of the spectrum...one of my favorite bands from Nashville is Bonepony ( http://www.bonepony.com ) Good friends of mine. Go check out their show if you get a chance. Also check out my friend Bonnie Payne (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VeUlA_KefO4) from Elephant Revival (I fell in love with her voice).

I've primarily played bass in previous bands over the past few decades. I currently play rhythm guitar so I can grab a sax or sing. My primary alternative instruments are mandolin, congas, alto and tenor SAX. I play 10 (or so) different instruments. You can hear a few of our songs on MySpace:

http://www.myspace.com/djpetersenmusic

I'm singing "Hope Wanted"...and playing mandolin on most of those tracks. Let me know what you think.

I'm putting together a whole new band...and recording originals in the studio (in all my spare time. lol) I just finished a live 'Garage Jam' CD with my bro-in-law guitar player - who is in the advanced stage of MS. We hope to get a few more recordings done...but realistically he may not make it through the hot summer.

One of my previous bands (Calamity Jane) opened up Hot Country nights with Creedence Clearwater Revisited, Ronnie Milsap, and Clay Walker. I'm currently writing and recording original songs that covers several genres.