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Part Cactus - Part Duck |
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| Location: | Los Angeles, California |
| Country: |  United States |
| Last Login: | May 10, 2008 (587 days back) |
About Me |
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Quactus on iTunes Taking its cue from the classic jam bands, including the Grateful Dead, Phish, and the Allman Brothers, Quactus, since forming in 2005, has developed a diverse style that blends various genres of music. Harmonious vocals set atop changing textures and moods, mixed with subtle meter changes, intricate melodies, and a cohesive improvisational style backed by a solid rhythm section comprise the core of the Quactus sound. Yet, their jams may run the gamut from psychedelic to trance-like to ultra-funky or even heavy metal excess. In a live setting, the band never performs a show the same way twice, often including on-the-spot composition via hand signals between band members. The band is also known for throwing in a cover tune or song tease from time to time. As a result, Quactus is establishing itself as one of the most exciting new live acts in the Southern California scene. Formed during the Spring of 2005 from an eclectic mix of gentlemen from both coasts and a little of the Midwest, Quactus came together in Los Angeles after guitarist Seth Gordon, drummer Matthew McDuffee, guitarist Gabriel Weiner, and bassist Greg Zachan had the good fortune of crossing paths with each other. The members of Quactus have over 30 years of musical and audio instruction amongst them in both private and college level courses, which has given the band a strong command of music theory, songwriting, improvisation, vocal technique and music production skills. This combined experience finally culminated in the release of the band’s self-produced and recorded debut album, “Once a pond, a spine…”, in the winter of 2007/2008. The album’s release, along with incessant promotion via the internet, has garnered a wider following for the band outside of Southern California, including a win on Jambands.com's "New Groove of the Month" Poll in April 2008. Free Live Show Downloads You can find FREE downloads of entire shows at Archive.org. These files are available in streaming, MP3 and FLAC. Click here: Free Live Shows Add our banner to your page. Just copy and paste below. ~Duffy's first Attempt at claymation~ |
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My Interests |
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Music:Member Since: 8/25/2005Band Website: quactus.com Band Members: SETH GORDON - Rhythm Guitar, Vocals GABRIEL WEINER - Lead Guitar, Vocals GREGORY ZACHAN - Bass, Vocals MATTHEW MCDUFFEE - Percussion, Vocals Quactus's Youtube Channel View Quactus's EPK Contact Us: quactusmusic@yahoo.com Influences: JAMBANDS: Phish, Allman Brothers Band, Umphrey’s McGee, Grateful Dead, Medeski Martin & Wood, moe., Widespread Panic REGGAE: Bob Marley, Burning Spear, Peter Tosh, The Specials, Sublime FUNK/SOUL/R&B: James Brown, Funkadelic, The Meters, Stevie Wonder JAZZ: Jaco Pastorious, Dave Brubeck, John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Herbie Hancock, Mahavishnu Orchestra, Charles Mingus, Thelonius Monk, John Scofield ROCK: Cream, The Doors, Jimi Hendrix, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Rush, Santana, Yes, Dream Theater, Frank Zappa, Ben Folds, The Beatles, The Velvet Underground The Classics: Bach, Gershwin, Haydn, Mozart, Stravinsky, Grieg, Beethoven, Strauss, Tchaikovsky, Chopin, Ravi Shankar, Ali Akbar Khan Sounds Like: Rain falling in a quiet valley Goat Head Saloon-3/29/08 Poison (Bell Biv Devoe Cover) Goat Head Saloon-3/29/08 Suzy Greenberg (Phish Cover) Goat Head Saloon-3/29/08 Finally Free (Jam) Goat Head Saloon-3/29/08 Esprit D'escalier (Jam) The Quactus Show Type of Label: None |
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My Background and Lifestyle |
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| Occupation: | Music Artist (Jam Band / Rock / Progressive) |
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My Blog |
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Setlist Archive |
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| February 22, 2006; Club Good Hurt; Los Angeles, CA
Van Winkle's Dream, Fantazor's Escape, Esprit D'escalier, Fever Boy, The Journey
* Debut Show - First Time Played for All
March 16, 2... Posted by Quactus on Fri, 27 Jul 2007 08:40:00 PST |
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We Won!!! Jambands.com "New Groove" Poll |
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We found out today that we won the Jambands.com "New Groove of the Month" Poll, and will be featured on their site starting at the end of May. We're super psyched and it's all because o... Posted by Quactus on Wed, 23 Apr 2008 05:35:00 PST |
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Get the Debut Album Now - CDBaby/iTunes/Near You |
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| Hey all,Our debut album, "Once a pond, a spine...", is completely finished, and you can now get it on CDBaby and iTunes. You can also special order it from your local record store, email us to find o... Posted by Quactus on Wed, 26 Mar 2008 10:01:00 PST |
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Individual Band Member Bios |
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| GABRIEL WEINER-Lead Guitar, VocalsHailing from Maryland, in the Washington, D.C. suburbs, lead guitarist Gabriel Weiner began his musical explorations on the piano as a child, before teaching himself ... Posted by Quactus on Fri, 27 Jul 2007 08:40:00 PST |
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Booking Contact - quactusmusic@yahoo.com |
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| To book Quactus for gigs, festivals, etc. please contact the band at quactusmusic@yahoo.com
Posted by Quactus on Fri, 27 Jul 2007 08:40:00 PST |
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Gabe is back/Lots of things brewing/Still lookin' for keys |
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| Hey all,
Well, Gabe has finally returned from India. So get ready for the return of the Quack.
We've got a whole bunch of new tunes that we're working on, our CD is just about done, and we should... Posted by Quactus on Fri, 27 Jul 2007 08:40:00 PST |
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Gabe - off to India/Mike - movin' on/Quactus - lookin' for keyboardist |
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Well, it's about time I let you all in on some news. I will be heading to India on October 1st for 6 months to conduct research for my dissertation. I am really excited about this opportunity... Posted by Quactus on Fri, 27 Jul 2007 08:40:00 PST |
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Quactus Taping/Trading Policy |
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| Quactus freely encourages the taping and trading of their live music for non-commercial purposes.Peace,Quactus Posted by Quactus on Fri, 27 Jul 2007 08:40:00 PST |
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