Bushmaster featuring Gary Brown  

Gary Brown (Guitar/Vocals) is a DC area native (Palmer Park, MD) with 30+ years playing experience.  After picking up his first guitar (an old Guild acoustic) at age 12, Brown quickly progressed to electric and after stints with various local bands, and sitting in around DC area clubs he decided to take the plunge and form his own group in 1992.

Festivals and Events

A great way to bring the music to the masses

Gary Brown loves playing guitar, and loves playing/performing for people - the more the better.  Festivals are a great way for him to share his love of guitar and music with a wide spectrum of music lovers.  It's easy to see, from watching him perform, how connected he is to the music - he emotes - making sure each note counts, conveying not only the melody of each song, but the emotion behind them.  A few of the festivals that Bushmaster has performed at recently are:

• Delmarva Bike Week - Sept 15, 2012 - Sept 15 & 16, 2011 - Sept. 16 & 17, 2010 - Sept. 18, 2009 (http://www.delmarvabikeweek.com/events.html)
• Carlisle Bike Show - July 22, 2011 - July 24, 2010 - July 17, 2009 (http://www.carsatcarlisle.com/ce/pdf/2009%20Carlisle_Bike_Fest%20Directory_Web.pdf) (http://bradleymeyersphotography.blogspot.com/2009/07/bikes-bands-and-girls.html)
• Central PA Festival of the Arts - July 13, 2012 - July 15, 2011 (http://www.arts-festival.com/)
  
• Mizik for Haiti - a relief benefit - Feb. 27, 2010 (http://jefflynch.net/tb/haiti.html)
• Western MD Blues Festival - May 31, 2007  (http://www.blues-fest.org/history2007.html)

Tone Obsession

Trying to be good to your earhole

Tone is a hard thing to describe.  Just like "tone of voice" is used to describe vocal timber and how "nasally" or "clear" a speaker's voice is used to create a mood or a character - the tone created by a guitar conveys emotion, mood, or adds character to a song.

Gary's constant pursuit of good tone has taken him down a long and winding path through a plethora of different amplifiers, effects pedals, and guitars.  Currently he has a G&L Legacy, two custom built guitars, a "Viper-Verb" custom built amplifier, a custom modified Marshall JMP, and an ever-changing pedal board.  

• http://fullcustommusic.blogspot.com/
• http://www.facebook.com/pages/Lemoyne-PA/Full-Custom-Music-Repair/
• http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewPicture&friendID=44279191&albumId-2059665
• http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewPicture&friendID=44279191&albumId=2059665