FortWayneMusic.com is a free website for local and regional musicians to learn about music, interact with other local bands or artists, and promote their own expressions. Please use our message boards to cover your musical needs, check the calendar for upcoming events, and post your mp3 files for others to listen to. A lot of changes are coming for FortWayneMusic.com, so come back often and participate!
| Username: | garr |
| Born: | 04-01-1976 |
| Employ: | Janitor! |
| Hobbies: | Music (guitar, singing, promoting) and computers (programming, tinkering |
| Status: | Married |
| Roles: | Administrator, CMS Development |
| Website: | garrmusic.com |
| Email: | garr@garrmusic.com |
I started being involved with music at a very early age and received what most people would call a classical vocal training. I was in All-City choir, All-State Choir, Concert Choir, Swing Choir, Jazz Choir, and then when I was 14, my gonads descended and I discovered the grunge era. By the time I was 19, I was taking lessons using my younger brother's guitar and saving up Pizza Delivery tips to buy my own, brand-new Lotus! After about 12 lessons, I started learning my own way and months later my high school buds and I created a band called BroomPenny.
It was BroomPenny's inclusion on the original FortWayneMusic.com internet radio station that got me involved. I heard about it from the guys in Black Tooth Grin and gave a listen. Eventually I joined the forums, participated, and then the two dudes (whom I won't name) just up and left and the site was in the lurch. I stepped in with several others to get something, anything, up soon. Then, I disappeared from the music scene for nearly a year. When I came back with a band (RuleSeven) I started helping the site again and I've been heavily involved in the structure, scripting, and data aspects of the site ever since!
Thanks for stopping by, and feel free to visit the messageboards, band pages, and other great areas of the site!
| Username: | kimaliz |
| Born: | 2-14-1981 |
| Employ: | Self Employed |
| Hobbies: | Drums, Art, Computers |
| Status: | Relationship, 1 Daughter |
| Roles: | Administrator, Site Designer, Ad Sales, Event Promotions |
| Website: | alanquandt.com |
| Email: | support@alanquandt.com |
In 2003, while still in Orlando, Fl for college I created the organization Fort Wayne Starving Artist Coalition (or FortSAC). I wanted to help local music in Fort Wayne upon my arriving back in Fort Wayne after school.
While I found some success in planning and promoting local and national shows out of Sunset Hall for the all age’s Hardcore scene, building fortsac.com, and some art related events through the organization I noticed that there was another local organization called Fortwaynemusic.com that was much more established then my own.
In early 2004 I worked my way into Fortwaynemusic.com back in the days when the likes of Matt Jericho and Anderson were running in the staff. Now days with many staff member changes Chris Wallace, Garr, and myself run the site/organization along with our trusted board moderators.
Outside of Fortwaynemusic.com I run a self titled business (alanquandt.com) for digital media design as well as play drums for the band Pleasing Melani just about every weekend.
Through the years my outspoken views may have caused controversy but nonetheless I make it my goal to help the Fort Wayne music scene thrive in any way I can.
| Username: | cwallace |
| Born: | 9-14-72 |
| Employ: | Network Technician/PC Technician (Financial Industry) |
| Hobbies: | Music and Computers (Hence the site) |
| Status: | Married (2 kids) |
| Roles: | Administrator, Founder |
| Website: | fortwaynemusic.com |
| Email: | admin@fortwaynemusic.com |
From radio to restaurant and back to music. I have a passion for music, especially the local scene, after spending a year on the air with local alternative station 96.3 The Edge as 'Danger Boy' with Doug St.John in the afternoon I left to pursue my dream of owning a restaurant. Shortly after opening the restaurant I felt the need to be in touch with radio, local music, and everything I loved about this 'scene', but with long hours and early mornings it was tough to make it out to shows like I had in the past. A solution was brewing.
My other passion in life is computers and had recently had high speed DSL installed in my home. One night while working on some things in my office an interesting idea came to me...internet radio on a local level. I immediately began researching and digging on the web. A few hours later I had figured out some simple web hosting and using Shoutcast was able to stream a copy of a local CD that I had. The next steps and the ones that bring us here are reserving the name 'FortWayneMusic.com' from an online registrar and building a simple website that people could use to access my large collection of local music. Suddenly I was back in radio and loving every minute of it. Many years of hard work, outages, up and downs, months of stagnation, and many many staff members later...here we are.
This site is a vision. A resource, on a local level, for hardworking musicians that have entertained me countless times. A way to pay them back for everything they have given me. Enjoy...
| Username: | bassjones |
| Born: | 9-19-1970 |
| Employ: | Insurance Claims Professional (for now) |
| Hobbies: | Bass Guitar - Funk, Jazz, Gospel, R&B, Rock; motorcycles; politics; reading |
| Activities: | Volunteer basketball coach/mentor, various other church programs |
| Status: | Married (2 kids) |
| Roles: | Moderator |
| Website: | bradjonesbass.com |
| Email: | bradjones_bass@yahoo.com |
Brad Jones joined the fortwaynemusic.com staff in 2007 after being an active member of the site for 5 plus years. Brad is an active local musician, having played bass guitar for several local performers and bands and is currently a member of White Hot Noise, a Fort Wayne funk/rock jam band. He is married with one child and enjoys playing fetch with his boxer-mix dog, Molly. He is a member of Fellowship Missionary Church where he also plays bass guitar on the worship team. Brad is also passionate about motorcycles and hopes to begin riding again soon. He enjoys discussing all things political and religious in nature.
Brad is a graduate of Indiana Wesleyan University with a Bachelor’s Degree in Management and a minor in Music Performance. He is currently searching for new employment in his field. Brad teaches bass guitar lessons and may be reached at (260) 602-5448, bradjones_bass@yahoo.com, or visit him at www.bradjonesbass.com.
| Username: | sevesd93 |
| Born: | 5-28-1983 |
| Employ: | Pro Seal & Plastics / Sales Engineer |
| Hobbies: | Drums, Music, Computers |
| Status: | Married |
| Roles: | Moderator |
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