walter tore's spontobeat blowing his brains out video.wmv

All words and music spontaneously created and recorded. I played the drums with my feet and played guitar and sang and then went back and overdubbed the harmonica. I normally don't do this but wanted to mess with my new tape emulator plugins. the harp overdub was 1 take. I play amplified harp about an hour a year at best so this took me out of my comfort zone for sure. This event is titled "blow your brains out". I kind of puffed a bit....

All my words and music are spontaneously created, never to be done again-thus the name Spontobeat. I have done over 1 million spontaneously created songs so far. God blessed me with the ability to do this and cursed me with the disability to do a cover, even one of my own. My brain gets totally scrambled. But when I just let it flow, I have an endless bag of songs. When I am in the groove, I walk into the song. The only way I can describe it is to imagine walking into a big screen movie. I feel like a spectator, watching as the songs unfold. I can feel, smell, taste, all the details of the songs. Old blues spirits visit often. They sit on bleachers, like you see at a little leauge field, and cheer me on. Their musty smelling suits, fill my nostrils, and their rythms take me over.

I am currently asking the universe to connect me with someone who sees Spontobeat as something they would want to promote. I hate this end of the business. So, if you find my approach to music interesting, give me a ring.

If you are still with me, here is my story.


"THE COSMIC COWBOYS COSMIC COWBOY" - Bob Guccione (founder penthouse magazine)


I have traveled the highways of the world for the past 35 years. I resided in Austin, SF Bay Area, NYC, Brussels, Oslo, Ohio, Arizona, seeking the blues greats and places where my approach to music would be accepted. I have lived with Lousiana Red, and played and toured with many of the blues greats. I have lived the high life and the low life during this journey. The countless experiences I have had are being written to a book by Nigel Price, an author from England and a film documentary is also in process. I got tired of dealing with the struggles to keep at top band intact, and became a full time, 1 man band(bass drum, snare, high hat, guitar, piano, vocal, harp all played at once) about 10 years ago. I learned this from Wilbert "Kansas City" Harrison, in the 70's, back in Newark, NJ. This has allowed me to have that band sound behind me 24/7. All the songs you here have me playing everything at once, one take, no overdubs, never to be done again. I built my own recording studio to capture the music, and record approx 300 full length cds a year.

Recent accomplishments: Feature story on my musicial life Nov. 2009 - NBC channel 4 news, composed the soundtrack for the 2009 NBC Thanksgiving special "Stories", 2010 NBC valentines special "Stories" soundtrack(probably the only spontaneously created soundtrack in network history), won the 2009 Bushman World Harmonica Contest and represented the Columbus Blues Alliance in the 2008 International Blues Challenge in Memphis. I also recorded 30 cds in the month of Febuary for the RPM Challenge. This is a world record that was covered in many music publications around the world. I was going to have it recorded in the Guiness Book of World Records but they charge to be listed in their book (something I could not wrap my head around).

SOME OF THE PEOPLE THAT HAVE ENDORSED, JAMMED, OR BEEN IN WALTER TORE'S BAND OVER THE PAST 25 YEARS:

BOB DYLAN, CHARLIE SEXTON (GUITARIST FOR BOB DYLAN, AND ARC ANGELS), WILL SEXTON, ERIC JOHNSON, DAVID GRISSOM (GUITARIST JOHN MELLENCAMP), DAVID HOLT, EVAN JOHNS, MICHAEL BEEN (THE CALL), ROBBIE ROBERTSON (THE BAND), JIMMY CARL BLACK (ORIGINAL DRUMMER FOR FRANK ZAPPA AND THE MOTHERS OF INVENTION), BOBBY KEYS ( SAX PLAYER FOR ROLLING STONES), RONNIE LANE (SMALL FACES), TIMBUCK 3, MARK RUBINSTEIN, UNCLE JOHN TURNER (DRUMMER JOHNNY WINTER), JOEY RAMONE, FAST FLOYD, LOU ANN BARTON, LOS LOBOS, DOUG SAHM (SIR DOUGLAS QUINTET), BOB GUCIONNI, JIM RISSMILLER, HARRY DEAN STANTON(MOVIE ACTOR), BOB GUCCIONE(FOUNDER PENTHOUSE MAGAZINE), THE DEAD KENNEDYS, DAVID JOHANSON (NEW YORK DOLLS),

LIGHTNING HOPKINS, SONNY TERRY, LOUISIANA RED, CHAMPION JACK DUPREE, LONNIE BROOKS, ALBERT COLLINS, WILBERT HARRISON (KANSAS CITY), PEE WEE CRAYTON, JOHNNY LITTLEJOHN, JOHNNY COPELAND, KIM WILSON, HUBERT SUMLIN, FRANKIE LEE, COOL PAPA, JOHNNY B GOOD, TROYCE KEYS, MARK NAFTLIN, CLIFFORD ANTONE, IAN MOORE, CHRIS DUARTE, INDIANA SLIM, AUGGIE MYERS, ESTABAN JORDAN, DWIGHT YOAKAM, TOOTS THEILMAN, DAVID SANGER (DRUMMER ASLEEP AT THE WHEEL), TEX THOMAS, MONTE WARDEN, TEXICANA DAMES, RICH MINUS

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[waltertore]

thanks everyone! I feel so lucky to still be alive. Most of my musical peers are dead, dying, mental, or don't play anymore. This song felt their tiredness. Walter

[waltertore]

thanks everyone! If there were more hours in the day I would spend more time with the amplified harp sound.  Until then it will be an ocassional folly for me. Walter

[waltertore]

thanks surlyMac! Someday I will do a complete cd of me playing bass, drums, guitars, keys, harp, vocals, via overdubbings. I am just waiting for the inspiration to hit. I did this one tonight and then I was pulled back to the live 1 man band before I could add a bass and keys. 

[waltertore]

thanks guys! I am digging using these new universal audio tape emulator plugins. They operate just like the old machines - a studer 800 and ampex atr 102. Technology does have its upsides at times. Walter

[redeye302]

That is truly an incredible tune

[kanejeeves46]

Walter, you're amazing. I love your music. Good to see you again. I think I have lost your email address. It's your red-headed friend Paul from Austin.

[kanejeeves46]

Walter, you're amazing. I love your music. Good to see you again. I think I have lost your email address.

[kingobad]

Love it Walter! I always love it. I hope to be adding the foot drums to my setup next. Thanks for continued inspiration.

[ToddGates]

DAMN that was good.

[hgstrngbnd]

Another excellent effort from a modern master of a unique style of traditional blues.

Thanks, Rick

[jodanchudan]

Great stuff, Walter!