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Outlier Profile - David Meer
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| David is the personification of the "musician's musician". Not only does he provide lead and harmony vocals and the bottom to The Outlier's sound with his innovative yet rock-solid bass playing, David's knowledge of music theory and intuitive feel for harmony, groove and arrangement make him an invaluable member of the band. David's musical history is filled with achievements. After studying music in his early years, David performed professionally with numerous top-flight musicians and acts, not the least of which include Buddy Rich, the Shirelles and the road tour of A Chorus Line. David lives in Manhattan and works in the business consulting industry. | |
| Name | |
| David Meer | |
| Blues Name | |
| (1)Old Gumbo Lee (2)Davis Moore | |
| Primary Instrument | |
| Electric Bass | |
| Other instruments you can play | |
| Acoustic Bass | |
| Other instruments you've ever played, but would be afraid to pick up today | |
| Piano, guitar | |
| Your gear | |
| Fender Jazz Bass (c.1970), Gallien-Krueger amp | |
| Top 5 Most Important Musical Influences: | |
| #1 John Coltrane | |
| #2 The Beatles | |
| #3 Frank Zappa | |
| #4 The Band | |
| #5 John McGloughlin | |
| Age began playing music | |
| 8 | |
| Most thrilling personal musical experience | |
| Getting chewed out by Buddy Rich on the band bus between shows | |
| Favorite musical artist | |
| Sting | |
| Musical genre you identify with the most | |
| Jazz between 1950 and 1970 | |
| Your all-time favorite album (your 'desert island disc') | |
| Kind of Blue (Miles Davis), A Love Supreme (John Coltrane), Abbey Road (The Beatles), Synchronicity (Police), Live in America (Steely Dan) | |
| Favorite guitar player | |
| Carlos Santana | |
| Favorite bass player | |
| Chuck Rainey, Paul McCartney, Sting | |
| Favorite singer | |
| Aretha Franklin | |
| Favorite harp player | |
| Charlie Musselwhite and Blind Joel Rubinson | |
| Favorite drummer | |
| Steve Gadd, Stuart Copeland | |
| Favorite tune performed by The Outliers | |
| Black Water | |
| Favorite Elvis song | |
| In the Ghetto | |
| Favorite Beatle | |
| Paul | |
| Favorite actor | |
| Kevin Spacey | |
| Favorite actress | |
| Michelle Pfeiffer | |
| Favorite movie | |
| The Graduate | |
| Favorite magazine | |
| Tennis | |
| Favorite web site | |
| amazon.com | |
| Favorite newspaper | |
| NY Times | |
| Favorite place to do Outliers gigs | |
| NorthShore Cafe | |
| Favorite food | |
| Sushi | |
| Shoe Size | |
| 6.5 EEE (but don't draw any conclusions) | |
| Your day job | |
| Management Consulting | |
| Your least favorite word | |
| "like" | |
| Will a little dab really do ya? | |
| No, I need a big dab | |
| Favorite baseball player | |
| Barry Bonds | |
| Favorite all-time TV show | |
| All in the Family | |
| Favorite all-time TV show theme song | |
| The Odd Couple | |
| Favorite drink | |
| A good single malt | |
| Favorite accent | |
| Brooklyn | |
| "Less Filling" or "Tastes Great"? | |
| Tastes Great | |
| Your worst vice | |
| Paranoia | |
| Favorite decade | |
| 1960's | |
| Do gentlemen really prefer blondes? | |
| Not in this mult-cultural society | |
| Favorite capital punishment device | |
| Auto-da-fe | |
| Favorite quote | |
| "Luck is the residue of design"--Branch Rickey | |
| Favorite comedian | |
| Richard Pryor | |
| Favorite radio program | |
| Rhythm Review, Saturday mornings on WBGO | |
| Mantle or Mays? | |
| Aaron | |
| Favorite travel destination | |
| Mt. Desert Island, Maine | |
| What the hell does "NPD" stand for anyway? | |
| No Pucking Data | |
| The 1st thing you'd buy if you won $10 million | |
| A vineyard in Tuscany | |
| Ben & Jerry or Haagen Dazs | |
| HD (sorbet) | |
| Tom & Jerry or Wile E. Coyote & Roadrunner | |
| WEC & RR | |
| Ben & Jerry or Tom & Jerry | |
| I'll go for the calories | |
| The Beatles or The Stones | |
| Beatles | |
| Cats or Dogs? | |
| Dogs | |
| Do you think UFO's really exist? | |
| Do you think Steven Spielberg really exists? | |
| Favorite geo-political figure | |
| Bill Clinton | |
| Favorite sports team | |
| The Knicks (an addiction) | |
| Stock picks | |
| Buy real estate | |
| 1st concert you ever saw | |
| Dave van Ronk in Woodstock, 1965 | |
| If you could be anywhere right now, where would you be? | |
| See favorite travel destination | |
| Domino's or Pizza Hut? | |
| they both suck | |
| Dylan "electric" or Dylan "acoustic" | |
| Electric | |
| Favorite pet | |
| Siamese fighting fish | |
| Who currently isn't, but in your opinion, should be, on a postage stamp? | |
| John Coltrane | |
| Coke or Pepsi? | |
| San Pelligrino | |
| Who was the real genius - Becker or Fagan? | |
| Fagan--just compare The Nightfly with Becker's solo stuff | |
| Carpet or wood floors? | |
| Wood, with oriental rugs | |
| Favorite dead rock star | |
| Hendrix | |
| Favorite analgesic | |
| Aleve and Scotch | |
| Crackling fire or sandy beach? | |
| If you mean what I think you mean, fire | |
| Favorite member of ABBA | |
| Who? | |
| Who do you think was really behind Kennedy's assasination? | |
| The same people behind RFK and MLK's assasinations | |
| Favorite Woody Allen movie | |
| Sleeper | |
| Favorite condiment | |
| Wasabi | |
| Favorite bimbo who ended a politican's/evangelist's/CEO's career | |
| They all run together--Tammy Faye Lewinsky? | |
| Most humbling experience | |
| Trying to sight read the Easter show at Radio City Music Hall | |
| If you could play a different instrument in the band it would be | |
| Lead guitar | |
Joel | Laurie | Mark T | Brad | Mark L | Rob
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