Charlie Hitchcock

currently at work on a new album a new website and the start of a new year.



Q: Where did you grow up?

A: In northern and southern california



Q: When did you start playing guitar?

A: I played sax when i was real young, but got serious on guitar when i was in 7th grade



Q: What was the first song you learned on the guitar?

A: It was either satisfaction by the Stones or the peter gun theme song I remember figuring out those two by ear before i took any lessons



Q: What did you do before you worked with particle?

A: I was a freelance guitarist and played with a wide variety of people heres the short list:

Michael Brecker - saxophonist

Airto Moreira - percussionist

Jimmy Haslip - bassist w/ the Yellowjackets

Jeff Elliot - trumpet w/ Les McCann

Jonathan Wolf's TV studio - (Seinfield, Will & Grace, etc.)

Rafael Gayol - Charlie Sexton Sextet

Harold Acey - jazz session drummer

Luis Spears - jazz session bassist

Fred Raulston - jazz vibraphonist

Sky Ferguson - Buddy Guy / Junior Wells

Swingin' Deacons

Capital Pusher

Dawn Patrol (Imperial Dub)

Mama Llama

Swing Kings

Q: Who have you worked with or played on stage with since then?

A: Wow.its been alot of people heres a few:

Robbie krieger from The Doors

Trey Anastasio guitarist w/ Phish

Page McConnell Keyboardist w/ Phish

Warren Haynes and Co. from Gov't mule

Moe

Umphrey's McGee

John Popper project

Blues Traveler

DJ Logic

Mickey Hart

Phil Lesh

Mark Ford w/ ben harper and black crows

B-52's

Stefan Lessard w/ Dave Matthews band

Ivan Neville

Oteil Burbridge w/ The Allman Brothers Band

John Medeski w/ Medeski, Martin & Wood



Q: What are you up to now?

A: Im redoing EVERYTHING and redefining who I am and the sounds i get from the instruments and equipment i build I've also been compiling and recording original material for my own and other peoples projects

Q: Who are some of your (musical) influences?

A: Stevie Ray Vaughn, Robert Cray, and Robben Ford on the blues side

Mike Stern, Wes Montgomery, Charlie Parker on the jazz side

Led Zeppelin, Prince on the rock/pop side

KLF, Hardkiss, DJ Dan, various compilations on the electronic side