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Area Gray is an all original music project now in its second year of existance.  The two founders and core members are Mike McGuire and Arnie Aydelotte.  The latest release from the "band" is titled Crimson Skies. When asked what kind of music is it ?, the guys seem to just look at each other and say I dunno!  So you'd really have to listen to it if you want to catagorize it.  Overall it is a meshing of rock, blues, jazz and progressive feels, there are alot of vocal harmonies and sweeping guitar rifts that compliment and challenge each other.

The influences are many....for Mike (Lead Guitarist and instrumental force behind Area Gray) he lists amongst others: Eric Clappton, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Steve Howe, Jeff Beck and David Gilmore. Along with Mike's creative guitar and bass stylings he has become quite the recording engineer, utilizing a 16 track digital recorder to capture the essence of the project, he has such a feel for music and a natral "ear" for arrangement that he deserves a tremendous amount of credit for what he has accomplished as a true beginner.

The other guy, Arnie or just Arn to his friends ( lead vocalist/songwritter and world class analogy king) he lists first and formost : Jon Anderson as his greatest song writting influence, also Greg Lake; both writting and vocal influence, other vocal prompts have come from John Lennon, Robert Plant, and Bono. Arn has really developed his own sound and has a real talent for creating melodies that some people may tend to overlook, he has come a very long way from the karaoke scene where he and Mike first met three years ago.

The futre is bright for this team, they truley are hoping for some exposure and feedback concerning their music.  Always open to new ideas, looking to expand the musical circle,  Area Gray is ready to be heard.

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