So much is going on, and I keep forgetting to keep the fans

informed. OK…….

The two recent U.S. shows we did with our new friends

Wishbone Ash were fabulous. FitzGeralds in the Chicago

suburb of Berwyn was a great time. Full house, new

friends, old friends. Thanks so much for everyone coming

out.

Turner Hall in Milwaukee was really cool. We would most

definitely play there again. Was a fun night, great crowd.

No surprise considering it is Milwaukee.

Couple of weeks ago I went to Nashville to regroup with

Rick Chudacoff, my producer, to go over new tunes, goals,

and make a plan. So the plan is to go into the studio to lay

down tracks on 4-5 new tunes in Nashville with familiar

old friends, Christian Cullen and Danny Parks. Rick will

play some bass, and I hear we have a killer drummer named

Greg. Will be gone the week of 4-22. So excited! But I’m

under pressure to get the tunes into shape. The reason we

are doing it like this now is to get some hot radio music

ready for the masses now.

Right behind that plan is to continue writing some more in

order to record another 5-8 tunes with TFB in Chicago this

summer. We’re all really pumped for this. The new music

is killer!!

We started posting photos on Facebook where I comment

on them. I love it. It’s so easy to do and I love recalling the

moments. Hope you like the pics and quotes too.

Working on a new EPK which will be posted soon and

have many highlights from our Europe tour. In fact, new

videos have been posted on YouTube and FB. I think

they’re pretty hot.

Have made a couple of gear upgrades: Found a cool used

Marshall JCM 900 amp. Heavy artillery.:) It’s the same

amp I used in Europe, and I loved it. Really love the sound.

It’s hot!

Will be using on stage another Taylor acoustic. It’s made of

Koa wood and is beautiful. We’ve been doing many open

string tuning songs, that it became a need to have a third

Taylor. Great guitars I trust and rely on. They never let me

down.

I think that’s it from here. Hoping everyone is doing great

and wanting Spring to get here tomorrow.

God Bless,

TF

Meet Ryan Veitch. Ryan is the keyboardist for Tom Fuller Band but also does double duty as a guitarist. 

Who are your biggest influences?  David Gilmour, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Beatles, and too many more to count.

If you could collaborate with one artist, living or dead, who would it be?  This is really tough!  I’m gonna go with Gilmour on this.  I’ve heard him speak of his songwriting process, and he talks of never finding the next note before the current one is right.  That kind of meticulous writing is very intriguing.

 What are you listening to now? A washing machine and two barking dogs.  :)  Also, Muse, Silversun Pickups, Radiohead and Them Crooked Vultures.

What was the first concert you ever went to?  Not sure.  It was either Primus, with The Melvins opening at the Aragon (I seem to remember doing some crowd surfing at this show!), or Radiohead at the Riviera.  1993. 

What is your favorite song to perform?  Anything with a loud guitar and powerful vocals.

What’s the first song you remember hearing?  Early on, I played my parents 45’s to death in my room, making my own mix tapes by holding a tape recorder close to the turntable speaker.  I actually think I still have one from when I was about 5 or 6!!  Anyways, a variety of music to be sure, but most memorably The Beatles - Hello Goodbye and Eight Days a Week, The Amboy Dukes - Journey to the Center of the Mind, and Leon Redbone - Ain’t Misbehavin.

What’s the most embarrassing thing that ever happened on stage?  We were playing an outdoor festival, backing a certain unnamed personality who proceeded to make comments on stage that made the 5000 or so people in the crowd, let’s just say, uncomfortable.  I was handed a note to deliver to said person to encourage them to tone it down a bit, courtesy of the city representatives in attendance.  He was not pleased.  I wanted off the stage.  Immediately.

 What are some of your passions outside of music?  Time with friends and dogs.

What is your favorite TFB song?  Tough one.  I have to go with Killing Time.

WHEN I’M WRITING, THIS IS THE FONT AND SIZE I USE. IF I’M PLAYING

GUITAR OR THE PIANO, I CAN ROLL UP TO MY DESK AND DRAFT

WORDS ON MY PUTER INSTANTLY. EVERYTHING I NEED. I CAN TYPE

IN ANYTHING EXACTLY WHEN I FEEL IT. CLUELESS WHY I AM EVEN

TALKING ABOUT THIS.:)

I MISSED THE WORLD ENDING LAST WEEK. DOES ANYONE KNOW

WHAT CHANNEL IT WAS ON?

WHAT A YEAR. SO MANY NEW FACES, CITIES, STAGES. AND OF COURSE

LAUGHS AND SMILES. TFB IS GRATEFUL FOR THE SUPPORT FROM ALL

OF YOU COOL FANS.

HAPPY HOLIDAYS TO EVERYONE!!! MAY THE NEW YEAR OF 2013

BE PROSPEROUS AND HEALTHY FOR YOU AND YOURS. HAVE A SAFE

HOLIDAY SEASON AND THANK YOU AGAIN FOR ALL OF YOUR SUPPORT.

GOD BLESS,

We’re all excited about the upcoming Rockford, IL radio station appearance and gig…seeing old friends, rocking it out in Rockford. We’ll be headlining a show for 96.7 The Eagle at The Adriatic Cafe. So to get ready for that cool show…we’re working on a half dozen new tunes never performed live before. It’s so much fun to re-invent the songs all over again. Live vibe requires different energy that has to carry it. Tonight in rehearsal we worked on Back Again and Beyond The Edge………very different vibes but intense. Love hearing my band mate’s creative ideas too.

Watch Tom Fuller talk about his latest album “Ask”.