T. J. Helmerich
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T.J. Helmerich (alternate spelling: TJ Helmerich) is a guitarist with an innovative 8-finger playing style using Tapping. He has released 4 CDs with fellow guitarist Brett Garsed which are in the fusion or experimental genre of music. Garsed and Helmerich's latest release, Uncle Moe's Space Ranch (2001) is available on Amazon.com. Look for it's follow-up, Uncle Moe's Space Ranch 2 to be released in 2006. The pair also released the CDs Under the Lash of Gravity (1999), Exempt (1994) and Quid Pro Quo (1992).
T.J.'s latest album with guitarist Brett Garsed, titled Uncle Moe's Space Ranch, received the following review from John Patterson of eer-music.com: "Strictly for those hip to the trip of loud, fast, and explosive. Enjoy axes dripping with riffs, bass that delivers seismically, drums that attack the primal bedrock and keys that will tie your ears in knots. T.J. had recorded a solo to vinyl first and then T.J./DJ scratched it in for the final mix. Unreal! These guys never cease to amuse and amaze me."
T.J. has also played guitar with touring bands such as rock fusion super group Planet X and guitarist Paul Gilbert from the band Mr. Big.
T.J. also engineers albums. His engineering credits include CDs from Tribal Tech, Scott Henderson, and Derek Sherinian of Planet X. He has worked as either the engineer, mixer and/or producer on over 50 nationally distributed CDs.
T.J. has also taught audio engineering courses at Musician's Institute in Hollywood, California where he created the RIT recording program.
Links:
T.J. Helmerich's official website
T.J. Helmerich's message board
Wikipedia page about Tapping (8-finger guitar playing style)]
