Artist description Welcome to my MP3 page. I'm a guitarist/songwriter in New York City. Songwriting is the most important part of music to me. I mostly play rock music, but I also dabble in jazz and electronica. Jazz because it gives you command over the language of music and electronica because it helps your songwriting sound current instead of straight out of the 80's. Currently I'm playing as a street musician in Manhattan and in Rock clubs such as CBGBs, Limelight, Brownies, etc. I've also been enjoying some very productive songwriting collaberations lately and I hope to continue to make the kind of music that makes people really feel something.

Music Style 7 string guitar

Musical Influences Grant Green, Korn, Radiohead, Tool, Linkin Park

Artist History I've been playing since age 10. I'm mostly self-taught. I switched to 7 string about 2 years ago.

Press Reviews At the ripe old age of 23, Casey Mahoney has created a distinctive style of guitar playing which touches people of all ages, backrounds, and musical tastes. A style so adaptable, that it has launched him not only into the jazz cafes of New York City and Long Island with Fred Guarentab, but also into one of NYC’s premiere rock bands, (downpore), playhouses across Long Island and Manhattan, Uptown Funk clubs with The Alison Faith Band, and even into the subways and streets of Manhattan as a well known street musician. Casey has caught the attention of the guitar industry and has been granted endorsement deals by Schecter Guitars, Seymour Duncan Pickups, and Peavey Amplifiers. Casey’s playing has been written about in many publications (Queens Leader/Observer, Good Times, Queens Tribune, Queens Courier, Unsealed E-zine, Rolling Stone Online, and Newsday). Casey’s jazz playing emphasizes melodic phrasing and traditional jazz influences. You can hear bits of Joe Pass and Jimmy Bruno in his playing. He is also influenced by downtown Manhattan’s cutting edge jazz scene. Some favorites include guitarist Ilya Lushtek and pianist/ leader Jason Linder. Casey has been included on 4 CD’s in the past 2 years (3 downpore albums and the debut recording of Fred Gerantab and Casey Mahoney), yet the energy of live performance is what he loves the most. The sponteneity of live performance is the magic, capturing the crowd into a world of imagination and pure expression.

Location Astoria, NY - USA

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