karlee bloomfield is a talented gal she plays keyboard and sings backup for the quincy mumford band who make music they describe as 8220earnest pop with a touch of funk and a saltwater twang 8221 in addition to being the house band at jersey historic stone pony theye on the lineup for a couple of big festivals this year including gathering of the vibes in connecticut and musikfest in bethlehem PA karlee happens to be a big fan of free people and in interviewing her for the blog i learned she also pretty rad hey karlee how long have you been playing keyboards i have been playing keyboards since i was old enough to sit on a piano bench allby myself my parents bought a digital grand piano about a yearbefore i was born 8211 my mom said she had a feeling thatshe should put a piano in the house the fact that she thought that isstill kind ofwild to me as a toddler i was fascinated by all the controls on the piano andeventually i knew just how to work it so that i would getthe sounds i wanted it was pretty much my favorite toy growing up i startedtaking formal lessons at the age of 5 and have been playing and taking lessons ever since so that makes it about twelve years now when i was seven years old i met andy letke who became my piano teacher andlater my most importantmentor8230he is still my teacher today i study classical Piano andattend an afterschool program where i study bass guitar drums and vocals my true love is playing and jamming with my band i absolutely love the music we play we like to call it 8220FEEL GOOD MUSIC8221 it is the kind of music that makesyou feel happy when you listen to it itis like a really greatbeach day who are some of your personal musical influences page mcconnell from phish john paul jones from led zeppelin herbie hancock jeff paris from keb mo8217s band and a local artist named matt wade oh and grace potter from grace potter and the nocturals that girl can rock the hammond organ like no other female musician i know i actually played a showwith her last year which was a really cool experience VH1filmed the show for a documentaryabout theinfluence of woodstockon today8217s up and coming musicians 8211 definitelyan experiencefor the memory book if you could see any band past or present live in concert who would it be i8217d definitely have to say led zeppelin their musicianshipwas amazing plus robert plant was a hunk back in the day i am totally with you on that one karlee what is your favorite place that youe travelled to there are so many places but i would have to say florida because we traveledthere as aband we8217re like one big family on the road we have so much fun together we haveplayed down there a couple of times now and the weather has always been perfect it is so nice to leave NJ when it is chilly and in 20 hoursbe back in tshirts Discount Made Gucci Brands Replica and flip flops and i can honestly say that every time we play in florida or anywhere on the coast i am always wearing my free people dresses if you were stranded on an island what three things would you want with you first and foremostmy keyboard second anendless supply of fruit and third would definitely bemy diary i am a girl wholoves to write draw eat fruit and play music 8211 keeping it simple how would you describe your personal style what are some of your favorite free people items i am a hippie chick through and through i love wearing little dresses and as a matter of fact one of my favorite dresses is a floral free people dress with gold trim on it the ends in sequins dress it8217s so cute and looks great on stage in fact i just wore it to a show we played at winter spring summer or fall i really don8217t enjoy the Replica Handbags Prada Buying Guide cold weathertoo much i loveplaying out on a warm breezy summer night 8211 that is the best feeling in the entire world to me what is your motto whether you think you can or you can8217t you8217re right what inspires you on a daily basis the desire to improve my art to bring as many people into my life as possible and tobe happy and to make others happy what coming up for the quincy mumford band thissummer the quincy mumford band is up to some great things we are looking forward to playing the main stage at the gathering of the vibes festival in connecticut july 29th aug 1st at the festival we willbe playing with some of the biggest names such as furthur robert randolph damian marley and so many others we are counting down the days to this festival i am sure there will be lots of people in free people clothing there in addition weare already scheduled to playthe summer stage in asbury park opening for umphrey8217s mcgee and donavon frankenreiter we are also the house band for the legendary stone pony in asbury park home of bruce springsteen where wehost 8220feel good thursday8221 every other thursday we8217re creating a little minifestival vibe there check out our facebook page myspace and website for more news and shows thanks again it hasbeen great to chat with the free people community keep it free and now check out the video for their song 8220lifted8221 Tags music people tunesday
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