Coy Ferrell

About Coy

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Location

Warrenton, Virginia.

Bio

I am an 18-year-old aspiring musician from Warrenton, Virginia with a much-varied background in music. I play everything from Appalachian folk to classic rock, and am always trying to expand my musical horizons. I play guitar, bass, drums, banjo and dulcimer, though I spend most of my efforts on improving my guitar skills, both with acoustic and, as of late, electric models. My ultimate goal is to be genuinely original in my work, and to be at the forefront of a truly original musical movement.

Lyrically, I am influenced by a very broad range of prose and poetic literature, from classical works to those of Shakespeare to contemporary prose and verse. I plan to study the classics in university to further my knowledge of classical thought and languages, and hopefully better my English songwriting. I consider Paul Simon as my role model as a musical lyricist, though I am again influenced by the songwriting of a very diverse group of artists and eras.

Anyway, I hope you enjoy my stuff as I continue to record. Please please leave comments to let me know what you think or if you have any suggestions – I’m always open to critisism and certainly to new ideas. You can also contact me at coyfish4@gmail.com if you have any comments or simply want to chat about music – my ears are wide open :)

Peace :)

Coy

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Musical Instruments

I use a 1970’s vintage Gibson Mini-Jumbo Acoustic Guitar primarily – it is truly a wonderful instrument and produces some of the best mid-tones I’ve ever heard, along with that wonderful Gibson mellowness.

I also own a plethora of dulcimers made by my father and my grandfather, all of which have their own unique and intriguing sound.

I own a Deering Goodtime banjo, which produces a great sound for any of the folky stuff I do.

Other than that, I borrow electric guitars and basses from friends from time to time. I never had actually played an electric until a couple years ago, but since then I’ve come to appreciate the flexibility and the possibilities with electric instruments.
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Engineering-wise, I use a Behringer XENYX802 mixer to mix the initial sound, which I route to my MacBook via a Alesis LineLink Dual 1/4 inch to USB Cable; I use GarageBand to master all my songs.

I use a Behringer C-1 condenser mic for all my vocals and some instruments. For acoustic guitar I use a MiniFlex Innovations Soundhole Pickup, and occasionally a Shadow SH 2000 Quick Mount Transducer Mic.

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