Halsted / Velte Music
Music I've written and recorded myself or with Mike Velte and/or other Artists. Most of these tracks are older recordings, unfinished and raw, but I'm including them here for my friends and family anyway. The newer stuff can be found on the 'Fight CD' page. The album is by 'Halsted / Velte'. There are sample tracks on that page as well.
Fellow Artists
Mike 'Madman' Velte
Mike is an 80's hair-band slasher, thrasher on the guitar neck. I think he was born with a 'tar in his hand. He burns it up with style. I don't reckon I've ever seen or heard anyone better. I've tried to copy him before, but I can't see his fingers moving, which makes it sort of hard to copy. Best thing is he's also a great friend of mine who has a beautiful wife and family. It's an honor to know him. He's a great man of God, who loves the Lord with all his heart. Mike has taken my good stuff, and makes it great stuff.
If you hear a song of mine that has some great lead guitar on it, it is MOST likely Mike. He also did the background vocals on 'Fight' and sings 'Praise Him with Repentance'. Mike has played for various other bands including "Bleeding Ink".
Kevin 'Preacher Boy' Atkinson
Kevin has been a good friend of mine for years and plays drums like nobody's business. He carries drumsticks around in his pockets, constantly thinks about drums, dreams about them, eats them for all I know. He's 'Animal' on the muppets only crazier. He paid thousands of dollars just to have his current drum shells, all cut from one single tree. Oh, and he's the Associate Pastor of our church, so you can't cuss around him. God thing I don't cuss anyway. Kevin played for a band called "Bleeding Ink".
Eli 'MafiaGuy' Morell
From New Jersey and has the accent to boot. He's bad on bass. That means he's good, oh never mind. A great friend and his wife is on our worship Team and they just had their first baby ever. That's bad because he has procreated and he's weird, but good because his baby is somehow cute. He's on the Rhema project and 'Building Buildings'.
Nick Reeves
Nick is a great friend and superb drummer. He's on some of the Rhema tracks and plays some mean drums. Nick's also a fellow geek, so he gets extra props. He's a networking genius. Oh and he plays Bass too.
Shawn 'Capn' Keeter
Shawn is soon to be back from a 2nd tour in Iraq. He's a great lead guitarist and good friend. He rides a motorcycle and flies helicopters which takes him over the top since those are both interests of mine as well. Shawn played on the Rhema album with Mike on a few songs. Listen to 'my first love', go towards the end, the dueling guitars are him and Mike. Cool stuff.
Shawn '#2' Nyman
Shawn laid the bass down on 'Who do you say I am'. Shawn plays for the worship team at Harvest Church and is a great friend. I think he could play anything with a string on it, including an old pair of shoes. He's a great lead guitarist and superb bass player.
Jason 'the Voice' Burton
Jason is the Worship Leader of our church and has thrown down his smooth vocals on a few of the tracks on the Rhema project. Jason does a superb job as worship leader and is a great friend of mine. He also plays piano, but I've yet to get him recorded playing it. I hope that will change real soon. His wife, Amanda, a great singer, is the one that does most of my backup singing on my older music (One Mind, Word of God, etc)
