T. J. Helmerich

Todd "T.J." Helmerich is an American electric guitarist/vocalist and audio engineer, known for developing a unique "8 finger" style of playing his instrument. He has played with among others Dweezil Zappa and Scott Henderson and worked as an engineer for Tribal Tech and Derek Sherinian. He has also teaches guitar and audio engineering courses at Musicians Institute in Hollywood, California.

Releases

T.J.has released 5 CDs with fellow guitarist Brett Garsed which are in the fusion or experimental genre of music.
* "Quid Pro Quo" (1992)
* "Exempt" (1994)
* "Under the Lash of Gravity" (1999)
* "Uncle Moe's Space Ranch" (2001)
* "Moe's Town" (2007)

T.J.'s 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 metal fusion supergroup Planet X and guitarist Paul Gilbert from the band Mr. Big.

External links

* [http://www.myspace.com/tjhelmerich T.J. Helmerich's myspace page]
* [http://www.brettgarsed.com Guitarist Brett Garsed's website]