Phil Close, aka PhillyC, is a Percussionist and Composer out of Rochester, NY. He has been playing drums and percussion for 20 years, with more than 10 years of touring experience. Phil has appeared on several independent album releases, and his music has been used in independent films and stage performances. His current works focus on cinematic orchestrations in a dark, horror-esque motif through the use of classical compositions.

 

 

AP Contest Wins:
Floratone
Broadjam.com Jim Ferrie
Broadjam.com Khayx
Sa-Ra
Mark Croft
Mudville
Best 30 Second Guitar Solo - Country Genre
Best 30 Second Guitar Solo - Country, Week 3
Best 30 Second Guitar Solo - Country, Week 1
Electronoel 5
Next Kind Of Blue - Freddie Freeloader
Dionisio D. Martinez
Schneider TM
Toxic Grind

Contest Placements:
Electronoel 8
Broadjam.com Hattie Wilcox
Broadjam.com Ricardo Alonso
Nineveh Guitar Songwriter's Collab 3
Flatt & Alvis
Electronoel 6
Next Kind Of Blue - All Blues
Gene Simmons
Latin Music Artists
The Hermit
Dionisio D. Martinez
Tommy Lee
Boz Scaggs

 

 

Phil Close

 

 

Varying according to the mood of the piece, the music ranges from classical/film compositions to country, from funk to rock to Phil's lifelong influence: jazz. His orchestral works have been likened to Danny Elfman and Ennio Morricone.
No genre is off limits, as long as it still has soul.

 

 

"Anything I've ever heard that inspired my music in some form."

 

 

Software:Acid 4 and Sound Forge 6 for production/mastering; Cakewalk, Halion, Cubase for MIDI.
Instruments: Jap Strat copy, Gremlin shortscale bass, acoustic guitar and mandolin, African kora and Goni Burkina, gyil and balaphon, homemade lap steel and gourd banjo, and an extensive African percussion/Gretsch drum kit setup.

For the orchestral works, Edirol's HQ Orchestral soft synth, EW/QL Symphonic Orchestra and choirs.