Biography
A melting pot of remarkable sounds, stories, emotional great playing, inspiring lyrics and groove focused tracks, 'Something For The Pain' and 'The Treatment' are a cross continental recording project produced at Matthew Cang's Somerset studio in the UK and partly recorded and written on Doc's back porch on a lap top. Originally released as 'Spantronics' in Australia, Both records were released in the UK in 2006 and 2007 and distributed by MGM worldwide.
Doc Span is renowned for his unique smokey voice, expressive tone, soulful dynamics and exciting stage presence. His style is drawn from a personal pilgrimage through the blues with years of jamming with many of Chicago�s Blues greats while a paramedic at the notorious Cook County Jail � hence the �Doc�. Doc's influences include, but aren't limited to...Muddy Waters, Jimi Hendrix, Howlin Wolf, JJ Cale, Little Feat, Little Walter, James Brown and Big Walter Horton.
Matthew is a soulful musician, multi instrumentalist, producer, engineer and composer. His annual visits to Australia fostered an exciting musical partnership with Doc Span. A professional guitarist since the age of 17, Matthew played and recorded across Europe with the Sensational Alex Harvey Band and ran prestigious recording studios in London before settling into writing and recording his own material from "the castle" in south west Britan.
Doc performs and records original and traditional blues with Doc Span Blues. He also performs in acoustic format, Delta Blues.
Instrumentation
Doc Span Harmonica, Vocals and Matthew Cang Guitar, Keyboards
In Australia Doc Span Blues is
Doc - Vocals and Harmonica
Glen Muirhead- Keyboards
Tim Gaze - Guitar and Vocals
Max Sportelli - Drums
Gus Fenwick - Bass
Discography
1. 'Live In Australia' Doc Span Blues 2008
2. 'The Treatment'
Doc Span And Matthew Cang 2007
3. 'Something For The Pain' / 'Spantronics'
Doc Span And Matthew Cang 2006
4. 'Expatriate'
James T, Doc Span, Dirk Dubois 2004
5. 'The Last Train'
Doc Span and Ross Williams 1995
6. 'Blues Appetite'
Doc Span, Stephanie Jean, Ross Williams 1993
7. 'Live At KC's' Doc Span and Ross Williams 1992
8. 'From The Underground'
Doc Span Blues Band 1991
Tracks from Doc Span And Matthew Cang CD's are receiving airplay on Australian ABC radio and community and internet radio stations. Weekly podcasts on BFBS Radio London are aired. Tracks also play on BBC Radio.
Links
| http://www.docspan.net http://www.littlediablomusic.com |