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Devianocus sonariae Shane
Hendricks is a composer, guitarist, artist, writer, experimentalist,
deviator, and all-around aberration. His
trek into the world of music started in the 1970s, after enjoying way
too many KISS and disco records through his toy monophonic phonograph. Sometime
around 1981, Shane, as a preteen tyke, played alto saxophone in the school
band, and in 1984, he heard
Prince rip
through a fiery guitar solo in Let's Go Crazy, which inspired
him to buy his first used guitar--a no-name-brand acoustic box with only
2 strings and no bridge. In
addition to his short stint in the middle school band, Shane's "formal"
music training included piano and guitar lessons circa 1986. Around this
time, he heard Steve Vai play
guitar, which assured his unwavering devotion to stringed instruments. Shane
was playing in his first rock bands (Rex
and the Raybeez and Blynd Cyte) circa 1987-88 (at age 17), along
with master musician BMR3000
(Dave Slack), vocalist Randy
Ray, drummer Jason Michael, guitarist Jay Jones,
bassist Chris Windsor, vocalist Rex McDonald, and vocalist Kevin
Wallach. He also started writing and recording goofy little songs
on his crappy Vesta Fire MR-10 cassette four-track studio in 1987. Joining the military in 1989, Shane continued playing in several different bands and ensembles with such notable musicians/artists as drummer Alberto Vargas, musician Brian McCarty, vocalist Corinne Cook, bassist Mark Sobus, keyboardist Albe, guitarist/vocalist Mike Mauer, and percussionist Robert Stanovich; he also continued recording weird, deviant music using his trusty, yet crappy, Vesta Fire and AMR four-tracks. Around this time, band mate and friend Mark Sobus introduced him to Frank Zappa by playing him Don't Eat The Yellow Snow and Nanook Rubs It from the album Apostrophe. Shane proceeded to consume as much of Zappa's music as possible. He later placed in several talent shows and guitar competitions; Shane no longer believes in such things: They're crap, prove nothing, and are antithetical to art and expression. Competition belongs in sports; it has nothing to do with music or art. After completing enlisted military service in 1993, Shane formed a band, Celestial Icons, with percussionist Alberto Vargas, and recorded his first semi-professional product, Timid Blue Planet, in the first incarnation of his QNL (Quarter Note Laboratory) Studio, this time with decent gear. Some time in the early 1990s, Shane started publishing The QNL Newsletter (back issues here), first as a quarterly printed publication and later as a biannual email-based publication. The newsletter was published for around five years from 1993 through 1998, and its primary purpose was to provide exposure and album reviews for undiscovered musicians of the "weird" and "experimental" genres. He continued to work as a musical consultant to Air Force recreational services, and led or played in several backing bands for various military events. At the urging of good friend and master musician, Dave Slack (BMR3000), Shane became consumed with jazz music from the likes of John Scofield, Mark Whitfield, Tal Farlow, Miles Davis, and Charlie Parker, and has continued seeking to develop and hone his improvisational chops. He experiments, melds, writes, records, and engineers various compositions and types of sound to this day in his studio, and most recently played oldies, jazz, and big band music as the guitarist for Joe Mudry's Swing Band in Hampton Roads, Virginia. Shane records his own music under the pseudonym Sonic Deviant, and promotes his recordings via this web site and various other places around the Internet. He is influenced by many great composers and musicians. The QNL Studio offers various services for advertisers, businesses, media, podcasters, artists, musicians, bands, and students. Modern technology means most work can be conducted via the Internet. We have assembled a talented network of professionals to meet your production-related needs.  |