Bad luck and a twist of fate that almost ended his life turned into a new beginning for Phil. After an auto accident left him healing he picked up his guitar, learning to write songs. Back on his feet he started playing with local, mostly cover, bands. Playing other people's music and only occasionally slipping in songs of his own left him with the drive to leave and make his own way.
Phil picked up and left for California, landing in the LA area. Playing and recording demos, a series of wage-slave stints just reinforcing his desire to play music for a living. He eventually came to the attention of Interscope Records.
Phil's first record, "The Sons Of Intempreance Offering," was recorded in much the early rock-n-roll style of get the band together in one room, play it, record it live. Produced by Thom Wilson (Offspring), fourteen of the thirty songs recorded appear on the album. Immediately afterwards he took to the road touring and supporting an impressive cast of musicians, Warren Zevon, Steve Earle, The Pretenders, Jimmy Dale Gilmore, to name a few.
After
two trips to Europe and appearing in festivals he was ready to start recording
his second album.
Munich Records is proud to release Big Slow Mover. Produced by Wallflower's
keyboardist Rami Jaffee and Ethan Johns, the album features a wide variety
of talented musicians and performers. Combining classic folk pattems,
bluegrass beats, funk grooves and even vintage loops, Big Slow Mover is
an eclectic explosion of songwriting guaranteed to convert the listener
into a fan.
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