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I was born Stanley Robert Kebel Jr., in Mildenhall, Suffolk, England. Mostly raised in the USA, I got my first guitar at
the age of 7. Some of my early musical influences are the Beatles, Monkees, Stones, 3 Dog Night, Steppenwolf, 'Crosby,Stills,Nash
& Young', Lynyrd Skynyrd, Doobie Brothers, Hendrix, Johnny Winter, Yes, Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath, Deep Purple and Pink
Floyd.
When I was 16, my high school buddy, Shaun Bell and his older brother, Tim (RIP), took me to see Frank Zappa at the University
of Miami. Not only do I believe (like Zappa) that humor does belong in music, but Zappa introduced me to jazz rock, which
opened many new rich listening experiences for me. I grew to love his burning guitar solos, often off the wall & from
left field!
At 18, I first heard John McLaughlin and the Mahavishnu Orchestra. Later, Jean-Luc Ponty, Return To Forever, Steve Morse
and the Dixie Dregs, Steve Vai and one of Zappa's favorite guitar players, Allan Holdsworth were regular listening for me.
I got married in 1987 & in 1988 we had a son, Rory. My wife & I were divorced in 1991 & I hadn't seen my son
since then. She had left immediately after, re-married & disappeared with Rory, illegally leaving the county & state.
However...I located Rory in 2007 (with the help of his ex-girlfriend calling me after having seen all my web pages with my
name on them). He visited me (we did the Disney/Universal/thing near Orlando) & stayed for a few months but decided to
move back up North. Well, he's a man now. I wish him well & think of him often.
The first band I was in (1993) was called SPHINCTER WINK. That didn't last too long, thank GOD! Although years later,
I met up with Ziv Haims, the bassist and we recorded the CD, "BETTER THAN BACON" in 2002.
In 1995, I played guitar in a band called RASH with Joe Levis on Synth & Vocals, Charley "Chuck" Long on
Bass and Mike Aleuta on Drums. We played some parties. Joe & I have worked with SATYRIASIS (a live project), ASSTRAL ORKESTRA
& AREOLA 51.
I started the band, ANCIENT INFANT, in 1995 with Samantha Ardenfrend on Bass & Vocals and Manic Juan (who gave me
a drumset & a trumpet). We did like 4 or 5 songs then Sam left the band. Juan went off to Rehab shortly after.
A year later, I met up with Samantha again at a TOBACCO ROAD open-mic performance of her new band. We hit it off well
and I was rehearsing with them at my studio. We revived some earlier co-written tunes and some new ones as well. One of the
singer/acoustic guitar players quit over musical differences and the other lead guitar player wasn't very committed at the
time. Soon the band was streamlined to just Sam on Bass & Vocals, Terry Svolto on Drums & myself on Guitar &
Vocals. We played Rose's on South Beach at least 4 times.
Then Sam left again (1997) & I have not seen her since (miss ya Sammie!). Terry & I recruited Carlos Baca on Bass
till we got Jose Martinez to play bass full-time whereupon Carlos resumed with 2nd lead & rhythm guitar & background
vocals. I took over main vocals & guitar.
We put out five albums: (1) #1 SON, ( 2) Red Headed Step-Child, (3) Shut Up & Play, (4) Seasons Of Life, & (5)
Shakes Your Hand. The Order of the Ancient Infant has been on hiatus since 2002.
During 2000, I opened BLUE CRIB RECORDING STUDIOS, a home studio recording facility in Miami, Florida, where I produce
my own music as well as other artists.
In 2000, I started the band ASSTRAL ORKESTRA. In deference to band problems in the past, the Orkestra had sort of an open
door policy. Players came and went. Some returned. So much music resulted that newer line-ups had to be re-routed into new
band names.
ELECTRIC MANGO, OPTICKLE 8, STAR SMOKERS, GUITORMENTOR, ALIEN LUV CHILE, AREOLA 51 & JAZZ JUNKYARD are other bands
I've played or play in, as well as my solo projects. Mostly, but not all, instrumental with lots of improvisation, there are
many collaborators, such as:
Jose Martinez, Terry Svolto, Carlos Sebastian Baca, Joe Levis, Steve "Father Time" Katz, "Indian Ed"
Garcia, Jessie "Mad Scientist" Schlactman, Asher Schlactman, Dave Cajigas, Jeff Anderson, Phil Balbuena, Mike "Dang
ol'" Miller, Ernie Calderon, Tony Gordon, Bill Duncan, Brian Best, Mike Olivero, Lewis Rainbow, Greg Munteanu, Ziv Haims,
Samantha Ardenfrend, Laurie Johnson, Fanesha Fabre' , Larry Langner, Larry Lee, Franklin Howay, Fred Spacey, "Electric
Danny" Rivero, "ComDave" Gavaras, Mark Martinez, Sid Goldberger, Pedro Montero, Jerry "JB" Brown,
Jamie Burritt, Tony Sanchez, Frank Milone, Alfredo Camargo, Rafy Bordenave, Rory Kebel, Derek Shertel & Joel McAlister...to
name a few.
And the list is growing...
I formed the bands, ANCIENT INFANT in 1995, ASSTRAL ORKESTRA in 2000, STAR SMOKERS, GUITORMENTOR, ALIEN LUV CHILE &
JAZZ JUNKYARD in 2001. Brian Best & Joe Levis started AREOLA 51 (Miami) in 2001, shortly after, I joined them on guitarsynth.
I started ELECTRIC MANGO in late 2003, & OPTICKLE 8 with Fred Spacey in 2004. Also playing guitar with the ORANGE ROOM
since 2003 & PXR4 SESSIONS (Jeff Anderson's puppy) since 2005.
INSTRUMENTS: Acoustic, Electric & Synth Guitars, Bass, Drums, Various percussion thingys, Mac, ProTools & PXR4.
STAN'S DISCOGRAPHY:
STAN KEBEL JR.: "I Don't Care...Yes, I Do!" & "All Kinds Of Sh*t(uff)".
ANCIENT INFANT: "No.1 SON", "Red-Headed Step-Child", "Shut Up & Play", "Seasons
Of Life" & "Shakes Your Hand".
ASSTRAL ORKESTRA: "Maiden Voyage", "Vol. V", "VI", "VII", "VIII Rare Friends",
"Outpost No. 9" & "Skyward".
STAR SMOKERS: "All Fired Up!", "Burnin' No. 2" & "3rd Rockers From The Sun".
GUITORMENTOR: "Pick On Me!", "Auto Potato" & "Ear Bomb".
ALIEN LUV CHILE: "Take Me To Your Leader" & "Come Home To Your Daddy".
JAZZ JUNKYARD: "Ana 1 Ana 2 Ana" & "Out Of The Carcass".
AREOLA 51: "View From Here", "Crash Landing", "Churchie's Video", "Jam For John",
"Mammalian Protuberances", "Nipular Torsion", "Marsupial Tones", "FreeKey Areola",
"Mike Miller Tribute", "Music vs. Noise" & "Tibetan Monkeys".
ELECTRIC MANGO: "Juicy Fruit", "Typhoid Mango", "Over Ripe", "Rotten", "Fermenting",
"Putrid", "Mango Risin'", "Turkey Mango", "Winter Crops", "Frostbitten",
"Fresh Fruit", "Blemished", "Spoiled", "Blooming", "Baked", "Days Of
Putrid Past", "All American Mango", "Yankee Doodle", "Fruition", "Mango In The Moon",
"Mango Morsel", "Mango Tango", "Pectin Order", "Meglomango", "Fluorescence",
"Metallic Mango", "Decomposing", "Fertilized", "Still Green", "Flavor Of The
Month", "Festering", "Grafter", "Carumbola Breakthrough", "ATM", "Grovey",
"Rave The Grave", "Rory Rescued", "Mango Mantis", "Mangolian Meter", "Mangosteen
Spirit", "North American Mango", "Mango Of The Americas", "Kick Your Ass", "Bumper
Crop", "Mango Resin", "Tick Of Time", "Green Thumb", "MewTwo Mango", "Modern
Mango", "Treaty Of Mangowood", "Panspermia", "Seepage", "Mickey Mouse Mango",
"Frozen Birthday Mango", "Dripping", "Tropical Storm Fay", "Virtualosity", "Creeping
Eruption", "Albendazole", "Yellow Refrigerator", "Monotony Of Constant Awesomeness", "Strateegery",
"Turning A New Leaf", "Julie Mango", "Fruit Espionage", "Another Leading Brand", "Mango
Mayhem", "Ancient Mango", "Tales From The Playground", "Ninth Grade", "Santa Mango",
"Moldy", "Mango Passion", "Hybrid", "Shit That Don't Matter", "Germinater",
"Re-Hydro", "Automatic Mango", "Planted In Rock", "Leaning To Port", "Mangoliers",
""MusicMan Mango", "Eclectic Electric", "Magic Mango", "Loose Leaf", "Mangroves",
"Mango Madness", "Robot Mango", "Return Of The Martian Mango", "Pigeon-Toed Orange Peel",
"Preserved Without Wound", "Dubious Distinction", "Tribute To Grady", "Retarded BBQ Mango",
"El Flamingo", "Kung Fu Mango", "Farrah", "One Glove", "What A Mission!",
"Star Wars", "Chocolate Mushroom" & "Forty-Niners", so far...
PXR4 SESSIONS: Many barely titled dated from 2005-2009. PXR4 Sessions are Jeff Anderson's recordings done here at Blue
Crib Studios in Miami.
MY HEROES: Almighty GOD, Jesus of Nazareth, my mother, my son, Nana (RIP), my sister, love of my life-JKW, the teachings
of Sifu Frank, sometimes my friends, some of my cats & Captain Asparagus on occasion.
MUSICAL HEROES: Beatles, Zeppelin, Sabbath, Johnny Winter, Frank Zappa, John McLaughlin, Al Di Meola, Steve Vai, Steve
Morse, Allan Holdsworth, Jean Luc Ponty, Primus, Eric Babl (MONSTERBAND 2008), Ernie Calderon, Lewis Rainbow (FRANK AXTELL
QUARTET 2008), Steve "Father Time" Katz (ABSTRACT ANIMATION 2009), Jeff Anderson (ELECTRIC MANGO, PXR4 SESSIONS
2009) & Frank Milone (ELECTRIC MANGO 2009).
Peace, Love & Understanding To All...(8>{I)
Oh, by the way, if your computer has the sound turned on, you probably just heard the song "OASIS BEYOND (Part 1)",
by ASSTRAL ORKESTRA. It's from the album "RARE FRIENDS 8" & is 5:17 in length. Ernie Calderon on drums, Jose
Martinez on bass & me on guitarsynth.
YOU CAN CLICK ON SOME PICTURES & CD COVERS ON THIS PAGE TO LINK TO OTHER SITES THAT OPEN IN SEPARATE BROWSER WINDOWS
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