Mike Vereneau aka Squeeze Box

ABOUT

I no longer playing gigs and retired from music due to serious medical issues. I deal just with songwriting seek in getting my songs recorded and published.

Hello, my name is Mike V, I have over 50 years experience in playing accordion, guitar, harmonica, bass guitar, Fender Rhodes Piano.

I travel all over Connecticut, parts of New York , but mostly in the northwest corner of Connecticut and southwest to the central parts of Mass, along Route 7 from Great Barrington to Pittsfield Mass. I have done gigs in Maine, and Canada.

Website: .bandmix/squeezebox/

Screen name:
Mike Vereneau
Member since:
Aug 13 2010
Active within 1 month

Screen name:: Mike Vereneau aka Squeeze Box
Member since:: Apr 22 2024; Active within 1 week
Level of commitment:: Just for Fun
Years playing music:: 60

Influences

I have been playing the accordion and guitar since 1966. Then I started with the organ and piano. I learn left handed bass playing on the accordion and keyboards by listening to The Doors.

I grew up on the late 40's, 50's,60's,70's rock & roll and blues and country, standard and Cajun, Zydeco, French Canadian music. I love to jam with just a acoustic accordion or guitar with just a drum machine.

I have a solid training in the Palmer-Hughes accordion training. I learn the guitar and bass guitar on my own. I have play the accordion ,guitar and bass guitar in different groups over the years.

The history of my style is mix where I learn the Palmer- Huges accordion lesson books. Then I used to practice with friends to learn rock and roll of that time in the 60's using the accordion and the guitar with a drum kit. What I learn over the years I was really playing Blues and before I knew what I was playing which was rock and roll turn out too be Cajun Zydeco.

NOTE: I did not play note to note on most songs, I ad lib my solo's and bass guitar playing, unless the guitar and bass guitar solo or parts on the recording is the important part of the song. I do not play a song the same way twice. This how I like to keep the song fresh and alive. Let the song live and breath!!

Instrument experience:

Keyboard:: Expert
Accordion:: Expert
Piano:: Advanced
Rhythm Guitar:: Moderate
Lead Guitar:: Moderate
Bass Guitar:: Moderate
Harmonica:: Moderate

EQUIPMENT

GUITAR'S AND BASS GUITAR
Univox Classic
Fender Strat Guitar
Ibanzes Bass Guitar
ACCORDION'S
Iorio Accorgan and Accordion
Bell Accordion
ELECTRONIC KEYBOARD
Korg MS-10 Synthesizer
Fender Rhodes Piano
GUITAR AND BASS AMPS
Vox Mini 5 / 5 Watts
Peavey Solo / 10 -15 Watts
Peavey KB-60 / 50 Watts
Fender Princeton 112 / 65 Watts
Univox cabinet with 2-12" heavy duty 75 watt Celestion a total of 150 watts cabinet
EFFECTS
Ibanez Rotary Chorus RC-99
Rotovibe
Boss Guitar EQ
Cry Baby Wah