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ARTS - MUSICIANS
INDIVIDUALS ORGANISATIONS PRODUCTS SOCIAL MEDIA
| "I have spent most of my life moving around from place to place,living half of my life in Oslo,some in the woods of toten,the rest on the move! When i was three years old I was paralyzed from the waste down,but it never really stopped me from doing what i wanted,just made it more intriguing for me to figure things out!" I enjoy the sensation of music,and have felt strongly about this for a long time now!
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| “We all have obstacles in life. It is ultimately our attitude that determines whether they block our path to success, or strengthen us on our journey. We don’t need to be defined by past labels, we can change or discard them.” |
| 4 Wheel City is an entertainment organization started by Namel “Tapwaterz”Norris and Ricardo “Rickfire” Velasquez two talented hip-hop artists and motivational speakers in wheelchairs due to gun violence. Our mission is to use hip-hop music and culture to create more opportunities for the disabled and inspire people not to give up in life. In addition, show the world that people with disabilities can still have talents, dreams, and deserve to be treated equal. 4 Wheel City performs original music as well as motivational speak at hospitals, schools, rehabilitation centers, fundraisers, and events, all over the world. |
| Andrew Hewitt.Disabled Drummer. Sydney, Australia.
17 Years Live Band Experience.Rock, Hard Rock and Blues.
"You can do anything if you put your mind to it!"
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| On June 26, 1985, while driving to a gig, Beaver was in an accident that resulted in a spinal cord injury, leaving him paralyzed from the mid-chest down. Ironically, at this time, Beaver’s career was about to rise dramatically. Just prior to the accident, Guitar Player magazine had chosen to feature Beaver in Mike Varney’s 'Spotlight' column. Beaver is well known as the Owner and Founder of Bass Central, a music instrument store specializing in high-end equipment for bass players. The store is considered the #1 store of its type in the world. |
| Chazz Demeyer A disabled musician (spinal chord) for over thirty years, and for the life of me I do not know why it took so many years to seek others in a similar condition. After all this time I have finally gotten around to writing and singing about it. I have a new CD (Recovery) and a new book (The Fire Within) recently released. |
| The book, The Fire Within, and the album, Recovery, tell deMeyer's remarkable story in words and music. They chronicle his early days as a traveling musician, his intensive effort to recover from the accident, his marriage to Elle (who first came into his life as an occupational therapist at the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago) and his struggles and triumphs in the world of business as he turned away from music and put his creative fire to work in different venues.
Recovery and The Fire Within mark deMeyer's return as a serious musician and songwriter 30 years after the accident, and his debut as an author. Each work stands on its own, but taken together they weave an inspiring story of refusal to let the physical impact of the accident (he never regained full use of his left side) limit deMeyer's growth as a person and musician.
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| Hard work and determination led a young boy affected by debilitating Arthrogryposis to fight tirelessly to become a highly successful… drummer! David recalls stopping in the schkool band room one day, where he was intrigued by, “…these far-out woodwind instruments.” Soon after, he went to visit a friend, who had a snare drum and cymbal set up in his house. David attempted the intro of U2’s, “Sunday, Bloody Sunday”, and was immediately hooked. Without dwelling on his capsized dreams of becoming a pro tennis player, he thought to himself, “This is something I want to do really badly!” |
| Hello! Welcome to my little piece of cyberspace and thanks for dropping by! Here you will find links to various music projects I've been involved with in the last 3 or 4 years. As you can tell from the picture on the left I played the guitar for about 15 years before an accident left me paralyzed from the neck down. Now, I'm in a wheelchair and I write on a computer with a stick in my mouth. I'm eager to correspond with anyone who does the same! But, I'd love to hear from anyone who has a comment about this site.Please write me at viamar64@aol.com. Sooooo, look around, kick your shoes off, and make yourself at home, God bless! |
| Handidrummed.com is a website for disabled drummers made by disabled drummers. All the content on the site is contributed by drummers with a disability who want to show others that, no matter what your obstacle, you can overcome it and pursue what you love. Inside you'll find drummer profiles, articles, interviews, lessons, information on helpful drum products, and links, all aimed at helping all drummers with a disability find hope, inspiration, and to enjoy playing even more.
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| Jason is a disabled drummer committed to using his musical gifts to make the power of music accessible to everyone, disabled or not.Learn more about Jason's story and view clips from his debut DVD 'Between The Wheels'. |
| Jared suffered a stroke in 2004 and this 3-part documentary - presented via You Tube - details his journey in rebuilding his life and love of music and the arts... |
| At 19 I had an accident that left me a quadriplegic, with it's limitations later in life, composing music has opened the door to explore my musical endeavors. |
| Young and sparkling singer-songwriter of "dance/pop" music,
generally in English but also in French and Spanish.
Distinct and unique… discover her real difference !
Her love of life and music sculpts, moulds and shapes her inspirations. The dream of a better world, gives her the strength and drive necessary to reach her ultimate goals.
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| My name is Manikis Kostas and I was born in Thessaloniki, Greece in 1982.
I studied Music Technology and Acoustics In Rethymno,Crete. I played acoustic guitar in various projects from 2000 to 2010. Between 2008-2010 I was dedicated to traditional music and started to play professionally.
In December 2010 I had a car accident that left me quadriplegic with very limited hand function. Then spent almost a year in SPZ,Switzerland where I discovered new possibilities about music.
After that,I devoted my self into composing with virtual instruments. |
| In February 1968 a motor vehicle accident left me a paraplegic and confined to a wheelchair permanently. During my hospitalisation and rehabilitation throughout the following twelve months, I spent much time practising vocals, rhythm guitar and creating a repertoire. |
| Mark Goffeney is a native San Diegan whose talent and ambition have helped him to achieve ongoing success as a performer, speaker and television personality. Mark has been recognized for his work internationally and was nominated for an Emmy award in 1998 for his principal role in the Fox Network commercial, 'Feet'?. Music was a big part of Mark's family and he remembers being deeply touched by it at a very early age. By age nine, Mark was attempting to create his own music, but choosing an instrument would prove to be a challenge.
Mark asked his neighborhood friend for some guitar instruction. With his friend's help Mark soon developed his own technique. He would lay the guitar on the ground, supporting the neck and he would strum with his left foot and make chords with his right.
By early adulthood, Mark was committed to a full-fledged career in music and by the end of the nineties Mark had successfully completed his first CD, titled "Big Toe"?.
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| Welcome to the official homepage of international lutenist Matthew Wadsworth.
Matthew is in great demand as a soloist, chamber musician, continuo player and teacher. Click links on the left to explore the site, hear Matthew play and read reviews of his concerts and recordings.
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| Music has been an integral part of Max's healing process, however he almost gave up due to the difficulty he was experiencing cause of his brain injury.
Max says "I am hoping to perfect my art and inspire others that it is possible to play piano again after a severe brain injury." |
| Four years after a serious car accident, Melody Gardot used the experience as a springboard to musical success she might never have achieved otherwise. The singer was hit by an SUV while riding her bicycle. Her injuries left her unable to sit up for more than 10 minutes. She suffered short-term memory loss and acute sensitivity to light and sound. Gardot had played the piano and a doctor suggested that she use music as a kind of recovery therapy. Since she couldn't sit comfortably at the piano, she picked up a guitar. Now, she's a Grammy nominated, professional touring musician with her critically acclaimed third album 'The Absence' just out.
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| Life-changing accidents are commonplace among spinal cord injury survivors, but few have tumbled from the heights that R&B singer Teddy Pendergrass achieved and then had to pick themselves up with the whole world watching. |
| Pip Cowan was 17 years old when he had a motorbike accident that left him with permanent spinal cord injury. As a result he is now paralysed from the chest down, has no finger movement, limited arm function, and uses a wheelchair.
In the 22 years since his accident Pip has developed a passion for blues music and despite his injuries has figured out a unique and interesting way to play a one-string cigar box guitar using a screwdriver.
Pip’s passion for the music and culture of the blues has prompted him to create a project called Busking My Way To Mississippi, which will be collaboration between him and long time friend Ryan Coonan. |
| Hi there my name is Robin Surgeoner: AKA Angryfish. I am a Writer, Performer, Workshop Leader, Qualified Trainer and Disabled Artist.
I have been performing as a live musician since the 1980’s and have been developing, writing and performing my own material including; song, spoken-word and theatre throughout my performance career.
Since 2001 I have utilized my creative and performance skills to devise and deliver bespoke training programmes ranging from Equality and Diversity through to Empowerment Through Song under the banner of “Permission To Speak”
All of the work I engage with is underpinned with a foundational belief in Human Rights and everybody’s right to an equitable existence. |
| Rudely Interrupted are one of Australia's truly unique independent rock acts. Based in Melbourne, 5 out of the 6 members share a range of both physical and intellectual disabilities (Blindness, Deafness, Aspergers, Autism and Down Syndrome) but most importantly, a common interest in self expression through music. Their achievements, both personal and professional to date are extraordinary. "We are here to challenge peoples thoughts on disability"
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| As a world-renowned entertainer I enjoyed an exciting, productive and active life as well as all the trappings of success. I've had five consecutive multi-platinum albums, Grammy nominations |
| At 21, Anthony had a bad car accident in Maryland that caused a C5-6 complete spinal injury.
Anthony began experimenting with creating music again, buying studio time at a local recording studio to create a four-song cassette called Under No Flag, with Anthony writing lyrics and performing vocalsAlong with his music background, Anthony has written many fiction and nonfiction short stories, some of which are featured on this site. Please listen |
| Tom Doughty is a lap steel acoustic guitarist and singer-songwriter, who has released three albums. In a road accident in 1974, Tom had a quadriplegic spinal injury which affected his fingers and prevented him from playing music. He recalls the frustration of creating music in his head but not being able to hear it in the air. With the tenacity and creativity of a new explorer, finding ways to work around his limits of hand movement, Tom has discovered how to return to being a musician. He has developed absolutely new and unique techniques for playing slide guitar, with a sensitive touch and full of feeling. |
| These tutorials have been developed by Creative United and Tom Doughty to offer an introduction to playing Lap Guitar. Specially created to accompany workshops on his tour of the UK’s 12 Spinal Injury Units in early 2019, these tutorials are for anyone with limited upper limb movement.
Creative United is part of a consortium with OHMI, Drake Music, Youth Music and OpenUp Music, whose aim is to make music and musical instruments more widely available, particularly to disabled people for whom playing a conventional musical instrument may be difficult or impossible.
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| Tom, a talented musician, was a happy healthy nineteen year old uni student in 2001 when he started to feel unwell with classic symptoms of a cold. He went to bed to shake it off but when he woke up in the morning he could scarcely move and had to crawl to the door to let his sister in.
He was immediately admitted to hospital and diagnosed with meningococcal disease. He went into a coma, had two heart attacks, kidney failure and then gangrene in all four limbs. Doctors did not expect him to live.
Tom pulled through - one of the most severe cases ever to survive. Read more of the interview transcript from the ABC TV Australian Story website...
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| Guitarist extraordinaire Tony uses his toes to do the pickin'. |
| Athens singer-songwriter Vic Chesnutt is at the forefront of the contemporary folk rock movement in America. Chesnutt took an interest in music at an early age and played trumpet in a cover band during his teens. In 1983, when he was eighteen, a car accident left him partially paralyzed and confined to a wheelchair. Not long after the accident, however, he discovered that he could still play guitar, and he was soon back to playing music. |
| Can Do Muso's was established to promote and support musicians with disabilities from all over the world. Can Do Musos want to provide guidance and hope to all musicians with challenges. Music is empowering and has no limitations and everyone should have a chance at their dreams. Having a "Can Do attitude" is the first step toward success!
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| The Coalition for Disabled Musicians. (CDM) is a voluntary, non-profit organization dedicated to enabling physically disabled musicians to pursue their musical dreams. CDM receives a few small grants and maintains its services through private and performance donations, but is always seeking additional financial assistance to improve and repair equipment, and is always recruiting volunteers to help move and operate the equipment, teach an instrument, or help out in the office. |
| A collective of artists and performers who identify as being disabled or having a disability, its members are professional and amateur artists and performers of all genres. They include visual artists, screen and stage actors, dancers, comedians and humorists, musicians, singers, speakers, poets, writers, producers, directors and others working in the arts and entertainment industries. They experience physical, intellectual or learning disablement, mental illness, or a combination. |
| A showcase and link to a wide variety of musicians with different A-bilities!! |
| At our core is The British Paraorchestra, the world’s only large-scale ensemble for professional disabled musicians. This boundary-breaking group sets a new template for music-making, either on its own or in collaboration with its two partner ensembles the ‘Friends’ of The British Paraorchestra. |
| Vancouver Adapted Music Society (VAMS) was founded in the late 1980s to support and promote musicians with physical disabilities in the Metro Vancouver area.
Our programs involve people with a wide range of musical abilities, from first-timers to highly talented musicians. We stage concerts and have created a showcase CD of our members finest work.
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| Flute ergonomy, adapted wind instruments for the
physically challenged, flute headjoints and more. That is
what this site is about. |
| 'The finest musicians don't always make the most noise. At 22, singer-songwriter Melody Gardot understands the value of subtlety and understatement. It's what helps to make her debut album, 'Worrisome Heart', sound simultaneously familiar, yet utterly surprising.'
Read on for more...
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| Four years after a serious car accident, Melody Gardot used the experience as a springboard to musical success she might never have achieved otherwise. The singer, now 23, was hit by an SUV while bike riding and her injuries left her unable to sit up for more than 10 mins plus short-term memory loss and acute sensitivity to light and sound. Gardot had played the piano before the accident and a doctor suggested that she use music as a kind of recovery therapy. Since she couldnt sit comfortably at the piano, she picked up a guitar. Now, shes a professional musician, and her debut full-length album is called Worrisome Heart.
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| "Although a motorcycle accident briefly sidelined Marcus Culvert, he's made a strong comeback as entrepreneur - with his own clothing line-, a musician and drag racer. Perhaps there is nothing in a healthy person's life that could prepare him or her for an adulthood wracked by intense pain and heart-wrenching disability. Religious faith can help. Loving parents, family, and friends can cushion such a blow. But when all is said and done, a young man who lives hard and fast until he loses the use of his legs is left to figure out how to greet each day and get the most out of it". |
| Seven years ago Tim McCallum was accepted into the prestigious Academy of Performing Arts in Western Australia. It was the culmination of a childhood dream.
But three days after arriving in WA to start his studies, Tim McCallum broke his neck in an accident in the surf. He was left paralysed from the chest down with only partial use of his arms. It seemed there was no realistic prospect of him ever being able to sing again.
But Derek Bond, a lecturer from the Academy visited Tim in hospital every second day and encouraged him to continue music studies and to try to use his voice again. "Anyone who sings knows the support you have to get from the diaphragm and if you haven't got all those muscles working there for you then you have to work in another way"? says Bond. At first it was a struggle, but gradually and remarkably the power in Tim McCallum's voice returned.
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