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go do things (outside)."
His inspiration often came while
working jobs outside, including
building decks, landscaping and
house painting.
Itkin also finds inspiration in other
artists such as Bob Dylan, The Band
the Rolling Stones, Gillian Welch am
Wilco. He grew up with music and
traded in his clarinet for a guitar
when he was 13. He would listen to
his father's records, including Dylan
and the Beatles.
"He had some amazing records,"
Itkin/ecalled.
On the differences between New
York and Oregon: "It's night and day.
The trees are bigger. It's greener. It's
just prettier—more open spaces,
rivers and mountains."
Before moving to Oregon, Itkin went
to school in Pittsburgh. He was born
and raised in Rochester, N.Y. Originally,
he set out for Washington state, but
moved to Portland and then to Eugene
last September.
"To make a long story short, (I movec
here) because I like it," Itkin explained.
The School of Journalism and Commu
nication also drew him to Eugene.
Since moving to Eugene, his favorite
places to hang out include the Eugene
Public Library for their CD collection,
Sam Bond's Garage and various out
door places. "I love going to Goodwill
to find old records," Itkin said.
Onthe Eugene music scene he said,
"I think it's really cool. There are a lot of
talented people here."
He says Eugeneans — whom he
describes as "socially conscious"
people — have had a positive reac
tion to his music.
His favorite local bands include
Saltlick, Dan Jones and the Squids, The
, Conjugal Visitors and The Quick and
i Easy Boys. He also enjoys Scotland
Barr and the Slow Drags, who he used
to play with in Portland.
Although he digs the Eugene mu
sic scene, he sometimes finds trou
ble collecting his dues. "It's sort of
easy to get gigs here, but hard to get
compensation. I'll be lucky to get a
sandwich," he said.
Itkin also battles finding time be
tween class and the guitar. "Finding
time is extremely difficult," he said. The
journalism major just landed a radio
news position, but continues to make
playing the guitar a priority.
Instead of going out on the week
end, he plays his guitar at home. "It
costs a lot of money to drink in a bar,"
Itkin said.
All that practice resulted in a first al
bum with an intimate, mellow feel.
"(It's) kind of a car ride album, not a
party album," Itkin stated.
The CD, produced by Jason Robbins,
was recorded with a simple setup in
stead of a full band.
Itkin found the process time con
suming, spending up to eight hours on
one song.
"Recording (the album) is a lot hard
er than writing," Itkin said. For him,
writing is a compulsive habit no matter
where he is.
"I write a lot of music in class. I
wrote a song in a graphic communica
tions class," Itkin said.
During the class, he saw a photo of
Dorothea Dix in a class sideshowthat
inspired him to write "All The Way To
California," the first track on the album.
He writes so much that he has a box
filled with lyrics. He said he sometimes
loses the papers and gets frustrated,
but finds that if he later remembers the
lyrics, it stands as a quality test
"If I can remember (the lyrics), it
works well," he said.
Itkin isn't sure where he will be in the
coming years. He said that he could be
come a journalist or a musician.
"Maybe both; either or," he said.
He would like to put more effort into
becoming a full-time musician and is
considering going on tour after gradua
tion. "It'd be greatto kick it up a notch,"
he said.
However, he admitted that success
would depend somewhat on luck.
"It's kind of a pipe dream. Hell, I'll
take whatever I can get," he said.
Itkin will be playing songs off his new
album this Saturday at John Henry's
with his band The Admonitions.
"I think it will be rockin' with the full
band," he said.
To purchase Itkin's CD or find out
more information, visit
www.jonitkin.com.
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