Greetings, and welcome. If you like to explore new and different rock music, then please check out some of my tunes. I also have instrumental rock/fusion music at this page:
http://www.soundclick.com/theunknownusa
I can give only my history, which is about 20 years of performing, writing, and recording/producing rock and fusion music.
No live shows for this music yet, although I have played in tons of bands.
Many, many. From Jean Luc Ponty, Alan Holdsworth, Level 42, Pink Floyd, Zeppelin and Rush. But I also have a history recording and producing other kinds of music, so the influences are far wider.