Gregory John Motycka

Gregory John Motycka, 53, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, November 16, 2016 from injuries related to a fall. Greg was born in Fort Ord, California, and grew up in Coventry, Connecticut. After high school, Greg toured the country for two years as a bass player and musical director for the production company, “Young American Showcase”, based in St. Petersburg, Florida, an experience that shaped and developed his interest in music production and engineering. After Showcase, he attended and graduated from Berklee College of Music in Boston, subsequently residing in Nashville for the past 23 years. He is survived by daughter Abby Motycka and son Eli Motycka of Nashville; mother and step-father, Stephanie and Doug Murray of North Stonington, CT, father and step-mother, John and Susan Motycka, of Coventry, CT, sister Metta Motycka of Woodbury, VT, and step-sisters Lori Ratchelous of Cheshire, CT, and Mary-Ellen Delaney of Boston, MA. Greg was a musician with an especially fine ear that he put to use when working in various Nashville recording studios. He was an avid collector of historic military antiquities as well as a motorcycle enthusiast. He operated a motorcycle repair business and had special interest in vintage motorcycles, notably Indian and Harley Davidson. He will be greatly missed by his extended family as well as good friends, Roger Alan Nichols, Doug Boucher, Myles Martinson, and business partner Scotty Wrecked, all of Nashville. A remembrance gathering will be held Saturday, November 26th from 12 - 3 PM, at Kent Hollow Farm, 65 Tanguay Rd, Kent CT and in Nashville, Tennessee December of 2016.