Madness By Design is the debut, spicy-hot, rock-oriented CD from the Wisconsin-based trio Beat Seed, fronted by guitarist Jim Burkholz. The release contains 10 tracks, two of which are instrumental ("Jam Before Jelly" and "Walk In The Park"), while one is a cover of Pink Floyd's "Have A Cigar". The remaining seven numbers feature drummer Tom Ford on lead vocals. Burkholz' son Chad rounds out the band, playing bass and acoustic guitar. Madness By Design has a loose, bluesy feel throughout - the original music being influenced by bands and musicians such as The Police, Jimi Hendrix, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Pink Floyd, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Cream and The Dave Matthews Band. The band appeals to people in their 20's through the baby boom generation who were brought up on this style of music. Rock, total running time, 55:31