AdamLight

Description:

Screen Name:

AdamLight

Sex:

M

Age:

24

Studio Musician:

No

Level Of Commitment:

Moderately Committed

Years Playing Music:

9

Gigs Played:

Under 10

Tend to Practice:

1 time per week

Available to Gig:

1 time(s) per week

Most available:

Nights

Hello. I've been playing guitar for 9 years and I've been pretending to be a singer for almost that entire time as well.

Unfortunately, I'm not really any more skilled than I was after the first 2 or 3 years because I've been playing less and less as time has passed. Maybe I'm downplaying my progress over the last 6 years, but there's truth to what I'm saying. Now I feel like I really want to get serious about music again. I want to challenge myself to get better at guitar, better at singing, and better at composing songs.

I really have no interest in doing covers or starting a band. That's not what I want from music. I do, however, love jamming with people and I'd like to compose music with them, too. I wouldn't absolutely close out the possibility of joining a band, but it's not something I'm actively seeking. I'm committed to music and the personal challenge of composing it, I'm not committed to dealing with the music business, trying to do gigs, and dealing with creative and professional differences and all of that sh*t, so I have a feeling that if I joined a band, I'd get sick of it and want to quit just as we were becoming more and more successful. I wouldn't want to put anybody in that position.

I'm a huge fan of acoustic guitar and acoustic music more than anything else, but I'll rock out on the electric every once in a while. I also play the ukulele pretty well and I'll mess around on the mandolin, harmonica, and kazoo as well.

I like meeting people and I love music. I like to keep these things, relationships and music, simple and pure. Jamming acoustically, composing, making recordings, and hanging out is what interests me. I'm not shy about playing in front of people at all, but I've never done a real gig before. That's something I think that I'd enjoy, whether I was solo with my acoustic guitar or doing a little acoustic concert with other people.

Really, for most of my music playing career, I've just been a jammer, improviser, and entertainer, barely able to really write and record true songs, and often going months without playing. Since I haven't been too serious, I haven't done any gigs because I've never written a song that I felt was worth remembering. I'm also self-taught and I haven't challenged myself or practiced nearly enough.

This winter, I plan on learning more, challenging myself more, and writing more than I have ever have before. I may actually have something worth singing about these days. I believe, and I guess we'll find out whether I'm right or not, that I can double or triple my skill over the course of just a few months because I've never been fully committed and that can make a huge difference.

If you're wondering how good I am, I'll give you my best guess. I think I'm good at playing and I'm passionate about everything that I play. I really feel it - I'm not as skilled as the masters, but I sure get into it just as much as them. I have natural talent and I'm a solid player. However, I'm not that technically skilled or knowledgeable. I can't read music or do many little tricks that I never bothered to master. As far as singing goes, I'm not that good, but I believe I can get better and I'm still in the process of finding my voice. I love singing and playing, and I probably wouldn't settle for anything less than that. This is another reason why having a band may be too impractical unless my band-mates just happen to really love having me as the frontman. I don't expect anybody to bow to my vision, though, so I'm definitely not counting on that.

You can hear some of my music at my website, www.AdamLight.Net. There's a lot I could say about it to properly prepare you for the experience, but in the end, it really just speaks for itself, doesn't it?

Contact me. Leave your comfort zone. Make me leave my own. Let's do something.

Influences:

That's hard to say. I like just about every single kind of music. I'm a huge fan of anyone who doesn't think they need anything more than an acoustic guitar, some vocals, and maybe a bongo or two.

Equipment List:

Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, (NO AMP!), Mandolin, Ukulele, Polkalele, Harmonica, Kazoo

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