Berceuse60

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ABOUT

Active musician/keyboardist (blues/rock/country piano, hammond-style organ and blues/country harp) looking to jam with other like-minded players, either just for fun or for the occasional outside gig. Mostly interested in blues, blues-based folk or garage-punk blues, preferably originals. I'm not that interested in doing tired old pop-rock covers (If I never hear "Brown-Eyed Girl" again I'll die a happy man!) and would rather create our own sound based on our arrangements of cover tunes. For example, I'd rather do:

-- Chris Stapleton than Elton John, Billy Joel or (God forbid) Neil Diamond
-- John Lee Hooker or Robert Johnson than .38 Special
-- "Gloria" than "Into the Mystic"
-- Anything by the Compulsive Gamblers than anything by the Beatles (I love the Fab Four but it's been done to death)

You get the idea. I am semi-retired and flexible. You can check out my work on Spotify/ITunes/Youtube, etc.:

-- Formerly with all-originals jam band Prometheus Clay (album: "Evil Dreams");
-- Currently with Chester County classic rock cover bands The Mystic Rituals and The Third Floor;
-- Occasionally sit in with local cover bands Crooked Rose and Shev and Friends;
-- Solo albums: "A Mean and Dreadful Sorrow" (released Feb. 2022) and "Coahoma" (Nov. 2022)

I don't have premium membership here so I can't contact you. Hit me up on email: yeahnotsomuch(atsign)geemail(dot)com.

Screen name:: Berceuse60
Member since:: Jun 03 2021; Active within 1 month
Level of commitment:: Just for Fun
Years playing music:: 50
Gigs played:: Over 100
Tend to practice:: More than 3 times per week
Available to gig:: 1 night a week

Influences

Keyboards: Pinetop Perkins, Pete Johnson, Ian Stewart, Roy Bittan, Dr. John, Leon Russell, Billy Powell, Benmont Tench, Chuck Leavell, Nicki Hopkins, Elton John, etc.

Bands/artists: Robert Johnson, Dylan, Stones, Black Keys, Elton, Compulsive Gamblers, Deadly Snakes, Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf, John Prine, Johnny Cash, etc.

Instrument experience:

Keyboard:: Advanced
Vocalist - Tenor:: Moderate
Harmonica:: Moderate
Other:: Beginner

EQUIPMENT

Roland RD700 (88-key piano/synth)
Roland KC 550 Keyboard amp (15-inch woofer)
Roland digital sampler/sequencer
Nord 61 (61-key organ with Hammond B-3 sound)
Shure SM mics
Mic stands
Programmable stage lights
Various cords/cables
Bullet mic (for harp)
Small Fender guitar amp (used for harp/slide guitar*)
Blues harps in all keys
Wrobel electric cigar-box guitar*
Snowden electric cigar-box guitar*

*Beginner slide guitar player