SEEKING
Band to Join, Vocalist, Rhythm Guitar, Lead Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Drums, Other Percussion, Trumpet, Saxophone, Keyboard, Piano, Background Singer, Harmonica, Fiddle, Trombone, Steel guitar.ABOUT
I'm a bassist in need of a new project. I'm classically trained and have a solid grasp of music theory, can read musical notation as well as your every-day lead sheets and pages full of changes.
I started out playing classic jazz (real book stuff), shifted to rock in college, and have run through just about every genre since. I am most comfortable with rock/blues/funk but tend to slide in other influences no matter what I'm playing.
I have reliable transportation and a solid rig (see below for specifics) and am looking for a steadily gigging group, or at the very least one that gets out of the practice space every once in a while. I have a career elsewhere, so I'm not really looking for a group looking to tour nationally or anything big like that. I just like to gig.
- Screen name:
- brandonhoustonbass
- Member since:
- Jul 09 2012
- Active over 1 month ago
- Level of commitment:
- Committed
- Years playing music:
- 15
- Gigs played:
- Over 100
- Tend to practice:
- 2-3 times per week
- Available to gig:
- 2-3 nights a week
- Most available:
- Nights
Influences
Pino Palladino, Marcus Miller, Larry Graham
Instrument experience:
- Bass Guitar:
- Expert
- Upright bass:
- Advanced
- Rhythm Guitar:
- Moderate
- Background Singer:
- Moderate
- Vocalist:
- Intermediate
- Vocalist - Bass:
- Intermediate
- Vocalist - Baritone:
- Intermediate
- Acoustic Guitar:
- Intermediate
EQUIPMENT
Head-
Markbass LittleMark Tube 800 (800W solid state)
Cabs-
Markbass Traveler 102P 2x10 & Markbass Traveler 151P 1x15
Basses-
Fender Marcus Miller Jazz w/custom upgrades, homemade short-scale single coil P bass (tiny, but plays like rolling thunder), 5 string Squier Vintage Modified bought originally for a crappy metal project, & Michael Kelly something or other acoustic for those special occasions when I feel like getting drowned out by the chicken pickers
MUSIC
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(Playing with The Red Line)- Fate
(Playing with The Red Line)- Fate Track number: 3 Year: 2010 Album: Self Titled Genre: Alternative
Old recording from an old band, but that's little ol' me on bass and doing a few of the backup vocals.
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(Subbing w/ Grizzly)- Scratched 45's (Video)
(Subbing w/ Grizzly)- Scratched 45's (Video)iiiaUO1quq8
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(playing with the Bayou City Grifters)- Crappy practice space recording (Video)
(playing with the Bayou City Grifters)- Crappy practice space recording (Video)rNqCJ3ua6ZM
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Funky McFunkface - just me twaddling about (Video)
Funky McFunkface - just me twaddling about (Video)7VAao-PjfzM
