SEEKING
Band to Join, Accordion, Acoustic Guitar, Background Singer, Bagpipes, Banjo, Bass Guitar, Cello, Clarinet, DJ, Dobro, Drums, Electronic Music, Fiddle, Flute, Harmonica, Harp, Keyboard, Lead Guitar, Mandolin, Other, Other Percussion, Piano, Rhythm Guitar, Saxophone, Steel guitar, Trombone, Trumpet, Ukulele, Upright bass, Violin, Vocalist, Vocalist - Alto, Vocalist - Baritone, Vocalist - Bass, Vocalist - Soprano, Vocalist - Tenor.ABOUT
At this time I really want to experiment. I like the idea of doing arty stuff no one else does.
Played in metal and punk bands back in the '80's and '90's but like doing blues, jazz, pop and even alt-country too IF people want to do some forward thinking and put their own spin on it.. I'm primarily a guitarist, but I'm one guitarist that can read music and knows music theory, jazz chord building, but I can throw it all out the window and just do some thrash.
What I'm NOT looking for is being in a cover band again or a tribute band. There needs to be original music again, not imitating someone else. Sick of nostalgia for the sake of a buck. Having classic heroes is fine, but for inspiration, not imitation.
I'm currently doing soundtrack music for a small film & content creation start up, so diversity, atmosphere and weirdness is great with me.
- Screen name:
- chris1570116
- Member since:
- Oct 16 2021
- Active over 1 month ago
- Level of commitment:
- Moderately Committed
- Years playing music:
- 7
- Tend to practice:
- More than 3 times per week
- Available to gig:
- 2-3 nights a week
Influences
Art/Avant: Zappa, Beefheart, Can, Sonic Youth, Jesus Lizard, Big Black
Alt/Current: Queens Of The Stone Age, Radiohead,
Punk/Post-Punk: Velvet Underground, Lou Reed, John Cale, Husker Du, Clash, Damned, Buzzcocks, Meat Puppets, Replacements, Joy Division, Magazine, X
Metal: Metallica, Slayer, etc.
Electronic: Bran Eno, Underworld, Kraftwerk, Fatboy Slim, Silver Apples
Industrial: Ministry, Nine Inch Nails
Hip-hop/Rap: Jay Z, Outkast, Notorious B.I.G., Eminem, De La Soul, Kendrick Lamar, The Roots, Tribe Called Quest, Ice Cube
Alt-Country: Wilco, Meat Puppets,
Classic: Stones, Beatles, Zeppelin, Sabbath, Deep Purple, Dylan, The Doors, Cream, etc.
Even more I can't list here. If it's good, I either have it or I'll listen to it. ...I've been a record store lizard and music collector since my early teens. I know way more obscure stuff than I list here....
Instrument experience:
- Piano:
- Advanced
- Rhythm Guitar:
- Advanced
- Bass Guitar:
- Advanced
- Keyboard:
- Moderate
- Electronic Music:
- Moderate
- Acoustic Guitar:
- Moderate
- DJ:
- Intermediate
- Vocalist - Bass:
- Intermediate
- Drums:
- Beginner
EQUIPMENT
Fender Ed O'/brien Strat, Fender Mustang (being refurbished), Squier 'Bullet" Mustang, Ibanez acoustic-electric, Beat up Japanese Strat (ha ha), Rouge 5-string bass, Alesis Sr-16, Yamaha monitors, Ableton Live Suite 11 w/ Push 2, Reason Suite 11, Nektar Panorama keyboard, various MIDI I/Os, MacBook Pro, BluGuitar Amp 2 w/ effects loop, various pedals
Soon: Townshend Labs Sphere L-22 modeling mic, Moog Theramini, Roger Linn Linnstrument w/ Sequential Prophet Rev. 2 16 voice synth, Line 6 JTV 69, Electro-Harmonix Looper 45000, more pedals, more guitars, anything that can be experimented with
