chuckmichaelson
Musician in Portland, OR
- Member #
- 337671
- Member since
- 25 Mar 2010
- Last activity record:
- Active over 1 month ago
- Instruments played:
- Flute, Background Singer, Piano, Keyboard, Acoustic Guitar
- Genre:
- Funk, Classic Rock, Jazz
- Screen name:
- chuckmichaelson
- Location:
- Portland, Oregon, 97212
- Gender:
- Male
- Age:
- 51 years old
- Level of commitment:
- Very Committed
- Years playing music:
- 25
- Gigs played:
- Over 100
- Tend to practice:
- More than 3 times per week
- Available to gig:
- 4-5 nights a week
- Most available:
- Days
Instruments experience:
- Flute:
- Beginner
- Background Singer:
- Moderate
- Piano:
- Advanced
- Keyboard:
- Advanced
- Acoustic Guitar:
- Moderate
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About
I have been a professional pianist and music instructor for close to 25 years. I also play organ, synthesizer, acoustic guitar, and flute. Styles include classic rock, classical, mainstream jazz, blues, funk and R&B. Available as a soloist, or in a duo, trio, quartet, or quintet.
Influences
Beatles, Pink Floyd, early Genesis, Wynton Kelly, Jimmy Smith, Otis Spann, Liz Story, ok, everybody I've ever listened to...
Equipment List
Current gig rig: Casio Privia PX-310 and Nord Lead 2 controlling a Macbook running several softsynths including: Reason, Native Instruments B4(organ), GSI VB3(organ), GSI ZD6(clavinet), GSI Mr. Tramp(Wurlitzer), etc... Amplification: Barbetta combo amp and Acoustic Image Coda-R with extension speaker.
Studio setup: Hammond C3 organ with Leslie 122, Kawai 49" upright piano, Yamaha P250, Wurlitzer electronic piano, and Hammond XK2 organ with Motion Sound Pro 3 speaker. Synth modules include a Roland SC88, Kurzweil Micropiano, and Kawai K1. For recording I use Pro Tools LE running on a Mac G4 and Ableton Live running on the Macbook.