SEEKING
Band to Join.ABOUT
I have been playing music since I was 4 - so yes, I have been playing for 40 years, but I am 44 years old - my parents got me into piano lessons and I hated it - I love to play, but hated to practice. By the time I was 11, the bar was set pretty high for me and I became obsessed with practicing. When I was 12, Piano wasn't enough, so my mom bought me a classical guitar - I beat it up pretty good with a pick - took lessons for a year, and decided I could do better on my own. Bought my first bass the day of a gig (ask me about it sometimes) when I was 15 and have been playing ever since. Went to school and studied composition for film scoring and learned almost every instrument in a symphony orchestra - and had a LOT of fun doing it. Eventually I ended up touring in the south with Middle Ground, played bass with Wynton Marsalis, Pat Metheny, and appeared on stage at The Taste of Chicago, JVC Jazz Festival, Peachtree Festival, Birmingham Jazz Festival, and Funk Fest of Atlanta. I have also performed as a studio musician in Nashville, Atlanta, New Orleans, and Chicago.
I am looking for collaboration to WRITE music. The music genre field only allows me to pick 3 genres but I also enjoy Acoustic, Jazz, and Blues.
Really looking for a bass gig...but am open to anything.
- Screen name:
- DrBob
- Member since:
- Jan 04 2007
- Active within 24 hours
- Level of commitment:
- Touring
- Years playing music:
- 30
- Gigs played:
- Over 100
- Tend to practice:
- More than 3 times per week
- Available to gig:
- 2-3 nights a week
- Most available:
- Nights
Influences
My influences include Geddy Lee (Rush), Victor Wooten (Bela Fleck), Les Claypool (Primus), Flea (RHCP), Stanley Clarke, and Stanley Jordan. As a musician and songwriter, my favourite music is "well mixed" music.
Instrument experience:
- Rhythm Guitar:
- Expert
- Bass Guitar:
- Expert
- Keyboard:
- Expert
- Piano:
- Expert
- Vocalist:
- Advanced
- Acoustic Guitar:
- Advanced
- Other Percussion:
- Advanced
- Lead Guitar:
- Moderate
- Background Singer:
- Moderate
EQUIPMENT
Basses: 1969 Fender Jazz, 1982 Steinberger L2 4 String, Hartke 5 String, Cort 5 String, ESP 4 String with Active Pickups, Robelli 4 String, Robelli 4 String Fretless, 1971 G&L 1000 4 String
Keys: Well, I have a full complement of VST/DXi synths but my hardware is: DX7IIFD, D-50, SC Prophet 600, SC Prophet VS, Oberheim OB-8, Roland Juno G, Alesis S4
MUSIC
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Celtic Mass
Celtic Mass Year: 2003 Genre: Alternative
Wrote this one several years ago, and this is the final remix completed earlier this year. All instrumentation is performed by me - the drums are sequenced.
CALENDAR
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