echodex

Description:

Screen Name:

echodex

Sex:

M

Age:

40

Studio Musician:

No

Level Of Commitment:

Committed

Years Playing Music:

25

Gigs Played:

50 to 100

Tend to Practice:

2-3 times per week

Available to Gig:

1 time(s) per week

Most available:

Nights

I've Played lead/rhythm guitar for 25+ yrs (been a guitar teacher for 4 years). Been into singing for 10+yrs (including 2 yrs of formal vocal lessons) and really into a lot of vocals and vocal harmonizing. Into playing a wide eclectic range of styles and instruments, and can write appropriately to whatever style songwriting/arranging (be it just stuff focusing on vocal oriented songs, fusion, etc. Basically whatever the song requires). My focus lately has been more on songwriting (both vocal & instrumental)with an emphasis on non-standard chord structures and arrangements with lots of musical dynamics, arranging, etc.

Looking for a drummer, bassist, and keyboardist/sampler who also sing, to make ORIGINAL dynamic, creative, melodic, and unpredictable ear candy jems that defies musical boundaries and categories. With everyones input it should turn out to be very interesting. Into possibly doing recording/several gigs here n there project. Currently have original songs in a variety of styles (over a dozen) and professional recording gear. Looking for other players who have ideas/songs to mesh an extrememly WIDE variety of music. Love music that is soulful, technical, simple n sparse, intense, outside, experimental, improvisational, and most importantly with beautiful melodies and phrasing that you can walk away humming or banging your head to. Absolutely unafraid to take chances in a jazz like mentality where nothing is set and you just fly by the seat of your pants. Currently recording in my home studio on a digital audio workstation.

Influences:

Way too many to list but a lover of all kinds of music. These artists I have studied, listened to countless times, or transcribed: (in no particular order) Beatles, Hendrix, Jeff Buckley, the Police, Jon Brion, Wes Montgomery, Jellyfish, Fiona Apple, Jason Falkner, Bleu, Reeve Carney & the Revolving Band, 20 Minute Loop, Bjork, Miles Davis, Pat Metheny, Owen Sartori, Ed Harcourt, John Coltrane, Nina Simone, King's X, Dada, Mute Math, Stevie Wonder, Alice In Chains, Andrew Bird, Roy Haynes, J.S. Bach, Ella Fitzgerald, John Mayer, Prince, Josh Fix, Ray Charles, Charlie Parker, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Scott Henderson, Joni Mitchell, Jeff Beck, Led Zeppelin, Ritchie Blackmore, Oz Noy, Billie Holiday, Eric Johnson, Nick Harper, Greg Howe, Otis Redding, Paul Simon, Robben Ford, Sam Cooke, Joe Pass, U2, Curtis Mayfield, Owsley, Bob Dylan, Jason Mraz, Michael Brecker, Elvis Costello, Paul Gilbert, Queen, Duke Ellington, Frederic Chopin, Radiohead, SRV, Beach Boys, America, Peter Gabriel, Mike Landau, Etta James, Franz Liszt, AC/DC, Albert King, Billy Idol, Metallica, Bobby Womack, Frank Sinatra, The Brand New Heavies, Stray Cats, James Brown, Bukka White, Robert Johnson, Igor Stravinsky, Carl Stalling (yes...the Looney Tunes composer!), Joe Bonamassa, The Cars, Damien Rice, Eva Cassidy, Orson, Sonny Landreth, Django Reinhardt, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Shawn Lane, Endless Hallway...and the list goes on and on. Many more influences are there and I welcome much more to study and learn from.

Equipment List:

Fender guitars and amps, Marshall amps, Tokai guitars, Eastman guitar, Roland effects, Digidesign Pro Tools, Great River mic preamp, Focusrite ISA mic preamp, FMR Audio compressors, Blue mics, RME AD/DA converters, Cascade mics, MXL mics, Mackie monitors, etc...

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