Esterhouse
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SEEKING

Band to Join, Cello, Upright bass, Vocalist - Alto, Fiddle, Mandolin, Other, Flute, Background Singer, Piano, Keyboard, Drums, Bass Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Lead Guitar, Rhythm Guitar, Vocalist - Soprano, Vocalist - Tenor, Vocalist - Baritone, Vocalist - Bass, Vocalist.

ABOUT

Contact (just remove the spaces): handydandy1988 . com

Multi-instrumentalist / vocalist looking to collaborate to write/record songs with like-minded individuals, female and male, similar in age, for an electronic/experimental/alternative/post-rock/dream-pop/ project a la... (see "Influences").

I've included some videos of (mostly) single-track recordings that simply serve as examples to demonstrate my playing ability and not so much my musical direction. They are only one or two tracks because I didn't want to crowd the samples with too many instruments, thus leaving room for additional ideas, instruments, etc. The pictures are from my trip across the states.

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Skeleton 01: Strat through Guitar Rig 4, Clean setting with delay. Slower song, still working it out. Some trees and sun at the Grand Canyon.

Skeleton 03: Akoustik Piano software synth. Selfish pseudo-jazz ballad - not really intending this one for any sort of "band" piece, just something I made a long time ago that reminds me of things. Shot of the Grand Canyon.

Skeleton 05: Strat through Guitar Rig 4, clean setting with delay. Volume swells. Lots of them. Pueblo in the Petrified Forest.

Skeleton 06: Strat and Jaguar through Guitar Rig 4, clean with delay again. A juxtaposition of light and dark. This one's from 2013, trying different guitar tunings together (C and standard E).

Seele 01: Jaguar through Guitar Rig 4, distorted volume swells and clean delay. Akoustik Piano and Elektrik Piano 1.5 for the piano samples, and Battery 3 for an 808 sound. Something a little more laid back, testing two different guitar ideas back-to-back, and with more supporting tracks than the Skeletons. Not sure if I'm going to keep this one, but at least it's busier.

Screen name:
Esterhouse
Member since:
Dec 25 2011
Active over 1 month ago
Level of commitment:
Very Committed
Years playing music:
20
Gigs played:
10 to 50
Tend to practice:
More than 3 times per week
Available to gig:
2-3 nights a week

Influences

... Tool, Yoko Kanno, Massive Attack, Boris, Blonde Redhead, yourcodenameis:milo, Peter Gabriel, Radiohead, Jeff Buckley, Sigur Ros, Nine Inch Nails.

Instrument experience:

Rhythm Guitar:
Advanced
Lead Guitar:
Advanced
Acoustic Guitar:
Advanced
Keyboard:
Advanced
Piano:
Advanced
Bass Guitar:
Moderate
Saxophone:
Moderate
Background Singer:
Moderate
Vocalist:
Moderate
Vocalist - Baritone:
Moderate
Vocalist - Tenor:
Moderate

EQUIPMENT

Guitars:
Custom "Jagmaster"
Fender Stratocaster
Washburn HB35
Yahama Acoustic
Fender Precision Bass Special

MIDI/electronics/software:
2 Studiologic SL-990XP 88-key weighted Midi Keyboards
Various external MIDI controllers
10" touchscreen
Audio Kontrol audio interface
Steinberg MRX816x 8pre audio interface
Native Instruments software synths w/ Guitar Rig 4

Mics:
Shure SM7b
Heil PR40
Samson Q10
2 Audix SDCs (small diaphragm condenser mics) and a handful of other drum mics

Drums:
ddrum kit w/26" kick and Bonham-sized Paiste cymbals

Speakers: 2 12" mains (active), 2 18" sub-woofers (active)
2 Behringer Truth 3031a Studio Monitors, 1 M-Audio SBX10 Studio Subwoofer

MUSIC