james1737030
CONTACT

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

Lifelong baritone-tenor singer, 5-string electric bass player with robust pedalboard/world percussionist.
Expansive musical influences, tastes, and willingness to happily make and explore songs vocal&instrumental, as well as adventurous sonic textures and noise/soundscapes.

Screen name:
james1737030
Member since:
Oct 03 2023
Active over 1 month ago
Level of commitment:
Moderately Committed
Years playing music:
20
Gigs played:
Under 10
Tend to practice:
More than 3 times per week
Available to gig:
2-3 nights a week
Most available:
Nights

Influences

Tom Waits, Type O Negative, Dead Can Dance, Space Age/Exotica Lounge, 60s-70s Eurocinema, Romantic Period Classical, Opera, Aimee Mann, Joy Division, Chameleons, Interpol, Muse, the Killers, Sinead-, Post-Rock, Morphine, Classic Big Band Cuban Salsa, Motown, Budos Band, Orchestra Baobab, Gojira, S&Banshees, Ritual Howls, Old-timey Americana and non-Americana, Murder by Death, the Cure, And Also the Trees, Prog, Rush, U2, Ghost, Sting, Gothic Western, Wovenhand, Orbison, Cash, Cave, Peck, Morrissey, Chris Isaak, Placebo, James, Charles Aznavour, Kabuki/Noh, Roma music, Maghrebi, Gamelan, Akira Ifukube, Eno-Glass, Cactus Channel, Omnific, a great deal of international medieval and Early Music, found sounds/machinery composition, Foley art.

Instrument experience:

Vocalist - Baritone:
Expert
Other Percussion:
Advanced
Bass Guitar:
Moderate

EQUIPMENT

--Two Ibanez 5s: precision and fretless.
--Classic Wingbass for travel

--Assorted effects pedals for all tone-ranges, voicings, and textures.
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Assorted world percussion: bongos, udu pot, djoumbek, frame drums, tom tenor drum (yes; just one, on purpose), Korg Wavedrum

MUSIC