John Litz + Musician in Virginia Beach, VA

ABOUT

Currently I play electric bass with 11 Ton, a groovey rock outfit that plays mostly original music and select covers with improvisations. I used to play with SICMaN of VA, and before that I spent a lot of years playing classic rock hits.

I also write and record my own original music in my bedroom studio. Some of my work can be found at: ./johnlitz

I'm not looking to join a band per se, but I am interested in meeting like-minded individuals to share some ideas and collaborate, and maybe get some side-projects together.

On acoustic, I think it would be cool to play the upright in a setting that isn't jazz, folk, or bluegrass, although elements of these styles are cool. Groove-oriented acoustic rock and some freaky Tom Waits type sounds are more my speed.

On electric, I've been really getting into using effects as of late. I think it would be interesting to meet a solid versatile musical drummer to jam with a la Instant Death or Wartime. Some freaky dub-like electronic sounds would be fun to create too.

Any musicians looking to do something similar, contact me at: ://./?ref=home#!/profile.php?id=100000567152302

Screen name:

John Litz

Member since:

Nov 26 2007

Active over 1 month ago

Level of commitment:

Very Committed

Years playing music:

20

Gigs played:

Over 100

Tend to practice:

More than 3 times per week

Available to gig:

1 night a week

Most available:

Nights

Influences

Chris Wood, Dave Dreiwitz, Andrew Weiss, Sebastian Steinberg, Donald Duck Dunn, Family Man, Dave Holland, Tom Fowler, Paul McCartney, Phil Lesh, Charles Mingus, Percy Heath, Paul Chambers, Frank Zappa, Primus, and a bunch of other things.

EQUIPMENT

Basses: Upright bass, Fender Precision Bass, Fender Jazz Bass.

Rig: Gallien Krueger 1001RBII, Ampeg410HE, a vast array of gadgetry.

MUSIC