SEEKING
Band to Join.ABOUT
My main instrument is the electric guitar. I mostly play rock, metal, progressive rock/metal, hard rock and instrumental rock (I also experiment with Blues, Jazz, Fusion and Funk)). I consider myself to be at an intermediate to advanced skill level with basic music theory and modal knowledge... Still learning every day, as I'm currently studying more advanced musical concepts and doing some ear training. I seek to play in a band, jam and/or meet other musicians in the area.
- Screen name:
- Jorge Arroyo
- Member since:
- Apr 20 2011
- Active within 1 month
- Level of commitment:
- Committed
- Years playing music:
- 15
- Gigs played:
- 10 to 50
- Tend to practice:
- More than 3 times per week
- Available to gig:
- 1 night a week
Influences
There's a bunch and I wont be able to mention all of them but here I go:
Bands: Symphony X, Ice Fish, Haken, Dream Theater, Megadeth, Angra, Planet X, Snarky Puppy, Animals as Leaders, Periphery, Dorje, Toska, Caligula’s Horse, Humphries McGee, Scorpions, Led Zeppelin, Queen,Toto, Steely Dan, Jimi Hendrix, Jeff Beck, Al DiMeola, Weather Report, Sons of Apollo, Robben Ford, ZZ Top, Peter Framption, Gentle Giant, Rush, Pink Floyd, King Crimson, Frank Zappa, Van Halen are some of my many musical influences. My main and specific influences as a guitar player are George Lynch (ex. Dokken, Lynch Mob, KXM), Joe Satriani (Solo artist, Chickenfoot), Nuno Bettencourt (Extreme, Mourning Widows, Population 1) Andy Timmons (Solo artist and Session Player) and Steve Lukather (Toto, Session player and Ringo Starr), Prashant Aswani (Solo and Session player) and Blues Saraceno (Solo artist, Session/TV player, Poison) Also very influenced by Latin music as Salsa, Latin Jazz, Bossa Nova, Afro Cuban Music etc, since I’m from Puerto Rico and it’s embedded in me due to my own cultural background.
Instrument experience:
- Rhythm Guitar:
- Advanced
- Lead Guitar:
- Advanced
- Acoustic Guitar:
- Moderate
- Bass Guitar:
- Moderate
- Other Percussion:
- Intermediate
EQUIPMENT
Washburn electric guitars (Atlantis, Parallaxe), Chapman guitars (ML-7T), Rivera amplifiers (M100, Bonehead), Mesa Recto Cab 2x12" and Genz Benz G-Flex 2x12" cab/sub and an ever changing selection of pedals. Fostex Montors, PreSonus AudioBox 1818VSL USB Audio Interface, Shure SM57 mic, MXL 990 condenser mic and other recording accessories.
