SEEKING
Band to Join, Vocalist, Vocalist - Baritone, Vocalist - Tenor, Vocalist - Soprano, Rhythm Guitar, Lead Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Bass Guitar, Drums, Keyboard, Vocalist - Alto.ABOUT
Progressive rock/metal bassist looking for a progressive rock or metal band to start or join. Joining is tricky, I'm a natural band leader and though I can slappa-da-bass my real skill set lies in arrangements and composition. So I'd like to start a brand-new band with a brand-new name and brand-new music, BUT I have spent almost two years doing that and well, it's harder than it seems. So otherwise please be a band that is already exactly what I am looking for and needs a bass player :^D
I've been a guitarist for longer but there's a million of those fu*kers out there and I simply can't compete with sheer numbers. I'm only adequate as a lead player but as a rhythm player I can hold my own quite admirably.
I'm also an actor/director and videographer so I have a certain appreciation for the image a band needs to be successful nowadays. I bring to the table experience in music video production. I have professional lights, a high quality camera and pro editing software, and I know how to use them! The GasHead video over there on the left of your screen is something I did as a student and I can show you a few other videos I've done for other bands.
- Screen name:
- JVaughan2112
- Member since:
- Sep 01 2006
- Active over 1 month ago
- Level of commitment:
- Touring
- Years playing music:
- 10
- Gigs played:
- 10 to 50
- Tend to practice:
- More than 3 times per week
- Available to gig:
- 6-7 nights a week
Influences
Rush, Yes, Dream Theater, Epica, Symphony X, Spock's Beard, Neal Morse, Porcupine Tree, Megadeth, Nightwish, Jethro Tull, Karnivool, Trivium, TesseracT, Soilwork, Soundgarden, STP, Jack White, Enya, 2002, Beatles, Biohazard, The Moody Blues, Silversun Pickups, The Police.
Instrument experience:
- Rhythm Guitar:
- Advanced
- Acoustic Guitar:
- Advanced
- Bass Guitar:
- Advanced
- Lead Guitar:
- Moderate
- Background Singer:
- Beginner
EQUIPMENT
Traben Five String Basses (one Phoenix, one John Moyer), Gibson Less Paul, Six String Acoustic Alvarez, Manuel Rodriguez Classical Acoustic, Roland PK-5, Vox Tonelab SE, Pro mixing and recording gear.
MUSIC
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Tonight I wear Black
Tonight I wear Black Genre: Metal
An unreleased song by my old band GasHead, unmastered but this song was mostly arranged by me and features some decent bass soloing. It's also extremely epic.
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Skeletal
Skeletal Genre: Metal
By my old band GasHead, this has Chris Poland playing solo guitar (I should point out that it is Mike Lopez playing the sick shit at first, you'll hear the change when Poland takes over.) My bass sounds pretty sick in this song. The song arrangement was mostly my own, though as always with GasHead it was a full band effort putting this song together. Fucking epic!
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GasHead, Speak and Divide (Video)
GasHead, Speak and Divide (Video)TZ2Cf7ygOSs
