karl1155325

SEEKING

Band to Join, Vocalist, Lead Guitar, Drums, Saxophone, Keyboard, Electronic Music.

ABOUT

I'm looking to put together an '80s modern rock (Think Psychedelic Furs, Ultravox, U2, Split Enz, as well as more of the 80s AM Radio Modern Music like Culture Club...) cover band. Just need the players and 4 hours of material - and it has to be danceable.

Most notably, I played in an Industrial Punk called "Killing Floor" in the 90's on Cargo Reconstriction Label. We called our specific sub-genre "Wood" as we used live drums, bass and guitar along with heavy sequencing. Not such a novel concept these days as it was back then.

I am frequently told I'm a very smooth (whatever that means) bass player as I focus more on building (and blending with) the groove and not trying to be the next virtuoso bassist (I can pull off the virtuoso thing if needed but it's just not my favorite).

I've been playing in an R&B band called Funkin' Around for the last 13 years. We've played mostly classic 70s and 80s R&B (Ohio Players, Earth Wind and Fire, Cool and the Gang...etc..) but that band has come to an end and I'm looking for something new.

Screen name:: karl1155325
Member since:: Sep 20 2016; Active over 1 month ago
Level of commitment:: Committed
Years playing music:: 40
Gigs played:: Over 100
Tend to practice:: More than 3 times per week
Available to gig:: 2-3 nights a week
Most available:: Nights

Influences

Marcus Miller
James Jamerson
Louis Johnson
John Entwhistle (My earliest influence)
Sting
Tony Butler (Former Big Country Bassist and a very melodic player)

I listen to many types of music; from 70s R&B to old school punk .. to post-punk (think Lords of the New Church) then to 80s New Music Ultravox, Talk Talk, U2, Big Country, XTC, Depeche Mode. To more obscure alternative such as Diatribe, Victim's Family, 16 Volt.