madthom

Description:

Screen Name:

madthom

Sex:

M

Age:

53

Studio Musician:

No

Level Of Commitment:

Very Committed

Years Playing Music:

40

Gigs Played:

50 to 100

Tend to Practice:

More than 3 times per week

Available to Gig:

4-5 time(s) per week

Most available:

Nights

Played and co-founded an 'all original' band from 1975-87/88, and would get together to play a couple sets for something special. I played Bass, fretless Bass, Guitar (lead, etc.), piano (forced to!), background upper vocals and horn solos (trumpet/flugelhorn). We played a handful of Southern, Traditional R&R songs to keep the crowd who drank too much happy. Most knew our original material well enough they were requested song by song by name. I'm rebuilding horn chops and still mediocre guitarist and bassist. Have done studio work long ago and a tad in recent times. All instruments. Was a Music Major but switched to Allied health.

Influences:

Young, young man, Chase, Miles Davis, then Wynton Marsalis-horn. Guitar-beginning-Jimi!
Really made habit of not listening to lots of music other than Jazz because didn't want it to influence my original composition work. I generally wrote my own parts to other musician's original songs, and helped at piano with vocal harmony, crossing or straight up triads, etc.

Equipment List:

Guild B-301 Fretless Bass, ~1964 Fender Musicmaster with Strat-type bridge and double coil p/u, Bach Model 37 Pro model trumpet, Getzen "Doc Sev." model horn, Flugelhorn and Ovation Applause series acoustic with built-in pick up and EQ. Only have practice amps, but access to nice 65 watt Fender dual channel and more, includine POD, foot effects pad and more.
I've been out of playing with other bands other than sitting in for solo work and really miss it. Prefer original (much as feasible), rest is open-Have played everything from Big Band days to present as lead guitarist, then as Bassist. Working on getting both of those chops back into pro condition, as well.

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