Male Vocalist and Writer

Now Seeking

Other, Drums, Bass Guitar, Lead Guitar, Rhythm Guitar.

About

Dedicated, experienced and passionate lyricist/singer in search of musicians who are willing to work hard, master their art, and keep pushing to create and preserve true-authentic music.

To me, music is all about loosening up and having fun, but at the same time there should be a proper balance with prosperity. Many have dreams and goals, but they don't want to put the time and work in to achieve them. I however, believe in working hard to earn something and not sitting around, expecting it to just happen.

I'm looking to join, or to start a band that's primarily rock based, but has elements of other genres as well (as opposed to limiting the music and being just another rock band). Also, I would like to do this full-time and eventually make a career out of it.

If I'm the singer/lyricist you might be looking for to start a group, or to join your group, you can e-mail me at blastmaster11 @ hotmail .com - I have a fairly flexible schedule so just let me know when you're available. Send me your number, or I'll send you mine, and we'll work a little meeting out. I believe a band has to have the perfect chemistry - so if things go well when we talk, we can go from there, and if the vibe isn't present, then we obviously won't. It never hurts to at least try :)

Influences

LYRICAL INFLUENCES: I like the many topics Bob Dylan, Jimi Hendrix, and Jim Croce cover. I also like the way Rakim, and GZA carefully craft every line with proper format, figurative lanquage, interior and exterior rhyme schemes, consistancy, and overall dexterity.

VOCAL INFLUENCES: Jeff Buckley, Brandon Boyd, Stevie Wonder, Maynard James Keenan, Mike Patton, Roger Daltrey, and many more. I marked myself as a "Tenor" and "Baritone" vocalist for the instrument played section, but for the last two years I've been experimenting, and working with every male vocal range. All in all, I'm not as high as a tenor, but not as low as a baritone ... I'm right in between.

Here's a list of some artists I like (I'm sure I forgot some).

Al Green
Arcade Fire
The Beatles
Bob Dylan
Bob Marley
Bruce Springsteen
Cat Stevens
Cream
Curtis Mayfield
Dave Matthews Band (some)
David Bowie
Donny Hathaway
The Doors
Eddie Hazel
Elmore James
Elton John (earlier stuff)
Eric B. & Rakim
Fugees
Funkadelic
George Clinton
George Harrison
Grateful Dead
Incubus
Isaac Hayes
James Brown
Jane's Addiction
Janelle Monáe
Jeff Buckley
Jim Croce
Jimi Hendrix
Joe Satriani
John Coltrane
John Scofield
King Crimson
KRS-One
Lauryn Hill
Led Zeppelin
Liquid Tension Experiment
Love (with Arthur Lee)
Marvin Gaye
The Meters
Mike Stern
Miles Davis
Neil Young
Oasis
Outkast (earlier stuff)
Parliament
Pat Martino
Pearl Jam
Peter Tosh
Pink Floyd
Prince
Public Enemy
Radiohead
Ravi Shankar
Red Hot Chili Peppers
R.E.M.
Rolling Stones (earlier stuff all the way up to the "Exile On Main Street" era.)
Roxy Music
Sam and Dave
Slick Rick
Sly and the Family Stone
Smokey Robinson
Soundgarden
Steely Dan
Stevie Wonder
Talking Heads
Temptations
Tool
Toots and the Maytals
U2 (earlier stuff)
Velvet Underground
The Who
Wilson Pickett
Wu-Tang
Yes

... to name a few