SEEKING
Band to Join, Vocalist, Rhythm Guitar, Lead Guitar, Bass Guitar, Drums, Keyboard.ABOUT
I am a guitarist/bassist/synth...ist? songwriter. I wrote and produced two synthpunk/new wave albums in the past year under the name Faustbot, the latter of which is available here: s://faustbot./album/technicolor-dreamboat
Faustbot is not possible for me to play live, solo, and in an entertaining way, so I want to start or join a band to play live again: post-punk, new wave, synthy stuff is preferred.
I prefer playing guitar, and my style is mostly staccato rhythms and surf rock style leads, but will also play bass and have a Bass VI clone if we need something in between. Synths are a possibility, too. I'd prefer not to sing unless it's the best available option. My big thing is that I need to be able to write my own parts and have final word on any and all of them.
I'm married with a kid, so my schedule is a bit up in the air, but I can make most things work.
- Screen name:
- michaelnixphoenixville
- Member since:
- Jan 26 2015
- Active within 2 weeks
- Level of commitment:
- Committed
- Years playing music:
- 20
- Gigs played:
- 10 to 50
- Tend to practice:
- More than 3 times per week
- Available to gig:
- 1 night a week
- Most available:
- Nights
Influences
Talking Heads, Gang of Four, XTC, Cardiacs, Old Time Relijun, Arab On Radar, Joao Gilberto, The Lively Ones, Satan's Pilgrims, King Crimson, Yes, Adult., Gary Numan, Devo
Instrument experience:
- Rhythm Guitar:
- Advanced
- Lead Guitar:
- Moderate
- Bass Guitar:
- Intermediate
EQUIPMENT
Guitars:
Ibanez semi-hollow artcore with GFS Dream 180 pickups, self-made strat with GFS Surf 90 and Mean 90 pickups, Eastwood Hummingbird, Ibanez AX120
Basses:
Xaviere P-bass, Eastwood TB64 six string
Amps:
Egnater Tweaker 15 watt amp, Hotone Mojo Diamond and British Invasion for DI performances, Yamaha THR10 for recording
Pedal Board:
Assorted overdrive, distortions, and fuzzes, WMD Geiger Counter, Pigtronix Motherboard v2 synth, Digitech Dirty Robot synth, mutli-modulation pedal, Source Audio Vertigo tremolo, Digitech Obscura delay, Catalinbread Topanga spring reverb
MUSIC
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It's Alive
It's Alive Track number: 1 Year: 2014 Album: Six Songs For the End of the World, Pt.1 Genre: Punk
This was written to be an opener, and mostly in the shower before work. It's about the world's unluckiest band playing a show in a foreign city during an alien invasion.
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The Stars Have Aligned
The Stars Have Aligned Track number: 2 Year: 2014 Album: Six Songs For the End of the World, Pt.1 Genre: Punk
On the surface, this is a song about a man's failure to stop the summoning of an ancient demon. Below that, it's a song about throwing away love on a fruitless pursuit. The idea behind Six Songs... was to get six of the dozen and counting songs I wrote for this project out to the world, and show the range I was shooting for in this particular project. This one shows the least punk end of the spectrum.
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Do Not Press
Do Not Press Track number: 3 Year: 2014 Album: Six Songs For the End of the World, Pt.1 Genre: Punk
This is my favorite of the bunch, a surfy roller coaster about bringing on the end of the world because of sheer occupational boredom. I get a little proggy every now and again, and this song is a good example of that. It's written in five distinct parts: the daydream/setup, the action, the rant, the reflection/solo, and the final realization. This was completely unintentional at the time, and borne completely from not knowing how to end the song until it was finished.
