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Looking for an established band to join, to form a band, and/or musicians to jam with or record original music. I have 50 years experience playing all types of music. 407 744 3169 I enjoy playing many styles/genres of music including blues, blues influenced rock, progressive rock, jazz, jazz/rock fusion, classic rock, southern rock, country rock, Latin, Reggae, and others. I especially enjoy playing high energy music, regardless of the genre.
I have a 20x18 fully equipped studio/rehearsal space with recording equipment and control/mixing room.
All of the clips and songs on here were recorded with a stereo pocket digital recorder and are raw recordings. The latest recordings are the last in the list, excluding the videos. The clips were recorded during a jam in my studio with some friends, first time we had gotten together in about 5 years and the first time I ever played a few of these songs, it is also the oldest of the files here and recorded not long after a long hiatus from playing. Mjr82955 at ya hoo dot com. Progressive Jam 1 was recorded during a 3 piece (Bass, drums, Warr guitar) progressive rock jam. The next 5 instrumentals are me playing with midi backing tracks/loops. The next few songs were recorded the first time I jammed with the bass player and rhythm guitar player/singer that led to trying to get a group together with them in March 2022 before health issues of some of the other musicians ended the project. I had never played or even heard of some of those songs or the bands that recorded them before so they were strictly improvised on my part. The one exception is "The One I Love" but without a lead player it makes a big difference in the overall sound of it. The next 6 covers are from a jam with a guitarist new to the area, the bass player got a bit lost on Melissa and Brown Eyed Girl. Fishtale and Wipe It Up are from the second time I jammed with the musicians in the most recent project I was working with. Gotta Go is also from the same project and a work in project original conceived by the bass player. Perfect World is also from that project. It's a “hybrid cover/original” using some of the original lyrics and some written by the vocalist/lyricist and in the indie/alternative/punk rock style.
The videos were all recorded by my wife while I was rehearsing the songs to play with previous projects I was playing with in 2022.
- Screen name:
- mjr829
- Member since:
- Aug 14 2006
- Active within 1 week
- Level of commitment:
- Very Committed
- Years playing music:
- 50
- Gigs played:
- Over 100
- Tend to practice:
- More than 3 times per week
- Available to gig:
- 2-3 nights a week
Influences
Blues, jazz, jazz/rock fusion, progressive rock of the 70s onward southern rock, the 3 Kings and way too many others to mention. Drummers who influenced me also have a wide range, initially Ginger Baker, Keith Moon, Mitch Mitchell, Gene Krupa, and Buddy Rich but also includes Billy Cobham, Bill Bruford, Alan White, Phil Collins, Neil Peart, Carter Beauford, Lenny White, Terry Bozzio, Stewart Copeland, and a whole slew of progressive rock, jazz, and jazz-rock drummers. I tend to play more melodically rather than just a back beat, like many of the drummers that influenced me did and/or still do now. Recently I was asked which of these drummers I felt influenced my playing style the most, after thinking about it, I said Keith Moon. He never really played a typical rock style back beat, he had an "outside the box"; style with lots of fills, rolls, and cymbal use and played more to the melody of the song. This made the sound of The Who so much more full and rich. To him the typical rock back beat was boring, although he did have a knack of restraining when he felt it was appropriate for the overall sound of a song. He was often accused of "overplaying", as were several of the other drummers that influenced my style, however, IMO, that is typical of most of the 3 musician " Super Groups" where they all "over played" and that's actually what made them SUPER GROUPS!
Instrument experience:
- Drums:
- Advanced
- Other Percussion:
- Moderate
EQUIPMENT
Tama 13pc, full set of 8 Tama Octobans, Yamaha digital, vintage 5pc Star kit, Pearl, Zildjian cymbals, Wuhan china & effects cymbals, 3pc congas (Quinto, conga, tumba), bongos, djembe, cajon, timbales, doumbek, Korg D3200, Zoom H4n Pro, Behringer U-Phoria UMC1820, Behringer ADA8200, Behringer Powerplay Pro-XL HA4700 headphone amp, BBE MaxCom Dual Channel, Studio One 5 Pro, and complete studio (PA, Mics, etc)
MUSIC
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Let it Rain (clip)
Let it Rain (clip)
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Pretzel Logic (clip)
Pretzel Logic (clip)
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Steady Rollin' Man (clip)
Steady Rollin' Man (clip)
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This Ole Cowboy (clip)
This Ole Cowboy (clip)
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Cinnamon Girl (clip)
Cinnamon Girl (clip)
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Progressive Jam 1
Progressive Jam 1 Genre: Progressive
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Urban Funk #86
Urban Funk #86 Genre: Funk
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Fusion #87
Fusion #87 Genre: Progressive
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Hard Shuffle #76
Hard Shuffle #76 Genre: Rock
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Blues Shuffle #77
Blues Shuffle #77 Genre: Blues
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#90 Mambo
#90 Mambo Year: 2021 Genre: Latin
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Blood and Roses
Blood and Roses Year: 2022 Album: 03-06-2022 jam Genre: Classic Rock
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Just Like Heaven
Just Like Heaven Year: 2022 Album: 03-06-2022 jam Genre: Classic Rock
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Sugar Mountain
Sugar Mountain Year: 2022 Album: 03-06-2022 jam Genre: Classic Rock
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Behind the Wall of Sleep
Behind the Wall of Sleep Year: 2022
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The One I Love
The One I Love Year: 2022
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Bass & Drums Jam
Bass & Drums Jam Year: 2022 Album: 03-06-2022 jam Genre: Progressive
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Take it Easy
Take it Easy Year: 2022 Album: 10-02-2022 jam Genre: Classic Rock
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The Best of My Love
The Best of My Love Year: 2022 Album: 10-02-2022 jam Genre: Classic Rock
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Melissa
Melissa Year: 2022 Album: 10-02-2022 jam Genre: Southern Rock
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Badge
Badge Year: 2022 Album: 10-02-2022 jam Genre: Classic Rock
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Brown Eyed Girl
Brown Eyed Girl Year: 2022 Album: 10-02-2022 jam
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Sunshine of Your Love
Sunshine of Your Love Year: 2022 Album: 10-02-2022 jam Genre: Classic Rock
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Overkill
Overkill Year: 2022 Album: 10-30-2022 jam
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Wipe It Up
Wipe It Up Year: 2023 Genre: Rock
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Fishtale
Fishtale Year: 2023 Genre: Ska
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Gotta Go
Gotta Go Year: 2023 Album: 02*26*2023 rehearsal Genre: Punk
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Perfect World
Perfect World Year: 2023
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Walk Away Renee (Video)
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Walls (Video)
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Johnny and Mary (Video)
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Dancing in the Township (Video)
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