SEEKING
Band to Join, Acoustic Guitar, Banjo, Bass Guitar, Electronic Music, Keyboard, Lead Guitar, Mandolin, Piano, Rhythm Guitar, Saxophone, Trombone, Trumpet, Ukulele, Upright bass, Vocalist.ABOUT
Contact is neekmartinez (at) g mail (dot) com
I strive to be a well-rounded musician, and am always looking for new people to play with, even if their influences are totally different from mine. If we jam together I hope we can learn something from each other!
I used to have a band (for which I played drum kit) for about two years in high school that saw a good amount of success; we played a number of gigs in the Pontiac area including the Blue Note Cafe and Clutch Cargo's (RIP). The band started as a pop-rock/alternative band and eventually morphed into a more aggressive rock band that bordered on metal with some punk influences.
I decided I wanted to go to college for Music Education, and got myself deep into studying classical music. While this was great, it sadly left me with very few outlets to play my first love, which was the drum kit. The most fun I've ever had playing music was still my band from high school, and I would love to get back to the life of song-writing, gigging, or even just playing covers!
- Screen name:
- NikoM016
- Member since:
- May 08 2017
- Active over 1 month ago
- Level of commitment:
- Committed
- Years playing music:
- 12
- Gigs played:
- 10 to 50
- Tend to practice:
- More than 3 times per week
- Available to gig:
- 2-3 nights a week
Influences
Impossible to name them all, but here are the big ones:
Anberlin, Angels & Airwaves, City & Colour, Paramore,The 1975, LANY, Blink-182, Alkaline Trio, The Police, The Accidentals, Anika Nilles, Breaking Benjamin, Close Your Eyes (Empty Hands and Heavy Hearts and earlier), Enter Shikari, Relient K, Aaron Gillespie (when he was in Underoath), Yellowcard, Questlove, Chad Smith, Transit (Listen & Forgive only), The Story So Far (Under Soil and Dirt only), A Day to Remember (Homesick only)
Instrument experience:
- Drums:
- Advanced
- Other Percussion:
- Advanced
EQUIPMENT
Mapex Pro-M series drum kit (w/ cases so I can practice/gig just about anywhere)
Meinl cajon w/ snare wires
Bongos
