SEEKING
Vocalist, Vocalist - Bass, Vocalist - Baritone, Vocalist - Tenor, Vocalist - Soprano, Drums, Other Percussion, Trumpet, Saxophone, Keyboard, Background Singer, Other, Vocalist - Alto, DJ, Electronic Music.ABOUT
On temporary habitus
- Screen name:
- The IdioSapien
- Member since:
- Oct 12 2005
- Active within 1 week
- Level of commitment:
- Very Committed
- Years playing music:
- 20
- Gigs played:
- Over 100
- Tend to practice:
- More than 3 times per week
Influences
Ana Tijoux, Childish Gambino, Puscifer, Goapele, Si Sé, Neutral Milk Hotel, Dead Prez, I Monster, Bonobo, Jurassic 5, Outkast, Tricky, Black Star, Primus, RATM, Rasputina, Radiohead, Led Zeppelin, Counting Crows, Ozomatli, Queen, Pink Floyd, My Brightest Diamond, Portishead, Queensryche, Rasputina, Live, the Jayhawks, Linkin Park (guilty pleasure), APC, NIN, STP, Alice in Chains, Willie Nelson, Outkast, George Clinton and Parliament, Smashing Pumpkins, Beastie Boys, Modest Mouse, Nina Simone, Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday, Latin Jazz, 70's Jazz Rock Fusion, James Brown, Salsa/Merengue/Son/Cumbia/Banda/Bomba/Plena, Japanese folk music (especially Taiko and Shamisen, koto, etc.), traditional Middle Eastern music, 2Pac, Ani Difranco, Mr. Bungle and Faith No More, the Indigo Girls, Sean Hayes, Bright Eyes, Bjork, Celso Piña
Instrument experience:
- Bass Guitar:
- Advanced
- Vocalist:
- Intermediate
- Other Percussion:
- Intermediate
- Keyboard:
- Intermediate
- Electronic Music:
- Beginner
EQUIPMENT
Darkglass Bass amp and 1x15 cab
All.The.Effects.Pedals.
Multiple mics for studio and live
TC Helicon VoiceLive Play vocal processor
Logic, midi keyboard, midi fretboard thing (Instrument 1)
Korg Minilogue XD and other synth(s)
MUSIC
-
The IdioSapien - Dance, Dance, Evolution
The IdioSapien - Dance, Dance, Evolution Genre: Funk
Shoji jamming on bass with effects over a drum track from years ago.
-
Song Idea - Funktronical Mass
Song Idea - Funktronical Mass Genre: Hip Hop/Rap
A rough idea I had inspired by riding the the large Critical Mass/Bike Parties of the Bay Area. All parts by Shoji. That is a bass btw.
-
Song Idea - 01 (Evermending Story)
Song Idea - 01 (Evermending Story)
A jam I did as I have stared playing synthesizer.
-
Song Idea - 02 (Dancing with the Stars)
Song Idea - 02 (Dancing with the Stars) Genre: Funk
Another jam I did as I am working on my synth skills.
-
Song Idea - 03 (Jammy Jam)
Song Idea - 03 (Jammy Jam) Genre: Hip Hop/Rap
Another jam I did working on my synth skills.
-
Song Idea - 04 (Our Lives)
Song Idea - 04 (Our Lives)
Something I started working on to express a certain feeling.
-
Song Idea - 05 (Who Made Who) (horns forward)
Song Idea - 05 (Who Made Who) (horns forward) Genre: Funk
Another idea I had while working on my chops on the keys. Would love to get actual horns on something like this.
-
Song Idea - 06 (Climbing Out)
Song Idea - 06 (Climbing Out)
More synth jams
-
Song Idea - 07 (Maybe Next Summer)
Song Idea - 07 (Maybe Next Summer) Genre: Hip Hop/Rap
A song I started writing to deal with the loneliness and isolation and depression of the lockdown.
-
The IdioSapien - Moving a Mountain (Video)
The IdioSapien - Moving a Mountain (Video)FoY9FKidjEU
-
The IdioSapien - From the Unknown to the Unknown (Video)
The IdioSapien - From the Unknown to the Unknown (Video)r8UwrA_MZnQ
-
The IdioSapien - Unalienated (Video)
The IdioSapien - Unalienated (Video)xrmDz-Rm3hE
-
Mad Fiction - Chicken Little (Video)
Mad Fiction - Chicken Little (Video)uVc4Ps_Fauc
-
Mad Fiction - She (live), Oakland 2018 (Video)
Mad Fiction - She (live), Oakland 2018 (Video)rX9PLCgrN-k
-
Mad Fiction - President (live) - Neck of the Woods SF 2019 (Video)
Mad Fiction - President (live) - Neck of the Woods SF 2019 (Video)mYiajpjx78o
-
Mad Fiction - Coasting (live), Oakland 2019 (Video)
Mad Fiction - Coasting (live), Oakland 2019 (Video)b08-obeQusM
-
Machine Zero - Dearest Sleeper (live), Richmond 2017 (Video)
Machine Zero - Dearest Sleeper (live), Richmond 2017 (Video)npmxbT48izM
-
Machine Zero - Ebb & Flow (live), San Jose 2016 (Video)
Machine Zero - Ebb & Flow (live), San Jose 2016 (Video)Tkml1xcd8BU