SEEKING
Vocalist, Vocalist - Bass, Vocalist - Baritone, Vocalist - Tenor, Vocalist - Soprano, Rhythm Guitar, Lead Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Bass Guitar, Drums, Other Percussion, Violin, Trumpet, Saxophone, Keyboard, Piano, Background Singer, Harmonica, Flute, Other, Banjo, Mandolin, Fiddle, Dobro, Vocalist - Alto, Trombone, Bagpipes, Steel guitar, Upright bass, Cello, Accordion, Ukulele, DJ, Electronic Music, Clarinet, Harp.ABOUT
I'm first and foremost an Artist. An artist that happens to love the craft of orchestration; the divine calling of composition and happens to play a few instruments. I am a poet-composer with alter egos leading excursion into quirky musical territories which enable the probing artist in me to discover new lands.
i.e
(Check out the pop funk fusion rock MLC "Sugar Ali" project
on /sugarali
(Ranked #21 on the Austin pop charts silly fun fun fun.)
But seriously folks,
When not doing the "mad guitarist" or pop/funk band things, I'm studying Mahler, composing allegorical Asian soundscape pieces, beating on the ashiko or designing incidental or soundtrack type scores for art-film/misc. multi media videos.
Music is more than melody, more than rhythm, more than harmony, more than any one factor or all factors put together. So what is it? Please tell me, as I am still trying to figure it out.
Namaste, God Bless and May the Force Be With You.
- Screen name:
- tobiashreese
- Member since:
- Dec 21 2014
- Active over 1 month ago
- Level of commitment:
- Very Committed
- Years playing music:
- 30
- Gigs played:
- 10 to 50
- Tend to practice:
- More than 3 times per week
- Available to gig:
- 4-5 nights a week
Influences
The moon breaking through the trees on a foggy night...
The way you avert your eyes as the conversation begs to drift from the shallows...
Suffering, manic-depression and hope...
Jan Garbarek, Tuck Andress, Alban Berg, Richie Kotzen. Manu Katche, Marylin Mazur, Eric Johnson, Ry Cooder, Miles Davis, Chopin, Earl Hines,Prince, Jimi, Via, Imogen Heap, Mark Knopfler, Adrian Legg, The Cure, Sarah Harmer, David Byrne, Jerry Reed, Beethoven, Jerome Kern, Michael Franks, Rick Springfield..what?? :-)
Instrument experience:
- Electronic Music:
- Advanced
- Rhythm Guitar:
- Advanced
- Lead Guitar:
- Advanced
- Acoustic Guitar:
- Advanced
- Vocalist:
- Moderate
- Vocalist - Tenor:
- Moderate
- Bass Guitar:
- Moderate
- Other Percussion:
- Moderate
- Keyboard:
- Moderate
- Piano:
- Moderate
EQUIPMENT
Those I handcraft myself as well as a few we all assume we can't live without.
MUSIC
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Can't Stop
Can't Stop Track number: 2 Year: 2014 Album: Vertigo-Plus Genre: Alternative
Funky fun latin-esue inspired pop rock. Think Joe Walks meets Jamiroquai. :-) I can't sing very well but oh well.
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Deck Work3
Deck Work3 Track number: 5 Year: 2011 Album: Feng Shui and Memories
A musical painting of sorts. Piano instrumental inspired by my friend and starsister, artist-composer Melissa Weed.
