tony1051237 + Musician in Kokomo, IN

SEEKING

ABOUT

Played metal for years when younger, have studied different music genres, never liked learning songs from bands always liked to write my own stuff, I had became ill, then was on so much medication I had quit playing for 10 years, 10 years ago I went to a church, they had a worship team playing rock style Christian music, I felt God call me right then and there...I auditioned, at this time I had played some acoustic, but most experience was electric, heavy and fast, and I was auditioning for electric rhythm/lead....after my audition I thing they were a bit shocked, anyways I made the team but it took a few practices to get used to the style and sound....we played some Christian events and actually a promoter wanted us to start traveling, but we were committed to our church....then thru a series of horrible decisions by our pastor, he destroyed the worship team, most of us left and went our seperate ways. Pow I'm playing for another worship team, it's ok, but most of the members aren't at the level my buddy and I are at. Anyways we have been writing, I have a modest studio in my home in which I use midi to make my drum tracks ( nit anything like a live drummer) I also play a bit of bass, but I'm not a bass player by any means, also know my way around a keyboard, but I'm more of a rhythm player, acoustic electric, I can play some lead, but my brother( best friend) is an awesome soloist, we started playing back in our metal days, lost contact for 16 years then I ran into him, he was also rocking for God, he too feels drawn to put together a band. We have a vocalist that is one of the best in Indiana, she has won many contest, would like to add a male vocalist too, have a drummer, hoping that he works out, very talented, also had a metal background. Have some contacts in CA, my buddy and I sent him a clip of some things we had worked on, he said to put together a band a put together a demo, minimum 5 songs. We don't want to do the typical Christian genre, but are trying to reach a group of people that were like us, people we understand to let them know there is a better way. We want a group were everyone has input, contribution, a voice.....were everyone is together and shares the same goals. All we can say is that God has laid this on our heart, a lot of things have lined up, we don't know we're it's going to go, we just want to Follow the a Will of God

Screen name:

tony1051237

Member since:

Feb 07 2015

Active over 1 month ago

Level of commitment:

Very Committed

Years playing music:

15

Gigs played:

Over 100

Tend to practice:

More than 3 times per week

Influences

angus young, jerry Cantrell, Goerge benson, Robert Johnson, David Gilmore, Alex Skolnik, John Petrucci, JJ (Jerry Horton( childhood friend, started playing guitar together), cat Stevens , Jim Croce, Kerry livgren, jimmy page,,,,others too many to list

EQUIPMENT

line 6 pod live x3, vox tonelab se double peddle tube board, fender Princeton 2x10 stereo amp, ampeg BA12, behringer 12 channel mixer, 2 behringer asp12 2 way, jamman solo stuff looper, ovation round back acoustic, LP custom sunburst has been modified( put in Orange drop caps and Seymour Duncan pickups), yamaha 12 string, 1976 Ibanez with Gibson neck headstock( lawsuit filed and recalled but a little old lady had it stashed away in her closet, I didn't realize what it was at the time and I paid almost nothing for it, it is one of the best sounding acoustics I've heard) Alvarez acoustic, just ordered a G & L legacy......I use cakewalk recording software as well as launchkey 25 midi controller, yamaha rx15 percussion programmer, Yamaha keyboard to write backing tracks, record ideas, jam sessions, ready to get back to having a full band and putting what I've learned to use, and to do what I love