Tophizzal
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SEEKING

Band to Join, Vocalist, Rhythm Guitar, Lead Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Bass Guitar, Keyboard, Piano.

ABOUT

TL;DR: SEE LAST PARAGRAPH

My name is Chris and I'm looking to connect with some local musicians. I've been pretty big into music and bands for about twelve years. I have been the drummer for eight different bands (non-consecutively), all of which have performed live, some in front of very large audiences (500+).

I'm really just looking for some good musicians to play with. After some practice, I'd like to play some shows, paid or unpaid, and I'd also enjoy recording. I have my own drum kit, but since I live in an apartment, I would need to find a band that can provide a practice space.

As far as a musician, this is my best self-assessment:

Drummer: 8/10
Vocalist: 5/10
Pianist/Keyboarder: 8/10
Recording/Mixing: 7/10

Of course these skills are largely dependent on genre, my tastes for which are listed in the "Influences" section.

Here are some samples:

This my drumming with one of my high school bands: ://./secondhandsmokeisgood/radio

This is the same song performed live: ://./watch?v=prQGnF9mWvk

And this is my Sound Cloud where I post projects at various levels of completion:
s:///tophizzal-1

MOST IMPORTANTLY, if you're interested, please e-mail me at Tophizzal(Google's mail client). I'm way too poor to afford actually paying for this website. OR, contact me through my be channel: Tophizzal. OR, contact me through my Sound Cloud. Just not through here.

Screen name:
Tophizzal
Member since:
Oct 09 2012
Active over 1 month ago
Level of commitment:
Moderately Committed
Years playing music:
12
Gigs played:
10 to 50
Tend to practice:
2-3 times per week
Available to gig:
2-3 nights a week
Most available:
Nights

Influences

My tastes in music are extremely eclectic. For the drumming, I tend to emulate bands like Dream Theater and Avenged Sevenfold, but my drumming is not at all limited to that sort of music. The last band I played with was a blues jam band which I immensely enjoyed. The band I enjoyed most from high school played things like Joe Satriani's "Crystal Planet." In one band I sang backup vocals in addition to drumming, but I've never been a lead singer. My current projects involve mostly piano since that's what's available to me living in an apartment, but I truly enjoy all genres and would be willing to try my hand at just about anything.

EQUIPMENT

Drum kit (Pearl, double bass pedal), recording mic (Bluebird), keyboard/midi controller (Keylab 88), and professional-grade editing software (Mixcraft 7).

MUSIC