SEEKING
Band to Join, Vocalist, Rhythm Guitar, Lead Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Bass Guitar, Keyboard, Piano.ABOUT
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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
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Anti-disestablishmentarianism
Anti-disestablishmentarianism Year: 2008 Genre: Alternative
Performed with one of my high school bands, Second Hand Smoke.
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"Anti-disestablishmentarianism" with Hotter Than Otter (Video)
"Anti-disestablishmentarianism" with Hotter Than Otter (Video)prQGnF9mWvk