ZAP the band

Musician in Mountain View, CA

ZAP the band

ZAP the band
54 years old, Male, Mountain View, California, 94041
Member #
199981
Member since
29 Apr 2008
Active within 2 weeks
Instruments played:
Vocalist - General, Vocalist - Tenor, Vocalist - Soprano, Rhythm Guitar, Lead Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Bass Guitar, Other Percussion, Keyboard, Piano, Background Singer, Harmonica, Flute
Genre:
Blues, Classic Rock, Cover/Tribute
Screen name:
ZAP the band
Location:
Mountain View, California, 94041
Gender:
Male
Age:
54 years old
Level of commitment:
Very Committed
Years playing music:
40
Gigs played:
Over 100
Tend to practice:
More than 3 times per week

Instruments experience:

Vocalist - General:
Expert
Vocalist - Tenor:
Expert
Vocalist - Soprano:
Expert
Rhythm Guitar:
Advanced
Lead Guitar:
Moderate
Acoustic Guitar:
Advanced
Bass Guitar:
Moderate
Keyboard:
Moderate
Piano:
Moderate
Background Singer:
Expert
Harmonica:
Moderate
Flute:
Moderate

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Accordion, Cello, Upright bass, Bagpipes, Trombone, Vocalist - Alto, Dobro, Fiddle, Mandolin, Banjo, Other, Flute, Harmonica, Background Singer, Piano, Keyboard, Saxophone, Trumpet, Violin, Other Percussion, Drums, Bass Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Lead Guitar, Rhythm Guitar, Vocalist - Soprano, Vocalist - Tenor, Vocalist - Baritone, Vocalist - Bass, Vocalist - General, Steel guitar.

About

ZAP is auditioning players as of 5/11/13. Please write to us if you're interested. Gigs are on the calendar. You may team up with us for just a gig or two or you may end up making a further commitment. Let us know if you want to come to a show to watch us perform.
THE SONGS IN HERE DO NOT REPRESENT WHAT ZAP PLAYS ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !
The songs above are only to give you an idea of my voice. WE PLAY CLASSIC ROCK,BLUES, AND ORIGINALS!
I ISteve) do however play other styles and would be interested in meeting people to form other projects outside of ZAP.
I play guitar but am mostly a frontman, lead singer. I play several other instruments as well.
Here's a partial song list to give you an idea of what ZAP plays.
A song list says it all so here's ours:

PRIDE AND JOY
UNCHAIN MY HEART
PAINT IT BLACK
LOCOMOTIVE BREATH
SPOOKY
THE LETTER
WHO’ll STOP the RAIN
LOVE POTION # 9
PLAY WITH FIRE
MAYBE NEVER
ROAD HOUSE BLUES
LOAN ME A DIME
FEELIN' ALRIGHT
IN THE SHADOWS
ONE WAY OUT
SECRET AGENT MAN
BROKEN GLASS
I FOUGHT THE LAW
DON'T LET ME BE MISUNDERSTOOD
Wonderful World
SOLDIER
JAILHOUSE ROCK
I ONLY WANT TO BE WITH YOU
JET AIRLINER
Listen to her heart
MESSIN’ WITH THE KID
BREAKDOWN
HOUSE OF THE RISING SUN
Beast of Burden
CAN'T YOU SEE
Just my Imagination
WHAT IT'S WORTH
BRING IT ON HOME
ALONE AGAIN OR
DRIFT AWAY……..A
MOONDANCE
HEAVENS DOOR
THE WEIGHT
You keep talking
Ain't got nothin'
Little Sister
All Shook up
Jenny Jenny 867 5309
What I like about you
WHY GET UP
Tell me to my face
Six days on the road
Spider and the fly
Eye in the Sky
Stray cat strut
Running down a dream
Tush
PLUS MANY MANY MORE CLASSIC ROCK COVERS AND ORIGINALS

Influences

I've been influenced mostly by the great vocals in rock and roll, folk, country, pop, blues and top 40. Great guitarist are nice but it's the vocals that move me the most.
Beatles,Eagles,BeeGees,Pink Floyd,SRV,Hendrix,Allman/Doobie Bros.,Elvis,Petty,Dylan,and hundreds of one hit wonder bands. There's just way too many bands and solo artist that I like.

Equipment List

Huge pile of guitars, bass, amps, keyboards, recording gear and a very intimate and creative practice studio here in Mountain View.
Bose PA system. Hell, I even have a tour bus!

Vintage Les Paul
Strat and Telecaster
Super Strat
Guild acoustic
Double neck 6/ 12
1969 Yamaha acoustic
Hofner semi-hollow body electric
Fender Precision bass
Fender Twin Reverb blackface
Rivera combo amp
Line 6 amp
Do I really have to keep listing my toys?
Fun stuff right?