SEEKING
Band to Join, Accordion, Acoustic Guitar, Background Singer, Bagpipes, Banjo, Bass Guitar, Cello, Clarinet, DJ, Dobro, Drums, Electronic Music, Fiddle, Flute, Harmonica, Harp, Keyboard, Lead Guitar, Mandolin, Other, Other Percussion, Piano, Rhythm Guitar, Saxophone, Steel guitar, Trombone, Trumpet, Ukulele, Upright bass, Violin, Vocalist, Vocalist - Alto, Vocalist - Baritone, Vocalist - Bass, Vocalist - Soprano, Vocalist - Tenor.ABOUT
Part-time weekend musician/keyboardist (blues/rock/country piano, hammond-style organ and blues/country harp) looking to jam with other like-minded players, either just for fun or for the occasional outside gig. Mostly interested in blues, blues-based folk or garage-punk blues, preferably originals. Semi-retired and flexible. You can check out my work on Spotify from a previous band called Prometheus Clay.
I've included a few songs I recorded in my home studio. "Goin' Back With Him" and "Long John" are a couple of old 1940s prison spirituals that I arranged, and "Bootleg Bourbon" is an original (© 2020 Mark Augustine).
- Screen name:
- Berceuse60
- Member since:
- Jun 03 2021
- Active within 24 hours
- Level of commitment:
- Just for Fun
- Years playing music:
- 50
- Gigs played:
- Over 100
- Tend to practice:
- More than 3 times per week
- Available to gig:
- 2-3 nights a week
Influences
Keyboards: Pinetop Perkins, Pete Johnson, Ian Stewart, Roy Bittan, Dr. John, Leon Russell, Benmont Tench, Chuck Leavell, Nicki Hopkins, Elton John, etc.
Bands: Robert Johnson, Dylan, Stones, Black Keys, Elton, Compulsive Gamblers, Deadly Snakes, Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf, John Prine, Johnny Cash, etc.
Instrument experience:
- Keyboard:
- Advanced
- Vocalist - Tenor:
- Moderate
- Harmonica:
- Moderate
- Other:
- Beginner
EQUIPMENT
Roland RD700 (88-key piano/synth)
Roland KC 550 Keyboard amp (15-inch woofer)
Roland digital sampler/sequencer
Nord 61 (61-key organ with Hammond B-3 sound)
Shure SM mics
Mic stands
Various cords/cables
Bullet mic (for harp)
Small Fender guitar amp (used for harp/slide guitar*)
Blues harps in all keys
Wrobel electric cigar-box guitar*
Snowden electric cigar-box guitar*
*Beginner slide guitar player
MUSIC
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Goin' Back With Him When He Comes
Goin' Back With Him When He Comes
This is an old blues/gospel tune from the 1940s that was performed at Parchman Prison and included on a prison spirituals album. The original arrangement is mine.
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Bootleg Bourbon
Bootleg Bourbon
An original tune that I recorded in my home studio, with help from Pittsburgh, PA, sax phenom and session musician Jason Kendall.
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Long John
Long John
Another old prison tune, originally sung by an inmate nicknamed "Lightening," which I arranged and recorded with help from saxophone session musician Jason Kendall out of Pittsburgh.
