crayfishclan + Musician in High Point, NC

SEEKING

ABOUT

I have played in quite a few bands over the years, some of them christian and some secular. Played in Pinedale Christian churches praise band for Celebrate Recovery for 5 years and another band playing original music for 3. Also, played in a band called Zion out of Eden,N.C. for a while. Worked alot on my own as a classical musician as well. I have two demo albums worth of music recorded from home to start working on and another two or three more coming soon. Right now I am looking primarily for lots of musicians to just jam with and kind of get to know who is around this area. Not looking to gig immediately, just wanting to work on some new ideas with people and I'm looking for musicians who are experienced and put some time in to practicing on their own. . I am especially looking for musicians with multiple talents who are very good at at least one instrument. Singing is a big plus. I write a lot of harmonies and am hoping to eventually perform with my wife who is a singer(with or without other musicians). I write alot of spiritually based stuff, some christian, some not christian, and some secular stuff. I'm interested in playing really tight, kind of technically advanced stuff of a large variety of styles including: Heavy Metal, Fusion, Funk, Blues, Jazz, Progressive Rock, Alternative, Classical, and more. However, I also write simple sort of pop format songs sometimes. I've performed over 1000 times, many solo gigs and some with bands. Call me at 336-804-5708 or email me at davidmichaelcray . com if you would like to jam sometime and maybe it can turn into something..

Screen name:

crayfishclan

Member since:

Apr 21 2008

Active within 24 hours

Level of commitment:

Very Committed

Years playing music:

40

Gigs played:

Over 100

Tend to practice:

2-3 times per week

Available to gig:

4-5 nights a week

Influences

Classical music, but not the wimpy stuff( I'm talking Rachmaninoff, Stravinsky, Beethoven's later stuff, Schoenberg, Verdi, Wagner, etc.) /
Also:
Yes / Queen / Zeppelin / Pink Floyd / High Flight Society / John Mayer / Dave Matthews / Pat Methany / Miles Davis / Other Jazz Classics / Bela Fleck and the Flecktones / Herbie Hancock / Chicago / Prince / Radiohead / Simon and Garfunkel / Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young / Casting Crowns / Toby Mac / Demon Hunter / DC Talk /Chris Tomlin / Audio Adrenaline / Sanctus Real/ MIchael W. Smith/ David Crowder/ Disciple/ Lots of others.

Instrument experience:

Acoustic Guitar:

Expert

Rhythm Guitar:

Advanced

Lead Guitar:

Advanced

Bass Guitar:

Moderate

Vocalist - Baritone:

Intermediate

Other Percussion:

Intermediate

Saxophone:

Intermediate

Keyboard:

Intermediate

Piano:

Intermediate

Background Singer:

Intermediate

Electronic Music:

Intermediate

Vocalist - Tenor:

Beginner

Drums:

Beginner

Harmonica:

Beginner

EQUIPMENT

Yahama MG16/4 mixing board
Rare Vox head and Vox212 cab.
Yahama PSR-550 Keyboard(not great but has some good sounds)
Fender Strat, Ibanez electric guitar, Ibanez Bass, Dauphin Classical Guitar, Washburn Classical Guitar with pick-up and eq, Bundy 2 Alto Saxaphone,
a few microphones
Fishman Loudbox Performer amp
a Midiverb 3 processor and a Digitech TSR-24 processor
Zoom H6 and Scarlett 18i20 for recording

MUSIC