SEEKING
Band to Join, Vocalist, Vocalist - Bass, Vocalist - Baritone, Vocalist - Tenor, Vocalist - Soprano, Rhythm Guitar, Lead Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Bass Guitar, Drums, Other Percussion, Violin, Keyboard, Piano, Background Singer, Other, Banjo, Mandolin, Fiddle, Dobro, Vocalist - Alto, Upright bass, Cello, Accordion, Ukulele.ABOUT
Had my latest project implode a couple weeks ago. Looking for something new.
I'm better on drums and percussion than anything else, but I don't own a drum set. If you have one that needs someone to play it, I'm your guy.
For the songs I uploaded here, I'm playing lead guitar and backing vocals on the song "Over The Edge" (panned left), playing drums on "Whiskey and Weed" and "Looking Down On Me," and playing everything (acoustic 6-string guitar, 4-string cigar box guitar, bass, vocals, and mandolin) on "Fight On."
Also down for guitar and some vocals. Maybe bass, a little mandolin. I just want to play. I like pretty much any style of music except religious. Originals are good, covers are fine, not too heavily into tribute acts (though I could go for Izzy in a GNR tribute, or any non-Rivers Weezer member).
I was raised near Cleveland to Michigan-native parents, so the rock music of the Great Lakes from the 1960s to 2000s is huge for me. The roots of American punk rock really came out of the garage bands from this area: MC5, the electric eels, Rocket From the Tombs, Pere Ubu, Dead Boys, The Outsiders, ? and the Mysterions, The McCoys, Tommy James and the Shondells, Ides of March... and more recently, Devo, The Pretenders, The White Stripes, The Black Keys, New Bomb Turks, and plenty more I'm forgetting. So take all that Great Lakes sound, toss in a little Boston punk and hardcore from my college years, and sprinkle on the amalgamation of what you find in Texas, plus stuff from my ancestry (mostly Finnish, Sami, and Irish), and a dash of classical and you get and idea of what goes into my musical tastes.
- Screen name:
- Drew P
- Member since:
- Mar 05 2013
- Active over 1 month ago
- Level of commitment:
- Moderately Committed
- Years playing music:
- 20
- Gigs played:
- 50 to 100
- Tend to practice:
- 2-3 times per week
- Available to gig:
- 1 night a week
- Most available:
- Nights
Influences
New Bomb Turks, Sleater-Kinney, Asylum Street Spankers, Dropkick Murphys, Weezer, Guns N' Roses, Rancid, Stabbing Westward, Pearl Jam, Sunny Day Real Estate, Motown; anything 90s-2000s alternative and punk, though really I'm into pretty much anything rock from any era and I'm open to playing anything.
Instrument experience:
- Vocalist:
- Moderate
- Vocalist - Baritone:
- Moderate
- Rhythm Guitar:
- Moderate
- Acoustic Guitar:
- Moderate
- Drums:
- Moderate
- Other Percussion:
- Moderate
- Keyboard:
- Moderate
- Background Singer:
- Moderate
- Vocalist - Bass:
- Intermediate
- Lead Guitar:
- Intermediate
- Bass Guitar:
- Intermediate
- Piano:
- Intermediate
- Vocalist - Tenor:
- Beginner
- Mandolin:
- Beginner
EQUIPMENT
GUITARS: Austin acoustic, Starfield acoustic 12-string, Fender Stratocaster, Samick Les Paul copy, Fender Thinline Telecaster, Gretsch 5420T, Cigar box
BASS: Washburn XB-100
MANDOLIN: Johnson 150
AMPS: 1976 Fender Twin Reverb Silverface, Fender Princeton 65 solid-state reissue, Crate bass
EFFECTS: Too many to list.
MUSIC
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Over The Edge
Over The Edge Year: 2020 Genre: Punk
I'm on lead guitar (panned left) and backing vocals (recorded live with The Nothing)
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Whiskey and Weed
Whiskey and Weed Year: 2019 Album: Death Before Breakfast, "Destroy Everything" Genre: Ska
I play drums on this (with Death Before Breakfast from the album "Destroy Everything")
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Fight On
Fight On Year: 2020 Genre: Folk
I play guitars (acoustic 6-string and a 4-string cigar box guitar), bass, and mandolin on this, as well as sing it. Wrote and recorded myself.
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Looking Down On Me
Looking Down On Me Genre: Alternative