ethan5574

SEEKING

Band to Join, Vocalist, Vocalist - Bass, Vocalist - Baritone, Vocalist - Tenor, Vocalist - Soprano, Rhythm Guitar, Lead Guitar, Bass Guitar, Drums, Other Percussion, Violin, Trumpet, Saxophone, Keyboard, Piano, Background Singer, Harmonica, Flute, Other, Mandolin, Vocalist - Alto, Trombone, Upright bass, Cello, Ukulele, DJ, Electronic Music.

ABOUT

i'm extremely versatile and enjoy playing as much and in every genre i possibly can. i love learning new music and styles.

i am a really ambitious musician who believes very much in futurism, embracing technology, and moving forward. i am very pragmatic, hard-working, and love music work.

i very much believe that eurocentrism sucks in music.

i currently have a few ongoing projects:
- bandleader and bassist for pitt polytet. the is pitt.tet
- about to start a music center in pittsburg
- currently getting together video game soundtracks for a contemporary music education camp

i'm also competent with other skills:
- orchestration for contemporary music/instruments
- composing music
- leading a band
- transcribing music
- arranging music
- manage social media
- create brand identities or design brands
- mixing and mastering

Screen name:: ethan5574
Member since:: Jun 18 2019; Active over 1 month ago
Level of commitment:: Touring
Years playing music:: 4
Gigs played:: 10 to 50
Tend to practice:: More than 3 times per week
Available to gig:: 6-7 nights a week
Most available:: Nights

Influences

as of june 2019 I'm really into deep chiptune, jazz fusion, contemporary rock, contemporary european classical, and internet music (jacob collier, louis cole, ghost-note, robert glasper, video game soundtracks, bill wurtz, jack stauber, adam neely)

post-rock and psychadelic rock were big for me growing up. my dad always had me listen to stuff like pink floyd, and later on i discovered music like public service broadcasting, which blew my mind with its use of sampling stuff

i believe that midi, sampling, and electronic synthesis are just as valid of instruments and musical practices as any other instrument

i have grown up WITH the internet, so be and twitch really heavily influence me. i started using be in 2010 or 2011 so i've seen it change quite a lot throughout my life.

here's a spotify playlist with all the music i grew up with and that has influenced me the most:
s://open.spotify/playlist/2XNGryCECdkW6fluEJrbOE?si=12LP811CSaawr9BN53e6eQ

Instrument experience:

Vocalist - Bass:: Expert
Vocalist:: Advanced
Vocalist - Baritone:: Advanced
Bass Guitar:: Advanced
Piano:: Advanced
Background Singer:: Advanced
Upright bass:: Advanced
Lead Guitar:: Moderate
Other Percussion:: Moderate
Keyboard:: Moderate
Other:: Moderate
Ukulele:: Moderate
DJ:: Moderate
Electronic Music:: Moderate
Rhythm Guitar:: Intermediate
Acoustic Guitar:: Intermediate
Drums:: Beginner

EQUIPMENT

- fender squier v j bass (passive pickups, roundwound strings, tuned B0 E0 A1 D2 G2)
- fender squier jazzmaster hh (passive pickups, roundwound strings, tuned standard)
- fender rumble 15
- crappy windows laptop
- ableton live 10 lite
- oxygen 25 midi controller
- m audio keystation 88 midi controller
- two stands
- behringer 4 channel audio interface
- a cardoid microphone, and a usb microphone