SEEKING
Band to Join, Vocalist, Vocalist - Baritone, Vocalist - Tenor, Acoustic Guitar, Keyboard, Piano, Electronic Music.ABOUT
TLDR version:
I've been singing ever since I can remember, however it's not my day job so I'd love to keep it going in quality ways just as seriously.
I'm looking to do one of the below types of projects:
- metal/metal influenced grungy
- ambient/electronica
- acapella (I LOVE arranging)
- backing vocals for soul (<3)
Live shows (local) or recorded both are possible.
Some tracks and WIPs are on sound cloud. Working on adding grunge demos.
I write a bunch of poetry (wordsarefireflies on Insta gram). Sometimes I write songs/songlets.
Can play extremely basic basslines and the jaw harp.
*Extended version*
My musical introductions by genre chronologically:
Trained in Indian classical (carnatic) music from age 3.Spent childhood singing devotional call and response songs, gospel music, some country, pop, as a teenager gravitated to alternative rock, grunge, progressive, doom, melodic, death, glam and other types of metal with clean vocals. I've recently begun getting into jazz, soul and r&b. Practiced with a rock choir and subsequently a classical one, I sing Alto. Sight reading requires practice on my part.
Various types of world music have always been part of my curiosity.
Stage experience:
Besides all the singing and band competitions in school and college, I've performed in a group for various radio and TV shows in India, national level fests. In college I participated regularly in putting up shows with different/rotating musician groups based on the project. After moving to the States, I've sung at cultural events in grad school, at work, with a cover band in NYC, an open mic or two.
Studio experience:
I've recorded for school musicals (rather large affair in my school) in professional studios and got an early intro. Worked on friends' albums and on an in-progress rearranged covers+originals EP.
Other current projects:
I jam with a friend who writes songs on the guitar and sings. We meet once a week (initially twice) to practice covers/originals and make them our own. We're in our early stages and planning to do open mics soon. This one has a folksy/indie sound.
- Screen name:
- fireflies
- Member since:
- Jul 18 2018
- Active over 1 month ago
- Level of commitment:
- Moderately Committed
- Years playing music:
- 20
- Gigs played:
- Under 10
- Tend to practice:
- 2-3 times per week
- Available to gig:
- 1 night a week
- Most available:
- Nights
Influences
Singing: Chris Cornell, Daniel Gildenlow(pain of salvation), Maynard James Keenan, Mike Patton, Otep, Annie Lennox, Christina Aguilera, MS Subbulakshmi, Etta James, Alicia keys, Simone Simons, PJ Harvey, Layne Staley, Freddie Mercury
Overall musical influences:
Tool, Soundgarden, Opeth, Alice in Chains, Tesseract, Russian circles, AR Rahman, Zero7, pain of salvation, Erik Satie, Chopin, DeBussy, Mozart, barbershop quartets, "world" music.
More influences on Spotify or Last.fm (username: firefly1712)
Instrument experience:
- Vocalist:
- Moderate
- Background Singer:
- Moderate
- Vocalist - Alto:
- Beginner
EQUIPMENT
Shure SM57 mic, pop filter, Shure monitor headphones, Logic. Can exchange files in various formats. Am able to record without pops and cracks, and add effects. Environmental rumble needs to be processed out professionally for a pro sound at the time of my writing this. I am able to go to studios as needed.
