HushHush + Musician in Portland, OR

SEEKING

ABOUT

Vocalist, with 20 years experience. Moderately proficient multi-instrumentalist.
Currently involved in numerous projects including: Stranger Killings, Inhalant, Blackout Curtains, Vicious Mink, Flat Affect, and, FEMdom but always looking for like minded antagonists to play with.
Each of the three projects have web pages. A good listen might give you a better idea of what I'm about.

Screen name:

HushHush

Member since:

Jul 21 2016

Active within 1 week

Level of commitment:

Very Committed

Years playing music:

20

Gigs played:

Over 100

Tend to practice:

2-3 times per week

Available to gig:

6-7 nights a week

Influences

Weaned on proto-goth, post punk, punk, early industrial, noise, and no wave, but my creative output is in no way limited to these genres.

Influences: relentless jackhammers, churning factories, lilting bird song, roaring klaxons, chugging engines, murder, mayhem, and love.

Some bands I owe my life to: Suicide, Malaria!, Tuxedomoon, Einsturzende Neubauten, Bauhaus, the Cure, Joy Division, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Wire, the Normal, Fad Gadget, the Screamers, Mars, Swans, Teenage Jesus and the Jerks, Dark Day, the Contortions, Depeche Mode, New Order, Killing Joke, John Foxx, Throbbing Gristle, Cabaret Voltaire, SPK, Johanna Went, Essential Logic, the Raincoats, the Slits, Brigitte Fontaine, the Birthday Party, Leonard motherfu*king Cohen. Tom fu*king Waits, Poison Girls, Young Marble Giants, the Pixies, Nirvana, Tones On Tail, David Bowie, Roxy Music, the Stooges, the Magnetic Fields, Neutral Milk Hotel, Tubeway Army, the Fall, Cocteau Twins, Kate Bush, the Doors, Xiu Xiu, Perfume Genius, Agent Ribbons, Homer Quincy Smith, Bessie Jones, Blind Willie Johnson, Skip James, Mississippi John Hurt, Miles Davis , John Coltrane, Albert Ayler, Ornettete Colman, Bonnie Prince Billy, PJ harvey, the Bags, the Wipers, Fatal Microbes, Mitzutama Shobodan, Merzbow, Massona, Kitchen and the Plastic Spoons, Crime and the City Solution, the Smiths, Antony & the Johnsons, Colin Newman, Big Star, Bob Dylan, BUFFY SAINTE-MARIE, Can, Chris Knox, Julee Cruise, Nico, THE VELVET UNDERGROUND, the Cramps, DIAMANDA GALAS, the Dirty Three, Roky Erickson, the Gun Club, Beat Happening, Hole, the Jesus & Mary Chain, My Bloody Valentine, Karen Dalton, Ice T, Biggie Smalls, Karp, Behead the Profit N.L.S.L, Lonnie Johnson, Lou Reed, T Rex, Mazzy Star, John Cale, the Misfits, the germs, the Music Machine, Lydia Lunch, the Virgin Prunes, Rasputina, Danielle Dax...... I feel a bit like vomiting now.

Instrument experience:

Vocalist:

Expert

Electronic Music:

Advanced

Vocalist - Baritone:

Advanced

Vocalist - Tenor:

Advanced

Rhythm Guitar:

Moderate

Acoustic Guitar:

Moderate

Bass Guitar:

Moderate

Other Percussion:

Moderate

Lead Guitar:

Intermediate

Drums:

Intermediate

Keyboard:

Intermediate

Piano:

Intermediate

Accordion:

Intermediate

Trumpet:

Beginner

EQUIPMENT

Gibson Melody Maker
Univox High Flyer
Fender Balboa
Farfisa MiniCompact Organ
MicroKorg Synth
Trumpet
Accordion
Various Pedals, Junk, Bits of Metal, and broken noise makers
Ableton LIve 9 for Recording, and Drum Programing
Earth Amp w/ four 10 cab
Shitty Practice Amp
Mics

MUSIC