jimmystrummer + Musician in Mount Laurel, NJ

SEEKING

ABOUT

Just moved back to South Jersey after wasting three years in Kentucky, now recruiting people for a punk/alternative four-piece. I am a guitarist and lead vocalist and I've already brought on someone to split both those duties with, so we're currently looking for a bass player and drummer to fill out the line-up.

Bass player needs to possess a very melodic playing style (early 90's Mike Dirnt, John Entwistle, any of the Descendents' bassists, etc.) and be able to craft interesting basslines that counteract our straightforward power-chord guitar style.
*Ability to sing backup vocals is a plus, but not a requirement.*

Drummer needs to be fairly technically-proficient, but also be able to "sit in the song" and play according to the feel of the track -- think Dave Grohl, John Bonham, Tré Cool, Keith Moon, etc. We're not looking for any prog-rock Neil Peart worshippers with 25-piece drum kits; just a straightforward rock drummer who can kick plenty of ass.

I have one demo almost completely done that I feel really encapsulates what I'd like our band to sound like -- it just needs lyrics + a melody for the bridge section -- and I'm working on a few other song ideas as well. Our other guitarist/vocalist has also brought some of his own ideas to the table; any other input from our eventual bassist and drummer are welcome as well.

I plan on starting a full-time job soon and our other frontman currently works full-time, but we both expect to have enough time left in the day to jam/rehearse. Neither of us has a rehearsal space of our own though, so we're hoping to connect with a bassist or drummer who has a place where we can practice.

We're both open to taking this band as far as we want it to go, whether that means just playing local shows and making records for our own enjoyment, or signing to a label and seeing where it takes us.

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j i m m y s t r u m m e r ( ) c ooo m c aaa s t . nn e t

Screen name:

jimmystrummer

Member since:

Feb 09 2019

Active within 1 week

Level of commitment:

Committed

Years playing music:

15

Gigs played:

Under 10

Tend to practice:

More than 3 times per week

Available to gig:

2-3 nights a week

Most available:

Nights

Influences

Green Day, Against Me!, Alkaline Trio, Jawbreaker, Hüsker Dü, Descendents/ALL, The Who, The Replacements, many more

Instrument experience:

Rhythm Guitar:

Expert

Background Singer:

Expert

Vocalist:

Advanced

Acoustic Guitar:

Advanced

Lead Guitar:

Moderate

Bass Guitar:

Moderate

Drums:

Intermediate

Piano:

Intermediate

EQUIPMENT

Rig:
Vox MV50 Rock
VHT 1x12 cab
Boss tuner
Wampler Plexi-Drive
Ibanez Tube Screamer
MXR Micro-Flanger

Guitars:
Harley Benton DC Junior
Glen Burton LP Goldtop
Squier Bullet Special w/ Dragonfire pickup
Squier Affinity Tele w/ GFS pickups
Epiphone Hummingbird Artist w/ LR Baggs Lyric pickup

MUSIC