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JohnMatranga + Musician in Houston, TX

JohnMatranga
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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, Trumpet, Saxophone, Keyboard, Piano, Background Singer, Harmonica, Flute, Other, Banjo, Mandolin, Fiddle, Dobro, Vocalist - Alto, Trombone, Bagpipes, Steel guitar, Upright bass, Cello, Accordion.

ABOUT

Multi-genre drummer available for session work.
Versed in many more genres than the three allowed choices.
Well, as you may have gathered, I like to play the drums. I've been in a few Houston area bands: M-Politik, Quoting Red, Mary Tyler Moron, DuneTx, and now OSIRUS® and Dashboard Saints. I'm a lifelong drummer and fifth-generation native Houstonian. Performed on several albums with various artists and continue to write & perform on records in Houston, most recently with my band OSIRUS. A seasoned live performer who has had the privilege of sharing the stage with some of my musical heroes. I've performed with some amazingly talented artists and am a better musician for it. From the social commentary of M-Politik, to the ethereal rock of Quoting Red, to the buzzsaw edge of MTM, to the power pop of Dunetx, and to my time now with OSIRUS and Dashboard Saints, it's all leading me somewhere. I'll tell you when I get there…

Screen name:
JohnMatranga
Member since:
Sep 10 2012
Active over 1 month ago
Level of commitment:
Very Committed
Years playing music:
20
Gigs played:
Over 100
Tend to practice:
More than 3 times per week

Influences

Here's a sampling of bands I like:
..A..
AC/DC

..B..
Bad Company
The Beach Boys
The Beatles
Billy Joel
Black Sabbath
Boston

..C..
The Carpenters
The Cars
The Clash
Cream
Cruiserweight
The Cult

..D..
David Bowie
Deep Purple
DEVO
Dio
The Doors

..E..
Elvis Presley

..F..
The Firm
Foo Fighters
The Fixx
Foreigner
Frank Zappa

..G..
Genesis
The Guess Who

..H..
Heart

..I..
Iron Maiden

..J..
The Jam
The Jimi Hendrix Experience
Journey
Judas Priest

..K..
KISS
The Knack

..L..
Led Zeppelin
Little Richard

..M..
Missing Persons
Montrose
Motley Crue

..N..
Neil Young
Nirvana

..O..
OSIRUS
Ozzy Osbourne

..P..
Paul McCartney
Pete Townshend
The Police
The Pretenders
Prince
The Psychedelic Furs

..Q..
Queen

..R..
Rainbow
The Ramones
Ratt
Robert Plant
The Rolling Stones
RUSH

..S..
The Sex Pistols
theSTART
Steely Dan
Stone Temple Pilots
Styx

..T..
Ted Nugent
Triumph

..U..
U2

..V..
Van Halen

..W..
The Who

..Y..
Yes

..Z..
ZZ Top

Instrument experience:

Drums:
Expert
Other Percussion:
Expert

EQUIPMENT

Top of the line gear.

You can also reach me at "jpmatranga" at "hotmail" dot "com".

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