SEEKING
Rhythm Guitar, Vocalist - Soprano, Vocalist - Tenor, Vocalist - Baritone, Vocalist - Bass, Vocalist, Lead Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Bass Guitar, Drums, Other Percussion, Trumpet, Saxophone, Keyboard, Piano, Background Singer, Harmonica, Flute, Other, Banjo, Mandolin, Fiddle, Dobro, Vocalist - Alto, Trombone, Bagpipes.ABOUT
So here's the ad I put up on and other sites:
Pro Drummer Available for working (or near working if the situation is right) blues/rock/hard rock style band. I’ve got pro gear and trans. Looking for a hard rock kind of situation in the vein of Motley Crue, Godsmack, The Cult, Guns N Roses, Black Crowes, ACDC, Black Label Society, Nickelback, Monster Magnet, Rush, Zep, Sabbath, Jet, Buckcherry, Kiss, Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, Alice In Chains, Velvet Revolver, Soundgarden, UPO, Skynyrd, Corrosion Of Conformity, STP, and Metallica to name just a few. Mainly, I really love these bands, and I just want to get back to some kickass rock and roll. When rock musicians were considered dangerous and metal didn’t mean only screaming and growling over blast beats (that used to be considered DEATH METAL folks!) I have a huge drum kit but I want to play music that will only call for a 4 or 5-piece Bonham (Zep) or Sorum (The Cult, GNR, Velvet Revolver) style kit. I would also be open to a “classic metal” such as Maiden, and Priest, and if it’s not noticed here, then I am not above marketing it to Europe, Japan, etc. where they will actually appreciate that style of music. If I’m doing what I enjoy, I refuse to kiss the MTV execs asses and change everything to appease the ignorant pop soaked minds of the teeny bopper public.
Basically, I’m sick of the metal scene (I did extensive shows all over and out of the state as a singer for two different Pantera style metal bands over the last few years) as all the damn metal bands (with the exception of a scant few) are all sounding the same. I miss the heyday of hard rock-I mean, who doesn’t know who Tommy Lee is? Or Axl Rose? (love him or hate him, you still know who the hell he is!) Ozzy? Slash? Bonham? Layne Staley? The list could go on. These People made a name for themselves by being wild on and off stage. Let’s bring these ideals back to inject some life into a very anemic hard rock scene!
So if you’re a “hardcore”, “post hardcore”, “emo”, “scream core”, or whatever the hell else you call that screaming crap now, don’t bother calling. None of the influences or styles I listed have anything to do with that stuff. I’m not trying to be a dick, but I am just sick of these 17 year old guys who wear their girlfriend’s pants and cry in a mirror all day trying to get me to play for their boo hoo bands. I’m a pretty tolerant guy, and I pretty much never get mad and I get along with almost everyone, but please read my ad and style preferences before you email me for fu*k’s sake! I just know what I like, and I’m not willing to just settle. By the way, I also have a badass bass player who can come on board if need be (I’ll be jamming with him regardless as he’s an old friend also). Bottom line-hard work and dedication is a good thing, but I don’t want to cross that fine line to obsession. I love playing music, and I want to continue to have fun with it, not feel like I’m going to work whenever it’s time to practice.
Check out my site at ./keeranimal for pix of my kit and old studio (I still have all the gear plus some, but I had to move it to storage temporarily while I search for a new place). I’ve been playing drums since I was three, and I used to be a drum department manager at Sam Ash, so I definitely know my way around a kit. So if you’re interested, message me and we’ll talk.
- Screen name:
- keeranimal
- Member since:
- May 31 2007
- Active over 1 month ago
- Level of commitment:
- 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
- Most available:
- Nights
Influences
Almost everything, but I am really into good hard rock such as The Cult, GNR, Monster Magnet, ACDC, etc...
EQUIPMENT
----------------------THE GEAR--------------------
----MICROPHONES:
3 Shure SM57 (Snare Drum/Guitar Cab Mic)
1 AKG D112 (Kick Drum Mic)
1 Audix D6 (Kick Drum/Floor Tom Mic)
1 Audix F14 (Kick Drum/Bass Amp Mic)
3 Audix F10 (Rack Tom Mic)
1 Audix F12 (Rack/Floor Tom Mic)
2 Audix F15 Pencil Condensers (Overhead Cymbal/Acoustic Guitar, etc)
4 Samson C02 Pencil Condensers
3 Samson Qtom (Rack Tom Mics)
1 Samson Qsnare (Snare Drum Mic)
1 Samson Qkick (Kick Drum Mic)
1 Samson C01 Large Diaphragm Condenser
1 Marshall V69 Large Diaphragm Tube Condenser
1 Electro Voice RE20 Large Dynamic
1 Stageworks CC12 Large Diaphragm Condenser
----RECORDING (INTERFACES, COMPUTERS, SOFTWARE, ETC):
HP Pavillion a635w (3 Ghz, 1 GB RAM)
Digidesign Pro Tools LE 6.7, 7.0
PLUG INS:
Digidesign Digirack Plug Ins Bundle
Waves Diamond Bundle
Focusrite D2/D3 Compressor and EQ
Ableton Live
Reason Adapted
Native Instruments Guitar Rig 2
Bomb Factory Essential Plug Ins
Funk Logic Masterizer
IK Multimedia Amplitube LE, T Racks EQ
Izotope Vinyl
Nomad Factory
Pluggo Plug Ins
IK Multimedia T Racks Stand Alone Mastering System
Alesis ADAT XT 20
Zoom MRS 4B Portable Digital 4 Track Recorder
Crown 800 Series 1/4” Reel To Reel
----MIXERS:
Behringer Eurodesk MX3282 (32 channel 8 bus board)
Mackie 1604 VLZ
----OUTBOARD GEAR:
2 Alesis MEQ 230 Equalizers
2 ART OPL Tube Mic Preamps
1 Behringer T1953 2 Channel Tube Mic Preamp
1 Yamaha MLA7 8 Channel Class A Mic Preamp
1 Behringer T1954 Tube Ultrafex Enhancer
1 Digitech S100 2 Channel Multi Effects Processor
1 Behringer Autocom Pro 2 Channel Compressor/Limiter/Gate/Expander
1 Behringer Multicom Pro 4 Channel Compressor/Limiter/Gate/Expander
1 Yamaha GC2020B @ Channel Compressor/Limiter/Gate
----MISCELLANEOUS:
1 Pair Event TR8 8 Inch Active Studio Reference Monitors
1 Pair Samson Resolv 50a 5-Inch Active Studio Reference Monitors
1 JVC Professional Dual Deck Cassette Deck
1 Behringer Mon800 Studio Monitor Controller Matrix
----INSTRUMENTS:
1 Pearl ELX 7 Piece Drumkit with Gibraltar/Pearl Hardware and Zildjian A & Z Custom Cymbals
1 Tama 5 Piece Swingstar Drumkit
1 Tama Iron Cobra Double Pedal
1 Epiphone LP Special Guitar
1 Takamine 12 String Acoustic Guitar
1 Ovation Acoustic Guitar
1 Ibanez Soundgear 4 String Bass Guitar
1 Peavey Classic Series 2x12 Tube Guitar Amp
Also featured is a full live PA system with a Mackie 1604 VLZ mixer (16 channels, 4 busses, 2 mains, 6 auxes) Peavey and JBL 2x15 w/horn tweeters tower speakers, and 2000 watts powered by Crown and Mackie amps.
