SEEKING
Band to Join, Drums.ABOUT
Music is my life, and I'm looking for people that feel the same way. I don't care what style it is you want to play, I will play it. I've performed in many cover bands in the past around Chicago, session work, original music ranging from jazz to death metal, I've worked in the studio, etc... I have my music degree from Columbia College Chicago. I've had to take the action of being band leader multiple times in past projects (meaning doing all the leg work). If you need a guitarist for a gig, or studio work, I will be glad to take the position. If you have a band together and just need a guitarist to finish the line-up don't hesitate to ask (I'll shred if it's a progressive metal band, boost the gain for that death metal sound, play melodically and tastefully when the music calls for it, play acoustic, instrumental, Pop, Punk, Funk, Jazz, Fusion, Experimental, and Covers).
- Screen name:
- LukeLaMendt
- Member since:
- Apr 07 2010
- Active within 1 week
- Level of commitment:
- Very Committed
- Years playing music:
- 12
- Gigs played:
- Over 100
- Tend to practice:
- More than 3 times per week
- Available to gig:
- 6-7 nights a week
- Most available:
- Nights
Influences
Al Di Meola, John McLaughlin, Jimi Hendrix, Greg Howe, Victor Wooten, Steve Vai, Led Zeppelin, Eric Clapton/Cream, Joe Pass, Herb Ellis, Vital Tech Tones, Tribal Tech, Chick Corea, Miles Davis, Duane Allman, EVH, Robert Johnson, Yngwie Malmsteen, John Petrucci, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Allan Holdsworth, Jeff Beck, Jason Becker, Count Basie, John Scofield, Pat Martino, Pat Metheny, Shawn Lane, Joe Satriani, etc...
Instrument experience:
- Rhythm Guitar:
- Expert
- Lead Guitar:
- Expert
- Acoustic Guitar:
- Expert
- Vocalist:
- Moderate
- Harmonica:
- Moderate
- Steel guitar:
- Moderate
- Keyboard:
- Intermediate
- Piano:
- Intermediate
EQUIPMENT
Guitars: Gibson Les Paul Special (customized), Fender Stratocaster (customized), Heritage H-535 Custom, Taylor 414ce, Acoustic Seagull 12-string.
Amps: Peavey Windsor Studio, Fender Hot Rod Deluxe, Fender Reverb Deluxe, Yamaha THR-10
Effects Pedals
Distortion/Overdrive/Fuzz:
Radial Tonebone Plexitube, Boss Distortion, Boss Super Overdrive, EHX Big Muff Pi, EHX Big Muff Nano, ZVex Fuzz Factory, ProCo Rat, MXR Distortion III, Barber LTD, Fulltone OCD, Fulltone GT-500
Modulation:
MXR Phase 90, Boss Chorus Ensemble, Soundblox 2 Orbital Modulator, Ibanez Airplane Flanger, EHX Electric Mistress Deluxe, EHX Small Stone, Alesis QuadraVerb (rack), Line 6 FM4
Wah/Pitch Modulation:
Morley Bad Horsie 2, Dunlop 535Q, Dunlop GCB-95, Boss Super Octave, Digitech Whammy 4, Digitech Whammy 5
Delay/Loop:
EHX Memory Man with Hazarai, Way Huge Aqua Puss, TC Electronic Flashback, TC Electronic Ditto, Digitech JamMan
Other:
Rocktron Banshee Talkbox, Ernie Ball Volume Pedal, Skyline Hotone Chromatic Tuner, ModTone Chromatic Tuner, EBow, Boss Line Selector, EHX Pulsar, MXR 10-Band EQ
MUSIC
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2112/Cheap Sunglasses/Come Together/Hold The Line
2112/Cheap Sunglasses/Come Together/Hold The Line Track number: 1 Album: Demo Mix Genre: Cover/Tribute
Four snippets of cover songs I've performed with Erratic Blackout and Blackout 9.
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Eleventh Hour/ST6SB/The Way I Am
Eleventh Hour/ST6SB/The Way I Am Track number: 2 Album: Demo Mix Genre: Other
The first two samples are original tunes, while the last is an arrangement by myself of "The Way I Am" by Eminem performed live with a previous band I was in called Saving Kings.
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Clip of the end of the first song I Performaned at the U.S. Beer Company (Video)
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Come Together (Video)
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Adele - Rolling In The Deep (Video)
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