SEEKING
Rhythm Guitar, Lead Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Bass Guitar, Drums, Other Percussion, Keyboard, Piano, Background Singer, Upright bass.ABOUT
Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI) singer songwriter Mandy Bea (Amanda Bates, Mandy Bea, LLC) has written music since 1983. While in Medford, Oregon, she was blessed to be friends and band mates with the incredibly talented Shawn Montgomery, and a fierce group of funky musicians. She is as a member of 'Shawn Montgomery's New Groove', a band that entertains with original songs written by Shawn Montgomery. The band genre ranges in R&B, Funk, and Soul; however, Mandy Bea writes originals in R&B, Funk, Soul, Country, Rock Electronica, and Alternative in Vancouver, Washington. Recordings provided are of performance and rehearsals with different bands, on sax, flute or voice.
- Screen name:
- MandyBea
- Member since:
- Jan 10 2015
- Active within 1 week
- Level of commitment:
- Very Committed
- Years playing music:
- 35
- Available to gig:
- 4-5 nights a week
Influences
Parisa Arsalani, Billie Holiday, Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Otis Redding, Thelonious Monk, Sam Cooke, Sly & The Family Stone, Louis Armstrong, Ella Fitzgerald, George Clinton and Parliament, Switchfoot, Third Day, Mary J. Blige, Kutless, Jeremy Camp, Big Daddy Weave, Nina Simone, Darlene Zschech, Mandisa, Natalie Grant, Francesca Battistelli, Whitney Houston, Patti LaBelle, Stevie Wonder, Aretha Franklin, Adele, Diana Ross
EQUIPMENT
Complete 16 channel PA, Keyboard and accoustic guitar used for writing (although MandyBea is not to be hired as a guitar or keyboard player), ProTools and recording gear, and an optional enclosed and locking band gear truck.
MUSIC
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What a Man Wants
What a Man Wants Track number: 1 Year: 2014 Album: Shawn Montgomery's New Groove
Live and recorded on an iPhone
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Comfort In The Storm - Shawn Montgomery & The New Groove (Video)
Comfort In The Storm - Shawn Montgomery & The New Groove (Video)19ABK-7dLEI