ABOUT
I'm a conservatory-trained musician with 30 years of experience (including tours with Deep Purple's Ritchie Blackmore). I play violin, viola, flute, recorder, and anything with a keyboard; I also compose and arrange. I'm new to the Boston area, and I'd love to find more people to play with. I'm a skilled sight-reader and a good improviser, and I enjoy playing anything from Mozart to electronica.
I'm particularly fond of offbeat stuff that doesn't fit into any one style -- stuff that doesn't sound like everything else out there. I'm always trying to expand my musical horizons, so if you've got an interesting project where a string player might fit in, please get in touch!
- Screen name:
- Marnen
- Member since:
- Nov 12 2007
- Active within 1 week
- Level of commitment:
- Touring
- Years playing music:
- 30
- Gigs played:
- Over 100
- Tend to practice:
- 2-3 times per week
- Available to gig:
- 6-7 nights a week
- Most available:
- Nights
Influences
Lots of stuff...Paul Hindemith, J.S. Bach, Blackmore's Night, Anthony Newman, Crüxshadows, English country dance music, blues...really, I try to let just about anything I listen to influence me in some way!
EQUIPMENT
Violin (with pickup; getting an electric violin soon)
Viola
Flute
Recorders (soprano, alto, tenor, bass)
Casio Privia PX3 keyboard
MacBook Pro with lots of music software, suitable for live performance