michaeco

ABOUT

Versatile bass player with background vocals specializing in Rock, Pop, Country, Punk and Funk/R&B.

Former and current band web pages located on FB under the names: Highspeedrewind and Got35music

Sample artists covered:

Modern Rock & Pop (2000-present):
American Authors; Audioslave; Black Keys; Cake; Daft Punk; Daughtry; Ed Sheeran; Elle King; Foo Fighters; Fuel; George Ezra; Godsmack; Imagine Dragons; Jason Mraz; Jet; Jimmy Eat World; John Mayer; Justin Timberlake; Katy Perry; The Killers; Kings of Leon; Magic; Maroon 5; Meghan Trainor; Metallica; Muse; OneRepublic; Tool; Train; Velvet Revolver; Walk The Moon

80's & 90's:
Alice in Chains; Back Street Boys; Barenaked Ladies; Black Cowes; Blink 182; Blur; Bon Jovi; Bryan Adams; Candlebox; Clash; Counting Crowes; Cure; Duran Duran; Gin Blossoms; Goo Goo Dolls; Guns N Roses; Heart; Hole; John Cougar Mellencamp; Lit; Matchbox 20; Motley Crue; Nirvana; Offspring; Pearl Jam; Peter Gabriel; Queensryche; Radiohead; Rage Against the Machine; Red Hot Chili Peppers; R.E.M.; Rush; Pretenders; Romantics; Smashmouth; Smithereens; Soundgarden; SpaceHog; Springsteen; S.T.P.; Sublime; Tommy Two Tone; Tonic; U2, Wallflowers; Weezer; XTC

Classic Rock:
AC/DC; Aerosmith; Allman Bros; Bad Co.; Beatles; Black Sabbath; Bowie; Cream; Clapton; Doobies; Doors; Eagles; Elton John; ELP; Elvis Costello; Fleetwood Mac; Free; Genesis; Grand Funk; Jimi Hendrix; Joe Cocker; Little Rascals; Led Zeppelin; Pink Floyd; Queen; Rolling Stones; Steely Dan; Steppenwolf Talking Heads; Moody Blues; Thin Lizzy; Tom Petty; Van Morrison; ZZ Top

R&B / Funk:
Amy Winehouse; Aretha Franklin; A Taste of Honey; Al Green; Chic; Gloria Gaynor; Jackson 5; James Brown; Kool & The Gang; Marvin Gaye; Otis Redding; Prince; Sly & the Family Stone; Sister Sledge; Stevie Wonder; Commodores; Ojays; Outcast; War; Wild Cherry; Wilson Pickett

Country:
Darius Rucker; Florida Georgia Line; Patsy Cline; Sam Hurt; Zac Brown Band

Punk:
Green Day, Joy Division; Misfits; Ramones; Rancid; Sex Pistols; Social Distortion; The Cure, The Hives;

Screen name:: michaeco
Member since:: Sep 02 2014; Active within 1 month
Level of commitment:: Committed
Years playing music:: 20
Gigs played:: Over 100
Tend to practice:: More than 3 times per week
Available to gig:: 2-3 nights a week
Most available:: Nights

Influences

Tony Levin; John Paul Jones; James Jamerson; John Deacon; Pino Palladino; Geddy Lee; Flea; etc.

Instrument experience:

Bass Guitar:: Advanced
Background Singer:: Moderate

EQUIPMENT

Fender American Precision; Musicman Sting Ray 5; Rickenbacker 4003; Gamma Custom Jazz; Genzler amplification, Avatar speaker cabinets; Various effect pedals, mics etc.