Michael1137452 + Musician in Richmond, VA

SEEKING

ABOUT

NOTE: I should only be considered as a vocalist for any practical venture. It has been too long and/or I am too new to the instruments to be ready for performance.

While I will not decline a good opportunity and fit, I am primarily interested in a few types of musical ventures at this time:.

A keyboard or( more likely) acoustic guitar based cover duo/trio for small intimate venues (mostly doing stripped down covers - things like Chris Cornell's solo acoustic live recordings),

A Rockabilly-ish/Punkabilly-ish driving rock band (think The Blasters higher energy stuff or X),

Early to mid-eighties alt-rock/new wave cover band, (R.EM., U2, INXS, Psychedelic Furs, Modern English, Duran Duran, Roxy Music, Adam Ant, Midnight Oil, etc...)

Complex rock cover band primarily from the 90's and 00's think progressive and/or industrial (Tool, System of a Down, Rammstein, Rage Against the Machine, Living Color, Nine Inch Nails),

Original industrial/symphonic/progressive Metal band featuring Baritone and Tenor vocals. Something along the line of a mashup of the bands above with Nightwish thrown into the mix, and/or a

dance/party band. Probably more on the line of a corporate/wedding function band where the focus of the music is to get people dancing.

More about me if you have any interest....

I am a natural Baritone with a range up through most tenors.

I am currently teaching myself guitar and attempting to learn Bass (properly this time).

I dabble in hand percussion and harmonica. I own (but have not played in decades) a trombone.

NOTE: BandMix cuts the "haitch tee tee pee" from the beginning of the links below.

For more of a vocal sample, here are some clips of karaoke, recorded on a telephone, without editing, and with my having no control over the mix:

Aenima
s:///michael-breman/aenima-by-tool-wav-1?in=michael-breman/sets/karaoke
The song starts at the 0:05 mark

Listen To The Music
s:///michael-breman/listen-to-the-music-by-the?in=michael-breman/sets/karaoke
The song starts at the 0:45 mark

With Or Without You
s:///michael-breman/with-or-without-you-by-u2-wav?in=michael-breman/sets/karaoke
The song starts at the 0:26 mark

Pride And Joy
s:///michael-breman/pride-and-joy-by-s-ray-vaughn?in=michael-breman/sets/karaoke
The song starts at the 0:30 mark

White Rabbit
s:///michael-breman/white-rabbit-by-jefferson-1?in=michael-breman/sets/karaoke
The song starts at approximately the 0:25 mark

Screen name:

Michael1137452

Member since:

Jun 27 2016

Active over 1 month ago

Level of commitment:

Moderately Committed

Years playing music:

5

Gigs played:

10 to 50

Tend to practice:

2-3 times per week

Available to gig:

2-3 nights a week

Influences

If you read what I was interested in doing, you can tell my influences are all over the place.

X, The Blasters, The Damned, Oingo Boingo, Talking Heads, Elvis Costello, REM, U2, Tool, System of a Down, Godsmack, Five Finger Death Punch, Cake, Simon and Garfunkel, Alison Kraus & Union Station, Rage against the Machine, Midnight Oil, XTC, Body Count, Living Color, America, Crosby Stills & Nash.

Exposure to Classical, musical theatre, Rockabilly, Disco, Bluegrass, Metal, Punk, New Wave, Alt rock, gospel, essentially any music I have come in contact with has had some influence and I have music that I enjoy from all genres to which I have been exposed.

Instrument experience:

Vocalist:

Advanced

Vocalist - Baritone:

Advanced

Vocalist - Tenor:

Advanced

Background Singer:

Advanced

Rhythm Guitar:

Beginner

Acoustic Guitar:

Beginner

Bass Guitar:

Beginner

Other Percussion:

Beginner

Trombone:

Beginner

EQUIPMENT

MIXERS (3)- Yamaha MG06X, Presonus Studiolive 16.4.2
QSC Touchmix 16

MONITORS (2 Front, 2 Floor, 1 mini)- Alto TS212 (x2), Kustom 50, Kustom 210 (x2)

VOCAL MICS (5) - Heil Pr 20, Sennheiser e935, Shure SM58 (x3)

INSTRUMENTS (that I play {6})- Schecter Stiletto Diamond Series 4 string Bass, Sterling by musicman Ray34 Bass, Martin d-15M acoustic with pickup added, D'Angelico Premier Series DC Boardwalk, Epiphone SG400 Goth guitar, Harley Benton Stratocaster,
INSTRUMENTS (that I own) Yamaha 88 Key Keyboard, CB 4 shell drum kit, LP Congas, LP Bongos, Trombone, assorted small percussion (tambourine, shakers, guira, afuche), and cheap harmonicas

AMPLIFIERS - Ampeg 110, Vox VT40+

INSTRUMENT MICS - Digital Reference DRI100 (x2)

OTHER - Boss VE20 vocal processor, Presonus Audiobox, mic stands (x9), Speaker stands (x2), mini speaker stand, stage snake (×2), cords, cords, and more cords

MUSIC