Michaelscottshaffer

SEEKING

Band to Join, Accordion, Acoustic Guitar, Background Singer, Bagpipes, Banjo, Bass Guitar, Cello, Clarinet, DJ, Dobro, Drums, Electronic Music, Fiddle, Flute, Harmonica, Harp, Keyboard, Lead Guitar, Mandolin, Other, Other Percussion, Piano, Rhythm Guitar, Saxophone, Steel guitar, Trombone, Trumpet, Ukulele, Upright bass, Violin, Vocalist, Vocalist - Alto, Vocalist - Baritone, Vocalist - Bass, Vocalist - Soprano, Vocalist - Tenor.

ABOUT

Working on building material to record and release. Limited to guitar and bass at the moment.

Screen name:: Michaelscottshaffer
Member since:: Oct 19 2016; Active within 2 weeks
Level of commitment:: Committed
Years playing music:: 30
Gigs played:: 10 to 50
Tend to practice:: More than 3 times per week
Most available:: Days

Influences

Emotions as they transcribe to the aural spectrum. I am an audiophile. I enjoy harmony, dissonance, consonance, interplay and deviation. I dislike quantification, however I understand it’s necessity depending on the approach to music.

I just love music. If allowed, I’ll talk on the subject at great length. I’m not making music for money, or fame, although those would be welcome developments, rather, I am making music for the sake of the music.

I make songs I want to hear, not songs that I think will sell. Songs that someone can get lost in, and live through… not music that can be easily ignored while doing other things.

I understand the music intimately. My goal is to use it as a language to speak with, and to be heard, and understood, fundamentally, through my honest, heartfelt approach to the creation of music.

Instrument experience:

Electronic Music:: Advanced
Acoustic Guitar:: Advanced
Bass Guitar:: Advanced
Vocalist:: Moderate
Lead Guitar:: Moderate
Rhythm Guitar:: Intermediate
Keyboard:: Intermediate
Piano:: Intermediate
Upright bass:: Beginner
Cello:: Beginner
Ukulele:: Beginner
Violin:: Beginner
Other:: Beginner

EQUIPMENT

I’m down to just a few pieces of gear. I had to sell it all a while back. Haven’t replaced much of it yet. I can bring my own bass and guitars. That’s about it.