SEEKING
Band to Join.ABOUT
The drummer of the former Road Dogs and Alley Dogs bands and current drummer of The Last Chance Band (spanning 30 years) seeks a high-energy, South Bay, rock band. I have also performed with The Pearl Alley Band, a South Bay-based, original blues-rock band as well as The Rock-O-Matics, an East Bay-based classic rock band and gave rehearsed with Instinct, my Dad’s iPod and Clayton Hill, all hard rock bands.
I have performed at numerous South Bay Venues including Charley's Los Gatos, No.One Broadway, Willow Den Public House, Myth Traverna, Los Gatos Brewery, Evergreen Village Square, Neto's, the Sonoma Chicken Coop, Jason-Stephens Winery, Testarossa Winery, P&V Winery, Satori Cellars, Verde Vineyards, Valencia Hotel Santana Row, numerous private and corporate parties, Bay Area Festivals and street dances in Campbell, Los Altos, Morgan Hill, Mountain View, Palo Alto, San Jose and Saratoga.
- Screen name:
- mike1044356
- Member since:
- Jan 05 2015
- Active within 1 week
- Level of commitment:
- Committed
- Years playing music:
- 45
- Gigs played:
- Over 100
- Tend to practice:
- 1 time per week
- Most available:
- Nights
Influences
I have covered material from AC/DC, Aerosmith, April Wine, The Baby's, Bad Company, Bad Finger, The Beatles, Billy Idol, Black Crowes, Bon Jovi, Boston, Bryan Adams, Cheap Trick, Doobie Brothers, The Eagles, Eddie Money, Eric Clapton, The Faces, Fleetwood Mac, Foghat, Grand Funk Railroad, Great White, Green Day, Greg Kihn Band, Incubus, The Jimi Hendrix Experience, Joe Bonamassa, John Mayer, John Mellenkamp, Johnny A, Journey, Kiss, Krokus, Led Zeppelin, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Night Ranger, The Outfield, The Outlaws, Ozzy Osbourne, The Pearl Alley Band, Pink Floyd, The Police, Rainbow, REO Speedwagon, Red, Rick Springfield, The Rolling Stones, The Romantics, Rush, Santana, Styx, Thin Lizzy, Tom Petty, Tommy Tutone, UFO, Van Halen, Y&T and ZZ Top. I also sang the high-harmony vocal parts (back-up vocals) on many of the songs performed
Instrument experience:
- Drums:
- Advanced
- Background Singer:
- Moderate
EQUIPMENT
Drums: 8-piece, Pearl Reference Series acoustic kit with Pearl Icon rack, Zildjian and Sabian cymbals, double kick pedals and drum set tamborine, cowbell, jam block and wind chimes.
7-piece, Roland V-Drums electronic kit with TD-20 module.
Mics: Shure Beta 58 vocal mic
Monitors: UE 11 Pros in-ear monitors used with Shure PSM 900 wireless system for rehearsals and live gigs as well as JBL floor wedges.