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
Good day,
I am 38 years old and have been playing music since I was a young lad. I started with wood winds (clarinet) at age 9 and continued with private lessons which helped segway into 1st chair positions throughout high school and all state honors band.
During high school I experimented with various other instruments, which when I fell in love with Bass Guitar.
Coincidentally I also had an affinity for Punk Rock music and ended up starting, then "Death in Me', now "Modern Age Decline: s://./channel/UCWNV8bYYYlghQM5Q-ZMJq4A
After playing with this group for the better part of 2000-2007, I felt that Punk Rock was no longer satisfying my needs as a musician and it was time to move on.
It was then that I joined back up with a friend from my home town and started Crash Monument: s://./channel/UCeLc8b0VRxXvw6vuH2AHU5Q/featured
After a few short years, some of the members decided to focus on school at which point the singer and I started Our Brother Forest. s://./channel/UCUVvfvAHK0KJukPc-kfSC2A
Roughly two years after the start of Our Brother Forest I decided that I was ready for a change of scene and uprooted from Orange County, CA to Denver, CO. For the last few years I have moved from Colorado, back to California and then it was decided in 2018 to move to Oregon, where I currently reside.
During my transitional periods I found myself focusing more on my acoustic which helped nurture my love for folk music. This past year I have decided to refocus my attention on Bass, reinvigorating my love and focusing on filling in some of the gaps that I missed along the way. Currently my focus has been on learning, understanding and mastering Harmonic Layering - Arpeggios, Chord tones and Scales. The more we learn, the less we know and I'm finding this to be more true than ever.
I also have extensive Studio experience, not only as a musician but also as an engineer. I worked at Love Juice Laboratories in La Habra, and have worked on several projects ranging from Death Metal to Pop Punk and everything in between (jazz is by far my favorite to record).
When I'm not practicing bass, I'm jamming and learning covers on my acoustic, I love to sing any chance I get and can belt out Sea Shanty and Sea Song any day of the week.
Equipment: Ernie Ball Musican Man (sterling)
Head: Ampeg SVT Pro III Cabinets:
Ampeg Classic 4x10 & 1x15
Pedal: ZoomB3n
Previous Projects: Our Brother Forest: s://./channel/UCUVvfvAHK0KJukPc-kfSC2A
Crash Monument: s://./channel/UCeLc8b0VRxXvw6vuH2AHU5Q/featured
Modern Age Decline: s://./channel/UCWNV8bYYYlghQM5Q-ZMJq4A
- Screen name:
- Mossflower - Bass
- Member since:
- Apr 21 2020
- Active over 1 month ago
- Level of commitment:
- Committed
- Years playing music:
- 25
- 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
Influences: I have been playing indie/alternative rock for quite some time and truly love a driving bass line behind a dance beat. I do love art in all of it's forms.
Metric, Broken Social Scene, PinBack, Blood Brothers, Elliot Smith, Death Cab for Cutie, Bright Eyes, At the Drive In, The Sounds, The Head and the Heart, Milk Carton Kids, Great Caesar, Miner, Empire of the Sun, Jimmy Eath World, Minus the Bear etc.....
Instrument experience:
- Bass Guitar:
- Advanced
- Clarinet:
- Advanced
EQUIPMENT
Bass: Ernie Ball Music Man
Ampeg SVT - 350
Ampeg Classic: 4x10 & 1x15
Line 6: M5 stompbox
