ABOUT
I am available for steel guitar gigs on Wednesdays and weekends, within a 70 mile radius of Flint, Michigan.
Mini-Bio:
My stage name is "Wiz" and I've been playing Country-Western music professionally since January 1975, playing Pedal Steel Guitar on literally thousands of gigs. I've played 6 and 7 nighters with house bands, backup bands, thrown together bands, and show bands, in bars, fairs, members only clubs, dance clubs, nightclubs, casinos, radio stations, TV shows, recording studios, and revolving stages; you name it.
I have the "Nashville Sound," produced my genuine Emmons pedal steel guitar, all hot-rodded up for speed and sustain. It's got tone to the bone and is ready to go to work for your band, or recording project! I read Nashville number charts for originals and recording sessions.
I am a pro and am looking for paying work, in and around Michigan, on recording sessions and with gigging bands. I can play most anything that has gotten airplay in major Country radio markets in the past 50 years. I do Classic, Traditional and New Country and Country Rock. I use various effects, including a convincing Dobro simulator pedal.
For gigs of low to medium stage volume, I can play my real Dobro. I also play rhythm and sing about a dozen Country songs.
I have been playing with bands in Michigan since 1989. I previously worked with the Taylor Brothers Band for 7 years, from 1997 through 2004. I had a house gig in the #629 Flint Eagles, from Oct 2004 through June 2007. I returned again in Nov 2007 and continued playing there with various house bands, through mid-2014.
I began playing steel guitar for Joey Vee in 2014 and have been his steel player of record ever since. He plays major festivals and a few large clubs downstate in lower Michigan.
I have a website with my complete bio and audio samples, at wiztunes . com - with a contact form, should you wish to get in touch about business matters. I can also be contacted via my Face book profile:/wizcrafts (Wiz Feinberg).
At this time I have been playing some gigs with the Family Tradition Band and the Joey Vee Band, plus occasional gigs in Flint with my band: The Wiztones. I am currently a freelancer, but will join a band with a decent paying steady gig.
- Screen name:
- Pedal-Steel-Wizard
- Member since:
- Aug 28 2007
- Active within 1 week
- Level of commitment:
- Very Committed
- Years playing music:
- 50
- Gigs played:
- Over 100
- Available to gig:
- 2-3 nights a week
- Most available:
- Nights
Instrument experience:
- Steel guitar:
- Expert
- Vocalist:
- Advanced
- Rhythm Guitar:
- Moderate
- Dobro:
- Moderate
EQUIPMENT
Emmons double neck and Emmons single neck pedal steel guitars, two Peavey Nashville amplifiers, A Beard Goldtone Dobro with a Fishman bridge pickup,, Boss digital delay, Boss reverb, Boss chorus, Boss tremolo, a Goodrich LDR volume pedal, a sitar bar, graphite and glass Dobro bars, and last, but not least, my hands (the best effect I own).