steve1338220

SEEKING

Band to Join, Vocalist, Vocalist - Tenor, Vocalist - Soprano, Rhythm Guitar, Lead Guitar, Bass Guitar, Drums, Other Percussion, Keyboard, Background Singer, Other, Vocalist - Alto, Electronic Music.

ABOUT

Played in Christian rock bands for 25 years (clubs, fairgrounds, theatres, race tracks, high schools, colleges). One pre-Petra band that recorded with John Schlitt. I am also a prolific song writer/co-writer, producer and arranger. Additionally I am now incorporating a classic rock/blues repertoire (Cream, Jimi Hendrix, Robin Tower, Led Zeppelin) as a side project to revisit those song arrangements and do them with a fresh take (male or female singer).

Screen name:: steve1338220
Member since:: Jan 10 2019; Active within 24 hours
Level of commitment:: Very Committed
Years playing music:: 40
Gigs played:: Over 100
Tend to practice:: 2-3 times per week
Available to gig:: 1 night a week

Influences

Music influences: 70's Hard Rock (Sabbath, Deep Purple, Uriah Heep, Grand Funk), 80's Rock (Night Ranger),
Early Groove Metal (King's X), Post-Grunge (Seether), Industrial (Filter), Alternative (The Pretty Reckless, Halestorm), Progressive
Shoe Gaze (Devin Townsend), Classic Rock (Cream), Christian Rock (Disciple) and Progressive Rock (Rush, Kansas). Funk (The Fix, James Brown), Psychedelic Hard Rock/ Blues (Jimmy Hendrix, Robin Trower) and Fusion (Al Di Meola).

Guitar influences:
The "A" Team
Alex Lifeson (Rush)
Al Di Meola (Himself & Return to Forever)
Allan Holdsworth (U.K.)
and
Ty Tabor (King's X)

Animal influences:
"Simba" my orange cat. He is my practice buddy and a true rock and roller who acts more like a dog than a cat.

Instrument experience:

Rhythm Guitar:: Advanced
Lead Guitar:: Advanced
Other:: Advanced

EQUIPMENT

1984 Elite (King's X) Fender Stratocaster, Lab and Gallien-Kruger amps. The Positive Grid Spark modeling system. Ambient, psychedelic and down tuning effects.
Note: The Ascension album recording was made before King's X and Groove Metal (credited with giving rise to Grunge and Nu-Metal afterward) became known and popular and was partly produced at that time to appeal to a radio friendly format, so my current guitar sound and song writing has changed. Though on the song "Tribulation Man" you can hear me using a down tuning effect.