Toxic Monarch

ABOUT

I write and record my own music, and have 3 records completed and am working on 2 more, although I rarely get to these days. Stylistically it jumps around a bit, from fuzzed out hard rock to piano pop, country rock to roots-based Americana. I enjoy writing music in several genres. I can't say I'm really looking for a band to join or people to join me, but just thought I'd make a profile and see if anything worthwhile comes along. I'm interested in an acoustic duo with another multi-instrumentalist, and know 40 or so cover tunes. I'm not interested in playing bars. I did a fair amount of touring in the late '90s/early '00s.

Screen name:: Toxic Monarch
Member since:: Jan 17 2021; Active within 2 weeks
Level of commitment:: Moderately Committed
Years playing music:: 25
Gigs played:: Over 100
Tend to practice:: 1 time per week
Available to gig:: 2-3 nights a week
Most available:: Nights

Influences

My favorite decade of music would be 1967 - 1976. That includes most genres from the time period. I enjoy '90s era music as well; that's when I graduated from high school.

Instrument experience:

Rhythm Guitar:: Expert
Acoustic Guitar:: Expert
Drums:: Expert
Vocalist - Tenor:: Advanced
Lead Guitar:: Advanced
Other Percussion:: Advanced
Background Singer:: Advanced
Bass Guitar:: Moderate
Piano:: Intermediate
Steel guitar:: Beginner

EQUIPMENT

Guitars: Trussart Steeltop, Gustavsson Bluesmaster Jr, LsL T-bone, Gibson RD, MJT Tele, JW Van Tele, '03 Larrivee D-50, '71 Pearl Hummingbird copy, Fender P-bass
Many guitar and bass effects pedals, two pedalboards
Amps: Hiwatt DR504, Ampeg VT-40, SS Overdrive Deluxe, Risson LTA-120, Epiphone EA-28RVT, Ampeg V4-B, Ampeg B-15N
Various cabs: 4x12, 2x12, 8x10
Truth Custom 5 piece kit
Roland TD-6 electronic kit
MKI Rhodes
'65 Hammond M3 and 122 Leslie
Akai Timberwolf analog synth
Carter 10 string pedal steel