stevensweet + Musician in Paso Robles, CA

SEEKING

ABOUT

No ego and no drama. I’m currently looking for an established, or up-and-coming original project that I can contribute to. I’m an accomplished multi-instrumentalist and songwriter, and have written, recorded, and produced numerous songs that have been featured on local radio stations (107.3, 93.3, 102.1), and local CD compilations (New Times Music Awards and Slo and Dysfunctional volumes). Instruments I play include Guitar, piano, B3, bass, mandolin, and banjo. I’m also a good vocalist and have a great feel for harmonies and backups. Genres of preference would be Americana\folk, but I’m also savvy, experienced, and comfortable playing modern rock, and various genres in between.

As with the usual craigslist formalities, my gear is top shelf, I'm ridiculously dedicated, and I don’t flake.. I’m not a tweaker, I’ve got a day job\career, I enjoy some brews while practicing\playing, etc. Copious amounts of gigs (60+) with numerous projects on the central coast. I’m 37, but age isn’t a huge consideration on my end. Apart from being a musician, I have a degree in audio engineering, and have been a freelance studio\live engineer for many years. I have a well stocked Pro Tools studio with Neve pre’s, Apogee\RME converters, and an assortment of high end mic’s. I also have a good PA system, utilizing a digital mixer and iPad control for the convenience of adjusting monitor mixes on stage, FOH, and all those boring technicalities. I also have significant graphic design experience (logos, album covers, posters etc.)

Ideally, I’m seeking a layed back, yet hungry and talented group of folks, with the same musical ambitions and dedication. Practice once a week is a must, if not a worst case scenario. I’m a workhorse, and typically dedicate 2 hours a night to individual practice\writing\composition. I’m also a very fast learner. Open to cover’s if they’re tasteful and significantly deviate from the original versions, but like I mentioned, prefer a predominately original project.

Please feel free to listen to some of the tracks I’ve recorded and performed. If you feel like I’d be a good fit, hit me up, and we’ll take it from there. Cheers!

Screen name:

stevensweet

Member since:

Jul 28 2015

Active over 1 month ago

Level of commitment:

Committed

Years playing music:

20

Gigs played:

Over 100

Tend to practice:

1 time per week

Available to gig:

2-3 nights a week

Most available:

Nights

Influences

Counting Crows, Pearl Jam, Foo Fighters, Ben Folds, The Beatles, Soundgarden, Alice in Chains...List goes on and on....

Instrument experience:

Keyboard:

Expert

Piano:

Expert

Acoustic Guitar:

Advanced

Background Singer:

Advanced

Rhythm Guitar:

Advanced

Mandolin:

Moderate

Vocalist:

Moderate

Accordion:

Intermediate

Banjo:

Intermediate

Bass Guitar:

Intermediate

EQUIPMENT

Taylor 310CE Acoustic Guitar
Taylor 414CE Acoustic Guitar
Nord Electro 5D Keyboard
The Loar LM700 Mandolin
Recording King Madison 6 String Banjo
Yamaha BB414 Bass Guitar
Schecter Diamond Series Electric Guitar
Accordian
Alesis Quadrasynth+ Keyboard
Line 6 Variax Electric Guitar

RECORDING GEAR:

Apogee Quartet
Apogee Rosetta 800
Neve 1073 Preamps
FMR RNP Preamps
Warm Audio WA76
Shure SM7B Microphone
Beyerdyamic SDC's
RODE NT5 Microphones
Pro Tools 12
Dynaudio Monitors

PA EQUIPMENT:

(1) Mackie Thump 12 Powered Monitor
QSC GX7 AMP
Yamaha Stagepas 600
Soundcraft UI16 Mixer
(2) Shure SM58's
Stands, pedals, cables, misc.

MUSIC