Atheca

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

I started playing drums when I was 17, joining a band and moved on to playing covers and then joined a progressive rock act called Touchstone and released two albums and toured, covered in national press, recorded in high profile locations and worked with leading musicians, had radio and festival appearances etc. The band supported Dream Theater and ZZTop at High Voltage and were signed to SPV Germany.

Joined KOTR in north London, played high profile London clubs incl. 100 Club, Shepherds Bush Empire and received high praise from Francis Rossi (Status Quo), Hard Fi, Radiohead, Johnny Hates Jazz, Mark King (Level42).

At least a quarter of my life was music, playing some large high profile gigs and most of the music was prog, so think Yes, Rush, Dream Theater - if you look up Touchstone Wintercoast or Discordant Dreams I was the drummer on those albums.

Have also done studio work and session work, met a wide number of people.

Screen name:: Atheca
Member since:: Mar 30 2021; Active within 2 weeks
Level of commitment:: Committed
Years playing music:: 25
Gigs played:: Over 100
Most available:: Nights

Influences

Influences in my early days was the heavy stuff like Pantera and Metallica which gave me a 'chunky' playing style. Closest modern example of how I 'sound' is Alterbridge.

These days my influences are a little softer or more AOR/middle of the road - Wallflowers, Toto, Little River Band, Allman Brothers, AC/DC, Old Dominion, Pink Floyd, Thin Lizzy, Eric Clapton, Eagles, Wet Wet Wet, Whitesnake, Blake Shelton, Jake Owen, Chris Ledoux, Journey, George Thorogood, Level 42.

This is just stuff I listen to, not necessarily what I want to play...