michaelphilipsmith

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michaelphilipsmith

User ID#
13608
Location
London, England, N4
Style:
Alternative/Modern Rock, Electronic, Other
Instruments Played:
Bass Guitar, Drums, Lead Guitar, Rhythm Guitar
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Description:

Screen Name:
michaelphilipsmith
Sex:
M
Age:
26
Studio Musician:
No
Level Of Commitment:
Moderately Committed
Years Playing Music:
10
Gigs Played:
10 to 50
Tend to Practice:
More than 3 times per week
Available to Gig:
1 time(s) per week
Most available:
Nights

Looking for something pop-y and a little glitchy, noise-rock laptop-y, or otherwise dirty and offbeat.

THIS IS WHERE I TALK ABOUT BASS:
I've been playing for about 10 years in various bands in England and Japan. Love playing with people, locking in with a drummer. Making a bit of a racket but with lots of beautiful melody joy.

Youtubes:
giving some tasteful finger action: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vksnHzIRWoY
and summat with a pick: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ifjXFbRLq_M
Playing a bedroom arrangement of Mogwai's Tracy. It's a wee bit sloppy, but you get the idea: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CUE30gp24mY


THIS IS WHERE I TALK ABOUT DRUMS:
I've been playing drums for a year and a half and am looking for a weekend warrior indie noisy poppy rock band to play with. I can keep a solid beat going and am a fairly inventive player, but am no chop master. Let me know if you're up for a jam!

THIS IS WHERE I TALK ABOUT GUITAR:
I've been playing guitar for a decade, but wind up playing bass in bands because there are more spots available on that. I like to play tight inventive little counter-melodies, punctuated with swirling noise, atonal synth sounds and confused abrasive reverb.

Influences:

XTRMNTR era Mani,
mogwai, ESG's minimal funk,
James Jamerson (the Motown legend),
DFA 1979 and the chemical brothers,
Peter Hook, actually any era Mani,
the super furries,
Sparklehorse. Glitchy beats and groovy drums. Bands that don't smother stuff with a rhythm guitarist banging away on distorted power chords. Dance!

Equipment List:

THIS IS WHERE I TALK ABOUT BASS:
'75 reissue Jazz bass. The supremely versatile BassPODxt Live. Markbass Little Mark II bass head amplifier.
FliteSound Ultralite 1x15 Cabinet.

THIS IS WHERE I TALK ABOUT DRUMS:
DH hi-hats, DH 16" Crash, Steve White 20"Ride, Mapex Black Panther 14" maple snare

THIS IS WHERE I TALK ABOUT MISC:
Epiphone Les Paul with a Super Furry Animals sticker on it and Seymour Duncan zebra pickups. A MicroKorg.

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