SEEKING
Vocalist - Soprano, Background Singer, Vocalist - Alto.ABOUT
I am a 58 year old keyboard player with multiple quality keyboards. At present working with an excellent Steely Dan/Donald Fagen tribute band which is really good LIVE doing Steely Dan and Donald Fagen covers in the Chester/Congleton/Cheshire area. I have played lots of blues/R&B/Funk for pleasure and fun initially along with covers to please many audiences with the view to continued gigging in bigger and better venues sooner rather than later !!
- Screen name:
- Welshkeys57
- Member since:
- Oct 17 2011
- Active over 1 month ago
- Level of commitment:
- Very Committed
- Years playing music:
- 50
- Gigs played:
- Over 100
- Tend to practice:
- 2-3 times per week
- Available to gig:
- 2-3 nights a week
- Most available:
- Nights
Influences
Steely Dan and Donald Fagen primarily but influences include Larry Carlton, as well as more blues oriented masters such as Clapton, Buddy Guy, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Gary Moore, Santana, Blues Band, Van Morrison, Robert Cray, Al Jarreau, Fourplay, George Duke, Steve Wonder, Dire Straits, Mark Knopfler, James Taylor, Jeff Lorber, Eagles, Glenn Frey, Steely Dan, and recently Joe Bonamassa ! Also influenced by Latin grooves and more Sade/Randy Crawford type songs along with Stevie Wonder, George Benson, Larry Carlton, Mezzoforte, Average White BAnd, Tom Scott, & various instrumentals and many others.
Instrument experience:
- Keyboard:
- Advanced
- Piano:
- Advanced
- Vocalist - Baritone:
- Moderate
- Other Percussion:
- Moderate
- Background Singer:
- Moderate
EQUIPMENT
Roland RD170 Stage Piano, Hammond XB2 single-manual Tonewheeel clone organ, Yamaha TYROS 2 Workstation, Roland VR760 Combo keyboard, Fatar Studio900 MIDI 88-note keyboard controller, Rack-modules :- Roland JV1010 and Roland JV1080 MIDI sound modules, EMU Vintage Keys MIDI sound module, Alesis Midiverb 4, Zoom 1204 effects unit, SoundCraft Spirit ES8 8-channel mixer, 2 x Yamaha ES531 powered full-range cabinets, 1 x STK600 (2 x 350W RMS per side) power amp, 1 x Prosound 200W + 200W power amp, 1 x ESD 400W + 4--W power amp driving 1 x Scott full-range 500W cabinet and 1 x Yamaha 15" Club cabinet and 1 x 4x10" Behringer speaker cab. Also have a SHARMA Leslie speaker cab for either organ. Various other piano and effects units and all cables (MIDI & audio) of course!
