13Callisto + Band in London, EN

SEEKING

ABOUT

Hi there. I'm a Award-Winning London-based American singer/songwriter. I've been working solo for a number of years now - all the tracks you hear on the site are my work alone - and I'm pretty much studio based. While I think my songs are damn good (!), I miss the spark of working with another like-minded musician.

I'm currently looking for ONE PERSON to take this project from being a SOLO ACT to a DUO. I'd love to meet a talented person who is versatile as a producer, multi-instrumentalist and back-up vocalist. If 'the fit is right', it would be brilliant! If I had a magic wand, you'd: have loads of musical ideas and skills to bring to my songs; be happy to rehearse during the day (Tuesday, Thursday daytime or Friday afternoons); be keen to explore ideas and get them down in recorded form; and be open to the possibility of local London gigging, if we both wanted to. You'd also be London based and between the age of 35-55.

As a singer-songwrited, I've been compared to Bjork, Sinead O'Connor, Imogen Heap and Gillian Welch. I was in bands for some years - including performing at CBGB's and on Channel 4 - but have now been doing exclusively solo work in my studio for a while, focussing a lot on commissions. I have recently won some awards for my songwriting - including the UK Songwriting Contest - and have been writing for independent films, as well as pitching for advertising campaigns.

If you'd like to get in touch to see how we might work together, please do - 13callisto "at" blueyonder.co.uk

Screen name:

13Callisto

Member since:

Jul 25 2011

Active over 1 month ago

Level of commitment:

Very Committed

Years together:

15

Gigs played:

50 to 100

Tend to practice:

2-3 times per week

Age:

51 years

Influences

Recently, I've been into a lot of quirky/gutsy female singer/songwriters such as Kristen Hersh, Tanya Donnelly, Regina Spektor, Nina Nastasia, Rilo Kiley, The Be Good Tanyas, Neko Case, Gillian Welch, CocoRosie, Catherine Feeny, Aimee Mann, Tori Amos, Sara Evans, Alice Peacock, Dawn Landes, Nerina Pallot, Patty Griffin, Imogen Heap, Erin McKeown, Exene Cervenka, Fiona Apple, KT Tunstall, The Wailin' Jenny's, Le Mystere Des Voix Bulgares.

Members Of Band

Just me: lead vocals, backing vocals, piano, guitars, all programming, production

EQUIPMENT

A Yamaha U3 acoustic piano; a Yamaha P140 electric piano; a Gibson Les Paul Studio Light guitar; a Yamaha Compass acoustic guitar; a Korg X5D synthesizer; a computer-based home studio with Logic and an Audio Technica AT40338 mic;

MUSIC