SEEKING
Band to Join, Vocalist, Vocalist - Bass, Vocalist - Baritone, Vocalist - Tenor, Vocalist - Soprano, Rhythm Guitar, Lead Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Bass Guitar, Drums, Other Percussion, Violin, Trumpet, Saxophone, Keyboard, Piano, Background Singer, Harmonica, Flute, Other, Banjo, Mandolin, Fiddle, Dobro, Vocalist - Alto, Trombone, Bagpipes, Steel guitar, Upright bass, Cello, Accordion, Clarinet, Harp.ABOUT
36 year old human male, one time BMus student, seeks similar talented, yet under-achieving, musicians in the South London vicinity for paid covers/tribute band/function work now that we are too old to be pop stars but too financially/intellectually involved to totally abandon music.
Nearly 20 years gigging experience, good ear, quick study, knows when to dig in and when to lay out. Sight-reading skills long since wilted and not in any demand as a vocalist, but can do a spot of rhythm guitar and light keyboard work.
Own transport, own teeth, sharp suits, no vices.
"Yes, please" to Rock, Rhythm and Blues, Prog, Hardbop Jazz, Funk, Soul, Afrobeat, Stax/Motown, even Gospel, why not?
"No, thanks" to Metal, R'n'B, Rap, Hip Hop, Coldplay and their whiny co-conspirators, Dance/electronic non music.
I will dress up as any bassist in history, from Bootsy Collins to Suzi Quatro, if it helps pay the mortgage quicker. Hell, full-blown Sun Ra make-up and robes. Let's put the spectacle back into music!
Can realistically commit to once-weekly rehearsals (plus own study time), couple of gigs a month. I have a day job to be alert for and a wife to occasionally cross paths with.
Thanks, but I am not really interested in original bands, unless it's guaranteed folding money/jet-setting/mainstream exposure. Like I said, I'm a quick study and can be easily hidden behind an attractive backing dancer. If it's just Monday night at The Bull and Gate, sorry but I've been there, worn the t-shirt, fantasised about garrotting the so-called promoter with a rusty guitar string and packing him into a flightcase and chucking it into the Regent's Canal etc... Good luck with that.
Thanks for reading. Please drop me a line if you are interested, or even only if you know what hardbop means and are under 80 years old.
- Screen name:
- basschristianlewis
- Member since:
- Dec 29 2015
- Active over 1 month ago
- Level of commitment:
- Moderately Committed
- Years playing music:
- 20
- Gigs played:
- Over 100
- Tend to practice:
- 1 time per week
- Available to gig:
- 1 night a week
- Most available:
- Nights
Influences
Bassists including Ben Shepherd, Jack Bruce, John Entwistle, Flea, Chris Ballew, Bob Cranshaw, Joony Booth, Ron Carter.
Bands like King Crimson, Cream, Queens Of The Stone Age, Carter USM, Me First & The Gimme Gimmes, Presidents Of The USA, Beck, RHCP, Foo Fighters and possibly several others.
Jazz like McCoy Tyner, the all-Philly Jazz Messengers, Lee Morgan, Jackie McLean, Dr Lonnie Smith, Andrew Hill, Duke Pearson, Joe Henderson, Bobby Hutcherson, The Three Sounds, Lou Donaldson, Donald Byrd, Alice Coltrane.
EQUIPMENT
Musicman Stingray 5
Dean Cabbie Stylist
Fender Precision
Fretless Aria Pro II in custom District Line Misha Black Moquette
