david103607 + Musician in Leicester, EN

SEEKING

ABOUT

All my current activity is relaxed and involves working with friends, local musicians, all play in or for other bands and some are tour musicians.
As a full time singer/musician/song writer I am very interested in working with other musicians, as long as there is some real commitment to quality. I am looking for a band to work with playing covers and or original songs, would be happy to be part of a unit- play or sing, the more variety the better - something that has a wide/general appeal that can play a variety of venues would be nice.

Over the past 37 yrs I have worked in a number of bands, both full time and in conjunction with a professional business career. In the last 5 yrs I have worked mainly solo as well as singing with a couple of established blues/light rock bands both has and when they had work.

I Established Hopsons Kaffee - Guitar Legends Show in 2018 - video & media - Launched at The Musician in Leicester (we are playing there again on July 4th 2019) we are a 5 piece band with a dedicated stage show, celebrating the music of five Great Guitar Legends Eric Clapton,Peter Green, Gary Moore, Paul Kossoff & Jeff Beck website www.hopsonskaffee.com (Videos also available on YouTube) simple search for Hopsons Kaffee. The Show works very well, however is quite a specialist performance and has to be staged as such.

Within the unit there is also an acoustic trio "Hopsons Kaffee Light" which is a more relaxed offering playing mainly acoustic well established R & B and Country covers + original songs - again works well, see more video available on YouTube search for Hopsons Kaffee.
Hopsons Kaffee is a unit of working musicians - working a diary -not a defined band.

As a songs writer I am always looking for people to collaborate with! the Genre has no boundaries - some light original studio demos listed here 'song' - "Multi Coloured Dreams" has recently had 9 national radio plays in the USA which lead to requests for more songs of a similar nature."Give Me One More Whiskey" is being worked by a UK artist and the Rosie Baker version of "Please Come Home" is currently being viewed by a "Help The Hero's" variety company

I would love to hear from you! Please Email me via Bandmix, very happy to talk band, music, songs etc with anyone - look forward to hearing from you. "all the best"!!

Screen name:

david103607

Member since:

Apr 20 2014

Active within 24 hours

Level of commitment:

Very Committed

Years playing music:

40

Gigs played:

Over 100

Tend to practice:

More than 3 times per week

Influences

Selecting a few is very difficult, years of singing, playing, listening & working in and around the entertainment industry I have been influenced by so many different genre, so many great bands & artists. So going for the ones I enjoy the most rather than influence as there are are a lot :- Chuck Berry -Eric Clapton – Peter Green – John Mayall – BB King – Albert King – Muddy Waters – Robert Johnson – Gary Moore – Paul Kossoff, (Jeff Beck Rod Stewart days) Otis Redding – Sam Cooke - Rod Stewart – Steve Wonder – Elvis Presley – Rye Cooder – Keith Urban – Garth Brooks – Brad Paisley – Steve Earl
Bands:- Everley Brothers, Rolling Stones – Beatles – Cream - Led Zeppelin – C S N & Y – The Eagles - Lynyrd Skynyrd – Allman Brothers – Doobie – Lady Antebellum – Sugar Land – Drifters - and finally must add Status Que as they have to be one of the most 'fun' rock bands of all time! Finally a Young Band from Scotland called Ashton Lane who’s song writing and performances I really enjoy.

Instrument experience:

Vocalist:

Expert

Rhythm Guitar:

Advanced

Acoustic Guitar:

Advanced

Background Singer:

Advanced

Lead Guitar:

Moderate

Bass Guitar:

Moderate

EQUIPMENT

Several High End Electric, Bass and Acoustic Guitars, amplifiers and PA. Also some quality home recording equipment and access to a very efficient studio with engineer.Equipment is not an issue

MUSIC