davidleondi + Musician in London, EN

SEEKING

ABOUT

I'm looking for like-minded musicians to form/join a band/group and begin rehearsing and playing shows immediately. Not bragging, but I could read and write music before I could read and write English. As a kid, I would sit next to my dad at the piano and just copy him (both my dad and his dad are musicians, it runs in my family). I began formal training at age 5 and 28 years later, I have written hundreds of songs, performed in several bands on national tours, had music videos on MTV, and have worked with some amazing artists and producers (Walk The Moon, The Vaccines, David Schuler, Sam Hollander, and Dave Katz, to name a few).

I studied Music Composition and Theory at NYU with a minor in film scoring and piano performance. I've recently moved to London (Hampstead) from the US, and I'm looking to continue my music career. My primary instruments are piano, vocals, guitar, and bass. I've taken singing lessons, composition lessons, drum lessons, conducting lessons, cello lessons, trombone lessons, clarinet lessons, and flute lessons. My primary focus is pop/rock music, but I love all kinds of music and come from a varied training background. For example, I am a classically trained pianist, but also took 10 years of lessons on trumpet (jazz and classical). Guitar work has been primary rock/blues/pop, but at NYU, I studied and wrote a great deal of electronic music.

Screen name:

davidleondi

Member since:

Jul 17 2020

Active within 1 month

Level of commitment:

Very Committed

Years playing music:

25

Gigs played:

Over 100

Tend to practice:

More than 3 times per week

Available to gig:

4-5 nights a week

Influences

The Strokes, Muse, The Killers, Queen, Prince, Kings of Leon, The Beatles, Metric, Radiohead, Jimi Hendrix, Hans Zimmer, Arcade Fire, At The Drive-In, The Mars Volta, Neon Trees, My Chemical Romance, Thursday, Arctic Monkeys, Jimmy Eat World, Young The Giant.

Instrument experience:

Vocalist:

Expert

Lead Guitar:

Expert

Keyboard:

Expert

Piano:

Expert

Rhythm Guitar:

Advanced

Acoustic Guitar:

Advanced

Bass Guitar:

Advanced

EQUIPMENT

Manson MA EVO MIDI electric guitar, Enya Ukelele, Custom Schecter Diamond Series electric guitar, Bach Trumpet, Cort Bass Guitar, Numerous guitar/effects pedals, Focusrite Scarlett 2i4 interface, AKAI MPD218, KORG Kaoss Pad Kp3+, 2 SM57s, 1 Rode NT1-A microphone, MacBook Pro (2017) with Pro Tools X, Yahama Motif XS8, Yahama MX88

MUSIC