Mark Banjo
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ABOUT

Hi there. I am primarily a five string banjo player and teacher with a strong interest in bluegrass, folk, country, rock and blues. I also play acoustic guitar, ukulele and keyboards.

I have a lovely, cozy recording space available for just £10 an hour and I am a member of the Musician's Union and Performing Rights Society and a banjo player with:

The Emily Tree:
http://theemilytree.bandcamp/
http://www./theemilytreemusic

Tiny Birds:
http://tinybirds.bandcamp/
http://www./tinybirds

Fuzzy Brown:
http://www.reverbnation/fuzzybrown
http://www./fuzzybrownscum?ref=ts

Screen name:
Mark Banjo
Member since:
Nov 21 2010
Active over 1 month ago
Level of commitment:
Very Committed
Years playing music:
20
Gigs played:
Over 100
Tend to practice:
More than 3 times per week
Available to gig:
4-5 nights a week

Influences

Banjo:
Earl Scruggs, Bela Fleck, Tony Trischka, Geoff Hohwald...

Guitar:
Blind Boy Fuller, Rev. Gary Davis, Robert Johnson, Willie McTell...

General stuff:
Alice Cooper, Jimi Hendrix, Lou Reed, Sufjan Stevens, Frontier Ruckas, Rufas Wainwright...

Instrument experience:

Banjo:
Expert
Rhythm Guitar:
Advanced
Acoustic Guitar:
Advanced
Lead Guitar:
Moderate
Bass Guitar:
Moderate
Keyboard:
Moderate
Background Singer:
Moderate

EQUIPMENT

INSTRUMENTS:

-M-Audio Oxygen 25 Keyboard

-Yamaha RBX170 Bass Guitar, Takamine EG330SC Elecro-Acoustic Guitar, Yamaha Gl1 Guitalele and a Valencia Nylon String.

-Gold Star GF85 acoustic banjo, Grafton Clipper Banjo with Schatten BJ02 pick up and a Grafton Oberon electric 5-string banjo

-Tanglewood TU-3 Concert Ukulele, shakers, bongos, djembe, tambourine and tabla.

HARDWARE:

-Apple iMac 27 inch Desktop PC with Intel Core i5 2.7GHz Quad-Core Processor, 2X2GB RAM.

-Pro tools and Logic Pro.

-Avid Pro Tools Mbox and Motu 828 Firewire interface

-Pair of Mackie MR5 MK2 Active Studio Monitor Speakers

-LaCie Rikiki USB 2.0 1TB Mobile Drive


MICROPHONES HEADPHONES AND CABLES:

-Sure SM58, Sure SM57, M-Audio Nova, 2 x matched pair Samson C02, Audio Technica AT2020

-Sennheiser HD 25 SP II and Sennheiser PX 30I

-Broadcast quality Neutrik PROFESSIONAL QUAD MICROPHONE cables

-Neutrik SILENT Black & Blue Guitar / Instrument Leads

PEDALS AND OTHER BITS AND BOBS

-Jim Dunlop GCB95 Crybaby, MXR Custom Audio Boost, Boss TU3 Chromatic Tuner, MXR Super Comp, Behringer Preamp Booster, Fishman Gii preamp, Electro Harmonics Doctor Envelope Follower, Dod Fx56 American metal

-Vox Pathfinder 10 Guitar Amplifier, Vox Pathfinder 10 Bass Amplifier

-Studio Microphone Reflection Screen, pop shields and 3 x mic stands, 2 booms and an upright.