SEEKING
Vocalist, Vocalist - Soprano, Keyboard, Vocalist - Alto.ABOUT
( looking for musicians who can commit once a week ) the new band MamboWambo Band to Date 1st July 2021 Keys Vocals Sax 56 Bass 17 Drums 36 Trumpet 52 WAITING FOR Guitar , Rhythm Guitar, Vocals/Backing, Keys ( see Facebook MamboWambo also Bumnote Productions ) is in the process of looking for new band members which will play original music including the music i have written and performed for a new film To Be Someone which will be released July 2021 .and probably a couple of covers to balance the audience .
i'm a very individual styled player , have played in and out of bands all my life mostly in jazz funk blues soul hip hop bands , in 1994 a band called The Vibe with Samuel Bergliter
featuring Delroy Pinnock, we played the London circuit Inc Ronnie Scott's and had some success with a song called No Man and The More I Keep Wishing which reached no.5 in the UK Soul charts .In 1996 I co- wrote and produced music for TV under the name Bumnote Productions in which I wrote songs for a short film called China for Ben Fuller (Worklight Films) which was shown on Channel 4 and the Edinburgh Festival in 1997 and went on to do work for FUJI Film including the introduction music for Party In The Park Hyde Park and The Reading Festival in 1999 for ITV 3 also to write 7 tracks + for The British Empire Film Awards ceremonies
Recently 2014 - 2017 have been playing with Soulfusionseven with a long time music friend John Saltwell playing and writing sax parts for his current songs Steppin Up My Love Original featuring a 2 half minute solo 2015 which was featured on the Tom Glide album reached no5 in the UK soul charts then remixed by " T- Groove " another track called Summer Breeze which reached no1 in the UK Soul charts 2017 and just recently released " Funk it Up " which is in the charts now.
I Am currently writing my own material and reviewing a song I've written for the film To Be Someone, for a long time friend Peter Meadows currently to be released in 2020/21 , watch this space :-)
Am also currently progressing on the ukulele as it makes me smile :-) and now learning to sing . NEW website https://markwhaymand.club
- Screen name:
- Mark Whaymand AKA Saxophone Joe
- Member since:
- Jul 26 2013
- Active within 24 hours
- Level of commitment:
- Very Committed
- Years playing music:
- 40
- Gigs played:
- 50 to 100
- Tend to practice:
- More than 3 times per week
Influences
Solo artists :- Charlie Parker , Grover Washington , David sanborn , Michael brecker, James Carter , Joshua Redman marvin Gaye , snoop dogg,
Bands , tower power , crusaders , maceo and all the kings men, the soul tornadoes , massive attack, mother earth, jamiroquai , too many to list lol
Have always had an open heart to music as each instrument brings out different musical feelings :-)
Instrument experience:
- Saxophone:
- Advanced
- Keyboard:
- Intermediate
- Ukulele:
- Intermediate
- Vocalist:
- Beginner
EQUIPMENT
Alto Tenor and soprano Sax's , aka 4000s electronic sax, fender rhodes 73 , Nord electro 2 keyboard,Moog sub37, Risa Les Paul styled electric ukulele and some acoustics as it makes me smile Ha Ha http://youtu.be/IH2pWv3vH6U
MUSIC
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To Be Someone Original Part 2 MASTERED
To Be Someone Original Part 2 MASTERED Year: 2017
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To Be Someone Funk version MASTERED
To Be Someone Funk version MASTERED Year: 2018
I wrote sang and played all instruments except drums and guitar
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To Be Someone Original MASTERED
To Be Someone Original MASTERED Year: 2017
I wrote this song for a film along with 7 other versions
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Bull Dog MASTERED
Bull Dog MASTERED Year: 1999
A track a wrote
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Stepping up my love
Stepping up my love Year: 2014
A and i played in Sax work only
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Summer Breeze
Summer Breeze Year: 2017
Sax only No1 hit soul charts August 2017
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Funk it Up
Funk it Up Year: 2017
Sax Only
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Steppin Up T Groove mix
Steppin Up T Groove mix Year: 2017
Sax only
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To Be Someone Original
To Be Someone Original Year: 2017
I wrote this song for a film along with 7 other versions
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Noir ....Rainny Day In Paris
Noir ....Rainny Day In Paris Year: 2015
Sax only
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Papa said Mama said
Papa said Mama said4hLFlJBANnA
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TBS version sweet
TBS version sweetHMxlVNjYHaQ
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TBS version led
TBS version ledgf9Z50-Hacw
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TBS version
TBS versioniMsaNbq4SSY
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Some funky electric Risa uke
Some funky electric Risa ukeF2d-qQJzc_I
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Parker and a challenge for PTSD
Parker and a challenge for PTSD8JlP5zx1cLk
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some Grover fun
some Grover funS9aEJgtOjT8
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To Be Someone
To Be Someoneent19O7om2Y
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Papa said Mama said
Papa said Mama said4hLFlJBANnA
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Knowbodyknows
KnowbodyknowssQtOZfGhaZA