SEEKING
Band to Join, Vocalist, Rhythm Guitar, Lead Guitar, Bass Guitar, Drums, Keyboard.ABOUT
Guitarist (mainly) and vocalist (backing )
Plays a bit of Bass also.
Back into playing summer '22 after a long layoff.
Was playing in 2 covers bands. Recent move to London NW8 has ended one of them. Looking for another project. Covers, Originals existing band or getting one off the ground. Not fussed.
Have a day job but take this seriously, looking for people who want to rehearse regularly and gig regularly (or aspire to)
Happy to do very different stuff but to give an idea of my level and stuff I have been playing on recently....rep from recent covers bands includes
Dont Get me Wrong, Kid (pretenders) Gigantic, Hey, Monkey, Where is my mind (Pixies). Venus (Television)
Maps (yeah yeah yeahs) Walk this World (heather nova) Strangers (kinks) Half the World away, she's electric (oasis) Good Riddance (green day) September Gurls (big star) No Hard Feelings, Moaning Lisa smile (wolf Alice) Be With You (bangles) Design for life (manics) Take Me Down (pretty reckless) Waiting for my real life (colin hay) My favourite mistake (sheryl crow). Blackest eyes, open car, arriving (porcupine tree) losing my religion (REM) congregation, learn to fly, saint cecilia (foos) Karma Police, Creep, Subterranean Homesick Alien, Wierd Fishes, Just (Radiohead), here comes the sun (beatles), No one knows (QOTSA), Plug in Baby (muse), When you were young (Killers), I want the world to stop (Belle & Sebastian), Take Control (mysterines), Might be Right (White Reaper), I kissed a girl (katy perry), Stay with me (you me at 6)
Just starting to grapple with using DAWs (reaper) to try and get a few original ideas down.
- Screen name:
- mike420053
- Member since:
- Aug 24 2022
- Active within 1 week
- Level of commitment:
- Committed
- Years playing music:
- 3
- Gigs played:
- Under 10
- Tend to practice:
- More than 3 times per week
- Available to gig:
- 2-3 nights a week
- Most available:
- Nights
Influences
Television, big star, the only ones, smiths, pixies, dinosaur jr, stone roses etc
These were the reasons I wanted to play in the first place. But outside that I love folk, classic rock and great pop also.
Instrument experience:
- Rhythm Guitar:
- Moderate
- Lead Guitar:
- Moderate
- Acoustic Guitar:
- Intermediate
- Bass Guitar:
- Intermediate
EQUIPMENT
Guitars: Tele, Strat, SG, Taylor electro Ac
Bass : Jaguar Short scale
Amp : Orange valve combo but increasingly...
Modeller/Effects : Helix direct to PA.
Old school pedal board as backup to Helix
