mr cagey

ABOUT

I am a 63 year old singer songwriter now living in the Romney Marsh area in Kent. I seem to manage to get a half decent noise from several instruments which enables me to not only write the songs but play any instruments needed, arrange and then record
in my home studio made up of old kit collected over the years.

Screen name:: mr cagey
Member since:: Feb 05 2017; Active over 1 month ago
Level of commitment:: Very Committed
Years playing music:: 40
Gigs played:: 50 to 100
Tend to practice:: More than 3 times per week

Influences

Take a large bucket. Add a pint of Neil Young, a pinch of Glen Hansard. Wack in a tea spoon of Damien Rice, then an ickle bit of Tom Mcrae. Shove in a hand full of Mike Scott, a heaped table spoon of Neil Finn and a large dollop of Conor J. O'Brien. Mix with a big stick then strain through an old sock. Pour. What you have is a little bit of Mr C.

Instrument experience:

Acoustic Guitar:: Advanced
Vocalist:: Advanced
Rhythm Guitar:: Advanced
Bass Guitar:: Moderate
Drums:: Moderate
Ukulele:: Intermediate
Lead Guitar:: Intermediate
Harmonica:: Beginner
Mandolin:: Beginner

EQUIPMENT

Tascam DP32 (for all recording and mastering)
Custom Sound amp (owned since the 1980's/90's)
Tannoy DC 200 monitors (owned since the 1980's/90's)
Alesis Sr18 drum machine
Roland V drums HD1 Live Kit Through Roland TD20 Sound Module
Kord M1 keys (owned since the 1980's/90's)
Yamaha moX6 keys
Joe Meek VC3 pro channel (owned since the 1980's/90's)
Audio Technica AT4033a Cardioid Condenser Microphone
Shure SM58 Mic
Sessionmaster direct recording pre-amp (owned since the 1980's/90's)
Zoom GX1N guitar effects
1972 Yamaha FG180 Red Label acoustic guitar
Yamaha FGX5 Acoustic guitar
JD Fender Telecaster Leccy guitar
DeArmond M75T Leccy guitar
Tanglewood bass
Vintage banjo
Uke
Stagg mandolin
And a box of old rusty harps.
I play everything in real time and record and master on a Tascam DP 32 Portastudio.
No pc's are used or abused in the process of me music making. I love tactile recording. Switches, faders, pots and buttons. Mouses are for computers and eating cheese. No Mac, Daws or Windows, Midi or overused plugins. And no automated mixing, compromise being a large part of my final sound.