Nicolai_S + Musician in Oxfordshire, EN

SEEKING

ABOUT

I played in various contexts (bands, a big band, some smaller acoustic combos) until my early twenties, after which music took a back seat to family and a career. Over the last few years, I've returned to picking up my guitars on a daily basis, and I am now keen to play with others again. At the moment, I am systematically trying to push the boundaries of my comfort zone into jazz, which I've previously brushed up against but never properly studied. I have a strong belief that ultimately all music is one and deserves to be mixed and remixed without excessive respect for genre boundaries.

I could imagine getting excited about very different musical settings: perhaps an ensemble of intermediate jazz enthusiasts wanting to assemble a repertoire of standards, perhaps a duo or trio built around a singer and creative covers and trying to stake out a space where Guns N'Roses and Django Reinhardt can perform musical handshakes, a straightforwardly loud rock band, a group writing original songs, etc.

The attached tracks were recorded and edited via Ableton Live and illustrate my eclectic taste. All guitar and bass parts are by me; the drums and percussion are a Frankenstein patchwork of miscellaneous loops. The first tune is an original, the second one an attempt to imagine what a Muzak treatment of Bon Jovi might sound like. The third track is a tentative sketch yoking together two very different musical flavours. It could perhaps be developed into a proper song with the help of a capable vocalist.

Screen name:

Nicolai_S

Member since:

Apr 21 2026

Active within 1 week

Level of commitment:

Committed

Years playing music:

30

Gigs played:

10 to 50

Tend to practice:

More than 3 times per week

Available to gig:

1 night a week

Influences

My musical diet includes rock (e.g., Allman Brothers, Gov't Mule, Goodbye June), bluegrass (e.g., Fireside Collective, Alison Krauss) and other Americana (such as Lucinda Williams or the Wild Feathers), bebop and hard bop (e.g., Grant Green, Wes Montgomery, Jimmy Bruno), fusion (e.g., John Scofield), and metal (e.g., Halestorm, The Warning, Avenged Sevenfold, Judas Priest).

Instrument experience:

Rhythm Guitar:

Advanced

Lead Guitar:

Advanced

Acoustic Guitar:

Advanced

Bass Guitar:

Moderate

EQUIPMENT

My main guitar at the moment is a PRS semi-hollow. Other guitars that I use for specific purposes include a Godin archtop, a 1990s Charvel strat, and a standard steel-string acoustic guitar.

MUSIC