RobinW

SEEKING

Band to Join, Vocalist, Vocalist - Bass, Vocalist - Baritone, Vocalist - Tenor, Rhythm Guitar, Lead Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Bass Guitar, Violin, Trumpet, Keyboard, Piano, Harmonica, Banjo, Mandolin, Fiddle, Steel guitar, Upright bass, Cello, Accordion.

ABOUT

My superpower is writing lyrics. Both up- and downbeat, generally bittersweet stories about lost love, with plenty of maniacs and misfits. Mostly from the male perspective. Nostalgia, anger - and murder - sometimes play a part. All with carefully constructed lines that scan well and aim to syncopate with the rhythm and harmonize with the chords. I have no particular genre that I'm married to, and find most songs can be played in any genre with the right cues. I also play tenor guitar (acoustic and electric), and play a wierd cajon set up built around a slaptop turbo played with brushes, which gives a nice dry sound. I can put the mics through my delay pedal for a nice percussive delay effect. The percussion is where I'd fit best into a band.

I'm looking to hook up with a songwriter or two who are comfortable singing and/or playing guitar, so that together we can make up a band of equals and all contribute.

In 2024 I agreed to play percussion at a fantastic up-and-coming folk musician's London and Southampton album launch gigs. He says:

"I asked Robin if he'd be the percussionist for the band I put together for my album launch. We had a lovely phone call and put in a first practise. After that I knew I'd made a great decision in choosing him and had struck gold: a sensitive, listening player, attuned to the moods and dynamics of the songs, dedicated to the performance and an easy-to-get-along-with guy!"

Thank you, Theo! As I hope you can tell, I love music, and people, and performing. I'm friendly and easygoing, and I'd love to meet the next Theo....

The two song samples here are recorded with Reaper DAW, and a mix of live drums and drum samples, uke and tenor but all written, played and recorded by me.

The lyric fragments shown are examples of my writing.

Screen name:: RobinW
Member since:: Nov 11 2018; Active within 24 hours
Level of commitment:: Committed
Years playing music:: 12
Gigs played:: 10 to 50
Tend to practice:: 2-3 times per week
Available to gig:: 1 night a week
Most available:: Nights

Influences

Violent Femmes, Lou Reed, Adele, Sinead O'Connor, Old Crow Medicine Show, Tracy Chapman, Bob Dylan, the Pixies, Drake White, Pink Floyd, First Aid Kit, John Grant, Jonathan Richman, the Pogues, Nick Cave, Cat Empire, Glasvegas, The Smiths, Counting Crows, Roger Waters, Paul Simon, Kate Bush, Magnetic Fields, Jimi, Janice, Ziggy, Freddie, John, Louis, etc!

Instrument experience:

Drums:: Advanced
Other Percussion:: Advanced
Ukulele:: Moderate
Rhythm Guitar:: Moderate
Background Singer:: Intermediate

EQUIPMENT

Eastwood Classic Tenor electric guitar.
Fender amp
Overdrive pedal
Cables, tuners, capos etc
Focusrite interface
Blue Yeti mic
Blueridge Tenor acoustic guitar.
Kala SRT CTG tenor electro acoustic ukulele
Cajon bass drum & pedal
Slaptop acoustic cajon
Dream Bliss 13" hi hats
Memory man 550TT pedal
Tambourine, sticks, brushes