valera + Musician in London, EN

SEEKING

ABOUT

Hi, I'm Valera. I played guitar in a garage rock band in Russia called Wise Dragons, we had an EP and an LP. We did just a few gigs for our friends, nothing too popular, had maybe 10K listenings in total on streaming services. I miss those days and want to write music and do gigs again.

Looking for some interesting people with a similar music taste to create a fun band with. Importantly, I don't want to have a cover band, I want to write original material.

I'm not a pro player – no shredding or fantastic solos, but I compensate it with energetic riffs (I have some drafts to start with). I also study vocals now, but I'm a beginner here.

Screen name:

valera

Member since:

Mar 15 2025

Active within 1 week

Level of commitment:

Committed

Years playing music:

15

Gigs played:

Under 10

Tend to practice:

1 time per week

Available to gig:

1 night a week

Most available:

Nights

Influences

Arctic Monkeys, Muse, Queens of the Stone Age, Paramore, The Kills, Kasabian, The Killers, The Hives, Royal Blood, The Strokes, Radiohead, Bring Me the Horizon, Switchfoot, Rage Against the Machine, Kaiser Chiefs, Tame Impala, Red Hot Chili Peppers, and many others

Instrument experience:

Rhythm Guitar:

Advanced

Lead Guitar:

Advanced

Acoustic Guitar:

Advanced

Vocalist:

Moderate

Bass Guitar:

Moderate

EQUIPMENT

Fender Mustang, Gibson SG, Epiphone Crestwood, an acoustic guitar, a pedal board with fuzz/distortion/overdrive, VOX 15-watt guitar combo, Shure SM86, audio interface

MUSIC