SEEKING
Vocalist - Bass, Vocalist - Baritone, Vocalist - Tenor, Vocalist - Soprano, Rhythm Guitar, Piano.ABOUT
If you are local to Heathfield, or see a musical connection find me on Join my band website where we are allowed to message other people.
I have got some audio of my own songs further down here that I recorded at home in the past ten years; and there are now quite a few more recent song of mine on youtube as well as these ones... have a listen and see if any thoughts come to mind of ideas we might work on together?
I was wondering about local pub gigs as a two-some where I back a good singer/guitar, but it is hard to find and I am starting to think I might go for bass player in a band playing originals... I cannot be arsed with covers, except perhaps for a bit of fun etc.
Most days at some time I am practicing playing bass guitar with foot drums... except in the winter my studio is too cold and I just play guitar in the house.
you can email me on: mdphillips1856
There are half a dozen of my songs in rough recorded form further down my profile; all were me pressing recording buttons as well as strumming and singing etc so they are a bit rough, but it shows some fairly recent writing of mine.
I have got several more recent songs but I had no way to make recordings... but one new song is on here as a youtube film clip, see: A night in Langney: to add above!
If anyone has made a small home studio around here and has no songs of their own to record, I am happy to be their guinea pig to record some songs either alone or with them in combination...
But with regard to the idea of live gigs, I think we want to see if we can make a good convincing sound before we commit to gigging.
Mark................
- Screen name:
- mark339082
- Member since:
- Jan 23 2018
- Active within 1 week
- Level of commitment:
- Committed
- Years playing music:
- 50
- Gigs played:
- 50 to 100
- Tend to practice:
- More than 3 times per week
Influences
Mark Knopfler, Leonard Cohen, Chopin, Peter Hammill, Elton John, Billy Joel, Hendrix, Bach, Cream, Dire Straits, ABBA did some excellent writing I think. The Ran'n'bone man has some nice songs too, and he comes in my local so I have to say that!
Instrument experience:
- Lead Guitar:
- Advanced
- Acoustic Guitar:
- Advanced
- Bass Guitar:
- Advanced
- Drums:
- Intermediate
EQUIPMENT
I have various standard and baritone guitars and basses and a simple keyboard in my (at present cold) workshop studio where I convert guitars for a job, with various old amps for bass and vocals.
There is a wood-stove I can light, but it's better in the spring.
MUSIC
-
So your eyes
So your eyes Year: 2000
-
They came
They came Year: 2000
A guitar balad I wrote ten or more years ago.
-
Christmas at the Priory
Christmas at the Priory Year: 2007 Genre: Acoustic
written one day and recorded the next day... while I was still sorting the chords etc a bit.
-
Money gone
Money gone Year: 2004 Genre: Rock
I wrote the guitar and music and a friend made up the first verse then me the second.
-
Goodwyns Road
Goodwyns Road Year: 1977 Genre: Rock
Well I started it when a young postman in 1977, but only wrote the greater part of it less than ten years ago. Again I rushed to record it while I was still mastering the chords... and I made the drum track having never really sat at a set of drums before.
-
Sailing to Mindanao
Sailing to Mindanao Year: 2010 Genre: Acoustic
I sailed to Mindanao on a large ship with wife and baby in 2010
-
Sailing by
Sailing by Year: 2005
This is a re mix by my Swedish cousin of a home recorded song of mine
-
A night in Langney
A night in Langney (Video)dLT8Mbh4YJY
-
Playing, To Cyprus
Playing, To Cyprus (Video)iMYu5a7o8WU
-
Dancing in the moonlight
Dancing in the moonlight (Video)nT8VVZwflU4
-
Song for Mark B, played with road diggers outside!
Song for Mark B, played with road diggers outside! (Video)nAGq1Ia48RQ
-
My latest wide neck electric SG
My latest wide neck electric SG (Video)ruADYrEbqI4
-
Some new melodies on a new guitar I made.
Some new melodies on a new guitar I made. (Video)dLT8Mbh4YJY