Blake160

SEEKING

Accordion, Acoustic Guitar, Background Singer, Bagpipes, Banjo, Bass Guitar, Cello, Clarinet, DJ, Dobro, Drums, Electronic Music, Fiddle, Flute, Harmonica, Harp, Keyboard, Lead Guitar, Mandolin, Other, Other Percussion, Piano, Rhythm Guitar, Saxophone, Steel guitar, Trombone, Trumpet, Ukulele, Upright bass, Violin, Vocalist, Vocalist - Alto, Vocalist - Baritone, Vocalist - Bass, Vocalist - Soprano, Vocalist - Tenor.

ABOUT

My gear is getting a bit dusty basically. Haven’t dared to look at my bass strings for nearly 8 months , Disrespectful I know.

Anyway, would love to play backing rhythm guitar in a funk blues thing. Never done that before. All the gear and some idea lol

Or Hammond organ sounds / Rhodes kinda stuff backing etc.

Not a front entertaining spot light kind of guy. Just like to back people.

I try to let the music speak. I’m not one for prancing around on stage playing 3 chord tricks. Especially on mini cruise gigs where if you’re lucky, you have a wall or a stand to hold on to whilst your lagato-ing with one hand whilst the other hand propping yourself up from the choppy waves! I’ll leave it there.

Any jam nights about where people just jam without knowing any songs? I’ll come to that! Let’s play and have fun. :)

Screen name:: Blake160
Member since:: Jul 17 2021; Active within 24 hours
Level of commitment:: Committed
Years playing music:: 20
Gigs played:: Over 100
Tend to practice:: 2-3 times per week
Available to gig:: 2-3 nights a week
Most available:: Nights

Influences

Piano:
Billy Taylor
Bill Evans
Jeff Lorber
D’angelo
James Poyser
Donny Hathaway
Steve Hunt
George Duke
Dr Lonnie Smith
Stevie Wonder
Chic
Herbie Hancock
Lyle Mays
Elgar

Drums:

Gary Novak (90’s style Holdsworth days)

Virgil Donati
Dave Weckl
Vinnie Colaiuta
Jeremy Haynes
Andy Edwards
Aaah..Sean Rickman!
David Garibaldi etc

Bass:

Melvin Lee Davis
Victor Bailey
Victor Wooten
Jaco
James Jameson
J Dilla
Prince
Stanley Clarke

Guitar:
Michael Landau
Dan Huff
Greg Howe
Robben Ford
Allan Holdsworth
John Scofield
Josh Smith
Kirk Fletcher