SEEKING
Band to Join, Vocalist, Vocalist - Bass, Vocalist - Baritone, Vocalist - Tenor, Vocalist - Soprano, Rhythm Guitar, Lead Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Bass Guitar, Drums, Other Percussion, Violin, Trumpet, Saxophone, Keyboard, Piano, Background Singer, Harmonica, Flute, Other, Mandolin, Fiddle, Dobro, Vocalist - Alto, Bagpipes, Upright bass, Cello, Ukulele, Electronic Music, Clarinet, Harp.ABOUT
After a year hiatus from being in a band I'm looking for musical collaboration again. I know the fit has to be right, though - I just really want to write music with others. I'm good at vertical arrangement but lack experience in songwriting, so would love to find someone or some people to compliment that. I don't care what instruments you play, it's more about the culture fit for me and having shares goals. I want to have fun, but I also want to create meaningful music. I'll also mention early on that I work at a rehearsal studio, therefore would be able to provide a rehearsal space for free. I'm also trans and queer, and this for me is something I want at the forefront of whatever I do next as it was really important and meaningful to a lot of people in my last band.
Ok here is my full list of experience:
I previously spent 6 years as a bassist/BV and manager of an LGBT+ alt rock band in Southampton, during that time making the band financially self sufficient, creating a strong community of fans and recording an EP and a crowd funded 12 track album. The band was hometown successful, but bare in mind we had less than 1500 followers on socials, so small fry still.
I learnt how to edit videos and produce pretty sick VFX for a three part music video trilogy, as well as making the props and being the producer for a 31 crew set over several locations. It was crazy but I loved it.
Other skills:
- Engineering and mixing/ production knowledge
- Live tech setup (e.g. low budget IEM rig rundown, tracks and triggers via Ableton, etc)
- I am a qualified luthier just starting my buisness covering repairs and setup for any stringed instruments, drums, cymbal repairs - anything
- 3D printing and CAD design - lots of merch ideas - making my own pickups atm
- Gig photography (I used to take pictures of the bands we played with before / after our sets)
- Work at Pure Rehearsal studio, so free access to rehearsal space
- Made a cello-guitar (arpeggione) so no more string VSTs on recordings baby
- Teaching bass and drums, and have a fairly solid working knowledge of music theory
Finally, I have some experience of playing for large crowds as we played several years at Southampton Pride & People's Pride as well as other cities. I like to be dynamic on stage and generally focus on creating an engaging performance over being a perfectionist on stage.
I can hit the ground running playing bass; I've not played drums with a band however, but it wouldn't take long for me to get there. Vocals I have worked on significantly, doesn't come easy for me but I'm at a point where I can do BVs as well as some heavier vocals. Finally I really need an incentive to play the arpeggione more. Ideally would be great working with other multi-Instrumentalists because I just can't choose what I want to play more.
I hope I'm not coming across as conceited, I'm just passionate about anything related to music and I feel like I have a lot to offer. I desperately miss making music and playing music live!
- Screen name:
- Devin_Valentine
- Member since:
- Feb 01 2025
- Active within 24 hours
- Level of commitment:
- Very Committed
- Years playing music:
- 7
- Gigs played:
- 50 to 100
- Available to gig:
- 1 night a week
- Most available:
- Nights
Influences
Muse, Niteworks, EDM, Enter Shikari, Hozier, Heilung, Saint Mesa, Nobou Uematsu, NIN, Rush, Depeche Mode, Nothing But Thieves, HEALTH, Mother Mother, Twenty One Pilots, Devin Townsend... That's probably enough
Instrument experience:
- Bass Guitar:
- Expert
- Drums:
- Advanced
- Ukulele:
- Advanced
- Rhythm Guitar:
- Moderate
- Acoustic Guitar:
- Moderate
- Keyboard:
- Moderate
- Background Singer:
- Moderate
- Other:
- Moderate
- Cello:
- Beginner
EQUIPMENT
5 string bass / 4 string including Variax (great for studio work, lots of modelling) , Bass VI, u-bass + more.
Baritone guitar (electric and acoustic), piccolo guitar, ukulele suite. 1 single normal electric guitar
Bozouki, mandolin, bodhran and many other folk instruments
Arpeggione (bowed guitar, cello sized)
Drum kit with more toms than I actually use
Drum mics
Dynamic + Cardiod mics (standard Shure and Behringer stuff)
More cables than you can shake a stick at as well as an xlr stage box.
Audio interfaces (8 channels) plus DAW (Cakewalk)
Trusty line 6 podXT multi effects pedal
Decent size akai midi keyboard with the snazzy buttons + the diddly one
A car
