dylan_smyth

SEEKING

Band to Join, Background Singer, Bass Guitar, Drums, Lead Guitar, Piano.

ABOUT

Hey. I am a singer songwriter and guitarist from Holywood. I went on the streets of Belfast and busked at the age of 14. I formed and fronted my own band when I was 15, where I was the main songwriter and lead vocalist (also rhythm guitar). I have released singles and an EP with that band, all which are on Spotify (all streaming platforms- link at bottom). Mainly wrote, directed and was in music videos for that band. Both of which received moderate success- the Spotify plays total over 12,000 streams, with our most popular song over 8,000 streams. Have played gigs, festivals all around Northern Ireland and Ireland and have recorded and collaborated with professional producers in professional studios multiple times. Have been invited on National and international radio to promote music. The band went separate ways, after I became a solo music artist, and did all things I mentioned above for the release of my debut solo single. I have received critical acclaim for all the music and music videos I have released so far by respected figures in music industry. I also write loads of songs

Links (all released music and music videos in here):
https://linktr.ee/dylan_smyth_

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Being a solo music artist is fun enough, but the dream is to collaborate, create and play music with a group of people who feel as passionately about music as I do- this is what I enjoy most. I want this to be a successful band, doing this full time, touring internationally, playing big shows, a respectable size of fan base, putting out an album every couple of years. Looking for lead guitarists, bass guitarists, drummers aged 17-25, and if you write original material too, even better! Hopefully we would get working on that too, totally down for that- so multi-instrumentalist singer songwriters welcome too : ). If you sing, even better too, up for them doing backing vocals, harmonies, them taking lead on sections too- I’m not greedy for the singing limelight. I want people who are passionate about the music they make, COMMITTED, determined, open-minded, ambitious. If we’re doing this, it’s need to be all in, it can’t be half arsed.

Screen name:: dylan_smyth
Member since:: Jul 21 2024; Active within 1 week
Level of commitment:: Very Committed
Years playing music:: 8
Gigs played:: Over 100
Tend to practice:: More than 3 times per week
Available to gig:: 2-3 nights a week

Influences

Influences and artists I love:

The Script, The Vamps, Oasis, Jimi Hendrix, Catfish and The Bottlemen, Declan McKenna , Inhaler, Third Eye Blind, Stone Roses, Royal Blood, Alice in Chains, Zeppelin, Train, Snow Patrol, Nina Simone, Anderson Pakk, Norah Jones, Van Morrison, Little Richard, Jerry Lee Lewis, Elvis, Sam Cooke, Lumineers, Mumford and Sons, All American Rejects, Sum 41, Old Maroon 5, RHCP, Sam Fender, Ed Sheeran - at the top of my head

Other guitarists I love:

SRV
Gary Moore
Frank Zappa
Prince
Richie Sambora
Jeff Beck
Ronnie Wood and Keith Richards
Albert King

I would mainly describe my genre as pop rock indie, but as you can see I have an eclectic music taste, and I love other genres of music eg. Acoustic, soul, blues, hard rock, folk, pop punk, Gospel, Latin. - so it’s not like it will rigidly be ‘pop rock indie’. I like to step out of my comfort zone and take influence from and experiment with new genres to me eg. Psychedelic, experimental, jazz, metal - all which I really like atm