jtchivers + Musician in Nuneaton, EN

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ABOUT

Drummer with many years' experience playing covers and writing, recording, and performing live original music.

Part of Coventry originals band BAiT for many years - a Pop/Prog/Rock/Acoustic band which placed emphasis on songwriting, where I wrote material, played drums, sang, and played mandolin.

Performed with Coventry rock covers band Ministry of Band for a few years.

Screen name:

jtchivers

Member since:

Apr 15 2016

Active over 1 month ago

Level of commitment:

Just for Fun

Years playing music:

35

Gigs played:

Over 100

Influences

Yes, Genesis, Rush, Jethro Tull, Mike Oldfield, Steve Hackett, Spock's Beard, Dead Can Dance, Queen, The Cult, The Police, a-ha, Muse

Honourable mentions to Alphaville, The Beach Boys, The Beatles, Big Country, The Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band, Buddy Holly, The Buggles, Candidate, Captain, City, Cozy Powell, The Decemberists, Die Ärzte, Die Prinzen, Die Toten Hosen, The Divine Comedy, EAV (Erste Allgemeine Verunsicherung), Eddie Cochran, Electric Light Orchestra, Emerson, Lake, and Palmer, Extreme, Falco, Frost, Gold, Grobschnitt, Gryphon, Helge Schneider, The Human League, Incantation, IQ, Iron Maiden, It Bites, Jean-Michel Jarre, John Shuttleworth, Jon Anderson, Jon and Vangelis, Kraftwerk, Laibach, Led Zeppelin, The Mars Volta, Men At Work, Michael Cretu, The Monkees, Münchener Freiheit, Nena, Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark, Ozric Tentacles, Pasadena Roof Orchestra, Porcupine Tree, Primus, Propaganda, Rammstein, Rick Wakeman, Rio Reiser, Sally Oldfield, Spike Jones, Spliff, Tangerine Dream, Trio, U2, Ultravox, Vangelis, Vin Garbutt, Yello

Instrument experience:

Drums:

Advanced

Vocalist:

Moderate

Mandolin:

Intermediate

EQUIPMENT

Yamaha Maple Custom Absolute Drums
Alesis Crimson II electric drums triggering Superior Drummer 2 samples (studio use only)
Roland SPD-S Sample Module
Sundry Things to Hit and Twang

MUSIC