SEEKING
Band to Join.ABOUT
Hi there. I am primarily a five string banjo player and teacher with a strong interest in bluegrass, folk, country, rock and blues. I also play acoustic guitar, ukulele and keyboards.
I have a lovely, cozy recording space available for just £10 an hour and I am a member of the Musician's Union and Performing Rights Society and a banjo player with:
The Emily Tree:
http://theemilytree.bandcamp/
http://www./theemilytreemusic
Tiny Birds:
http://tinybirds.bandcamp/
http://www./tinybirds
Fuzzy Brown:
http://www.reverbnation/fuzzybrown
http://www./fuzzybrownscum?ref=ts
- Screen name:
- Mark Banjo
- Member since:
- Nov 21 2010
- Active over 1 month ago
- Level of commitment:
- Very Committed
- Years playing music:
- 20
- Gigs played:
- Over 100
- Tend to practice:
- More than 3 times per week
- Available to gig:
- 4-5 nights a week
Influences
Banjo:
Earl Scruggs, Bela Fleck, Tony Trischka, Geoff Hohwald...
Guitar:
Blind Boy Fuller, Rev. Gary Davis, Robert Johnson, Willie McTell...
General stuff:
Alice Cooper, Jimi Hendrix, Lou Reed, Sufjan Stevens, Frontier Ruckas, Rufas Wainwright...
Instrument experience:
- Banjo:
- Expert
- Rhythm Guitar:
- Advanced
- Acoustic Guitar:
- Advanced
- Bass Guitar:
- Moderate
- Keyboard:
- Moderate
- Background Singer:
- Moderate
- Lead Guitar:
- Moderate
EQUIPMENT
INSTRUMENTS:
-M-Audio Oxygen 25 Keyboard
-Yamaha RBX170 Bass Guitar, Takamine EG330SC Elecro-Acoustic Guitar, Yamaha Gl1 Guitalele and a Valencia Nylon String.
-Gold Star GF85 acoustic banjo, Grafton Clipper Banjo with Schatten BJ02 pick up and a Grafton Oberon electric 5-string banjo
-Tanglewood TU-3 Concert Ukulele, shakers, bongos, djembe, tambourine and tabla.
HARDWARE:
-Apple iMac 27 inch Desktop PC with Intel Core i5 2.7GHz Quad-Core Processor, 2X2GB RAM.
-Pro tools and Logic Pro.
-Avid Pro Tools Mbox and Motu 828 Firewire interface
-Pair of Mackie MR5 MK2 Active Studio Monitor Speakers
-LaCie Rikiki USB 2.0 1TB Mobile Drive
MICROPHONES HEADPHONES AND CABLES:
-Sure SM58, Sure SM57, M-Audio Nova, 2 x matched pair Samson C02, Audio Technica AT2020
-Sennheiser HD 25 SP II and Sennheiser PX 30I
-Broadcast quality Neutrik PROFESSIONAL QUAD MICROPHONE cables
-Neutrik SILENT Black & Blue Guitar / Instrument Leads
PEDALS AND OTHER BITS AND BOBS
-Jim Dunlop GCB95 Crybaby, MXR Custom Audio Boost, Boss TU3 Chromatic Tuner, MXR Super Comp, Behringer Preamp Booster, Fishman Gii preamp, Electro Harmonics Doctor Envelope Follower, Dod Fx56 American metal
-Vox Pathfinder 10 Guitar Amplifier, Vox Pathfinder 10 Bass Amplifier
-Studio Microphone Reflection Screen, pop shields and 3 x mic stands, 2 booms and an upright.
