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mike420053
CONTACT

SEEKING

Band to Join, Vocalist, Rhythm Guitar, Lead Guitar, Bass Guitar, Drums, Keyboard.

ABOUT

Guitarist (mainly) and vocalist (backing )
Plays a bit of Bass also.

Currently playing in covers band (Pull The Covers) great fun but sporadic rehearsals and < 5 gigs a year.

Have time and energy for more.

Have a day job but take this seriously, looking for people who want to rehearse regularly and gig regularly (or aspire to)

Happy to do very different stuff but to give an idea of my level and stuff I have been playing on recently....rep from recent covers bands includes tracks by

The Pretenders
Manic Street Preachers
Sheryl Crow
Television
Big Star
Meredith Brooks
Pixies
Pixies
Muse
The Killers
Bush
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Katy Perry
Wolf Alice
The Pretty Reckless
The Cardigans
The Wedding Present
the Magic Numbers
The Mysterines
White Reaper
Kirsty MacColl
Wet Leg
Garbage
The Black Keys
Letters to Cleo
Mansun
QOTSA
Radiohead
Squeeze
Kings of Leon
The Strokes
The Bangles
Muse
Pixies
QOTSA - because tuning down to C is fun


Just starting to grapple with using DAWs (reaper) to try and get a few original ideas down.

Screen name:
mike420053
Member since:
Aug 24 2022
Active within 1 week
Level of commitment:
Committed
Years playing music:
3
Gigs played:
10 to 50
Tend to practice:
More than 3 times per week
Available to gig:
2-3 nights a week
Most available:
Nights

Influences

Television, big star, the only ones, smiths, pixies, dinosaur jr, stone roses etc
These were the reasons I wanted to play in the first place. But outside that I love folk, classic rock and great pop also.

Instrument experience:

Rhythm Guitar:
Advanced
Lead Guitar:
Advanced
Acoustic Guitar:
Advanced
Bass Guitar:
Advanced
Vocalist:
Moderate

EQUIPMENT

Guitars: Tele, Strat, SG, Taylor electro Ac
Bass : Jaguar Short scale
Amp : Orange valve combo but increasingly...
Modeller/Effects : Helix direct to PA.
Old school pedal board as backup to Helix