SEEKING
Band to Join, Accordion, Acoustic Guitar, Background Singer, Bagpipes, Banjo, Bass Guitar, Cello, Clarinet, DJ, Dobro, Drums, Electronic Music, Fiddle, Flute, Harmonica, Harp, Keyboard, Lead Guitar, Mandolin, Other, Other Percussion, Piano, Rhythm Guitar, Saxophone, Steel guitar, Trombone, Trumpet, Ukulele, Upright bass, Violin, Vocalist, Vocalist - Alto, Vocalist - Baritone, Vocalist - Bass, Vocalist - Soprano, Vocalist - Tenor.ABOUT
I'm a singer, guitarist who can bash out/program a beat, stab out a melody/synth line/chord, shake a shaker, and owns a Mustang bass for my puny guitarist sized hands.
I've written my own songs for years, which you can find examples of new and old on my Soundcloud (soundcloud DOT com/firstcircles). I have a backlog of riffs and ideas to trawl through and love jamming and coming up with new ideas. I've often been the main songwriter, but I'm interested in sharing duties, working together, writing parts, or taking a back seat entirely if the writing is strong.
I enjoy jamming and working on an idea and have a decent pedal collection and love getting weird and wild with sounds. I like playing textural stuff just as much as I like playing a big heavy hitting riff or a screaming solo. I like weird time signatures, but I also like it when a track just gets in focus and drives home that 4/4.
I've played a number gigs around Manchester over the years, though it's been a while since it's been anything but an open mic, and I'm keen to meet up with people and get something going and play some gigs with a full band again.
I have transport and am keen to practice regularly each week with a view to regular gigging. I also have a good home set up for both practice, writing, and recording.
Contact pughsli AT google mail DOT com or via Soundcloud.
P.S. If you own a King Gizz style microtonal instrument then definitely get in touch immediately
- Screen name:
- pughsli
- Member since:
- Aug 30 2021
- Active over 1 month ago
- Level of commitment:
- Very Committed
- Years playing music:
- 25
- Gigs played:
- 10 to 50
- Tend to practice:
- 2-3 times per week
- Available to gig:
- 1 night a week
- Most available:
- Nights
Influences
Radiohead/Thom Yorke/Atoms For Peace, King Gizzard, QotSA, Father John Misty, Mac DeMarco, Tame Impala, Arcade Fire, Arctic Monkeys, The Murlocs, Parquet Courts, The White Stripes, LCD Soundsystem, Grizzly Bear, early Muse, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Young Knives, Jon Hopkins, Four Tet, Caribou, James Blake, Jeff Buckley, Psychedelic Porn Crumpets, The Maccabees, The Hives, Supergrass, early Metallica, Battles... plenty of other stuff
Instrument experience:
- Vocalist - Baritone:
- Advanced
- Rhythm Guitar:
- Advanced
- Lead Guitar:
- Advanced
- Acoustic Guitar:
- Advanced
- Bass Guitar:
- Advanced
- Drums:
- Advanced
- Background Singer:
- Advanced
- Vocalist - Alto:
- Advanced
- Vocalist:
- Advanced
- Keyboard:
- Moderate
- Electronic Music:
- Moderate
EQUIPMENT
Various electric guitars, mictrotonal electric guitar, Fender Mustang bass, VOX AC30, too many pedals, Atkin acoustic, Epiphone acoustic, Yamaha drum kit/Zildjian cymbals, Alesis electric drum kit, Ableton Push 2, a decent laptop, Axiom midi keyboard, and various synth plugins.
