SEEKING
Vocalist, Vocalist - Bass, Vocalist - Baritone, Vocalist - Tenor, Vocalist - Soprano, Rhythm Guitar, Lead Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Bass Guitar, Drums, Other Percussion, Keyboard, Piano, Background Singer, Harmonica, Banjo, Mandolin, Fiddle, Steel guitar.ABOUT
Hi there! It's been a while since I updated this:
I'm Brock, a 37-year-old high school teacher with a wide range of musical interests. I see music as "playing roles, filling holes," so I'll play whatever instrument to fill a need. Whether it's a walking bassline or mandolin licks. My music room reflects that, starting with my first love, bass, and expanding to guitar, mandolin, banjo—pretty much anything with strings. I also sing, with a voice I like to think of as the budget love-child of Shane McGowan from the Pogues and Johnny Cash. What I lack in range, I make up for with energy, and I'm happy to take a backseat to vocalists with real pipes.
Musically, I'm hard to pin down. I grew up on country and 50s/60s rock, had my punk rock phase (which never really left me), got into Celtic stuff, then circled back to country, rockabilly, and roots. I'd be just as happy in a rockabilly, punk, or ska band. I've played in various bands and spent my 20s singing jingles for CTV and Bell Media Radio in Ottawa. I'll play anything with heart. I'd LOVE to play:
Bass in a band in the following genres:
Punk
Ska
Americana
Celtic Punk
Bluegrass
Country
Folk
Surf
Or mandolin in a:
Country
Folk
Bluegrass
Irish or
Celtic Punk band...
reach out by e--mail if ya like, brock young g mail no caps or spaces
- Screen name:
- BrockYoung
- Member since:
- Jul 18 2008
- Active within 2 weeks
- Level of commitment:
- Committed
- Years playing music:
- 20
- Gigs played:
- 50 to 100
- Tend to practice:
- 2-3 times per week
- Available to gig:
- 1 night a week
- Most available:
- Nights
Instrument experience:
- Rhythm Guitar:
- Advanced
- Bass Guitar:
- Advanced
- Mandolin:
- Advanced
- Upright bass:
- Advanced
- Vocalist:
- Moderate
- Vocalist - Bass:
- Moderate
- Vocalist - Baritone:
- Moderate
- Acoustic Guitar:
- Moderate
- Background Singer:
- Moderate
- Banjo:
- Moderate
- Ukulele:
- Moderate
- Harmonica:
- Intermediate
EQUIPMENT
Martin 6 string
Gretsch Semi Hollow Electric
Electric Upright Bass
Fender Mustang Bass
Gibson Mandolin
Cajon
Too many banjos (better on 4 strings than 5)
Ukulele
Bodhran
Ear Trumpet Lab Louise Mic
Amps and PAs and all that stuff