Dan Hoekstra + Musician in Calgary, AB

SEEKING

ABOUT

Introduction

I am a 29 year-old singer/songwriter/guitarist/dude seeking to join or form a band to write & perform original music. 20-40 years old would be my preferred age range of peers. I want to be part of something new and/or active. I would like to develop and grow as a group. I would like to work together with a shared vision to create memorable, fun, meaningful, and sometimes just plain mischievous music. I want this to be fun for us, and for people to see that and be inspired by it.

Influences & Style

I listen to a lot of Rock, Alt Rock, Grunge, Funk, Alt, Prog-Rock, Classic Rock, Grime, EDM, etc. so I guess these have all seeped into my style in one way or another. (See end of post for a list of some bands/artists I really like.) I love to record so I can share some demos if you want to hear some examples of past work. Mostly the stuff I write sounds kind of rock/funk/alt -y, though I wouldn't say no to branching out, in fact I would welcome it.

Experience

As for my experience I have played guitar for about 15 years and been singing even longer. I have played 10-15 live shows in my life so I am not going to pretend I am a seasoned pro on the performance side of things, but I'll get there. I have been in probably 20X as many jams and rehearsals and I have the gear to do shows. I don't have a vehicle or jam space but I figure if we get enough people together we can rent a space if necessary and all pitch in, it's pretty cheap. I am free weekends and evenings. And pretty soon I should also be free all day on Fridays.

About Me

I enjoy the process of writing, recording and performing music so much that I want to make it the focus in my life. I believe in open communication, honesty and -since cooperative creation requires vulnerability- I also value understanding and respect. I will pull my weight and help when things get tough. I think that to be an effective and maximally creative team we should get to know each other as not only musicians but as people. I would love to make some friends where we can hang out and talk without having instruments in our hands all the time. I'll state up front that I won't be putting anything up my snout. Other than that I'm an open and chill person and don't mind smoking or drinking as long as it doesn't get in the way of our frontal lobes operating effectively when we need them to.

Conclusion

To summarize, my goal is to meet some great new people and regularly create and perform awesome music together. If this sounds like something you would like to participate in or if you just want to chat and get to know me better then please feel free to send me a text 587 227 5846.

Screen name:

Dan Hoekstra

Member since:

Jun 29 2021

Active within 24 hours

Level of commitment:

Very Committed

Years playing music:

10

Gigs played:

Under 10

Tend to practice:

2-3 times per week

Available to gig:

2-3 nights a week

Most available:

Nights

Influences

Influences/some of my favourite artists (in no particular order)

Supertramp
Cat Empire
Iggy Pop
Max Webster
Dire Straits
Mountain
Deep Purple
Black Keys
Queens of the Stone Age
Soundgarden
Frank Zappa
Anderson Paak
VulfPeck
John Frusciante
RHCP
Parliament Funkadelic
Curtis Mayfield
Eleven
Tame Impala
Arctic Monkeys
Primus
Dabbla
Psychedelic Porn Crumpets
Fever Ray
Anthony Joseph
Ween
Osamu Kitajima
The Budos Band
Nicolas Jaar
Oli Julian
Pete Josef
Focus
Golden Earring
Pat Thomas
AND LOTS MORE

Instrument experience:

Acoustic Guitar:

Advanced

Bass Guitar:

Intermediate

Drums:

Intermediate

Keyboard:

Intermediate

Lead Guitar:

Advanced

Other Percussion:

Moderate

Rhythm Guitar:

Advanced

Trumpet:

Intermediate

Vocalist:

Advanced

EQUIPMENT

Guitars and pedals and amps oh my