SEEKING
Band to Join, Vocalist, Rhythm Guitar, Lead Guitar, Bass Guitar, Drums, Saxophone, Background Singer, Upright bass.ABOUT
I'm a versatile, experienced keyboard player and the proud product of a musical family. As a result, I've been playing piano and keyboards for over 30 years. I was recently part of a promising folk-rock group that recorded and played some gigs, but had to dissolve because the singer moved away. I prefer to play funky stuff, but I'm open to any music that moves me. I've written a handful of instrumental songs that I'd love to play with others and record some day. But I'd prefer to play in a collective where multiple band members are writing.
A little more about me: I have relative pitch, so I can pick up most progressions and melodies after hearing them for the first time. I played in bands when I was younger, then took a long break to focus on the day job. But in 2023, I started putting myself out there again. This is what I love doing the most, and anyone who's played with me will tell you that comes across in my playing and my energy in rehearsals and shows.
- Screen name:
- learnbyear
- Member since:
- Feb 13 2023
- Active within 1 week
- Level of commitment:
- Very Committed
- Years playing music:
- 30
- Gigs played:
- 10 to 50
- Tend to practice:
- More than 3 times per week
- Available to gig:
- 2-3 nights a week
Influences
Ray Charles, Stevie Wonder, Dr. John, The Band, Stuff, Charlie Hunter; Medeski, Martin & Wood, Vulfpeck, Snarky Puppy, Chromeo, Booker T. & and the MGs, The Meters, Steely Dan, Herbie Hancock, Weather Report, Billy Preston, Larry Goldings/Scary Goldings/Scary Pockets, Parliament/Funkadelic, Robert Walter, Jamiroquai, Wil Blades, Jeff Beck, James Brown, Galactic, Aaron Parks, Air (in parks?), Cake, Allen Toussaint, John Scofield. There are many more that I'm surely forgetting here.
Instrument experience:
- Keyboard:
- Advanced
- Piano:
- Advanced
EQUIPMENT
- Yamaha CP4 Stage Piano (extremely rare, praised by many pros)
- Hammond SK1-61 (Super-portable organ/keyboard)
- Rhodes Mark I Stage 73 (1977, fully serviced a few years ago)
- Danelectro Money Laundry pedal (Leslie sim)
- Electro-Harmonix Small Stone Phase Shifter (vintage from '80s)
