SEEKING
Bass Guitar, Vocalist - Bass, Vocalist, Acoustic Guitar, Lead Guitar, Rhythm Guitar, Vocalist - Tenor, Vocalist - Baritone, Drums, Other Percussion, Violin, Trumpet, Saxophone, Keyboard, Piano, Background Singer, Harmonica, Flute, Other, Mandolin, Dobro, Vocalist - Alto, Trombone, Steel guitar.ABOUT
I hope I can post a classified here if I'm only looking to be a lyricist for a band or solo musician. I'm open to singing as well though, I had some lessons and my teacher was quite impressed with my emotionally intense delivery and strong sense of melody. A bit about me then:
I’m in my late twenties and listen to a lot of bands that were active long before my time, many of which disbanded decades ago. Mostly old punk, post punk, new wave, and various alternative/indie/electro acts from the 70’s-present. I’m obsessed with post punk especially, my lyrical style is heavily influenced by the literate, socio-politically conscious songwriting of bands like The Chameleons, The Sound, Magazine, Echo and the Bunnymen, The Teardrop Explodes, and the more abstract, darkly surreal wordplay of Wire, The Soft Boys and Pere Ubu. So if your band has a post-punk influence or just is general snarling bitter punk my songwriting could be what you’re looking for.
New Model Army, The Adverts, The Jam and The Boomtown Rats are just some of politically-oriented punk bands that have inspired me. I write songs about current events, keep up with what’s going on in the world and comment on it in my works. In fact I recently wrote a song about the issue of police being taser-happy which concerns both Canadian and American citizens. Throw me an e-mail sometime, if any of this sounds good to you.
- Screen name:
- Soul Miner
- Member since:
- Jul 29 2009
- Active over 1 month ago
- Level of commitment:
- Committed
- Years playing music:
- 1
- Gigs played:
- Under 10
- Tend to practice:
- 2-3 times per week
- Available to gig:
- 2-3 nights a week
- Most available:
- Nights
Influences
The Chameleons, The Sound, Magazine, Echo and the Bunnymen, The Teardrop Explodes, The Adverts, X-Ray Spex, The Clash, The Soft Boys, The Jam, XTC, The The (Matt Johnson is a criminally overlooked genius), Joseph Arthur, The Eels, The Kinks, Peter Gabriel, Kate Bush, Pulp, Wall of Voodoo, The Arcade Fire.
EQUIPMENT
None. Just my computer with some Word processor programs to brainstorm and compose my lyrics with. Oh, and my very un-mainstream sounding voice.
