Vincent Gros
CONTACT

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

Hey there,
Long time singer, 10 years of acoustic/electric guitar (mostly rhythm), always been a side passion but we had a grunge/alt rock band back in Quebec where I played rhythm guitar/vocalist (and backvocals/a bit of lead guitar when switching with one other member) with 2 albums under our belt and a couple shows.

After a long hiatus, I'm back to my roots on acoustic and recorded some up to date covers that you can find here, casually recording my singing while playing guitar :
https://www.youtube.com/vincentgros/videos
and also here for older stuff :
https://soundcloud.com/vincent-gros.
For those interested, our old grunge/alt rock band is here (but I am departing a bit from that) : https://open.spotify.com/artist/4fByZ3gse0wmea8Lo9kHAu

I'll be honest, I'm just testing the waters here, trying to meet people I can vibe with, with a bit of an open mind (still got to be in the same area of musical affinity of course).
I think I want to focus more on my singing and less on my guitar playing this time around? (but I can and will play along some rhythm if needed for songs)
And I would like to explore a context that fits more my voice, so less of an heavy grunge sound (I wish I had what it takes but I find my voice goes better with smoother soundscapes, I don't have the raw/loud energy for it, or something), and more of a gentler Alt Rock vibe, acoustic or electro (see influences and my covers to get an idea).

Open to join/form a band, cover and/or compositions for sure, and at least meeting with people with common interests!

Thank you for reading :)

vincent.a.gros at "google"mail com (you know the one, I just can't write it clearly otherwise the website slams it)

Screen name:
Vincent Gros
Member since:
Apr 14 2023
Active over 1 month ago
Level of commitment:
Moderately Committed
Years playing music:
10
Gigs played:
Under 10
Available to gig:
2-3 nights a week
Most available:
Nights

Influences

Some bands closer to my recent shift in musical/vocal goals :

Radiohead, Failure, Bjork, Nine Inch Nails (the softer parts), Drab Majesty, Depeche Mode, Beck, Bush (softer parts), Fleet Foxes, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Garbage, Veruca Salt, a lot of indie rock/alt rock/electro/folk bands

Examples of influences I love but gave up trying to emulate with my voice too much (hence the shift in direction):

Nirvana, Soundgarden, Alice in Chains, The Distillers, Hole, Black Sabbath, heavier alt rock/metal bands

It's a very narrow view of my influences, a lot of alt-rock/indie rock/shoegaze/dreampop/darkwave/folk/electro

Instrument experience:

Vocalist:
Advanced
Rhythm Guitar:
Advanced
Acoustic Guitar:
Advanced
Background Singer:
Moderate
Lead Guitar:
Intermediate
Piano:
Beginner

EQUIPMENT

differents mics, stands, guitars (acoustic/electric), amps, pedalboards, too many cables and picks as every musican haha
got a bass and a piano, some recorders, software

MUSIC