SEEKING
Band to Join, Acoustic Guitar, Background Singer, Bass Guitar, Cello, Clarinet, Didgeridoo, DJ, Drums, Electronic Music, Fiddle, Flute, Harmonica, Keyboard, Lead Guitar, Other Percussion, Ukulele, Violin.ABOUT
G'day, I'm a laid back 35 year-old drummer looking to collaborate with anyone on almost anything.
This includes drummers - I have a fair synthesizer setup and have never played anything but drums in a band.
I've had several lessons on bass and violin, primarily for writing purposes.
After covid ended the last band I played in I've been trying to write music alone for a year or so, getting nowhere fast.
I miss that feeling of collaboration, the unspoken bond of playing music with other people so much it hurts! So here I am writing this
- Roughly 18 years experience drumming plus many more banging stuff rhythmically as a child. So I'm at home with anything percussive... sticks, mallets, brushes, my hands, I love it all.
- Plenty of song-writing/practising experience within a band and some live improv experience too
- I'm no expert, but I've a decent amount of knowledge about Ableton/Reaper, VST/plugins as well as recording/mixing/mastering.
I have a recording studio in my house so this rs super helpful and saves a lotta money.
I hope to be making music with someone here soon!
- Screen name:
- epileptimaniakk
- Member since:
- Feb 11 2022
- Active within 1 month
- Level of commitment:
- Very Committed
- Years playing music:
- 15
- Gigs played:
- Under 10
- Tend to practice:
- 2-3 times per week
- Available to gig:
- 4-5 nights a week
- Most available:
- Nights
Influences
everything really, from pop to metal to classical to 100% experimental noise. I love it all.
My experience within bands is skewed toward metal/hardcore punk, but I love all genres and would love to expand my experience.
I particularly like funk and the breakbeats that evolved from it, both in hip hop and DnB/jungle.
My biggest influence though is film, and by that I mean atmosphere.
That more than anything is what I set out to achieve - regardless of genre.
Hence my love for black metal, neo-classical drone, chamber music etc etc
A few favourite artists that stand out:
- Hendrix
- Nirvana
- James Brown and funk drummers like Bernard Purdie and Clyde Stubblefield
- Johann Johannsson and essentially all Icelandic music I've ever heard
- DJ Premier beats
- Remarc and most similar ragga jungle
Instrument experience:
- Other Percussion:
- Advanced
- Drums:
- Advanced
- Other:
- Moderate
- Electronic Music:
- Moderate
- Violin:
- Beginner
- Bass Guitar:
- Beginner
EQUIPMENT
--STUDIO--
I have built a recording studio into my house with acoustic panels mounted on the walls/ceiling etc, it makes practising and recording demos a breeze (and cheap!).
--DRUM GEAR--
- Gretsch six-piece maple kit
- Bosphorus hats, 17" and 18" Meinl Thin Medium Crashes, 16" Paiste & 17" Sabian 'Holy' China crashes, 20" Sabian XS ride, 21" Meinl 'Serpent's Ride', 12" and 10" Bosphorus splashes
- Roland SPD-SX sampler with several trigger add-ons (v-snare, kick, cymbal) as well as sustain and expression foot-pedals.
SYNTHESIZER GEAR:
- Behringer Deepmind 12
- Behringer TD-3
- Behringer CRAVE
- Behringer Neutron
- KORG Vocoder
- All are MIDI-chained while the audio from every synth goes through a Behringer 16 channel mixer.
--MICROPHONES & PA--
- Sennheiser sE X1A overhead condensers x 2
- Shure PGA 56 Cardioid Dynamic Snare/Tom Mics x 3
- Shure PGA 52 Cardioid Dynamic Kick Drum Mic
- Shure PGA 57 Dynamic Instrument Microphone
- Peavey PVM 321 directional bass mic
- VONYX 600W SPS152 PA. Comes with a mic input and line input mixer and is loud as hell.
--OTHER--
- some cheap guitar delay pedals I use with a microphone for fun results
- violin
- Ibanez bass guitar with a VERY loud bass amplifier
