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About Me:
Professional Details at: www.ProMusician.co.uk
Summary:
Flexible and versatile Rhythm/Detail Guitarist (Backing Vocals) for working quality amateur, semi-pro and professional bands.
I am currently Rhythm/Detail Guitarist for Indie Blues Classic Rock Band, Heavy Plant Crossing (www.HeavyPlantCrossing.net).
I enjoy the A&R work with Talent Agents/Agencies, Managers/Management Companies, Event Management folk and various Record Labels that I've been doing recently. I've been invloved in quite a few Charity fundraising music events/gigs/festivals, etc. which I've found very rewarding.
I enjoy the massively rewarding experience of working with quality Musicians, writing and performing original material that I have taken in active role in the production of. I have played in a number of bands, performing material ranging from covers to original material predominately written by myself and inconjunction with other song writers. I like to think of myself as a versatile multi-genre songwriter performer, open to all opportunities and with a professional attitude and reliable, non-egotistical character.
I've been playing for many years now, on and off for a while until recently due to an alternative and satisfying career elsewhere, that made playing in bands practically impossible due to work/travel commitments, long hours, etc. Following a monster car crash 5 odd years ago, I have returned to my true passion and have been playing with a number of UK bands as a Detail Rhythm Guitarist and Vocalist in the last year or so, writing some of my own material again with various bands.
I've recently worked with 60's inspired Indie Rock Band 'The Lucky Aces' (http//www.TheLuckyAces.com), Indie Rock Band 'Shock Reaction' (http//www.ShockReaction.com) and my own Session Jazz/Blues/Indie/Rock/Fusion Band 'Praxis Cadre' (http://www.PraxisCadre.com). I also enjoy occasionally playing with the Blues Improv Jam Band 'Sweet Deception', on Vocals and Rhythm Guitar.
Endorsements:
Personal Endorsements; I'm a fan of:
Plectrums/Picks:
Dave Storey's brilliant Dava Picks (davapick.com) for feel, speed, accuracy and tone. Precision Points posessing my optimal selection of attributes.
Strings:
Gore Nanoweb and Polyweb Elixir Strings for Electric, Acoustic and Bass guitar for retaining their brightness and tone over a comparitively long usage life. I run 9-42's on Fender Tele's/Strat's and 10-46's on Gibson/Epiphone Les Paul's and 11-52's on my Ovation Tangent T5.
Cables/Leads:
Dave Polglaze's high quality specialist high-load cabinet/speaker cables (www.bassic-bits.co.uk) and Award Session's custom made instrument leads (www.award-session.com).
For amplification I favour Fender, Mesa/Boogie and HH.
I run Fender, Gibson, Epiphone and Ovation guitars often with Seymour Duncan's excellent pick-ups. My Guitars are Set-Up and maintained by my favoured personal Luthier, Tom Waghorn of Waghorn Guitars in Central Bristol (www.WaghornGuitars.co.uk).
Background:
I've been very lucky and had the honour and privilege of having played with and known many really brilliant folk. I nejoy an excellent working relationship with Dockside Studios in Central Bristol for Recording work (www.DocksideStudios.co.uk).
I played semi-pro and professionally when younger (whilst Freelancing) with some quite notable moments, and plenty of the regular unglamourous, grotty, dank, smelly venue slog stuff we all have to do ("apprenticeship?") along with some lovely plush ones too.
Resume highlights include:
Battle of the Bands finalist Sheffield (80's) with 'Reflex', various freelance Sessions and stand-ins, Guesting spots, Dep's, etc., Rhythm Guitarist for 'Inlaid Brass' (Commercial Dance/Swing Band) in 80's, Rhythm Guitarist for 'The Dean Westward Group' (60's revival cover band doing Pubs, Clubs, and Weddings, etc.) in the 80's, Rhythm Guitarist for 'Gerry's Band' (70's 80's Rock covers band) in 80's, Rhythm Guitarist for 'Tigerstripe' (New Age Fusion Rock, on independent label), Rhythm Guitartist for 'Reflex' and 'Relay' Heavy Metal Rock groups (signed and published), Rhythm Guitar in 'Davey Jones' (ex-Monkeys) backing band on the QE2 (Dep'ing), Cunard Talent Competion winner with "Roulette" my own Modern Jazz fusion composition (still performing that today!).
Recent stuff:
Bassist and backing vocalist for 'Prayz', Rhythm guitarist (Depping) for EMO Punk band 'Dead Inside', Lead vocalist and Lead Guitarist for 'The Cull' (Indie Rock), presently Guitar and Lead Vocals with 'The Lucky Aces' (Bristol based signed Indie band), Lead Vocals and Guitar for 'Shock Reaction' (Indie Rock) Rhythm Guitar and Co-Lead Vocals for 'Sweet Deception' (Blues/Rock/Jazz Fusion), and was the Rhythm Guitarist and Backing/Co-Lead Vocalist for 'Strange Brew' (Tony Veste and Kris Richards top semi-pro Blues Cover and Originals band), I have also been Rhythm Guitar for 'Stella Twang' for a short while, also work through own Session band 'Praxis Cadre' as Session Rhythm Guitarist.
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