onemanjam
CONTACT

SEEKING

Rhythm Guitar, Lead Guitar, Acoustic Guitar.

ABOUT

Hello,

I play bass. I also play other stuff, but I am a bass player at heart. I am a versatile player with eclectic influences, but I really enjoy playing stuff that grooves.

I like to write and I like to record, but I really like to improvise and create interesting music with good people.

Really I'm looking for a like-minded guitar player to collaborate with (jam, write, perform). I've got rad drummer and singer, and we rock regardless of who is playing guitar, but I need a regular guitar player to collaborate and make a musical connection with.

Gigs are not hard to line up if we are a good fit.

Check out my influences to see where we might align.

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I've been playing in bands since I was in high school and spent all of the 2000s playing original music across Canada at venues ranging from small clubs to concert halls and outdoor festivals.

I spent 8 years with an original alternative funk/rock/reggae band that put out 2 CDs and toured Canada multiple times.

I spent 4 years writing/producing/playing with a tight urban r&b/soul band that put out a CD and played on the festival circuit.

I have also played in several side projects along the way in a variety of genres (acoustic/folk, indie, blues, latin, metal, dub, blues, hip hop, film soundtracks, experimental) and have put out a number of recordings.

For the last 5 years, I have been playing with a rad group of guys in a rock and roll based project. We play a mix of originals and some deep cuts, and have a big sound with a fat rhythm section. We don't currently have a regular guitar player though, and there's an opening there.

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If you want to start something new, contact me.

If you have something that you think might interest me, contact me.

If you think we might be musically compatible and want to jam, contact me.

I'm ready to do this.

j m u s u l a k @ gee mail . c o m

Screen name:
onemanjam
Member since:
Dec 08 2011
Active within 2 weeks
Level of commitment:
Committed
Years playing music:
25
Gigs played:
Over 100
Tend to practice:
2-3 times per week
Available to gig:
1 night a week
Most available:
Nights

Influences

MUSICAL INFLUENCES:

Tom Waits, Jimi Hendrix, The Meters, Bob Marley, Booty's Rubber Band, Fishbone, The Minutemen, Funkadelic, Faith No More, Frank Zappa, Fela Kuti, Manu Chao, Bill Laswell, Battles, Soundgarden, Zeppelin, Floyd, Peter Tosh, Sublime, James Brown, John Frusciante, The Beatles, Rolling Stones, Black Crowes, Brian Jonestown Massacre, David Bowie, Talking Heads, Peter Gabriel, The Police, John Lee Hooker, RATM, Curtis Mayfield, Charles Mingus, The Tragically Hip, Tony Allen, Velvet Undergroud.

BASS INFLUENCES:

George Porter Jr, Larry Taylor, Mike Watt, Bootsy Collins, Larry Graham, Aston Barrett, Flea, Ben Sheppard, John Paul Jones, Charles Mingus, Dee Murray, Paul McCartney, Billy Cox, Cliff Burton.

RECENT BANDS I DIG:

tUnE-yArDs, Black Keys, Portugal. The Man, Alabama Shakes, Sharon Jones, Battles, TV on the Radio, Grizzly Bear, The Dirty Projectors, Boots Riley, Antibalas, Budos Band, Akron Family, The Constantines, Matisyahu, Dub Trio, Darryl Jenifer, Black Joe Lewis, The Heavy, Kid Koala, Khruangbin.

Instrument experience:

Bass Guitar:
Expert
Upright bass:
Advanced
Rhythm Guitar:
Moderate
Acoustic Guitar:
Moderate
Background Singer:
Moderate
Other Percussion:
Intermediate
Trumpet:
Intermediate

EQUIPMENT

Musicman Stingray 4 string bass
Fender Precision 4 string bass
Fender Jazz 4 string bass
Ovation acoustic 5 string bass
upright 4 string bass
Telecaster Guitar
Taylor Big Baby Acoustic
500W Ashdown Bass Head
1x15 Trace Elliot Bass Cabinet
4x10 Trace Elliot Bass Cabinet
1x12 Aguilar Bass Cabinet
30W Vintage Fender Tube Amp
trumpet
djembe
ukulele
melodica

MUSIC