jhpilling + Musician in Toronto, ON

SEEKING

ABOUT

This is my profile seeking collaborators for my own original music. If you are looking for nice, but serious, people to play with this is it. I believe strongly in a team approach. It's my writing and vision, but I'm open to how other people interpret it. I want to bring out the best of what other people do because they will be more engaged. Me bossing people around wears thin really fast. Tell me your strength that you'd like to contribute.

I'm serious full-time musician. I re-started my music career early 2020 and I'm working a long-term strategy to grow it. At this point, I'm looking to develop a dynamic live performance to present anywhere in the GTA. I'm looking for win-win collaborators, so it's not a paid position, but I will cover expenses like a rehearsal space.

My originals are in the videos and audio linked here. Or find me ("Jason Pilling") on Spotify and YouTube. If you like what you hear, and you'd like to collaborate, contact me here, or look me up on Instagram or Twitter to get in contact.

If you want me to work on your song, look up my "Jason the Sideman" profile here on Bandbox.

Screen name:

jhpilling

Member since:

Nov 16 2018

Active within 24 hours

Level of commitment:

Touring

Years playing music:

30

Gigs played:

50 to 100

Tend to practice:

More than 3 times per week

Available to gig:

2-3 nights a week

Influences

I care a lot about lyrics. Gord Downie, Aimee Mann are favourites - writers who approach common situations and make them poetic. I don't generally write romantic or angry topics.

Genre-wise, I'm open minded but my strengths are guitar and vocal based. But I love getting a little weird...so Radiohead, Regina Specktor, Andrew Bird, Conor Oberst, Fiona Apple are all aspirational targets.

Instrument experience:

Acoustic Guitar:

Expert

Bass Guitar:

Expert

Rhythm Guitar:

Expert

Vocalist:

Expert

Background Singer:

Advanced

Keyboard:

Moderate

Ukulele:

Moderate

Lead Guitar:

Intermediate

EQUIPMENT

Instruments: Lotsa guitars, basses, amps. Banjitar, analog synth, v-drums.

Studio: I have good gear to record vocals and guitars. UAD plug-ins for mixing.

MUSIC