SEEKING
Band to Join, Vocalist, Rhythm Guitar, Lead Guitar, Bass Guitar, Drums, Saxophone, Background Singer, Upright bass.ABOUT
Hi, I'm Josh. I'm a versatile, experienced keyboard player and the proud product of a musical family. As a result, I've been playing piano and keyboards for over 30 years. I was recently part of a promising folk-rock group that recorded and played some gigs, but had to dissolve because the singer moved away. I prefer to play rhythmic stuff, but I'm open to any music I connect with. I've written a handful of instrumental songs that I'd love to play with others and record some day. But I'd prefer to play in a collective where multiple band members are writing or where I'm not the bandleader.
A little more about me: I have relative pitch, so I can pick up most progressions and melodies after hearing them for the first time. I played in bands when I was younger, then took a long break to focus on the day job. But in 2023, I started putting myself out there again. This is what I love doing the most, and anyone who's played with me will tell you that comes across in my playing and my energy in rehearsals and shows.
- Screen name:
- learnbyear
- Member since:
- Feb 13 2023
- Active within 1 week
- Level of commitment:
- Very Committed
- Years playing music:
- 30
- Gigs played:
- 10 to 50
- Tend to practice:
- More than 3 times per week
- Available to gig:
- 2-3 nights a week
- Most available:
- Nights
Influences
Stevie Wonder, Dr. John, Ray Charles, The Band, Stuff, Charlie Hunter, Medeski Martin & Wood, Vulfpeck, Snarky Puppy, Hiatus Kaiyote, Chromeo, Booker T. & and the MGs, The Meters, Steely Dan, Herbie Hancock, Weather Report, Billy Preston, Larry Goldings/Scary Goldings/Scary Pockets, Parliament/Funkadelic, Robert Walter, Jamiroquai, Wil Blades, Jeff Beck, James Brown, Galactic, Aaron Parks, Air (in parks?), Cake, and Allen Toussaint. There are many more that I'm surely forgetting here.
Instrument experience:
- Keyboard:
- Advanced
- Piano:
- Advanced
EQUIPMENT
- Yamaha CP4 Stage Piano (rare find, action praised by pros)
- Hammond SK1 (Portable organ with extra voices)
- Rhodes Mark I Stage 73 (1977, fully serviced, for home use)
- Yamaha Reface CP (incredibly portable high-quality mini board)
- Danelectro Money Laundry pedal (Leslie sim)
- Electro-Harmonix Small Stone Phase Shifter (original from '80s)
- Roland Jazz Chorus 22 amp (for practicing)
- Roland Super Cube 60 amp (as monitor/if PA is insufficient)
