Quai34 + Musician in Winnipeg, MB

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Hi,
We are looking for a drummer to gig again (After a hiatus of 2 years due to Covid) with the same set up when we were a 7 pieces Pure Funk/Dance Band, bass, Keys, drums, Guitar, Mezzo Soprano, Soprano and Alto vocalist, female singers ONLY.

We are looking for: DRUMMER
A drummer as our current one has to leave due to health related issues. His replacement should be:
- Having great friendship and good musicianship too
- Being able to play perfectly on a click, we have samples and drumbox running on almost all the songs.
- Being tight in his playing and knowing the songs, where to start, where to end, where are the fills in and how to play them in tight and precise harmony with the recording
- But we are trying to play a lot of live version so, when the songs require it, being able to add some creativity in all the places where our set up cannot compete with the hugely processed songs of our repertoire.
- Liking Funk/dance music of post 2010's, if it's older, it has to be in the vein of Chic/Nile Rodgers.
- Being able to adapt to the requests of the singers and the band leader: There is no big ego in the band but we are still very good professionals and have been individually playing for years...
- Charts with lyrics/verse/etc structure of songs and drums charts are available but still need to be adjusted to your liking.
- 7 pieces drum kit (3 Up, one Down plus two snares) available on site and a huge selection of cymbals plus fully Tama Royal Star Maple 1973 kit. Kit serving for practices, recording and shows...

Everything above that describe a friendly but Pro attitude as well should apply the Drummer we are looking for.

3 Female singers, Bassist, Keys and Guitar already on board and starting to rehearse, so, join us, that would be a good vibe with 3 female singers, don't you think?

SEE PICTURES FOR MY BIO (And short presentation of the band to see what we play)

- Gear provided:
Monitors and Headphone amplifiers provided for everyone so, practice is "quite" calm and refreshing, musicians are not tired with feedback and not being able to hear themselves (They can really hear themselves I meant).
Lyrics and chords ready on Dropbox and an Apps (Bandhelper) plus harmonizer for effects on vocals.

Our current repertoire is mainly based on Pure Funk/Pop/Dance post 2010's songs...
If it's older, it has to have a connection with the vision of the band...Think Chic/Nile Rodgers...

Our show is 4 hours, 3 sets of 16 songs.
Is it something you could be interested in, contact me at philippe dot baudet arobase yaa hooo dot fr like France...You understood...I have to write it this way to avoid the filter that will cancel my email address...

Screen name:

Quai34

Member since:

Jul 02 2015

Active within 24 hours

Level of commitment:

Very Committed

Years playing music:

45

Gigs played:

Over 100

Tend to practice:

2-3 times per week

Available to gig:

2-3 nights a week

Most available:

Nights

Influences

Beatles, Bob Marley, Rolling stone, Pink Floyd, Genesis, Peter Gabriel, Alicia Keys, BB King, Average White Band, The blue Brothers, The brekker Brothers, Chic, Dave Grusin, Depeche Mode, Diana Krall, Jimmy Smith, Eric Clapton, George Michael, George Benson, Grover Washington Junior, John Scoffield, Chet Baker, Jeff Beck, Level 42, Luther Vandross, Mariah Carey, Marvin Gaye, Norah Jones, Oscar peterson, Eroll Gardner, Police, U2, Toto, Supertramp, Weezer, the Who, The Doors, CCR, Marvin Gaye, James Brown, all Motown artists, Stevie Wonder, Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Al Jarreau, Pat Metheny, Larry Carlton, Marcus Miller, Weather report, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Duke Ellington, Santana, Prince, Herbie Hancock, Bruno Mars, Adele, Katy Perry, Withney Houston, Sarah Vaughn, Ray Charles, Sade, Sonny Rollins, Soulive, Maceo Parker, Taylor Swift, etc.....all genre but Folk/country.

Instrument experience:

Keyboard:

Expert

Piano:

Expert

EQUIPMENT

Full set up of microphones for singers (AKG C535) and drums (8 Mics on Drums), Mixer Mackie Onyx and Yorkville Parasource PA, 6 Pro keyboards (Nord Stage 2 and C2D Hammond Clone, DSI Prophets, Expanders Oberheim, Roland and EMU, etc...), basses and Guitars (G&L USA, Ibanez, Egnater & Eden Amps), Vintage Tama Star 1973 7 pieces Drums kit, 3 Up, 1 down plus 2 snares and a lot (Maybe too much???) of cymbals on the kit, In Ear Monitors for all musicians and singers, Yorkville Complete set of Lights, etc...Dedicated Sound Check Guy, we have everything for a good show.

Song we already know;

Funk/Pop songs:
All About That bass/Meghan Traynor, 24K magic/Bruno Mars, Treasure/Bruno Mars, Uprown Funk/Bruno Mars, Billy Jean/Michael Jackson, Shut Up & Dance/Walk The Moon, Sledgehammer/Peter gabriel, Stompa/Serena Riders, Can't Stop The feeling/Justin Timberlake, I Can't feel My Face/Weeknd, Cool Kids/Echosmith, Locked Out of Heaven/Bruno Mars, Cake By the Ocean/DNCE, Get Lucky/Daft Punk, Happy/Pharell Williams, I Got a Feeling/Black Eyes Peas, Fireworks/Katy Perry, We found Love/Rihanna, Move Like Jaegger/Marron 5, My Fire/Kimberley Davis, Give me a Good reason/Tracy Chapman, Purple Rain/Prince, Lean On/DJ Snake, Call me Maybe/ Carly Ray Jepsen. Le Freak & Good Times/Chic. Holidays & Get into the Groove/Madonna....etc...

Songs in the Dance/Funk setlist that need to be practiced a little bit: Lean On, Lady Marmelade, It's raining men, Shaft, Boogie Hoogie, Tightrope, What is Love, Crazy in Love and Shake it off.

Classic Rock/Alternative Rock
A Whiter shade of pale/Procol Harum - Abacab/Genesis - All right now/Free - Are you gonna go my way/Lenny Kravitz - Beverly Hills/Weezer - Cumbersome/Seven Mary Three - Don't stop believin/Journey - - Don't Stop/Fleetwood Mac - Evil Ways/Santana - Float on/Modest House - Get Over it/Ok Go - Hardest Button to Button/The White Stripes - Heartache Tonight/Eagles - Hold the Line/Toto - House of Rising Sun/Animals - I believe in a Thing called love/Darkness - Jenny/Tommy Tutone - Jump/Van Halen - Kryptonite/3 Doors - Let It Ride/BTO - Little Black Submarine/The Black keys - Machine head/Bush - Mary jane Last dance/Tom petty - Money for Nothing/Dire Straits - New orleans is siking/Tragically Hip - No More Mr Nice Guy/Alice Cooper - Radar Love/Golden Hearing - Rocky Mountain way/Joe Walsh - Run For Cover/Marcus Miller; David Sandborn - Santa Monica/Everclear - Santeria/Sublime - Say it and So/Weezer - Seven action Army/The White Stripes - Simple Man/Lynyrd Skynyrd - Sledgehammer/Peter Gabriel - Steady as she goes/The Raconters - Take me out/Franz ferdinand - The Middle/Jimmy eat the word - The Stroke/Billy Squire - The way it is/Sheepdogs - The Weigth/The Band - Today/Smashing Pumkins - Tom Cat Prowl/Doug & The Slugs - Tush/Zz Top - What I got/Sublime - When I come Around/Green Day

Blues/Pop Songs:
Ain't no love in the City/Whitesnake - All along the Watchover/Hendricks - All your love/Gary moore - Anyway you want it/Journey - Anywhere you wanna go/Santana - Oye Como Va/Santana - Baba O'Riley/The Who - Black Magic Women/Santana - Can't you hear me Knocking/Rollng Stones - Can't Explain/The who - Can't find my way home/Clapton - Can't you see/Marshall Tucker band - Chameleon/Herbie Hancock - China Groove/Doobie Brothers - Copperhead Road/Steve Earl - China Groove/Doobie Brothers - Cover Me/Bruce Springsteen - Do It Again/Steely Dan - Don't let me Down/Beatles, John Mayer and Clapton version - Double Vision/Foreigner - Eminence Front/The Who - Flip, Flop and Fly/Big Joe Turner - Flooding Down in Texas/Papa Georges - Fortunate Song/CCR - Further up on the Road/Joe Bonamasaa & Eric Clapton - Gimme all your loving/Zz Top - Grils Just Want to Have Fun/Cindy Lauper - Glory Days/Bruce Springsteen - Have Blues will travel/Smoken Joe Kubech - Hideaway/John Mayal & Clapton - Hold on/Santana - I Feel Good/ James Brown - I know a Little/Lyrynd Skynyrd - I wish/Stevie Wonder - In the Air Tonight/Phil Collins - It's my life/Bon Jovi - It's my life/Talk Talk - Jealous Again/The Black Crow - La Grange/Zz Top - Life in the Fast lane/Eagles - Listen to the Music/Doobie Brothers - Livin on a Prayer/Bon Jovi - Long Train Running/Doobis Brother - Mama let him Play/Jerry Doucette - Money/Pink Floyd - Money for Nothing/Dire Straits - moondance/Van Morrison - Nasty Habits/Tommy Castro - No Time/Burton Cummings - My Own Way to Rock/Burton Cummings - Reeling in the Years/Steely Dan - Ride like the Wind/Christopher Cross - Ride till I'm satisfied/walter Trut - Roller/April Wine - Rolling in The Deep/Adele - Separate Ways/Journey - Somebody like you/Keith Urban - Still got the Blues/Gary Moore - Stompa/Serna Riders - Sultans of Swing/Dire Straits - Superstition/Stevie Wonder - The Wall/Pink Floyd - Uncle Junior/Soul live - Walking On The Sunshine/Martha and the Waves - Watermelon man/Herbie hancock - Whippin Post/Allman Brothers

Jazz/Lounge songs/Real Book:
C James Blues - Cantaloop Island/Herbie hancock - Blue Bossa - Summer Samba - Samba de una nota - Girl from Ipanema - Desafinado - Summertime - Pink Panther - Pick up the Pieces/AWB or Candy Dulfer version - Strasbourg St Denis/Candy Dulfer - Europa/Santana - Clapton Old Love - Clapton/Cocaine - Careless Whispers/George Michael - Just the two of us/Groover Washington Junior - The cat/Jimmy Smith - Bluesette/Toots Thielmans - The persuaders - What's going on, Sexual Healing, Let's get it on & I heard through the grapewine/Marvin Gaye - Blues in Green & So What/Miles Davis - What I'd Say/Ray Charles - Papa was a rolling Stone/Temptations - Logical song/Supertramp - Child of Vision/Supertramp - I will always love you/Whitney Houston - Chank/John Scoffield

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