Vincent Gros + Musician in Kelowna, BC

SEEKING

ABOUT

Hey there,
Long time singer, 10 years of acoustic/electric guitar (mostly rhythm), always been a side passion but we had a grunge/alt rock band back in Quebec where I played rhythm guitar/vocalist (and backvocals/a bit of lead guitar when switching with one other member) with 2 albums under our belt and a couple shows.

After a long hiatus, I'm back to my roots on acoustic and recorded some up to date covers that you can find here, casually recording my singing while playing guitar :
https://www.youtube.com/@vincentgros/videos
and also here for older stuff :
https://soundcloud.com/vincent-gros.
For those interested, our old grunge/alt rock band is here (but I am departing a bit from that) : https://open.spotify.com/artist/4fByZ3gse0wmea8Lo9kHAu

I'll be honest, I'm just testing the waters here, trying to meet people I can vibe with, with a bit of an open mind (still got to be in the same area of musical affinity of course).
I think I want to focus more on my singing and less on my guitar playing this time around? (but I can and will play along some rhythm if needed for songs)
And I would like to explore a context that fits more my voice, so less of an heavy grunge sound (I wish I had what it takes but I find my voice goes better with smoother soundscapes, I don't have the raw/loud energy for it, or something), and more of a gentler Alt Rock vibe, acoustic or electro (see influences and my covers to get an idea).

Open to join/form a band, cover and/or compositions for sure, and at least meeting with people with common interests!

Thank you for reading :)

vincent.a.gros at "google"mail com (you know the one, I just can't write it clearly otherwise the website slams it)

Screen name:

Vincent Gros

Member since:

Apr 14 2023

Active within 2 weeks

Level of commitment:

Moderately Committed

Years playing music:

10

Gigs played:

Under 10

Available to gig:

2-3 nights a week

Most available:

Nights

Influences

Some bands closer to my recent shift in musical/vocal goals :

Radiohead, Failure, Bjork, Nine Inch Nails (the softer parts), Drab Majesty, Depeche Mode, Beck, Bush (softer parts), Fleet Foxes, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Garbage, Veruca Salt, a lot of indie rock/alt rock/electro/folk bands

Examples of influences I love but gave up trying to emulate with my voice too much (hence the shift in direction):

Nirvana, Soundgarden, Alice in Chains, The Distillers, Hole, Black Sabbath, heavier alt rock/metal bands

It's a very narrow view of my influences, a lot of alt-rock/indie rock/shoegaze/dreampop/darkwave/folk/electro

Instrument experience:

Vocalist:

Advanced

Rhythm Guitar:

Advanced

Acoustic Guitar:

Advanced

Background Singer:

Moderate

Lead Guitar:

Intermediate

Piano:

Beginner

EQUIPMENT

differents mics, stands, guitars (acoustic/electric), amps, pedalboards, too many cables and picks as every musican haha
got a bass and a piano, some recorders, software

MUSIC