ABOUT
-continuously working on developing my guitar playing and singing skills. -have been doing more singing in recent years. -when I was in a band, I was mainly a lead guitar player and harmony singer, though sometimes I feel like doing more singing particularly with some of the more "folky" songs. Though I do have strength with electric lead guitar soloing, so am open joining a band primarily as a guitarist. Also looking to do some quieter acoustic music with others.... I like singing songs with harmonies.
-all of my song performances that I have posted here were created with an older style multitrack recording deck and then transferred to a computer.
-song writing experience, gig experience, played guitar and sang in a classic rock band at several Alberta music festivals.
-one radio station event in 2019 where I played guitar and sang harmonies on a song that I had co-written.
-have composed several songs, and have lots of song ideas, though am just finally getting to that in recent years.
-I recall hearing a Bob Dylan interview where he expressed that:
........a new song in development is like a delicate flower. Like a flower, an idea can grow into something beautiful, however it can be easily destroyed before it blooms.......
-to me the drawings of the flowers provided by a lady friend in my photo section represent the delicacy of songs and song ideas in development.
-am gradually sharing some of my original songs though will likely post some of these songs when the time is right to do so.
-I sing harmonies and lead vocals and have worked a lot on my guitar skills over the years....improvisational skills- good knowledge of various scales.
Thanks,
Will
- Screen name:
- WillJ
- Member since:
- Jun 23 2010
- Active within 1 week
- Level of commitment:
- Committed
- Years playing music:
- 45
- Tend to practice:
- More than 3 times per week
Influences
classic rock, contemporary folk, folk rock, some blues, some heavy rock, some light rock -lots of different kinds of music. As I child I listened to Beatle records over and over..... Listened to all the hit pop songs on the radio in the late 1960s, and 1970s....mainstream radio stations....and the rock radio stations.....and I like a lot of the music from other eras including the 40s, 50s, 80s, 90s, and 2000s and even more current. Additionally, in recent years I have been starting to appreciate various country music artists to a greater extent.
Instrument experience:
- Vocalist - Baritone:
- Advanced
- Lead Guitar:
- Advanced
- Background Singer:
- Advanced
- Rhythm Guitar:
- Moderate
- Acoustic Guitar:
- Moderate
EQUIPMENT
this and that.
MUSIC
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Lead and Harmony Vocals and backup Guitar, 2020 Memphis, Bandmix remote Collaboration
Lead and Harmony Vocals and backup Guitar, 2020 Memphis, Bandmix remote Collaboration
this was a remote collaboration, a bandmix musician created a backing track for me consisting of guitar, bass and percussion. mp3s were sent to me, downloaded, and mixed along with my vocals etc. on my multitracker :)
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Quickly recorded guitar and vocals, Sep 2023, Memphis, over bass and drums backing track
Quickly recorded guitar and vocals, Sep 2023, Memphis, over bass and drums backing track
just working on this today....still a work in progress...bass, drums backtrack provided by another musician, and I redid the guitars and vocals today in this multitrack recording
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Guitar and Vocals, Helpless 2009
Guitar and Vocals, Helpless 2009
did this one a long time ago..in 2009
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Guitar and Vocals, 2012 Beatles Style Norwegian Wood
Guitar and Vocals, 2012 Beatles Style Norwegian Wood
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Norwegian Wood, Will vocals and guitar, LW added harmony vocals and JD added bass in 2022 remotely
Norwegian Wood, Will vocals and guitar, LW added harmony vocals and JD added bass in 2022 remotely
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Durham Town Vocals and Guitar sample Jan 22, 2024
Durham Town Vocals and Guitar sample Jan 22, 2024
Working on this one. Might be almost ready with this one for an open mic? right now, my recording method is the challenge. heheh
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Quick recording of two guitar parts, Oct 2023, Beatles Style Just 17 over drums only backing
Quick recording of two guitar parts, Oct 2023, Beatles Style Just 17 over drums only backing
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Cry Baby Cry Beatles song sample, Will, vocals and guitar Dec 14, 2023
Cry Baby Cry Beatles song sample, Will, vocals and guitar Dec 14, 2023
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3 guitar guitar parts, recorded in 2022, Lucky Man
3 guitar guitar parts, recorded in 2022, Lucky Man
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some of my Rock guitar solos recorded 2011 to 2022
some of my Rock guitar solos recorded 2011 to 2022
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2 Guitar parts 2017 solo Beatles Something
2 Guitar parts 2017 solo Beatles Something Year: 2017 Genre: Pop
solo, on my multitracker, 2 tracks used
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Guitar, Here Comes the Sun 2012
Guitar, Here Comes the Sun 2012
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Acoustic guitar backing track segment, year 2023, Dylan song
Acoustic guitar backing track segment, year 2023, Dylan song