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