Musicians ~ What do you play and what do you do?
Strings and frets here. I’ve been playing guitar for the last 23 years and will play mandolin, banjo, or uke if there are enough guitar players in the room. Just bought my first bass a few months ago and it has been lots of fun and of course an easy transition from guitar. I’ve been in a handful of bands playing rock/hard rock, bluegrass, Celtic music, and even a jam band in my younger years.
I’ve been recording myself and others since ‘99 (Cool Edit Pro v1.5) and I enjoy the creative processes of composing, recording, mixing, etc. I’ve placed music in short films and in commercial applications, and have been working on orchestration with dreams of doing larger scale film scores.
I started playing because I wanted to learn “Needle and the Damage Done,” and a number of other Neil Young songs. He’s to blame for all this.
What do you play and do with your musician’s karate chops?
I've been a synth/keyboard player since the 80's. Played in a few bands, had some music in a few short films and now I just sit around recording the occasional song.
You must’ve had a nice vintage synth or two coming from the ‘80s. I owned a Wine Country/Sequential restored Prophet 5 rev2 for about a year and was offered twice what I paid, so I sold it.
I started out with a Casio if you can believe it. Tiny thing with a wee little sampler on it. Eventually ran through Rolands, Akais, Yahamas, Korgs and a buttload of sequencers and squawk boxes. I've reduced it down to a few items just to make it less overwhelming.
I don't yet, but would love to learn guitar.. I had planned on learning from a dear friend but he moved to Texas years ago.... ;)
I've been playing guitar off and on (mostly off) for about 15 years. The last couple years I've picked up a Casio keyboard and a bass. Bass has been a lot of fun and I kind of wish I would have picked it up sooner.
One of my new years resolutions was to play more this year, and it's been going pretty well. I've managed to get a few hours of practice in most weeks.
Drummer here. Playing 30+ years. My current active projects are a jazz trio with a twice-monthly gig at a piano bar, a brass band that plays New Orleans jazz and funk, and a couple of soul jazz groups. I also have a bunch of other projects that cycle in and out of the rotation - some singer/songwriters, a blues pianist, a prog-funk band. Also do occasional weddings, private parties and recording sessions. I have a day job too but I rarely turn down a chance to play.
First post after registering. Hello world.
I'm a multi-instrumentalist/sound tech. Play keys, bass and gtr in order of preference and proficiency. Also pretty good with a mixing console and racks of outboard. Came close when I was younger but never made it to the A-list of performers, now I'm a grumpy studio/stage sound guy.