The Time Travelers Band + Band in Kansas City North, MO

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ABOUT

Band Profile revised & updated: Jan / 2024
As Contractor & Band Leader,..

I play Lead & Rhythm GUITAR while singing LEAD & OR HARMONY VOCALS as well as fronting our band as needed.
Our Bass Guitarist has been my Band Mate / Partner & Band Co-founder for 4+ years.

PRESENTLY,.. We are In SEARCH OF: an ADD-ON PERCUSSIONIST to be The CONGA / Bongos / TIMBALES / Set Percussionist,...HOPEFULLY a VOCALIST with HARMONY & LEAD singing abilities to add to our present Vocal Strengths, (but, singing abilities not a requirement to fill this role.)
To reply to this Opening to our 4-pc Band-group,...
PLEASE CONTACT ME (DON) 816 985 3797
OR:
[email protected]
A FULL SET of: CONGAS / TIMBALES / BONGOS / CYMBALS / CHIMES / TAMBORINE / MARACAS /HDWR. / & additional Percussion ACCESSORIES ARE AVAILABLE & ready to use
at our REHEARSAL STUDIO Site as an added CONVENIENCE to our Rehearsal Sessions.

ALSO,...
AS OF:
JANUARY / 2024,..We are SEARCHING FOR: and Will CONSIDER an additional 2nd LEAD GUITARIST ! ,..Shredding not needed, short guitar line parts will suffice in the lead guitar parts of our songs) also a Harmony Vocalist, who can also contribute to: Harmony Singing & a minimally light load of Lead singing.

January / 2024,...IN SEARCH OF-
a 2nd LEAD & Rhythm GUTARIST / Vocalist & OR:
Saxophone / VOCALIST to add to,... our ensemble group.

Singing skill & experience is welcome, a musician / guitarist who can also contribute to the following,...as, a,...

*LEAD & HARMONY VOCALIST- with the ear & experience of singing harmony vocals.

*LEAD SINGING- is an option, but could also prove to be an integral part of the vocal / singing strengths to add to our Live Performance !

SKILL SETS and versatility with:
*Additional Instruments skills are WELCOMED !

REHEARSALS: are planned usually twice a month, OR less than that- whenever we are booked out to perform a Gig in the same month.

Screen name:

don1206923

Member since:

May 14 2017

Active within 1 week

Level of commitment:

Committed

Years together:

3

Age:

71 years

Influences

Our TIME TRAVELERS BAND performs 3 - one hour rehearsed & prepped one hour SETS of over 60 popular songs from our repertoire which contain numerous medley song groups from an iconic list of: Dance-Rock Hit Songs from: THE 60's & 70's & 80's Era's and BEYOND of Popular, highly recognizable HIT SONGS and DANCE ROCK ANTHEMS selected & stylized for OUR,..
T I M E TRAVELER LIVE performance !

The T I M E Travelers Band LIVE performing Sound is of:,...ICONIC & Popular "DANCE ROCK" HITS with an array (of ROCK CLASSICS and POP ROCK from the 60's 70's & 80's

We "S O N G-UP" to Classic-Dance-Rock Songs that are rhythmically- selectively chosen to Invite & Draw our Audience to the Dance Floor !
with-
Energetic Grooves of highly recognizable popular ICONIC ROCK and Rock and Roll HITS !
S U C H AS:.....
noted below from the following Highly Popular Recording Artists from a span of generations of music interest.
i.e,..
Doobie Bros/MEDLEY, Joe Walsh, Neil Diamond/MEDLEY,
Grass Roots, The Young Rascals,
3 Dog Night/MEDLEY, Bob Segar, Bryan Adams, Rod Stewart, Yard Birds, Paul Revere & The Raiders, ELO, CSN, Moody Blues/MEDLEY, Jackson Browne, Billy Joel, Cat Stevens, The Fortunes, Jay & The Americans/MEDLEY, Roy Orbison, Gene Pitney, BREAD, Spencer Davis, Otis Redding, Sam & Dave,
Johnny Rivers/MEDLEY, The Guess Who, Van Morrison, BeeGee's/MEDLEY, Animals/MEDLEY, Stones
Boz Skaggs, Tommy James, Jefferson Starship, Billy Joel, Bruce Springsteen, Don Henley
Soul Survivors, Righteous Brothers, toto & more.
60's & 70's & 80's POPULAR ELECTRIC DANCE ROCK
IS OUR MAIN GOAL & FOCUS !

IN ADDITION,...
Our group will, also perform -

approximately 30+ minutes of ORIGINAL Dance Rock compositions are available & ready to be included in our performance whenever the timing is appropriate to perform ANY of our Original DANCE ROCK Songs.
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OUR MAIN FOCUS IS,... OUR: (electric) 3 - DANCE ROCK SETS OF- 60's 70's & 80's HIT songs,....

BUT WE ALSO HAVE,.. IF & WHEN NEEDED,...OFFER & can perform,...
AN additional ACOUSTIC GUITAR easy Listening SET of approximately 20 + songs which can easily be prepped & made readily to be performed as a warm up set to add, or as an (optional 4th set) for an engagement making for versatility in our chosen song format to be performed whenever it is appropriately needed or called on for a specific venue to a more easy listening audience or utilized at special event's such as:
a special Wedding moment song request and/or Corporate function or/a Performance at a Community Event. OR: Live Acoustic-ONLY EASY LISTENING music Venues as well.

IN ADDITION,...

Our ACOUSTIC 4th SET of songs... (we call our-
CABARET SUMMER REIGN SET) ....are carefully chosen for a mellow easy listening Audience and/or Specific Event / environment which are song selections that we're originally Recorded by the following popular Artists as listed below,
i.e.
Simon & Garfunkel, The Band, America, Dirt Band, New Grass Revival, The We Five, Mamas & the Pappa's, Dan Fogelberg, Richie Havens, Grateful Dead, Gordon Lightfoot, CSN & more.

Members Of Band

as of: January / 2024 Presently,...
.......WE ARE IN SEARCH OF A : Rhythm Guitarist
(who can contribute lead-guitar playing skills & abilities as needed),....WHO CAN ALSO : SING Harmonies
(and contribute some lead vocals as a team partner/Band Mate)
A L S O,...
.......WE ARE IN SEARCH OF A: CONGA / TIMBALES PERCUSSIONIST SET musician Who HOPEFULLY can contribute SOME SINGING ABILITIES for additional back-up of: Harmony &/or LEAD Vocals, and- (For the sake of convenience to our Rehearsal-Sessions,... We have a COMPLETE CONGAS Percussive SET available on site at our Rehearsal Studio)
if interested: please call OR text to (Don) at: 816 985 3797
Don Knecht FB Donnie Knecht Music FB
OR my e-mail:
[email protected]

PRESENTLY,...OUR BAND / CORE 4-pc. GROUP CONSISTS OF THE FOLLOWING;

1st musician- LEAD & Rhythm Electric GUITARIST +
LEAD & Harmony Vocalist

Although presently, our Band - Core - Group is a musically skilled & competent as a 4- piece live musical performing group,
We would consider but, not rule out,...
ADDING a fifth member in a SEARCH FOR a 2nd LEAD & Rhythm GUITARIST- who would also have experience with singing LEAD & HARMONY Vocals, making for an even more dynamic overall sound of our 60's 70's 80's Dance-Rock Group.
To: pursue: these possibilities:,.. please contact me at my
e-mail address of:

[email protected]

OR: please call me at: 816 985 3797

2rd musician- Electric BASS GUITAR

3rd musician- KEYBOARDIST & Vocalist

4th musician- DRUMMER & Vocalist

EQUIPMENT

P.A. Equipment & monitors (all powered JBL Speaker cabs) on tri-pod stands (monitors- as floor wedge cabinets)

+ STAGE AMPS are listed as the following;

FENDER Deluxe Reverb & FENDER Bassman P.B. 500 & FENDER 210, & a Peavey- (bass or keyboard amp) TKO 15"

INSTRUMENTS; Strat, Tele, Gretsch, Ibanez, Fender Precision Bass Guitar
(acoustic instruments; Alvarez, Ode)
P.A.,... All Powered JBL 15"s MAINS & JBL 18"s SUBS & SA SUB's &
JBL 12"s floor MONITORS

MIXER's; Allen Heath 16 x 4,.. 100' or 50' audio snakes
also- YAMAHA 10 ch. for rehearsals.
also,.. a full set of Drum microphones, stands, w/attaching & mounting hardware + Stage Audio Snake for sending Drums to Mixer.
a- (6' X 8' Drum Riser contained, ready for Drum / stage use.)

*(all matching Sennheiser mics) on: boomed mic-stands
4-Bar stage lighting, with additional Back Drop stage lighting.

(1-ton) Chevy Van & Band Trailer ( 6' x 12' ) dry, enclosed tandem axle trailer with (ramp - rear door.)

Stage amps & Yamaha- Clavinova CLP-20 Keyboard on scissor stand available at rehearsal location.
also,...
a DRUM Set of (Ludwig's,.. 22k,14s,16,13,12) ON SITE with a select array of CYMBAL choices of any needed CYMBALS which are available/ready here at our studio rehearsal location.
ALL noted gear is provided as a rehearsal convenience to Band-Mates and for Audition readiness.

MUSIC