HammerHankinson + Musician in Denver, CO

SEEKING

ABOUT

I started on guitar when I was 15 when my Dad helped buy me a guitar and amp which was his attempt to get me away from video games as they were consuming my life and my Dad was concerned. Once I picked up the guitar I spent hours and hours in my room learning songs every day. A few years later my uncle, who was a major influence to me with music since he had been playing in bands when I was growing up, needed a bassist for his band and offered me the gig if I could quickly pick up bass. So I went and bought a cheap bass and amp just so I could get into my first band.

Once I started learning songs from bands like Primus and Tool I was hooked on the bass and it became my main instrument and I've been slappin' da bass ever since.

I moved to Denver back in the fall of 2010 but before that I was playing in some very talented bands in Dayton Ohio such as Hand of Karma, Silk Abrasion and Chapter of Progress. In those bands I played hundreds of shows all over the region and even got to play the Whiskey Ago-go in LA. I even got to open for some very big bands including Static-X, All That Remains and Mushroomhead, and played some huge shows like X-Fest 2009 which was in front of thousands of people and shared the event with bands like Alice in Chains and Mudvayne.

Currently hoping to get into an electronic/jamtronica/synthrock project but surprisingly enough I've had difficulties finding musicians in Denver with similar interests.

Screen name:

HammerHankinson

Member since:

Apr 30 2010

Active over 1 month ago

Level of commitment:

Touring

Years playing music:

15

Gigs played:

Over 100

Tend to practice:

2-3 times per week

Available to gig:

6-7 nights a week

Most available:

Nights

Influences

I'm very influenced by creativity and anything weird. My favorite and most influential artists are ones that have a unique sound.

But as a small example here is a list of bands I've been listening to a lot lately:

Faith no More (or anything Mike Patton)
All of Maynard James Keenans stuff (Tool, A Perfect Circle and Puscifer)
Pantera
Primus
Mindless Self Indulgence
Muse
Incubus
System of Down
Gorillaz
Hed(PE)
Type O Negative
Dog Fashion Disco
Machine Head
Soilwork
STP
Alice In Chains
....and the list can go for days

Instrument experience:

Bass Guitar:

Expert

Rhythm Guitar:

Moderate

Background Singer:

Intermediate

EQUIPMENT

Power:
Ampeg SVT-Pro 5, Ampeg Classic 1300w 4x10 (main) Fender 310 combo amp (practice and small venue gigs)

Instruments:
Warwick Corvette 5str, Ibanez SR490, SR 590

Pedals:
Digitech bass distortion, digitech bass chorus, Cry Baby bass Wah, Boss Digital Delay, Bass Synth Wah, Ampeg Octave, Boss Chromatic Tuner

MUSIC