jesseselman

SEEKING

Vocalist, Rhythm Guitar, Lead Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Bass Guitar, Drums, Other Percussion, Violin, Trumpet, Saxophone, Keyboard, Flute, Other, Cello, Electronic Music.

ABOUT

I create my own music, i play guitar, drums, bass, synth, ...

I have about 30 songs that are about 90% done and over 120 sessions that i've started recording but they are mostly ideas with big potential.
As much as i would like to do everything myself i am giving in and have to look for other musicians to help me finish it all.

I have a home studio of my own in my house, my living room has been transformed into a studio. Nothing major but i can record anything anytime.
I've played in different bands, from rock, metal and even Christian church band playing drums and guitar.
As a teenager i've spent 3 years singing in a church choir in Slovenia, Europe.
Since i was born and raised in Europe i grew up listening mostly to European style metal, along with everything else of course.
My friends who i have grown up with have played in many different bands, a few of them played for Belphegor, Noctiferia, Nothnegal, Dusk Delight, Scaffold etc... which means i was there with them, helping setup stage and even had a chance to practice with them and record in a studio.

Dusk Delight is a 1st band i started playing in 1997 but that following year i left for the USA so they had to find a replacement drummer to record the album and when i came to US i started playing guitar and stuck with it ever since.
I still play drums and everything else i listed.

My music contains lots of elements from Swedish Death Metal - Norwegian Black metal styles, it's classical music inspired with very little western type classic rock and blues licks.

So if you're interested in this type of madness send me a message.

Screen name:: jesseselman
Member since:: Jul 06 2022; Active over 1 month ago
Level of commitment:: Very Committed
Years playing music:: 25
Gigs played:: 10 to 50
Tend to practice:: More than 3 times per week
Most available:: Days

Influences

European influences:
Dark Tranquility, At The Gates, Dismember, Entombed, Dissection, Hypocrisy, Samael, In Flames, Dimmu Borgir, Cradle Of Filth, Opeth, Edge Of Sanity, Carcass, Anathema, ...
etc etc

Western influences:
Megadeth, Metallica, Dream Theater, Death, Cannibal Corpse, Morbid Angel, Corrosion Of Conformity ... Joe Satriani, Steve Vai, Jason Becker,...
etc etc

Instrument experience:

Vocalist:: Moderate
Rhythm Guitar:: Moderate
Lead Guitar:: Moderate
Acoustic Guitar:: Moderate
Bass Guitar:: Moderate
Drums:: Moderate
Other Percussion:: Moderate
Keyboard:: Moderate

EQUIPMENT

Guitars:
2 x Ibanez 6 string (Drop C)
1 x Ibanez 7 string (Drop D - Low A)
1 X Charvel 650 XL (Drop D)

Guitar Amp:
Genz Benz El Diablo 100 - Head
Randall Thrasher 2x12 - Cabinet

Guitar pedals:
BOSS GT3 (not getting rid of it anytime soon. It's old but it's the best i've ever played - analog samples, no digital sh*t)
BOSS GE-7 EQ
BOSS MT-2 Metal Zone
BOSS TU-2 Tuner
Jim Dunlop 535Q Wah

BASS:
Cort 5 string
Washburn 4 string

Drums:
Roland electronic drumset TD17-KVX
I recorded a lot of music on these drums. At 3 am. ;)
Looking to purchase an acoustic set one of these days though.

Recording equipment:
Focusrite 18i8
M-Audio Preamp
M-Audio MIDI Keyboard - Keystudio

Studio Monitors:
M-Audio Studiophile CX-8
M-Audio AV-40

DAW:
Ableton (my #1 main daw)
Cubase Studio (my 2nd choice daw)
Reaper (still evaluating)
Pro Tools (old rarely in use)
Studio One (old rarely in use)

DAW VST:
Neural DSP
Native Instruments - Komplete
etc etc too many to name