K2mission

SEEKING

Band to Join, Rhythm Guitar, Lead Guitar, Bass Guitar, Drums.

ABOUT

I've begun writing my own music and I'm looking for musicians interested in developing a band for the purposes of recording (to start). This is an early stage and I don't expect gigs but if enough material is developed and we can find an interest from local establishments then it could happen.

It's all open at this point but must begin with a common interest, desire, and understanding in what we're looking to do/develop.

I'm, personally, looking to develop something along the lines of thrash metal where the riffs are intricate, edgy, and have cool grooves. I'm also looking to include a decent level of singing with good background vocal harmonies and/or accents. I'm a tenor and sing regularly (so, no constant growling). The finishing touches would be a great rhythm section with a bassist that has either played enough cover tunes to know what sounds good or has a decent understanding of basic theory and has good ideas for the underlying driving sound of the groove and to find a talented drummer with the energy and understanding to develop great thrash beats (not constant double-bass but something that offers double-bass and complexity and/or creativity).

I have a practice space and recording equipment and have already started laying down tracks and ideas. There are also a lot of lyrics that I've written as well as some lyric idea stubs waiting to be further developed.

While writing lyrics and recording bits and pieces of my own music, I've been practicing and playing/singing covers that interest me.

I like most songs that have a good beat and a lot of energy. Stuff I've played or like to practice at home ranges from metal (which I play most frequently) such as songs from Megadeth, Anthrax, Overkill and Metallica, rock songs such as "This Is Gonna Hurt", "Love Bites (And So Do I)", "You're A Lie", "Boss' Daughter" but also goes back to Rock from the 90's and 80's to include songs such as "An American Girl", "Poison", "Bad Case Of Loving You (Doctor, Doctor)" (yep...Robert Palmer; cool and fun tune), "Promises", "You're Invited But Your Friend Can't Come" (cool technical tune when Vince Neil was on his own), "Still Of The Night", "Magic" (fun tune by The Cars), and even "Hungry Like The Wolf" by Duran Duran.

I'm a full-time employee working until 5pm every day so Saturdays are my best day but I could also fit in one or two nights during the week. You can email me at K2mission at hot mail d0t com. The two most notable places I've played are the Trocadero and the Philly Hard Rock but most of my time out has been through the regular bars. My only reservation in playing out now is that I will not play in a bar that permits smoking.

Contact me if you have an interest in developing a similar style of music.

Screen name:: K2mission
Member since:: Dec 13 2012; Active within 24 hours
Level of commitment:: Very Committed
Years playing music:: 35
Gigs played:: 50 to 100
Tend to practice:: 2-3 times per week
Available to gig:: 2-3 nights a week
Most available:: Nights

Influences

Megadeth, Testament, Anthrax, Overkill, Metallica, Slash, Alice Cooper, Pop Evil, Halestorm, Sixx A.M., Volbeat, Helloween, Mötley Crüe, Def Leppard, Joe Satriani, Ozzy Osbourne, Van Halen, Vince Neil, The Offspring, some AC/DC, and others.