KUYRA

ABOUT

Howdy. I'm the songwriter and instrumentalist for KUYRA, along with singer and lyricist Andrea Serrato, formerly of The Drizz. I'm a film composer who has been in a number of bands and wanted to get back to Indigenous roots. We play and sing in Rarámuri ra'icha, Purépecha, Spanish, and occasionally English. ;) I play bari uke, fretless bass and upright bass for performance and we record/program other stuff. We are preparing to record in April and would love to find a drummer/percussionist for recording and live performances.

Screen name:: KUYRA
Member since:: Aug 22 2019; Active within 1 week
Level of commitment:: Committed
Years playing music:: 30
Gigs played:: Over 100
Tend to practice:: 2-3 times per week
Available to gig:: 1 night a week

Influences

Saodaj', Heilung, Wardruna, Kaleema, Lulacruza, Chancha via Circuito, Alash, Altai Kai, loads of Mexican music and South American music, esp. folk and electronic, cumbia and huapango.

"older" influences, aka bands I'll always love: oh you know, Led Zep, Beatles, NIN, Depeche Mode, Jane's Addiction, Jeff Buckley, Oingo Boingo. But I don't consider them influences per se, since everyone lists that kind of stuff.

Instrument experience:

Rhythm Guitar:: Expert
Background Singer:: Expert
Other:: Expert
Vocalist - Alto:: Advanced
Ukulele:: Advanced
Vocalist:: Advanced
Vocalist - Baritone:: Advanced
Acoustic Guitar:: Advanced
Bass Guitar:: Moderate
Flute:: Moderate
Other Percussion:: Intermediate

EQUIPMENT

Home: Baritone uke, Kala soprano uke, Kala U-Bass, NS WAV4 electric upright bass, Rarámuri rampora (frame drum), Tongva shaker, Behringer Eurolive wedges, Fender Passport and a subwoofer, shakuhachi, NAF style bass flute, various other wooden flutes, drums and hand percussion.

Studio: 7.1.4 Mix Room with Pro Tools HD 2019, Waves, Izotope, s3, etc; Control Room with 32 input Audient Board, Live Room with U87s, Warm Audio Mics, Røde Mics, amps, drum kits. And so on. A full professional recording studio.