pretendman + Musician in Seattle, WA

SEEKING

ABOUT

I play guitar and bass, a bit of drums, and I sing. Looking for like-minded collaborators with complementary sensibilities, instincts and ability. Guitar-based indie-rock is the main entree here, though I'm open to forays into Mongolian throat singing, musique concrète and total silence. A-heh. Most of my stylistic tendencies derive from rock and pop music of the 60s, 80s and 90s, especially the offbeat/obscure stuff. Always on the make for a concise melody, an undeniable beat, a texture, a vibe, a surprise. Ugly beauty. Songs that sound odd but inevitable. Check my influences and maybe all this blah-blah will make some sense.

If it does, email is best: pretendman at yaw hew dawt calm

Screen name:

pretendman

Member since:

Dec 16 2017

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

Television, Talk Talk, Richard Davies, Sparklehorse, Swervedriver, Yo La Tengo, Big Star, Pell Mell, Wire, Roxy Music, Cardinal, Cool Jazz, Bowie, Moore/Renaldo, Jobim, Joao Gilberto, Air, Blonde Redhead, Throwing Muses, Thomas Dolby, The Doors, Zombies, Guided by Voices, Howlin’ Wolf, Low, Lemolo, Mutton Birds, Polvo, Protomartyr, Pseudosix, Radiation City, Sebadoh, Pavement, Elliott Smith, Beach House, Stereolab, Sunset Valley, Unrest, X, New Pornographers, Rubber Soul/Revolver, The Association, Quasi, Sloan, Squeeze, Spoon, Steely Dan, Stooges, Bossa Nova, Burt Bacharach, Herb Alpert, Elbow, The Good The Bad and the Queen, Velvet Underground, Jessamine, My Bloody Valentine, Doves, The Birthday Party, Cabaret Voltaire, Japan, Tones on Tail, American Music Club, Red Red Meat, The Wrens, Coco

Instrument experience:

Bass Guitar:

Advanced

Rhythm Guitar:

Advanced

Acoustic Guitar:

Moderate

Lead Guitar:

Moderate

Vocalist - Baritone:

Intermediate

EQUIPMENT

All the de rigueur gear.