SuburbanSurfer

SEEKING

Accordion, Acoustic Guitar, Background Singer, Bagpipes, Banjo, Bass Guitar, Cello, Clarinet, DJ, Dobro, Drums, Electronic Music, Fiddle, Flute, Harmonica, Harp, Keyboard, Lead Guitar, Mandolin, Other, Other Percussion, Piano, Rhythm Guitar, Saxophone, Steel guitar, Trombone, Trumpet, Ukulele, Upright bass, Violin, Vocalist, Vocalist - Alto, Vocalist - Baritone, Vocalist - Bass, Vocalist - Soprano, Vocalist - Tenor.

ABOUT

Suburban dad and corporate professional who enjoys moonlighting as a musician in cover bands. Primarily a rythm guitarist, but can also fill in on bass. Handy off-stage with sound mixing. Love working out arrangements for creative, cross-over covers and mashups.

Screen name:: SuburbanSurfer
Member since:: Dec 01 2021; Active within 2 weeks
Level of commitment:: Moderately Committed
Years playing music:: 20
Gigs played:: 10 to 50
Tend to practice:: 1 time per week
Available to gig:: 1 night a week
Most available:: Nights

Influences

Grew up on 50s/60s olides. Enjoyed my fair share of 80's pop. Got into metal for a while as an angry young man. Dabbled in hip-hop over the years. Have grown to appreciate country and bluegrass. At the end of the day, I'm into anything that gets my toe tappin.

Since I'm all about covers, it's not so much about influences for me as what I'm into. What lights my fire more than anything is a clever cover that crosses genres or takes on a unique interpretation. Some of my recent favs include:

Moses Sumney - The Unforgiven - tinyurl/39nm3r6w
Leo Moracchioli & Mary Spender - Sultans of Swing - tinyurl/yjndrub8
Marty Ray - Ice Ice Baby - tinyurl/yckmf859
Marty Ray - Ain't No Sunshine + Stressed Out - tinyurl/bdze5src
Jerome O'Conner - No Scubs - tinyurl/5cfkm7fe
Brownout - Fairies Wear Boots - tinyurl/bdhpsm65