Gabriels Circus + Musician in Anderson, SC

SEEKING

ABOUT

05/21/2024. After several years, the creativity faucet blew off the pipe and I am experiencing such a flow of ideas that I’m having a hard time capturing and producing them all.
Two new tracks are ready for mixing, so of course, it’s the perfect time for computer problems!
It’s a minor setback that will hopefully be rectified by tomorrow evening… so stay tuned!
Gabriel’s Circus is the name that I record my own tracks under. All of the recorded work here with the “self” prefix was performed and recorded by myself at home. They serve merely as examples of my playing and writing.
I am a very dedicated, forwardly mobile, tour capable seasoned fretless and fretted bassist/multi-instrumentalist. I am self trained, with a very accurate ear, dabbling since the age of 13.
Contract musician in Seattle for over 19 years, recording and touring in many different genres of music including country, blues, prog rock, metal, acoustic folk and jazz rock.
I'm looking to hook into a seasoned project live or studio. Solid, inspiring covers or tribute project would be ok, but have been mostly involved with original material.
Think Evergrey, Porcupine Tree, Steve Morse, Dream Theater, Blackfield, Rush, Yes, Queensryche, King Crimson...
I have at least 3 albums worth of self recorded demo material available besides the tracks featured here to showcase my abilities, plus a recently found cassette collection of tour rehearsals, band rehearsals and 4 track tape captures going all the way back to high school, just begging to be developed.
Please enjoy my self recorded tracks, and a few contract tracks from my Seattle days, as examples of my approach to bass and guitar, and contact if interested. There is no programming here, I've recorded these the old fashioned way... one track at a time. I enjoy playing live (my drug of choice... and coffee... of course!) and am driven to do my best work always.
Name of Ray.
No ego and no drama, drink, or drugs... Cheers!
Colour pictures are from 2016 through 2018. Hard Rock Myrtle Beach pics from 2021. Main photo from December 2023.

52 And A Wakeup, We The People, No Phoenix From The Flame, All The Fish In The Sea, High Plains Drift, Cabeza and Hero in the Sunset: copyright 2012-2015, Published: Klas Myrddin Music, ASCAP.
Five Minute Fall: Afraid to Fall and Fire copyright Five Minute Fall.
Peter Cheff Project was never finished and these bed tracks were scrapped.

Screen name:

Gabriels Circus

Member since:

Aug 30 2011

Active within 24 hours

Level of commitment:

Touring

Years playing music:

45

Gigs played:

Over 100

Tend to practice:

More than 3 times per week

Available to gig:

4-5 nights a week

Most available:

Nights

Influences

Influences are manifold and include:
Evergrey, Riverside, Pineapple Thief, Katatonia, Todd Rundgren, Porcupine Tree, Rush, Pendragon, Camel, Supertramp, ELP, Blackfield, early Genesis, ELO, Spock's Beard, Patrick O'Hearn, Jack Bruce, Mick Karn, Roy Clark, Chuck Rainey, Pino Palladino, Peter Gabriel, Buddy Guy, B.B. King, SRV, Jeff Beck, Chameleons U.K., Flaming Lips, Enigma, Sarah Brightman, Ohm, Angelo Badalamenti, Percy Jones, Enchant, Crimson, Yes, Holdsworth, Liquid Tension, Stickmen, Gov't Mule, Wide Spread Panic, Dave Matthews, Boz Scaggs, Thorns... Hell... I even listen to Take That.
I pretty much have an appreciation for just about everything that is well written... old and new!
Grew up on the classics... Alice Cooper, Ted Nugent, Bob Seger, Foghat, Hank Williams, Zappa, UFO, Brothers Johnson, Eddie Arnold, Jeff Beck, Mahavishnu Orchestra, Edgar and Johnny, Beatles, Iron Maiden, Black Sabbath, Queen, Jerry Reid, Chet Atkins, Motown... you get the picture.

Instrument experience:

Bass Guitar:

Expert

Lead Guitar:

Advanced

Upright bass:

Advanced

Acoustic Guitar:

Moderate

Keyboard:

Moderate

Piano:

Moderate

Background Singer:

Moderate

Drums:

Intermediate

EQUIPMENT

I would like to acknowledge and thank the following manufacturers for the great equipment that has propelled me through my musical sojourns these many years:
Pedulla basses.
Warwick basses.
Fender basses.
NS Designs electric stand up basses.
ESP acoustic and electric guitars.
Gibson guitars.
Gibson made Epiphone guitars.
Taylor acoustic guitars.
Fractal modellers, effectors and controllers.
Carver amplification.
Mark Bass amps and cabinets.
Bergantino amps and cabinets.
Gallien-Krueger amps and cabinets.
Ashdown amps.
Marshall amps and cabs.
Egnater custom amplification.
Alesis keyboards.
Korg keyboards.
Pedaltrain boards.
Anvil, Flightform and Road Ready travel cases.
Steinberg recording software.
Many thanks!
May the Force be with you!!
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MUSIC