iacov + Musician in Bronx, NY

SEEKING

ABOUT

I enjoy a wide spectrum of music genres but at the same time I'm very particular about the songs I enjoy.
I'm looking for an experimental project.
I'd love to mix

Screen name:

iacov

Member since:

Sep 05 2021

Active over 1 month ago

Level of commitment:

Committed

Years playing music:

20

Gigs played:

10 to 50

Tend to practice:

2-3 times per week

Available to gig:

2-3 nights a week

Most available:

Nights

Influences

Since this only lets me choose up to 4 genres, here's a brief rundown based on the given categories:?
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Acoustic: I have an acoustic, a classical guitar, and a guitalele. Love to play bonfire, unplugged hits, and some delta blues.?
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?Bluegrass: Love Bill Monroe, Flatt & Scruggs, Stringbean, Grandpa Jones, Roy Clark, Dillards, etc. - I can sing baritone and do some mean picking a la Jerry Reed/Ches Atkins, too. The faster the better.?
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Blues: From wax cylinders to bers. It’s in my veins and quite apparent in my improv style. I listen from Charlie Patton to Derek Trucks. I love Albert Collins and King, BB, Buddy Guy, Rory Gallagher, Roy Rogers, SRV… the list is endless, really.
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?Celtic: I can playing along or improvise on reels but my heart is on almost everything every played by the Dubliners and famous ballads of the likes, Planxty, the Pogues, and more. ?
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?Classic Rock: YES. From 50’s rock’n roll (Bill Haley, Jerry Lee, Chuck Berry, and the likes), surf (Dick Dale, Beach Boys, the Ventures and the likes), psychedelia (Hendrix, The Cream, etc.), the Triology (Led Zep, Black Sabbath, and Deep Purple), The Doors, ACDC, KISS… it’s an endless list.?
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Classical: I can play a few baroque guitar pieces, I’ve composed a couple too, and I can always learn additional ones.?
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?Country: from wax cylinders to early 90s. I enjoy singing and playing traditional tunes made famous by the Carter Family, Hank Williams, Johnny Cash, to George Jones, Buck Owens, Jerry Reed, Alan Jackson, Randy Travis, and more.?
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?Electronic & Dubstep: I enjoy listening and jamming to Electro, Electro swing, House, and Trance. Always willing to explore more subgenres.?
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?Folk & World: I. enjoy playing crude and polished folk. From Leadbelly to Simon & Garfunkel. I enjoy South-Asian folk, Irish folk, German volksmusik, Schlager/Levenslied, Austropop, Armenian rabiz, Russian folk, Hassidic rock, Flamenco, Middle-Eastern-influenced styles, and famous tunes from an assortment of countries. Always willing to learn more.
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Funk: Love listening and dancing to it. I can play in the style James Brown and traditional funk, but I enjoy more doing my own funky grooves and solos to songs outside the strict sense of the genre.
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Latin: I enjoy listening and/or playing Bossa Nova, Samba, Música Nativa, Baião, Salsa, Cumbia, etc.
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Rock: I enjoy playing 50s R&R to late 80s hard rock, and selectively, more current stuff. See Classic Rock above. I also enjoy instrumental guitarists like Satriani, Vai, Eric Johnson, Malmsteen.
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?Metal: Classic mostly. NWOBHM is my jam. Up the Irons!?
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Punk: Punk rock and borderline pop punk, too. From the Ramones to the Offspring. Easy peasy and always fun! Some grunge too.
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Reggae: Roots and dub mostly. I am a huge fan of Johnny Clarke.
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Southern Rock: I enjoy listening and playing Allman Bros Band, ZZ Top, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Alabama, Canned Heat and the likes. Also I am a huge Jerry Lee Lewis fan.?

Instrument experience:

Vocalist:

Expert

Vocalist - Baritone:

Expert

Rhythm Guitar:

Expert

Lead Guitar:

Expert

Acoustic Guitar:

Expert

Ukulele:

Expert

Keyboard:

Moderate

Bass Guitar:

Intermediate

Harmonica:

Intermediate

EQUIPMENT

Two Les Pauls, one souped up.
A souped nashville-style Fender telecaster
A souped strat-style
Two metal guitars (one with emg81s, one with passive PUs, one fixed bridge one not)
An epiphone masterbuild acoustic
A classical guitar
A Yamaha guitalele
A solid state digital 8" speaker combo amp and a Fender HRD stock.
Pedals: ODs, boosts, distortions, wah, compressors, fuzz, harmonizer,
precision and clip on tuners
Slides: brass, glass, pyrex, chrome, ceramic

MUSIC