SEEKING
Band to Join, Vocalist - Bass, Vocalist - Baritone, Rhythm Guitar, Lead Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Bass Guitar, Drums, Violin, Trumpet, Saxophone, Keyboard, Background Singer, Mandolin, Trombone, Cello, Electronic Music.ABOUT
I want to sing and play keys with other musicians or a band because I LOVE MUSIC. Genre and instrumentation aren't as important to me as making great music, having fun and being entertaining when performing. My favourite thing is singing, but I also love playing piano/keys. I like singing anything and everything from David Bowie to Siouxsie and the Banshees to Midnight Oil to U2 to Soundgarden to Tori Amos to Lana del Rey to Amy Winehouse to Sophie May, Mia Wray, Montaigne, and Miya Folick. And on and on (see influence list below... although even that is not complete).
Best way to contact me is on my mobile, 0467 354 020.
Performing experience: Most recently I formed a band to do GenX covers and we had our first gig (7 songs) in late February 2024. (See video clip reel on my profile - not a professional recording as far as sound, but you get the idea.) Before that, I've done 4 solo open-mic nights, two duet open-mic nights, a collaborative open-mic event where I sang and/or played keys on 6 songs; and many performances during my time (2023) doing a Diploma of Music at Melbourne Poly Fairfield. I find I'm more comfortable performing with others. And it's way more fun.
I am fine with doing original songs or covers of great songs.
Background: I'm a longtime piano player (intermittently since childhood, but only with real commitment in the past 5-6 years), with some electronic keyboard experience (about 3 years). I sing and play simultaneously on my own, but enjoy doing either separately as well. I mostly play and sing covers of songs I love, but I improvise too, and sometimes I find original songs in these. I have lots of half-written songs and am good at coming up with melodies, chord progressions, harmonies. I'd love to work with other musicians to take my songlets the rest of the way to wherever they're going. And, in the event, help you do likewise with yours.
- Screen name:
- cynthia82370
- Member since:
- Jun 05 2022
- Active within 1 week
- Level of commitment:
- Very Committed
- Years playing music:
- 10
- Gigs played:
- 10 to 50
- Tend to practice:
- More than 3 times per week
- Available to gig:
- 1 night a week
- Most available:
- Nights
Influences
1970s-80s: David Bowie, Kate Bush, Heart, Blondie, Talking Heads, 80s alternative of all stripes (punk-new wave-technoindustrial), e.g. Siouxsie & the Banshees, Joy Division, The Clash, U2, Echo & the Bunnymen, INXS, Midnight Oil, the Go Betweens, Hunters + Collectors, Cocteau Twins, Massive Attack, the Smiths, the Cult, Front 242, Sinead O'Connor...
1990s: Bjork, Soundgarden, Hole, Tori Amos, Smashing Pumpkins, Foo Fighters, Fiona Apple, Cake, Offspring, RATM, RHCP, Beck, No Doubt, The Prodigy, NIN, Throwing Muses, Pixies...
2000s: Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Lana del Rey, Portishead, Jeff Buckley, Hozier, Amy Winehouse, White Stripes, Wye Oak, the Jezabels, Telenova, Juana Molina, Kalandra, Sia, Montaigne, Baker Boy, Big Scary, Gang of Youths, Michael Kiwanuka, the Presets, Hiatus Kaiyote, Cousin Tony's Brand New Firebird, Matt Maltese, Mia Wray, Sophie May, Flower Face, Ne Obliviscaris...
Other: Etta James, Ella Fitzgerald, Nina Simone, Stevie Wonder, Earth Wind & Fire, Rick James, Public Enemy
Instrument experience:
- Background Singer:
- Advanced
- Vocalist - Alto:
- Advanced
- Vocalist - Soprano:
- Advanced
- Piano:
- Moderate
- Keyboard:
- Moderate
- Other Percussion:
- Intermediate
EQUIPMENT
Keyboard: Korg Kross 2 88 keys, keyboard stand
Amplifier
Microphone and stand
1940 Chickering console piano (home use only)
MUSIC
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Nothing to See vox/piano (first verse + chorus)
Nothing to See vox/piano (first verse + chorus) Year: 2022 Album: Miya Folick (single) Genre: Cover/Tribute
This is a great pop tune -- sad but some of the lyrics are funny too. I performed more or less a straight cover of this at school recently supported by guitar, drums, and backing vox. This recording is from when I was practising solo.
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Leather vox/piano (abridged)
Leather vox/piano (abridged) Year: 1992 Album: Tori Amos: Little Earthquakes Genre: Cover/Tribute
Tori Amos was a major influence on me in the 1990s. She is part of the reason I took up piano again after many years of neglect. I still adore her songs even 30 years later.
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As the World Caves In (piano)
As the World Caves In (piano) Year: 2017 Album: Matt Maltese (single) Genre: Cover/Tribute
I created this piano backing track for a singer I was working with on a project. It's a great song (even better with lyrics but piano was my role here). Recorded with voice memo, as are all my recordings so far, as I'm not up to scratch with Ableton... yet...
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GenXpats debut gig clip reel (Video)
GenXpats debut gig clip reel (Video)hPvW8V75ZFc