monkoking
CONTACT

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

I played professionally for about twenty years. I have performed with nearly every genre of band imaginable. I read music (I can sight read to lead sheets) but I am also comfortable picking music up by ear, which I can do quickly. I have transportation and all the equipment I need for performance, including a JBL EON speaker system. I am looking for band work and would be happy to stand in as a side man on short notice. For the past several years, I have been doing film work for independent movies, and I am comfortable composing, arranging and recording.

Screen name:
monkoking
Member since:
Apr 29 2017
Active over 1 month ago
Level of commitment:
Very Committed
Years playing music:
45
Gigs played:
Over 100
Tend to practice:
More than 3 times per week
Available to gig:
2-3 nights a week
Most available:
Nights

Influences

So many. Chick Corea, Dave Brubeck, Steps Ahead, Tribal Tech, Yellow Jackets, Weather Report, Richard Tee, George Duke, David Sancious, Johnny Green, John Barry, Dominic Frontiere, Vic Mizzy, Beatles, Rufus, Floyd Cramer, Bill Evans, Errol Garner, Duke Ellington, Oscar Peterson, the Jackson Five, Sergio Mendes, Keith Emerson, Rick Wakeman, Nelson Riddle, Hoyt Curtin, Johnny Cash, Count Basie, Gilberto, Vince Guaraldi

Instrument experience:

Keyboard:
Expert
Piano:
Expert
Vocalist:
Moderate
Background Singer:
Moderate
Accordion:
Moderate
Other Percussion:
Intermediate
Banjo:
Intermediate
Drums:
Beginner

EQUIPMENT

Yamaha P95, Korg Triton, JBL EON G2s (with stands), Oberheim Matrix 1000, Roland VS-2480, Various Microphones, Roland Axxe, Roland JV880, Pro Tools (iMac), PreSonus ACP88, Roland SDE-3000, Boss DR. Rhythm DR-3, Tascam DA20 MK-2, misc. pedals and stands.