discontinuation syndrome + Band in Fonthill, ON

SEEKING

ABOUT

email me at gregh@nadion.ca this is the best way to contact me.

i am a gifted harmony and backing singer that can add character and nuance to your lead vocal. i am looking at forming a duo or trio (one female voice would be great, 2 would be beyond cool). i want to write and record original material and i want the trio to be musically diverse and able to play a large range of material any time. or switch mid-set if it's not clicking for the audience.

my vox are very growly and masculine, but i have a lot of range.

i am not someone who enjoys being the front person, i am very content to play guitar and back up someone else. i make you sound better.

my perfect sound would be guitar driven, highly melodic and based around unique vocal harmony. acoustic guitar offset by some ragged electric. female lead vocal with growly male backing vocal. tension and contrast.

original music or covers are fine, i have about 30 original songs in varying states of completion. some demos, some parts, some ready to go. could use a writing partner maybe. lyrics are not my specialty :-)

www.discontinuationsyndrome.com

Screen name:

discontinuation syndrome

Member since:

May 19 2010

Active over 1 month ago

Level of commitment:

Committed

Years together:

20

Gigs played:

Over 100

Age:

53 years

Influences

this could be a very long list. i'll throw some down, and add more later. i am into almost everything... no particular order:

radiohead, beatles, byrds, REM, zevon, dead, neil young, trews, hip, jj cale, fleetwood mac, robert johnson, zep, g-n-r, eagles, soundgarden, jayhawks, solo lennon, simon and garfunkel, floyd, replacements, stevie wonder, skydiggers, talking heads, eminem, tracy chapman, van morrison, weezer, wilco, wallflowers, watchmen, tori amos, treble charger, train, cream, audioslave, queen, boston, sloan, city and colour, xtc, big sugar, ray lamontagne, new pornographers, matthew sweet, the cure...pretty diverse.

and i have a fascination with canadian female singer songwriters (i do not know why):

neko case ("honorary canadian" but that counts),lights, feist, kathleen edwards, sarah harmer...

Members Of Band

i am a prior recording/touring musician (drums), currently "retired" from the road. now i play guitar, write & record. discontinuation syndrome is the name i use for all my projects. it's just me.

i would like to perform and record again, on a "semi-serious" basis. i want to do it because it is fun, not a "job." i am not looking for another round of EAT/SLEEP/LIVE THE BAND and a cycle of "record/tour/record/tour."

i have a lot of spare time, i am retired from work and i want to do something fun and productive.

EQUIPMENT

awesome home/demo studio
roland v-3100 pro 16 channel mixer with efx and 24 virtual
M-Audio Studiophile AV30 Version II - Compact Monitor Speakers
epiphone sg lefty
guitar rig pro 5.0
beaver creek 6 string acoustic with pickup - also left
sm58 vocal mic
apex 435 condenser
behringer c1-u usb condenser (actually a great instrument mic)
tascam portastudio 246 (vintage but great)
akai mpk mini
m-audio keystudio 49
multitrack recording software (cubase, acid pro, abelton live)
mixing and mastering software (lots but i really like sound forge)
instruments in VST form (you name it: strings,keys,banjo,brass,more)
drums (real and huge collection of .mp3 & .wav for quick tracking)
4 laptop computers and 1tb external drive

MUSIC