Looking to start punk/midwest emo band

Minneapolis MN

Description

I'm looking to start an aggressive, high-energy punk/midwest emo band. Hoping to connect with others who have similar stylistic interests. Also happy to join an existing band if the fit is right. About the music: I like very aggressive emo (midwest particularly), and punk, even stretching somewhat into Math. I write things generally with fast time signatures (say, 160-210bpm), lots of time sig switches (half-time/double-time), lots of dynamics. I want to rock, so high energy. I'm into the mixture of midwest emo chording/melodies mixed with punk speed and aggressiveness (along with shouting, hah). Fast, loud, noisy. Some influences (not exhaustive) for me are Dogleg, the Descendents, Dillinger Four, early Get Up Kids (first album), Capn Jazz, Dads, Sadhound. Dogleg is currently the closest to what I hear in my head, if you want to get a good sense. But I'm open to a wide range around all of this. About me: I'm in my late 30s, play guitar, bass, and piano. I've been making music since I was 6, fairly well trained on theory and structure. I have 30+ years playing piano, about 25 playing guitar. I imagine playing guitar and maybe some vocals with this band, but I'd also be open to playing bass if that's what's needed (ie, I'm a musician first, a guitar player second). I like songwriting, especially collaboratively with others; I think the best music generally comes when people with differing influences and styles get together and all add to the songwriting as a collective group. Here are some song idea fragments. I write/play/record all parts. Keep in mind that these are not 'songs', in that I doubt we would play any of these at a gig. They are starting points, ideas that we could collectively build on to create the songs we'd play. So everything you like about them can stay; things you dislike about them can be changed, negotiated, made better. Drums are there in some cases to give you a sense of feel. https://soundcloud.com/benjamin-hood-790420894 If this sounds like it might be your thing, hit me up! If it sounds like its not your thing but your thing is close enough where there might be some middle ground, hit me up! If its not your thing at all, but you like something or dislike something about the music, I'll accept feedback too, hah! Looking forward to hearing from you. Thanks.