Seeking Vocalist for Duo

Kailua HI

Description

Seeking Vocalist for Duo (Oahu) I am looking for a strong vocalist for my existing duo: Please read this ad thoroughly. I am seeking a very specific type of person for this role. I have been very detailed in an effort to save all of us time. If you are within a stone’s throw of meeting the criteria outlined, and it sounds like something you are interested in, let’s get together and see if the music melds. The Project: I have been playing professionally for 35 years, 11 of those here in Hawaii. I sing and play acoustic and electric guitar and have a song list of approximately 2500 songs. I can play almost any request and enjoy ALL genres of music from Classic Rock, Contemporary Rock, Reggae, Hawaiian, Irish, and Country music, not necessarily in that order. I have a very nice, small PA system that sounds wonderful. I also know how to work an audience for requests and tips, so we make pretty good money at each gig. What I Am Seeking: Ideally, I would like to perform a duo with someone who is a VERY strong vocalist, who plays guitar, ukulele or bass, is confident performing in front of people, and can meld easily with me and can help work an audience. If you do NOT play an instrument that is NOT a deal breaker, but I would love to be able to play leads and fills to some background music without looping. Harmonies are a MUST. I want to play really popular songs and play them well. We both need to agree on the song in order for it to make it into our repertoire, with a few personal exceptions for each of us. For me, it’s all about entertaining people and really giving them what THEY want, and giving them a great experience. Numerous times I have had people come up to tip me and say, I came in for one drink and stayed for xxx. The Gig and The Catch: I currently have a duo with a young woman, vocalist who sings well, but is not always available for the 5 - 6 gigs I am booking each month. We are playing now, have a regular Saturday night gig in Kailua, and are playing some nice venues in Waikiki. Our current song list is below, and it is very strong. Here is the HUGE catch though. I do NOT want to gig more than once or twice a week as I do have a real job. Also, I prefer not to work with someone who has to play out every night to earn a living or is gigging with multiple groups/artists. Trust me, if I could earn the living I need to earn playing music, I would, but it is just not possible for me in this town. So, please be gainfully employed or at least not gigging vocalist with a lot of other bands. It just gets too complicated to book gigs and have a steady, reliable act you can book on the fly. In the beginning you would fill in for the gigs she is not available for, which tends to be 2-3 gigs a month. Mahalo for getting this far. If I have NOT scared you away as of yet, you may be exactly what I am looking for. Please respond with audio/video clip(s) of you performing and a list of your top 10 "go to" songs. I will contact you to see if you would like to get together and jam to see how we meld. Below is a list of songs we are currently playing. Female 1. Back On The Chain Gang – The Pretenders 2. Bad Romance – Lady Gaga 3. Beautiful – Christina Aguilera 4. Black Horse & A Cherry Tree – KT Tunstall 5. Black Velvet – Alannah Myles 6. Bohemian Rhapsody – Queen 7. Bring Me To Life – Evanescence 8. Broken – Seether/Amy Lee 9. Bubbly – Colbie Caillat 10. Circles – Post Malone 11. Come To My Window – Melissa Ethridge 12. Cool Down – Kolohe Kai 13. Don’t Speak – No Doubt 14. Don’t Stop Believing - Journey 15. Dreams - Cranberries 16. Dreams – Fleetwood Mac 17. Dub Stop - Eli Mac 18. Fallin’ For You – Colbie Caillat 19. Gimme One Reason – Tracy Chapman 20. Here’s To Us - Halestorm 21. Hit Me With Your Best Shot – Pat Benatar 22. Hotel California – The Eagles 23. I Can’t Make You Love Me – Bonnie Raitt 24. I Kissed A Girl – Katy Perry 25. I Love You Always Forever – Donna Lewis 26. Ironic – Alanis Morrisette 27. It’s My Life – No Doubt 28. Kiss Me – Sixpence None The Richer 29. Landslide – Fleetwood Mac 30. Lights - Journey 31. Love Me – Fia 32. Magic Man – Heart 33. My Immortal - Evanescence 34. Need You Now – Lady Antebellum (Duet) 35. Our Day Will Come – Amy Winehouse 36. Rehab - Amy Winehouse 37. Shallow – Lady Gaga/Bradley Cooper (Duet) 38. Soak Up The Sun – Cheryl Crow 39. Speechless – Kolohe Kai 40. Stay With Me – Sam Smith 41. Sunday Morning - Maroon 5 42. The Bones – Maren Morris 43. The First Cut Is The Deepest – Cheryl Crow 44. The Joke – Brandi Carlyle 45. These Dreams – Heart 46. They Don’t Know – Eli Mac 47. Time After Time – Cyndi Lauper 48. Underneath It All - No Doubt 49. Valerie - Amy Winehouse 50. What’s Up – 4 Non-Blondes 51. Who Knew – Pink 52. You Know I’m No Good – Amy Winehouse 53. You’re No Good – Sarah Ross 54. Your Love – The Outfield 55. You’re So Vain – Carly Simon 56. Zombie – The Cranberries Male 1. 3 Little Birds - Bob Marley 2. 3am - Matchbox 20 3. All For You - Sister Hazel 4. American Girl – Tom Petty 5. Bad Moon Rising – CCR 6. Broken – Seether & Amy Lee 7. Change The World - Eric Clapton 8. Chasing Cars – Snow Patrol 9. Collide - Howie Day 10. Cool Down – Kolohe Kai 11. Drift Away – Dobie Grey 12. Drops Of Jupiter - Train 13. Enter Sandman - Metallica 14. Fire & Rain – James Taylor 15. Free Falling – Tom Petty 16. Gimme Shelter - Stones (Duet) 17. Gone For Good – The Shins 18. Hey There Delilah – Plain White Tees 19. High & Dry - Radiohead 20. Honolulu City Lights - Beamer Brothers 21. Hurt So Good – John Mellencamp 22. I’ll Be There For You – The Rembrandts 23. Iris – Goo Goo Dolls 24. Island Style - John Cruz 25. Layla – Eric Clapton 26. Living On A Prayer – Bon Jovi 27. Love & Honesty – Hawaiian Style Band (Duet) 28. Me Ke Aloha – Jerry Santos 29. Melissa – Allman Brothers 30. Name - Goo Goo Dolls 31. Naturally - Kalapana 32. One Thing – Finger Eleven 33. Peaceful Easy Feeling – Eagles 34. Picture – Kid Rock 35. Rocket Man – Elton John 36. Save Me San Francisco - Train 37. She Talks To Angels – Black Crows 38. Sitting, Waiting, Wishing - Jack Johnson 39. Slide - Goo Goo Dolls 40. Speed Of Sound - Coldplay 41. That Thing You Do - Wonders 42. Tin Man – America 43. Ventura Highway - America 44. Wagon Wheel – Darius Rucker 45. Waiting On The World To Change – J. Mayer 46. Wanted Dead Or Alive – Bon Jovi 47. What I Got - Sublime 48. Wild Nights - Johh Mellencamp (Duet) 49. Wonderwall – Oasis 50. Yellow - Coldplay