Percussionist/ Conguero/ Tom-Tom Drummer seeks to form duo

Owings Mills MD

Description

Greeting, Jim the percussionist, conguero and tom-tom drummer, hands 'n sticks. Congas, tom-toms, djembe, turbo crash and too many cowbells. A veteran of open mics, drum circles, subbing, Go-Go music, blues duos, busking (parks, gazebos, streets, yards and backyard BBQ's) and the (very) odd four plus hour jam. I'm in Owings Mills, but I've traveled hither and yon all over Baltimore 'n bits ' bobs 'o Maryland. I'm seeking a musical partner for an outside the box double act. SEEKING OTHER MEMBER- Guitarist (or Keys) who sings- Your playing should be more creative than carbon copy. The right one should be ready to bring their own style and put their own stamp on the song. Be yerself. The odd wrong note and musical wander is happily welcome. Don't be afraid to be a bit reckless, play outside the box and have fun. Fun! If it's not fun-don't do it! So, if you are loyal, drama free, team player step right up, lets see what ye got-how we sound. You take the lead I back you up with the beats on the side. An equal partnership. A nice professionally bonker full time-part time side project. Duo guitar and conga to muck up all types of tunes, blues up some others. Like the "Two-Man-Wrecking-Crew" blues duo Lightning Malcolm and Burnside. Or the original duo, Moreland and Arbuckle. Basically do what we want with a laugh and hit the open mics and parks and pubs. WHAT YOU GET- I am grizzled, aged, disheveled, veteran pick up percussionist, slash note, maths player who plays by feel. If you love metronomes, drum machines or dig a single pencil tapping a table top-STOP READING NOW. DREADFULLY SORRY. Ge back to yer beans on toast, nice day, by-by. I'm a different drummer. If you do wish to make good, fun, acoustic 'r electric bluesy rock, I'm yer bloke. Favourites and influences, Sam Clayton, Poncho Sanchez, Zigaboo Modeleste (Meters), DJ Bonebrake, Bobby LaKind, Fish (Fishbone), Ray Cooper, Ritchie Hayward, Bill the Drummer, Mitch Mitchell- that lot. One generously sloshed open mic patron stated " You're like if (Keith) Moon was a thousand fingered conga player." Yes I rock hard. Hard. Second line, thunder, accent the tune with colour, drive the song, be the heartbeat, backbeat or just cease me gobbing and skiv off or go full on ape poo if desired or dared. If you love a metronome, find a drum machine. NOT IT. I'm the human element, a drummer that can react and play off and with your style with my style. Call and response jamming intertwining of instruments. A team. Something differently familiar. Eh? My prior musical CV of informal non manifesto set lists carved in jello available upon request. It's....varied. Very. Varied. If any of this has made you keen and you haven't gone running and screaming- text me up or send a message, mess or a missive. Cheers.