(e.g., "New York guitar player" or "Beatles influenced drummer")

Musician - Michael

• Age 54 | Musician | Spring Valley, CA

Mature, easy going and stable guitarist with great day job and equipment. My ego is in check.I am a person of contrasts not extremes. Been playing music in one form or another since the mid to late 60's. Also have been a professional photographer and working professional artist and I am taking some college courses right now for my own interests. Team player!

• Mr Cool-working mix - recorded in home studio in 2005
• Brother John - working mix -recorded in home studio 2005
• 7 Stars -working mix- recorded at home 2004
• work in Progress

Guitar, Percussion

Acoustic, Americana, Blues, Classic Rock,
Fusion, Indie, Reggae, Singer/Songwriter

Backup Vocals, Bass Guitar, Drum Kit, Guitar,
Keyboard, Lead Vocals, Organ, Percussion,
Piano

Acoustic, Americana, Blues, Classic Rock,
Fusion, Indie, Latin, New Age,
Reggae, Singer/Songwriter

Listen to a lot of sax players and pianist but some my guitar heros are Jimi Hendrix, Al De Miola, Eric Clapton, Pat Metheny, Jeff Beck, Freddy King, Albert King, Kenny Burrell, Eric Johnson, Django, just about any good Brazilian player, Wes Montgomery, Santana and a lot of jazz players from the 60s and before. There are way to many to list here. I've listened to and loved music of all kinds since I was a very young child.

• Done some recording, done some touring. Played lots of original music as well as covers. Blues, Rock, Southern Rock, Progressive Rock, a little Jazz Rock Fusion, smooth jazz, backed up acoustic artists with my electrics. Played in original music and cover bands in the Bay Area, Maryland, Nashville, Columbus Ohio, San Diego area, Denver Colorado, Great Falls, Montana and ran the Blues Night every Sunday at the Full Moon Saloon in Baltimore, Maryland in 1987/88. Up until mid 2006 or so, I was playing at least once a month mostly at Claire de Luna's coffee house in SD and at private affairs around the county and in LA.

• Looking for creative, good players around my age who are not looking for fame and fortune but who still feel that they have to make music. I would like to play around town once or twice a month. I think rehearsal is very necessary. Once a week is ok but no more than twice a week right now, my dance card is a little full for the next two months.
  Classic rock, good blues, smooth jazz, good originals, I'm almost open to anything with substance, something good and tastefull.

• Experience: Professional
  
• Availability: 1 day a week
  
• Commitment: Playing gigs
  
• Energy: In the groove
  
• Smokes: Some
  
• Drinks: Some
  

• Experience: Expert
  
• Energy: In the groove
  
• Tolerates Smoking: Yes
  
• Tolerates Drinking: Yes