1. Do you sing, play an instrument or instruments?
What instruments? Acoustic Rhythm Guitar; Electric Rhythm and Some lead Guitar, Modern Piano (not a classical pianists), Bass Guitar, some drums, some vocals.
When did you start playing? 6th grade, roughly 1995.
Did you teach yourself? Yes and No. I did take lessons here and there.
2. Are you in a band or bands?
What is the name of the band? Not right now.
What do you play? I’ve played different roles in the past.
What other instruments are in the band? Rock band set up.
Do you have a band website? No.
3. Do you write songs?
Do you write lyrics, music or both? I have but it’s been years.
Do you have a writing partner? Not really.
4. Do you record your music?
Do you use a home studio? If so what gear do you use? I do. HP Envy Intel Core i7; 16Gig memory; 512 Gig SSD; M-Audio (about 16 years old), Pro Tools 13.1.0, Reason 11 (Just upgraded my programs), just installed East West Symphonic Orchestral Silver Edition, and an older Roland - E-09 keyboard as my midi controller.
Do you use a recording studio? A room in my basement
Do you have music available on the web? if so where? SoundCloud
5. What other roles do you perform in the music business?
Management? Label owner? Publishing? Promotion? Other? Right now I’m a music teacher. Just got into it a couple months ago. Everything else is a hobby.
6. Are you a tech head? Not yet!
7. What country do you live in? USA
8. What are your ambitions? DJing has interested me but still figuring it out.
9. Do you draw/paint/write stories/computer art/dance or other creative pursuit? No.
10. What would you like to get out of Songstuff?
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