1. Do you sing, play an instrument or instruments?
What instruments? Bass, Guitar, Piano/Keyboards, Drums, Vocals-ish, Vionlin, Electronic manipulations
When did you start playing? At about 14.
Did you teach yourself? Mostly, though I did take a few years of Bass lessons that did not teach me much. 2. Are you in a band or bands?
What is the name of the band? The Basement Project, One-Eyed Shaman
What do you play? TBP: Bass, O-ES: Anything
TBP:Guitar, Drums, Vocals. O-ES: Anything, but usually guitar, strings, electronics, beats.
Only a bandcamp http://nihilistichorrorshow.bandcamp.com/ 3. Do you write songs?
Do you write lyrics, music or both? Both, but less of lyrics
I compose all the music, but I collaborate with a singer. 4. Do you record your music?
A basic home recording setup, an MBox, Shure SM 57, Pro Tools 10, A Zoom H2 Digital Recorder
http://nihilistichorrorshow.bandcamp.com/ 5. What other roles do you perform in the music business?
I Independently release and distribute my music, physically and digitally all free of charge, under my fictitious record label. 6. Are you a tech head? Yes, I love effect pedals, plug ins, Microphones, cables, pickups, amplifiers, etc 7. What country do you live in? The U.S.A. 8. What are your ambitions? To become a professional audio engineer, music producer, and be a musician as a hobby. 9. Do you draw/paint/write stories/computer art/dance or other creative pursuit? I make a few digital images for album art, a little photography. I write music and film criticism on a blog.
Music, film, video games, self-reflection, Introversion, self-exile, alienation, regret. Esoteric references to the Star Wars expanded universe. And above all, sleeping. 10. What would you like to get out of Songstuff?
Promotion, advice, information.