benhowe
(Exeter, Devon)
Wednesday 24 Jan 2018, 12:11am
I'm a singer/guitarist/songwriter (27) who's in Oxford and looking to start a serious band. Something raw, with a melodic edge, and an intense live show.
I'm looking to play the songs I write/have written, and that hopefully we write together. My songs are pretty grungy, melodic, personal affairs. I want to make music that actually means something, and that leaves us all covered in sweat like we just gave birth to something by the end of each gig. It's maybe something a bit like in between The Doors and Nirvana. I haven't had great luck with getting good recordings so far, but I'll send you what I got. Pearl Jam, Single Mothers, Tomahawk, Jesus Lizard, Bowie, Deftones, Dylan, Neil Young, Alice in Chains, Don McClean, Peter Green, Howlin Wolf, RATM, Incubus, Zeppelin, Melvins, Folk, Metal, Rock etc.
I have been in enough uncommitted bands to know I don't want another one. Everyone has other commitments, hell, I'm doing a masters, so it isn't always going to be easy, but you've got to want to be there. For me the best bands are just like hanging out with your friends and having a blast. I want to end up practicing at least once a week, hopefully more. I want to start practising together asap and get some gigs lined up. There will be tonnes of students to play to, and London's just down the road, so there's a lot of opportunity.
I have great links out in the USA and in Australia, and I'd like to use them to tour at some point, but thats way down the line. hit me up. I'll leave some song links down below; have a listen - we'll jam this kind of thing and I'll send you my songs if you're interested.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y2rgV_Ni578
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RBOaPx6i61s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qK7UNMb9gxc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hRND18pnrt8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=boUZqysP5go
my soundcloud:
https://soundcloud.com/benjamin-howe-713614973