Shanedrummer0123
(Bridgend)
Monday 7 May 2018, 9:02pm
Hey!
My name is Shane, & I’m an experienced drummer from Port Talbot. I’m 23 years old, & I’m looking for fellow musicians to start a long term project with.
I was born in the West Midlands, which is home to many greats of the music industry - Sabbath, Priest and Slade to name a few. I've been playing drums self taught for 12 years this year and in that time, I've had experience in gigging, writing and recording. I've been in both covers bands and original bands and I've played in venues across South Wales and the Midlands.
I love all types of music, but my main love is rock music. That being said, I’ve listened to pop music and other genres for as long as I can remember, so I see myself as being versatile. As long as the music doesn't scream at me and as long as it isn’t death metal or anything along those lines, I'm alright with it! Artists I like start from Guns N Roses & Bon Jovi, going right through to modern artists like Ed Sheeran.
I’ve just left a band, Strike The Light (formerly Second Sons) after a few issues, & after being with them for a year & a bit, I’ve decided I want to go back to covers, with the view to writing original material down the line. What I’ve noticed from my time living in Port Talbot (2 years), is that South Wales lacks originals venues and pubs are always on the look out for covers bands to play. Plus, you can’t beat a well done cover! Wink although few & far between, originals venues are there, and I’m pleased to say that I’ve managed to build up a friendship network with various bands and local originals venues, so all of the pieces of the puzzle are there, but it’d be amazing working with committed people to help piece that puzzle together. I’m in a 9-5 job at the moment, and it’s not somewhere I want to be. There was no plan B for me growing up, and music is all I’ve ever wanted to do as a career so I’m so passionate and driven and consider myself to take this very seriously (hence why I’m rambling on).
In terms of gear, I’ve got all of my own gear and I’m endorsed by Collision Drumsticks, however in terms of transport, I’m just on the brink of passing my driving test, so bare with me haha!
So all that being said, I’m on the look out for committed musicians to join me. I want to play music with people who are driven to making great music and having a good time and pitching in with taking what we could be doing to the next level. I don't expect you guys to put all of the effort in, and I don't expect to put the effort in all by myself. It’s a joint effort, & I can’t wait to keep playing music with brand new faces. Right now, I have a total of 0 band members! The band I’ve just left was a 3 piece, but I’ve got no preference because I’ve been in 5 and 4 piece bands before. Ive put 20-25, but age really depends on where you guys want to be in terms of music but all of that can be discussed. All I want you guys to know is that I’m wanting to work in music full time.
So yeah! Covers & originals. You up for it? Let me know!
Check me out on Facebook, Instagram & YouTube below! Instagram is where my stuff is mainly. If you scroll down, you’ll see a lot of covers eventually, which are also on my YouTube channel if it’s easier. Finally, my personal Facebook page which is below has a mixture of stuff. (I’m most active on Facebook):
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1110620285&ref=content_filter
Instagram - @shanemasondrums
YouTube - Shanedrummer0123
My most recently recorded material can be found by searching Strike The Light everywhere digitally (Single is called Black Gold).
See you soon and thank you for reading!
Shane