wag335
(Denbighshire)
Wednesday 7 Aug 2019, 12:35am
Hi, I am a very experienced guitar player currently looking to join an ABBA Tribute band. I have played in various bands over the last thirty years, mainly covers / party / function outfits and although I have played in rock, soul and pop bands, my style is really Pop/rock. I sing backing and some lead vocals to suit the band.
I have lots of good equipment, my own transport, no outward ego but a healthy self confidence with a professional attitude. I am very friendly, easy to work with and not arrogant. I am reliable and dependable, and I spend a lot of time doing my homework to be well prepared, when rehearsing or performing, in order to make the band sound impressive rather than myself.
Currently I am a Director at ‘Denbighshire Music Cooperative’, where we supply peripatetic music tutors, of all instruments, to all schools in Denbighshire. I teach guitar to children at junior and senior schools, from ages 7 to 17. Previously I have worked as a Sales Manager of musical equipment including guitars and P.A. Systems. I own my own company ‘Beatroute Music Limited’ and have a small website where I buy and sell guitars and amplifiers, worldwide.
I have a B.A.(Hons) in Music and hold a ‘Grade 8’ in Acoustic and Electric guitar playing. I have also been awarded the ‘Associate Diploma of the London College of Music’, in electric guitar performance, with the right to use the letters ALCM.
I spent seven years touring with a professional rock / pop band, ‘Brainchild’, and achieved a little success with a TV appearance and an evening on local radio. During this time the band supported The Sweet, Mud, P.J. Proby, ShowWaddyWaddy and many other bands and artists.
I have played in a ‘YES’ tribute band, and depped in a ‘ABBA’ and ‘The Who’ tribute bands, performed in theatres and large venues around the UK.
I love humour and enjoy making others laugh. I have performed as a stand up comedian and currently entertain with The Heavily Brothers, a duo with a virtually unscripted comedy routine. Musically, at present, I play with ‘The Levee Breaks’, a female fronted pop/rock band.
I am an experienced, musician and guitarist, but could if required play the part of Benny if backing tracks were available.
Best regards Alan