badgerbarrett
(UK)
Saturday 11 Feb 2023, 12:12am
Hi everyone,
My name is Badger and I am a 30 year old vocalist. I have over 12 years of experience as a singer and performer. I have been part of originals bands, covers and tribute acts, as well as a solo recording artist.
I have been lucky enough to have some pretty amazing opportunities during this time, including playing at Download Festival, recording a full length album at Monnow Valley studios, and filming lots of music videos and tracks in various cool places. After some time out of the music scene, it is now time for me to start making my return.
I took a step back from music a couple of years ago and decided to go and focus on other areas of my life, so I moved to Canada for a shift in perspective. I had hoped to find some musical projects whilst living over here, but it has proved rather impossible. However, my visa expires in July and I will be making my way back to the UK in either July/August (earlier if the deal is right). I will be returning to live in the Forest of Dean, but I have 1 final year of my degree to complete in Cheltenham, however I am still willing to travel to rehearse/play shows whenever needed. I am looking for bands ideally within a 1.5 hour radius of Monmouth (more if you are an established band).
So, I am on the hunt for a new musical project, ideally an originals band, that has some level of establishment, or at least would be ready to go by the time I return. Specific genre is not entirely important to me, as long as it is some form of rock/metal, however light, heavy, or weird that may be - I am not too fussed. I have taken music pretty seriously before, and do put high levels of commitment in, and would like to continue that - it would be great to join a band that has that same passion and drive, but as I will be at university for 1 year and have other commitments in life (as we all do) I am happy for a more relaxed approach for the first 12 months. As long as there is vision in the band, and I get to play shows with high quality musicians, record and make cool stuff with cool people, Im happy... but the most important thing for me is putting on killer shows and performing, so with that in mind I would like to work with people who are equally experienced when it comes to putting on shows, and are ready to go by the time I return.
I know its a bit ahead in the future, but I thought I would put the feelers out there now just to see what connections I can make. I also thought I could use these next few moths before my return to rehearse in my own time, write, and record anything that needs recording (I have access to a studio, and I can record rough demos too with my laptop).
If there is a more established band that has bigger dates booked this year like festival slots, or big recording dates in the diary, I would aim to return home much sooner in order to accomadate for that.
I would also be interested in working with people interested in joining me for my solo endeavours - musicians, managers ect. So if my solo tracks interest you, I can chat further about this.
Here is a link to my soundcloud - all links are private. There is a wide variety of tracks on there, so to get a feel for me as an artist in my entirety I would give them all a listen (if you have time!)
https://soundcloud.com/badgerbarrett
I also have a tonne of videos, photos, and lots more tracks I can email to anyone with interest in working with me.
Thanks for taking time out of your day to read and listen!
Take care,
Badger