Singer Needed for Soul Project New Brighton

Sykadaze (New Brighton)

Saturday 4 Mar 2023, 12:58pm

Hi, I'm a published songwriter and pianist with a recording studio, rehearsal space possibilities and some experience in producing and developing bands, looking for a singer to work with. I work alongside a number of other music professionals and can bring in other artists as necessary.

I am currently looking for the voice for my new soul project and someone to re-voice some older material. I am happy to work with male or female singing artists, what's really important to me is the vocal quality and commitment to the project. Recording and song development would be once weekly, and gigging (when we are ready) would be at least the same.

My current project will be a soul album/band/tour. I'm aiming for a modern take on soul, moving occasionally towards R and B, although I also love writing classics with just piano and vocals. I have also released two albums and a number of other tracks in different genres, including pop, reggae, funk, rock, and electro styles.

I'd like to work with someone who can add a special feel to my tracks - and happy to have your input. I'm also keen to get some of my earlier recorded projects out on the road, and would develop a reliable schedule towards whatever goals we choose. Live performance is an important part of my projects, so whoever takes this on would need to commit to regular gigging.

Please get in touch and send me a sample of your vocals if you can, or give me an idea of what sort of stuff you like.

I know what is involved in band promotion and need enthusiastic personalities to get things moving. That's about it! Smile

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bacchantegirl (Wallasey)

Friday 17 Mar 2023, 1:53am

Hi Skydaze. I read your ad with interest and curiosity ... I just joined this site as I was looking for positions for some young African (Nigerian to be specific) musicians who work at my mum's care home ..! Soul music seemed to be the closest thing I could find that might possibly potentially be a fit for them ... Yes, I know I'm not talking vocals, but please bear with me ... Wink The Nigerians I have referenced are both drummers (congas and djembe on strap) and one of them is a music graduate and a saxophonist (they live in Liverpool - but, of course, New Brighton has excellent train links). I'm also curious about your music, as I'm beginning to take steps in a musical direction (am attending African drumming classes in Birkenhead and just about to start learning the harp). And I am mainly based in Wallasey (Wallasey Beach/Harrison Drive), so pretty close to New Brighton (seems the most interesting place for culture locally - I am used to residing in Manchester ...). I'm not a vocalist unfortunately (and probably too old anyway! Wink ). However, I reckon I'm quite good at enunciation (keep wanting my Asian godson in Manchester to do some rap with me Wink !!). My suggestion, however outlandish it may seem, is that perhaps you might consider doing something soul-based but also outside of that as a finite remit - possibly something multicultural which employed people like these African musicians (and actually, I reckon it's likely that there is a vocalist amongst their circle), to create something new and different - a kind of fusion ... I'm just throwing that out as an idea... It could potentially mean going back to the 'black' roots of soul and doing some reinvention ... From the drumming I've witnessed at Mum's care home, they're pretty good at improvisation, these Nigerian guys ... Had a quick listen to a few of your uploads on SoundCloud ... Seemed well produced, if not perhaps the kind of genre I usually go for ... Albeit I'm quite eclectic - but tend to prefer 'world', electronica, dub, Radio 6 etc. stuff ... I've actually (kind of by default) produced a music CD myself - of late 16th/early 17th century music by John Dowland - part of a wider film project:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/1599-True-Story-Elizabethan-Court/dp/B01H2UR7EM/ref=sr_1_1?crid=F9TA7K0P3B2E&keywords=1599+a+true+story+of+the+elizabethan+court+dvd&qid=1679013991&sprefix=1599+a+true+story+of+the+elizabethan+court+dvd%2Caps%2C103&sr=8-1
and
http://www.1599.org.uk/
I was young/in Manchester during the Acid House/rave era - and consequently love all of that!
Anyway, hope I haven't taken up (wasted?) too much of your time with my eclectic ramblings ... It's just that I believe in throwing stuff out there, for what it's worth ...
With best wishes
Claire