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Name:	Davethedrum
Age:	55
Location:	Leeds
I'm looking for:	People to join my band
Website:	http://www.guymanning.com

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Davethedrum is looking for musicians with the following skills / abilities:

Lead Guitarist, Keyboard Player

About Davethedrum

We are looking for two versatile and accomplished musicians to take us to the next level in terms of musical professionalism. Able to play in a variety of styles, and integrate very quickly into an 8 piece line-up, you will be experienced in live work, as well as recording, have a good sense of humour, your own transport, equipment and a desire to continuously improve what you do.

Lead guitar: You must have the ability to adapt your playing style to the mood and nature of each song. Tuneful solos and sensitive lead passages are often required, as well as standard rock patterns and riffs. You will be equally at home playing acoustic as well as electric guitars.

Keyboards: You will have a natural pianistic style, as there are many open passages where the piano is exposed and required to accompany the lead vocals. Contrasting with that are large passages requiring tasteful orchestral beds, organ and piano solos as well as the more traditional “synth” solo. Sensitivity and timing are key and a natural musical awareness of what is required.

We are an 8 piece band formed around the Leeds based prodigiously talented singer / songwriter / multi-instrumentalist GUY MANNING with an impressive record of releasing ten studio albums in ten years! The band is currently experiencing a surge of interest and support, with nominations for Album of the Year by the Classic Rock Society (CRS) and a series of storming headline gigs in support of the latest and critically acclaimed new album.

Highlights of the band’s tenth anniversary year are a very successful appearance at the 2009 Cambridge Rock Festival and the planned recording of a live album later in the year. 2010 will see the band making an appearance at a prestigious USA festival.

The band produces an eclectic mix of music which broadly falls within the “progressive” genre, but in reality spans many different musical forms from beautiful ballads and folk-tinged songs through to awesome all-out rock workouts and true progressive epics – no two songs sound the same!