Dear beloved musician community,
Apologies for cross posting here - we’ve started a new project - Fukushima Funk - and we’re looking for musicians to potentially start playing some of the material live.
It’s sort of new wave, electro, disco, darkwave and funk rolled into one. Have a listen here Stream Fukushima Funk music | Listen to songs, albums, playlists for free on SoundCloud
We’re looking for:
Drums
- Able to record on click
- Lots of complex uptempo 1/16 hi-hat work
- Able to play to MIDI metronome triggered by keyboard player (for arpeggiated synth lines etc.)
- Able to integrate sample/electronic drum pads and all manner of other weird percussion into playing
- Able to sing background vocals if possible
- Inspirational sounds: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6OJHDJdplcY&t=227s - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xik-y0xlpZ0 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3WA6Y5uJB7g - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nsomnZWYXu8 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ypO3Z0VtL0I - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MKJNbSKOoFw - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Osqf4oIK0E8 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TnpwuRlXbhk
Keyboards
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Able to play some piano
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Able to create and re-create synth sounds from and for recordings
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Able to work with samples / arpeggiator / drums an percussion loops during live performance
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Able to sing background vocals if possible
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Inspirational sounds: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ao-Sahfy7Hg - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7JvPQmPpg4E - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aatHtXKVaLw - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IZ3i80B0qKg - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=twG5mu6coOA - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eYcUGO-ISXQ - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UC2GCnwtx1g - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U8pCvqILLvM&list=PL79506266938A1422 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PxffDaqxk18 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nq5k1sCocuM
Guitars
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You need to be a punk, new wave, noise, trash lover and be able to churn out a crazy solo or two, as well as some melodic lines
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Not offended when there are several parts of a song where you don’t need to play at all
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Not shy to play simple but extremely distorted and dissonant stuff
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Able to sing background vocals if possible
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Inspirational sounds: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=inz8phWjiis - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dfnOFvZvEuA - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3-jp4hk7VIU - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIvzTlAdcUE - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9yNPgx0swCM - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lg2_LweErhY - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fsbvo5GVK10 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nTizYn3-QN0 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X0Cftwtlho4 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-TAlS7J9Ofk - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TnpwuRlXbhk - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CyLHDzK4Pgs
If interested, send a message to Tanya and myself (Frederik) and we’ll get in touch.