Session work

08 August 2011

I am available for session work. I have been playing for over 20 years and have done session work here in Australia and in my hometown in Japan.

Styles of music:

1: Pop

2: Rock

3: Jazz

4: Latin

5: Blues

6: Funk

7: Latin

8: clasical

9: Fusion

 I play all the above at an advanced level. I play both Electric and  Acoustic guitars and also Synth Guitar.

My work ethics as follows

• Timely arrival at recording studio or rehearsal studio.
• Effectively commit bespoke musical arrangement to mixing desk (or perform live).
• Contribute partly or wholly to the writing of the specific arrangement.
• Provide musical instrument and associated equipment to complete the task.
• Assist sound engineer and producer with recording and mix-down.
• Work tirelessly, often for long hours, until the part is completed satisfactorily.

Skills

• Theoretical knowledge of the building blocks of musical scales, keys, tempos and signatures.
• Diverse range of musical styles See above list.
• Own equipment guitars and effects.
• knowledge of recording studio working practice, or, if in live situation, the gig process.
• Ability to conjure sophisticated musical parts, often on the spot and under intense scrutiny.
• Full understanding of music composition (Advanced Level)