MUSIC AUDITIONS
EXPERIMENTAL
MAINE, USA
30-09-2023 01:45 GMT
The Asthmatic
Current Score: ★☆☆☆☆ ☆☆
"I want to reach a larger audience. "
People also searched for: mic, Björk
Biography:
I got my start playing in a punk band called Metal Sideburns around 2013. I was 14 at the time, and we had all met through a program called Maine Academy of Modern Music. We only lasted 2 years due to musical differences...... I wanted to sound like Diamanda Galas and Björk, my bandmates were into Blue Note Jazz and pretty traditional metal. Around that time I'd been in contact with my good friend Skott Spear (Id M Theft Able) and I started going to more underground/avant-garde/ experimental gigs at a place called The Apohadion Theater. There I saw artists mixing all sorts of genres, instruments, body movements, costumes, into a scene that was utterly undefinable in an absolutely beautiful way. I knew I had found my tribe. I saved up for my first synthesizer and focused on mixing 20s style singing, the rawness of the blues, and sharp dissonant noises akin to Wendy Carlos or Delia Derbyshire. Confusing and tantalizing the average listener with something that is a hybrid of foley sounds with a crooner's accompaniment (always myself). As of now, I've released 26 projects under my solo outfit The Asthmatic, and one live album with my 1 year old band HX KTTN (Vocals: Myself, David Yearwood (Bass), Nick Largey (Guitar), and Rion Hergenhan (Drums) )
Career Goals | Objectives:
To reach a larger audience, and in the process get more fans, sell/have my music streamed, and to perform wherever and whenever I possibly can.
Music Education | Training | Qualifications:
I have not.
Musical Instruments | Studio Equipment:
mic, with a delay pedal; and either my Mini Korg or Arturia Microfreak synthesizers.
Influences | Sounds Like:
Björk, Diamanda Galas, Jaap Blonk.
Live Performance History | Residencies | Touring Experience:
Yes! I've performed about 17 times, mostly with my Experimental Jazz band HX KTTN.