Local young acoustic musician

[[ Ry ]]

Hey, I just thought I'd pimp one of my best friends talent. He's only been giging under a year and has played across North Wales, mostly in pubs and clubs nothing big yet but here's hoping. This is his myspace with 4 tracks on it, they have all been recorded in a local hotel that the guy playing bass owns/runs, he has done all his own harmonies and lead parts and played bass on 2 I think. Just after opinions, he's been writing his own material for roughly the same amount of time he has been gigging. Mostly covers but has been adding a lot of his own stuff into his sets recently.

Cheers guys.

 

[[ Ry ]]

The acoustic market is saturated with half-decent musicians

Thanks for that useful comment, I nor he really care what the 'market' is like he plays what he wants. I was just looking for feedback on HIM and HIS abilities.

Cheers for the other comments guys will make sure he reads this.

A sarcastic cheers to the others for their links jk

 

[[ Ry ]]

I don't know where these 'punk voice' and 'singing with heavier rock riffs' comes in. He's got quite a soft voice and not 'rock' in the slightest. I wish I'd had that talent one year into playing/writing and gigging. What he lacks is proper recording and proper production. I'm positive with the right producer we could hear some really good stuff from him.

I'll make sure to tell him this. He would really appreciate your opinion as much as I do you posting, it's good to know what someone think when they have been gigging for years and obviously have an ear for music!

As I said in the opening post the tracks have been recorded and mixed in a hotel locally on a PC by him and the bassist. Thanks for the other comments, as for Mojo it was one of the first songs he wrote and many people believe it is his strongest.

Also he is getting agitated by his 'promoter' who rarely goes to his gigs and take a percentage of whatever he is paid just by making a phone call, he is known by many places that have acoustic nights and bands on so he has suggested just ringing them and doing it on his own, anyone got ideas on how to get his name around abit more?

Clearbluesky, he's been playing for over 5 years and gigging/writing for a year nearly.