tinomen5's profile

I am a versatile and experienced multi-instrumentalist, composer, vocalist, sound designer and producer. I have many years of recording and live experience, being involved in a number of bands and recording projects.

On the lookout for like-minded musicians and bands, potential collaborators, and session work.

I am currently pursuing a career as a media composer, having completed the full score for a new feature film, as well as other pieces of work for film and television. I have just completed diplomas in Music Construction & Production and Live Commercial Engineering and the Manchester MIDI School.

Grade 4 Piano; trained vocalist (rock, heavy metal, crooner, lounge styles); 16 years experience playing electric guitar and bass guitar; over 10 years live performance and recording experience (bass, keyboards, guitar, vocals, drums, sound effects). Many years of band and solo recording, producing, programming, sampling, sound design.

Influences:
Mr Bungle, Swans, Delta 9, Ennio Morricone, Skinny Puppy, Gogol Bordello, Philip Glass, Oingo Boingo, Ministry, Ween, Tom Waits, Nine Inch Nails, Metallica, Strapping Young Lad, Nick Cave, Goldfrapp, GWAR, Barry Adamson, Sunn O))), Delerium, Faith No More, Pantera, Soundgarden, Frank Zappa, John Zorn, Danny Elfman, Ultravox, Rammstein, Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band, KMFDM, Tangerine Dream, Coil, Throbbing Gristle, Mouse On Mars, Joy Division, Primus, Wendy Carlos, Angelo Badalamenti, Johnny Cash, David Bowie, Kraftwerk, Dream Theater, Melt Banana, The Berzerker, Benny Benassi, Alec Empire, Killing Joke, The Byrds, Talking Heads, King Crimson, Cubanate, Prince, The Boredoms, Pitchshifter, Angels Of Light, Die Krupps, Amon Tobin, Axiom Of Choice, The Mission, The Cure, Bauhaus, Air, Royksopp, Michael Nyman, System Of A Down, White Zombie, Zimmers Hole, The Young Gods, Estradasphere, Painkiller, Naked City, Fantomas, Brian Eno, Clint Mansell, Napalm Death, Chris Isaak, Taraf De Haidouk, Coil, Autechre, Beatallica, Butthole Surfers, Sleepytime Gorilla Museum, Nurse With Wound, Current 93, Diamanda Galas, Lou Reed, Dimmu Borgir, Front 242, Godflesh, Karlheinz Stockhausen, Luke Vibert, Minor Threat, Pop Will Eat Itself, Otto Von Schirach, Scooter, Rollins Band, Sister Of Mercy, Stefan Grapelli, The Clash, The Jesus & Mary Chain, My Bloody Valentine, Stone Roses, Squarepusher, Venetian Snares, John Barry, as well as loadsa GABBER and anything weird, soundtracks, east-european, etc etc.

Hardware:
Apple G5 PowerMac, Apple G4 Powerbook, Soundcraft and Tapco mixers, Alesis M1 Monitors, Digidesign MBox, M-Audio Keystation Pro 88, Kurzweil K2500R, Akai and EMU samplers, Focusrite and Alesis compressors/channel-strips, Shure and Blue microphones.

Software:
Logic Pro Studio, Digidesign Pro Tools LE 7.4, Propellorheads Reason 4, Ableton Live 6, Native Instruments Reaktor 5, Battery 3, Absynth 3, Massive, Kontakt 2.

Guitars:
Samick Explorer (customised with EMG pick-ups), Kramer Explorer (with Quadrail pick-ups), Samick 5-string active bass, Ibanez 7-string, customised fretless P-bass, Legacy electro-acoustic, Line 6 Pod XT Live, Ashdown amplification.

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