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Hi, I'm Michael, a guitarist from Maitland, Australia. I'm trying to put together a band and need a bassist and drummer. My inspirations, playlists, and videos of me performing are included here. If you'd like to get together, please use one of the ways listed below. Thanks, and I hope to hear from you soon.

Playing Guitar

Genres and Influences

I enjoy playing a range of blues, rock and metal from the 60s, 70s, 80s and 90s.

To get an idea of what artists I like, you can check out my Spotify or Last.fm profile which show what music I've been listening to.

A very brief list of musicians and bands I aspire to emulate:

  • Gary Moore - Vocal and Guitar
  • Stevie Ray Vaughan - Vocal and Guitar
  • Joe Satriani - Instrumental
  • Metallica - Vocal and Guitar
  • Megadeth - Vocal and Guitar
  • Poison
  • Bon Jovi

Blues

Gary Moore
  • Walking By Myself Live (At 8:30)
  • Still Got The Blues At Home
  • The Loner At Home
  • Cold Day In Hell
  • Story of the Blues
  • Oh Pretty Woman
  • Separate Ways
  • Too Tired
  • Since I Met You Baby
  • The Sky Is Crying
  • Further On Up The Road
  • King Of The Blues
  • Parisienne Walkways
  • Jumping At Shadows
Stevie Ray Vaughan
  • Pride and Joy Live At Home
  • The Sky Is Crying Live
  • Texas Flood Live (At 12:20)
  • Cold Shot Live
  • Lenny (Instrumental)
  • Mary Had A Little Lamb
  • The House Is Rockin
  • Tightrope
  • Crossfire
  • Couldn't Stand The Weather
  • Life Without You
Jimi Hendrix
  • Angel Live
  • Purple Haze
  • The Wind Cries Mary
  • Manic Depression
  • Foxey Lady
  • Fire
  • Red House
  • Castles Made of Sand
  • Little Wing
  • If 6 Was 9
  • Voodoo Child
  • Bold As Love
  • Freedom
Rolling Stones
  • Paint it Black
  • Gimme Shelter
  • Brown Sugar
  • Sympathy For The Devil
  • Jumpin' Jack Flash
  • The Spider and The Fly
  • Play With Fire
  • Satisfaction
Thin Lizzy
  • Whiskey In The Jar At Home
  • The Boys Are Back In Town
  • Jailbreak
  • Dancing In The Moonlight
  • Emerald
  • Cowboy Song
The Doors
  • Roadhouse Blues
  • Riders on the Storm
  • Light My Fire
  • Break on Through
  • People Are Strange
  • L.A. Woman
  • Love Me Two Times
Johnny Winter
  • Be Careful With a Fool
Albert King
Freddie King
  • Hide Away (Instrumental)
  • Going Down
Bonnie Raitt
  • Something To Talk About
  • I Can't Make You Love Me
Santana
Joe Bonamassa
  • Sloe Gin
Kenny Wayne Shepherd
  • Blue On Black
Van Morrison
  • Brown Eyed Girl
Buddy Guy
  • Feels Like Rain
  • Ain't No Sunshine
  • I've Got Dreams To Remember
Jimmie Vaughan
  • Six Strings Down
Eric Clapton
  • Cocaine
  • Wonderful Tonight
  • Layla
Deep Purple

Rock

Poison
Bon Jovi
  • Wanted Dead Or Alive Live
  • You Give Love A Bad Name Live
  • Bed Of Roses Live
  • It's My Life At Home
  • Livin' On A Prayer
  • Someday I'll Be Saturday Night
  • Always
  • This Ain't A Love Song
Richie Kotzen
Def Leppard
  • Love Bites
  • Pour Some Sugar On Me
  • Rock Of Ages
  • Photograph
Van Halen
  • Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love
  • Runnin' With The Devil
Mr. Big
  • To Be With You At Home
  • Wild World
  • Shine
Extreme
  • More Than Words
  • Play With Me
Warrant
Whitesnake
  • Is This Love
  • Here I Go Again
Guns n Roses
Europe
  • The Final Countdown
Queen

Metal

Metallica
  • Enter Sandman Live (At 7:20) At Home
  • The Unforgiven
  • Nothing Else Matters
  • One
  • Master Of Puppets
  • Jump In The Fire
  • Seek and Destroy
Slayer
  • Seasons In The Abyss
  • Dead Skin Mask
  • War Ensemble
Megadeth
Anthrax
Motorhead
  • Ace Of Spades
  • Killed By Death
Iron Maiden
Judas Priest

Instrumental

Joe Satriani
Eric Johnson
Tans Siberian Orchestra