Professional Guitarist looking for quality work (Los Angeles)
Professional Guitarist looking for quality work
About myself:
-B.M. in Guitar Performance ESP Musical Academy (in Tokyo)
-B.M. in Performance and Songwriting Berklee College of Music (in Boston) 2005
-Berklee College of Music Achievement Scholarship recipient 2001~2004
-Winner of Berklee Songwriting Achievement Award 2003
-Appearances on TV and radio shows (Fox Rhode Island - Rhoda Show in 2011 & 2010, Comcast, CN8 - Backstage with Barry Nolan in 2008)
-Worked as staff accompanist for the vocal department at Berklee
-Leader of "Gaku Murata Quartet" and gigging around New England area
-Music director or guitarist for signed and unsigned artists such as Greg Lato, Heather Schmid, Abandend, Jetro da Silva, Shayne Holland, and Grow
-Have worked as a producer and comfortable with songwriting, arranging, and DAW software.
What I can bring to the table:
-Learning songs quickly (I mean I will memorize songs, no faking)
-Various styles of music (jazz, rock/pop, blues, funk)
-Improvisation
-Reading (lead sheet, big band chart, single/double lines)
-Being punctual and reliable
-Easy to work with
Gaku Murata
Check my performance at
http://www.youtube.com/user/gmurata
https://presskit.to/gakumurata
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