Looking for the Warren Ellis to my Nick Cave

(OK; I’ll admit this title is a tad ridiculous, but I’m trying to find a pithy way to communicate what I’m looking for)

My name is Will; I’m a songwriter, singer, engineer and producer from New Zealand, now living in Greenpoint. I’m a full-time musician, and I’m working on an art-rock project called Noise.

This is currently a studio project; I’ve just finished mixing the first three singles, and I’ll be diving back into experimentation and songwriting over the winter.

My influences are pretty diverse, but I could reasonably describe Noise as “dark, post-punk-inflected, literary art-rock”. I’m particularly informed by artists like Nick Cave, St Vincent, Jeff Buckley, Benjamin Clementine, Swans, the National, Bill Callahan, Berlin-era Bowie, recent Iggy Pop, Leonard Cohen, Joni Mitchell, Nine Inch Nails, and Beck.

While I’m perfectly happy working solo, I’d absolutely love to find a writing partner. Ideally you’d be a badass instrumentalist with a strong creative voice, a deep understanding of composition and arrangement, and an enthusiasm for exploring this general creative territory.

I’m not looking for any specific instrumentation, although I default to guitar, piano, drums and bass. Fundamentally, I’m interested in creative chemistry, friendship and a shared work ethic!

Does this sound like you?

Here are a few miscellaneous details about me that might seem relevant:

• For better or for worse, I’m more of a “life calling” musician than a “for fun” musician”. I typically prioritise writing over partying
• I’m a low baritone, and sound kinda like an antipodean Matt Berninger.
• My background is in English literature and Classics. I’m into post-modernism, modernist poetry, science fiction, ancient mythology and philosophy. Huge fan of T.S Eliot, Berryman, Murakami, Iain Banks, Ada Palmer, William Gibson and Mervyn Peake.

Submitted November 09, 2019 at 05:16PM by willrjmarshall https://ift.tt/2X2RR0P