Drummer looking to start a band in Staten Island, NY

Drummer forming an instrumental experimental band. I love music, recording, and playing, odd meter, cool riffs, exciting and interesting music.

I enjoy instrumental music because I believe too often these days so much music is too focused on the vocals leaving the music as an afterthought.

I want to make it clear that I am not interested in ‘doom’ or ‘sludge’ type music. I do not like slow and droning guitar music. I think something like elements of metal, crossed with 1980s prog, and 90s post rock, and modern indie would be really cool.

I have a pretty big online presence already, and have played in a band of my own solo material, but I'm looking for some real collaborators, not just people to play my songs. Looking for guitar, bass, and maybe keys/synth.

Please answer this ad if you meet the items in this list.

1. You must be a good musician. I have been playing for a long time, and consider myself a pro. You don't need to be a 'pro' but at least be dedicated and competent.
2. No drugs or heavy drinking
3. There is no age/race/gender requirement, LGBTQ welcomed.
4. Staten Island or South Brooklyn preferred but not required. However, you must be willing to travel to one of those areas to practice.
5. Please do not message me asking me to join your (insert band name here) cover band. I am not interested in this.

Here is a playlist of my recent material. As you can see it is very synth heavy, but that doesn't mean you need to be a synth player, but that's cool too if you are. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLs9zAgLmBvnmWU6BhueP4FO6Gm4sYMidb

I was also the drummer and founding member of the band Lincoln https://www.temporaryresidence.com/collections/lincoln

I also have a YouTube channel and solo project under the name Demonic Sweaters https://youtube.com/@demonicsweaters with over 30k subs. You can find me on Spotify as well as my label mentioned below.

Other bands I've played in:
Echoscape, FRAME, Kukim, and more.

I run my own record label https://anthillrecordings.bandcamp.com

I know there's some people out there ready to do something amazing, let's do it!

Influences: Don Caballero, Bitch Magnet, Cynic, Toe, Lite, King Crimson, Crypta, Rush, El Ten Eleven, Death, Tortoise, Polvo, Moyun, Sword II, John Cage, Van Halen, Michael Hedges, Akiko Yano, Aphex Twin, Art of Noise, Bastro, Bear in Heaven, Biosphere, Eno, Broadcast, Casiopea, The Chantays, Chick Corea, Crumb, DAOKO, Miles Davis, Deerhoof, Devo, Drab Majesty, Drive Like Jehu, Fennesz, Folk9, Haruomi Hosono, Hiromi Uhara, Iasos, Interior, Jan Hammer, Jia Peng Fang, Joe Meek, Juana Molina, Los Bitchos, Mew, Miharu Koshi, Neu!, Nara Leao, Newjeans, Os Mutantes, Pat Metheny, Ray Lynch, Real Estate, Return to Forever, Riki, Robert Rich, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Sam Prekop, The Sea and Cake, The Shadows, Slint, Sonic Youth, Sonny Sharrock, Stereolab, Steve Reich, Steve Roach,Taeko Ohnuki, Talk Talk, The Ventures, Vernon Reid, VR Sex, Wayne Shorter, XTC, Yello, Yellow Magic Orchestra (YMO).