James Slattery
Tonawanda, NY, United States of America
(GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
www.decaptured.com

Joined February 22, 2009
Active

About Me

My talents include:

• Arrangement
• Composing (er, Kompozing!)
• Drums, Electric
• Editing
• Guitar, Lead
• Guitar, Rhythm
• Keyboard, Piano
• Keyboard, Synthesizer
• Lyrics, Writing
• Mastering
• MIDI
• Mixing
• Percussion
• Producing
• Sampling

I began playing guitar when I was around 16 or 17, not knowing if I would ever do anything with it.  After spending a few years in the Air Force and moving around a lot, I decided to go back to school and get my Associates Degree in music.  While finishing my degree early in 2008 I began work on an untitled project that would eventually become the band Decaptured, and the album Scavengers of the High Land.  I did most of the music and songwriting myself, pulling in a few friends to help complete the project.  You can hear the album at www.decaptured.com or http://www.ourstage.com/fanclub/decaptured.  I did everything on this album in a single room in my house (mixing, editing, recording, mastering).  Some of the songs are currently being updated with a better singer... admittedly, vocals were never my strong suit.  

 Now I have been working on solo projects more on the electronic and experimental side of music.  I consider myself more of a songwriter than any sort of musician.  I love working with midi, so if anyone is looking to add horns, strings, synth, or programmed drums... drop me a line. I am confident in my ability to mix, so if you are looking for someone, I'm always happy to help.  Mastering on the other hand I haven't had that much experience with.  I only mastered my first album so I wouldn't have to pay someone what I consider an outrageous fee.... and for the experience.  But I like to think I have a good ear for sound, and I've had plenty of experience mixing... Pro Tools is like a third arm to me.  :)

This is probably a shot in the dark, but I'll say it anyway... I'm currently unemployed and looking for something in the audio engineering field.  I'd relocate in a moment for the right opportunity, which is basically anything to do with music.  

My equipment:  Epiphone guitar, Pro Tools, Propellerhead Reason, EZ Drummer, and Izotope Trash. 

My influences are very widespread.  I used to be into a lot of early Metallica, Megadeth, Iron Maiden, and Pantera... and I do still listen to them, just not as much.  I also like Talking Heads, The Shins, Tragically Hip, The Streets, The Doors, New Pornographers, Buckethead, The Raconteurs, Slipknot, CCR, etc.