Not For The Mainstream

Experimental band creating mostly music ranging from pop, rock, funk, R&B, reggae and jazz.

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Picture for song 'Beyond This Earthly World' by artist 'Not For The Mainstream'

Beyond This Earthly World Beyond This Earthly World

Today #20 in Alternative

#6 in Experimental

Picture for song 'While We Danced Till Dawn' by artist 'Not For The Mainstream'

While We Danced Till Dawn While We Danced Till Dawn

Today #16 in Jazz

#4 in Lounge

Picture for song 'External SPIRITS' by artist 'Not For The Mainstream'

External SPIRITS External SPIRITS

Featuring: Keyboards, Synth Textures, Guitar, and Drums.

#5 in Ambient

Picture for song 'This Empty Sadness' by artist 'Not For The Mainstream'

This Empty Sadness This Empty Sadness

Featuring: Guitar, Bass, Drums.. with a featured Vibes solo.

#3 in Swing

Picture for song 'The Morning After' by artist 'Not For The Mainstream'

The Morning After The Morning After

Featuring: Guitars, Bass, and Drums.

#9 in Garage Rock

Lyricist/Songwriter - and music aficionado.
Band/artist history
You are seeing it, unfold.
Have you performed in front of an audience?
Initially, I did some performing in public (bars, community events, praise bands, and street fairs). Followed by a period of.. re-interpreting songs made famous by popular artists. - A process that I started to find rather intriguing for a while. Now, It's primarily about writing & producing a variety of "new" music... while enjoying various parts of the creative process.
Your musical influences
Anything and everything that I have ever heard has influenced me... in one way, or another.
What equipment do you use?
Bass, guitar and keyboards... mostly. And, using DAW's for recording & producing projects to flesh out musical ideas.
Anything else?
I have always believed that the job of an artist has never been to merely reflect the status quo. I feel the artist is also obligated to entertain, amuse, & educate... and, also to shock, appall, stimulate, irritate, and shatter old perceptions... while pushing the public in new directions they had never imagined. As an artist, I don't want audiences to feel comfortable and familiar with my work. In, closing... I would say: If someone experiences my art (in whatever form) and doesn't feel love, admiration, disdain, sadness, repulsion, (or some other emotion)... then I would consider that to be a monumental failure. __ https://www.soundclick.com/notforthemainstream/?content=songs __
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