03-19-12 – Albany, NY>New York City, NY – I am a percussionist and composer looking for players in the catskills who could rehearse and play gigs around Liberty, Livingston Manor, Montecello and the surrounding areas as well as Phonecia, Kingtson and Woodstock. I play trapset, keyboards all percussion and tablas with a focus on africa, brazil and india. The group will focus on world music with an emphasis on jazz. Influences include Shakti, John Mclaughlin, Airto, Sunny Ade, Afro Beat, Indian Classical. Guitar, flute or horns, bass and keys all are welcome. I already have an excellent 2nd percussion player. Being able to play in 5/4 6/4 7/4 and read are helpful…..
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03-19-12 – Albany, NY>New York City, NY – I am a percussionist and composer looking for players in the catskills who could rehearse and play gigs around Liberty, Livingston Manor, Montecello and the surrounding areas as well as Phonecia, Kingtson and Woodstock. I play trapset, keyboards all percussion and tablas with a focus on africa, brazil and india. The group will focus on world music with an emphasis on jazz. Influences include Shakti, John Mclaughlin, Airto, Sunny Ade, Afro Beat, Indian Classical. Guitar, flute or horns, bass and keys all are welcome. I already have an excellent 2nd percussion player. Being able to play in 5/4 6/4 7/4 and read are helpful…..
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12-27-11 – Miami, FL>Orlando, FL – I need a talented DJ to host our new years eve party. DJ must have some experience doing paid gigs for other people must have your own equipments extra knowledge of indian / Bollywood music is helpful please reply to this ad with your rate for 5 hour gig. And some material that shows your talent or please text (please don’t call as I am working) — Submit Yourself To This Role Now: 1

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12-28-11 – San Francisco, CA>Reno, NV – Looking for a keyboard player for a world fusion band which is gonna be covering indian folk tunes in world fusion style. Email for more info with links to your playing or website. — Submit Yourself To This Role Now: 1

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12-13-11 – Chicago, IL>Milwaukee, WI – We are looking for a sitar player for a project that is being created by myself and my long time drummer Samual Lonigro. I play bass and we both have a long history of listening to indian music and would like to combine our passion for that style of playing with our knowlegde of funk and jazz to create a new sound. Please put sitar refrence on the subject line. We are located in the west suburbs. Thank you. — Submit Yourself To This Role Now: 1

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11-16-11 – Chicago, IL>Milwaukee, WI – We are looking for a sitar player for a project that is being created by myself and my long time drummer Samual Lonigro. I play bass and we both have a long history of listening to indian music and would like to combine our passion for that style of playing with our knowlegde of funk and jazz to create a new sound. Please put sitar refrence on the subject line. We are located in the west suburbs. Thank you. — Submit Yourself To This Role Now: 1

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11-15-11 – San Francisco, CA>Reno, NV – We are looking for a music composer who can add music to vocals (which have been recorded already) of some indian bhajans. Willing to offer an attractive hourly rate for someone well-qualified.
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09-28-11 – San Francisco, CA>Reno, NV – ATTENTION MUA and HAIRSTYLIST

Fashion show Theme: Cultures Past and Present

The event will be taken place on October 2, 2011 and it will be held in Old Sacramento. Fashion Designer Students from International Academy of Design and Technology will be designing two looks.

Cultures being representing:

Spanish
African
Japanese
Italian
Tongan
Chinese
Indian
Hmong
Native American
Russian
Greek

Two Looks:

1) Traditional Wear
2) Inpirational Wear

FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE EMAIL ME

I can offer Time for Photos and video footage.

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09-27-11 – Detroit, MI>Cleveland, OH – Indian Dancer wanted for wedding on September 24th at the Detroit Yacht Club. The reception is at 3pm, we’re looking for a dancer who can quickly adapt to dancing to either a Bollywood song or a remix of a song.

They would have to only dance for one song. Prices paid are negotiable.

We are a fair & reasonable couple.
My parents are from Bangladesh, but I am Bangladeshi American. Therefore, I love Karsh Kale, Anoushka Shankar & of course any music produced by AR Rahman.

Please e-mail us or preferably call me and leave a message. We are also looking for a videographer.
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09-26-11 – Los Angeles, CA>San Diego, CA – We’re in the midst of putting the final touches on a brand new record (FAST LOVE CALIFORNIA) and are desperately in need of a great, professional bassist for touring / live performance in anticipation of/following the album’s release. We rehearse in a professional space in Silverlake/Echo Park.
Recognizing how rare/valuable a pro drummer is to this act, I’m going to eschew humility for a moment and say that this is the type of pro-level opportunity that doesn’t come by often. The forthcoming album’s production-standard is top-notch and we’re in the midst of putting together an amazing representational team (legal, PR, etc…) to best ensure a successful release. Rehearsals take place in a professional practice-space, so don’t worry about constantly hauling a kit around (excluding gigs of course). This ain’t no garage band – it’s an opportunity for a career – amateurs and weekend warriors need not apply.
Rather than rattling off the obligatory “influences” list common to these posts; for an idea of our sound, it’s probably best to check out our website for more information on the Essex Lights as well as some Mp3s from the debut EP, “Action Park & the Indian Summer”.
The URL is:

Please note, however, it must be stressed that while we’re proud of the work on the first record, this LP is a pretty substantial step away from the funk/soul sound in a decidedly more “rock and roll” direction – big drums, big guitars, lots of fun… Think early Springsteen, Van Halen, etc…
If this all sounds like a good fit for you, please contact us for a private link to hear some of the new material and we can go from there…
Bio from the first record posted below :
NOTE THIS BIO WAS WRITTEN PRIOR TO GRADY (LEAD GUITAR) AND BEN (DRUMS) JOINING THE BAND – THE ESSEX LIGHTS IS NO LONGER A “SOLO ACT”, EXCLUDING THE BASSIST, OUR LINEUP IS COMPLETE.
BIO
The Essex Lights aren’t a band, but rather a grammatical error. This is because, The Essex Lights’ debut album “Action Park and the Indian Summer” wasn’t the effort of a “band” at all, but rather the cumulative effort of the bedroom studio musical experimentation of Los Angeles’ multi-instrumentalist and songwriter Michael C. Brawer. Having honed his musical chops throughout his teenage years in various jazz ensembles while simultaneously being regularly electrocuted singing into shoddy microphones at North Jersey punk-rock shows, Brawer traded rock-and-roll to study Diplomatic History at the University of Pennsylvania. Finding the career prospects of guitar-playing Ivy League historians not being what they once were, Brawer headed West to Los Angeles to find work in the movie business.
And so, Hollywood (the city) became a new home, while Hollywood (the industry) became a new source for mounting psychiatric bills and a noteworthy cardiac episode. Somewhere along the line, Brawer wandered into a guitar shop on Sunset Boulevard, and on an impulse, spent his entire paycheck on a brand-new Olympic White Stratocaster that he named Ella Mae. From that moment, Brawer played his guitar night after night and began composing music again, and in playing those songs he found himself. Those songs became the material on “Action Park & the Indian Summer,” and Michael C. Brawer became The Essex Lights.
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