Alternative Singer/Songwriter Forming Trio (University Park)

After spending the several years doing mostly studio recordings, writing new songs, and promoting my music on-line, I've been thinking about playing out live a bit more often than I normally do. House parties, porchfests, and tiny venues, would be my preference these days. I'm not into forming big 6-12 piece bands anymore, it was fun back in the day, but too much of a hassle. A musical duo or trio of LOCAL musicians seems just about right. Ideally, I'd love to find a drummer (acoustic or electronic) and another instrumentalist (violin, cello, keyboard, guitar) who is up for anything low key, short sets, open mikes, etc. I've done a few solo performances here and there (accompanied by my gizmos), but I'm never crazy about bringing my mini-drum machine/loop to accompany me. It is fine for practicing and recording at home, but it limits the spontaneity when performing in front of people. Particularly since I often want to adjust the tempo and pattern between songs. Also, from an audience perspective I think it is more interesting to watch a live percussionist/drummer (perhaps I am biased). The type of music that I would perform live is basically folk/pop/rock or folktronica (since I will often play a synth pad with my big toe while I strum my midi guitar and sing). You can find all of my multi-track studio polished stuff that I write and produce on SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/artist/1lHaFegTJruviNhqpkOhLR?si=TaYrYzCNSk6ZXqovwsKYcg and Apple, Amazon, Deezer, BandCamp, etc. YOUTUBE CHANNEL https://www.youtube.com/LouBlackVideo When it comes to live versions of my songs, I will often play these songs differently (stripped down versions). Here is what my minimalist live solo performances sounds like: ___________________________________________________________________________ LIVE PERFORMANCES ORIGINALS https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WbuNZ2OXCMk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BrXL40TG31s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hPxoXSY5IvY ___________________________________________________________________________ COVERS (I don't do many covers, but here are a few that have worked out for my voice). Leonard Cohen https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-uao-Zcl5U ABBA https://youtu.be/mXt3dCGFsNY Roy Orbison https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vsYKmC6OzS0 Bruce Springsteen https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bdl-jDu7kjk