I am Sam Browne, 25, male, singer/guitarist based in Auckland. I am writing at the moment but would like to start working with a full band again. You can hear examples of my singing and playing at www.myspace.com/blackriverdrivenz . More songs will be added as I record them, there are two up at present.

Ideally the genres I am interested in are anything indie, alternative, rock'n'roll, alt country etc.
Strokes, Kings of Leon, Ryan Adams, Queens of the Stone Age, Arcade Fire, Bloc Party, but I am open to other ideas as well.

The music on my page is simply arranged for acoustic but can be rearranged to fit a band sound.

I have a B.Mus, 12 years experience as a musician, 100s of live gigs experience, vintage 1967 Fender Twin and 1961 Vox AC30 amps, Gibson Les Paul and Protools recording rig. I have a strong, trained voice with a similar range to Chris Cornell and Maynard James Keenan.

Main influences are Neil Finn, Neil Young, Ryan Adams, Elliott Smith, but also like Nine Inch Nails, Deftones, Placebo, HDU, Leonard Cohen....

I'm happy to be singer/guitarist or just sing, whatever works.

Call me on 021 763 467, email me at samjbrowne at g ma il d ot com