Philip Maluso

MySet is pretty extensive and diverse. I’m pretty good at reading a room and taking requests, casually mixing up the set to make sure it is conducive to the room at the time.

I have broken up in my song selection into a few different categories:

Soft and Soothing:
These will be songs that I perform that are softer, a little more delicate and better suited for an environment that’s looking to keep the music more in the background. This grouping of tunes is mainly comprised of a mix of songs, ranging from oldies, classic rock and americana. Chi highlights would be songs from bands like, the Beatles, Pink Floyd, Elton John, Tyler Childers, Zach Bryan, Neil Young, and more.

Classic rock
With these songs, it’s getting a little more in touch with my inner 40-60 year old, playing songs from the oldies and classic rock era that showcase, a little bolder tunes from bands such as The Doors, the Beatles, Blind Faith, the Guess Who, Lynyrd Skynyrd, the Animals and more.

Younger folk rock
These songs usually do best in crowds ranging from 18 to 55 years old. In this set there is a big emphasis on acoustically done 90s grunge and alternative rock featuring songs from bands such as Nirvana, Alice In Chains, Pearl Jam, REM, Queens of the Stone Age, and Smashing Pumpkins. One thing to emphasize, though these bands and songs would typically be associated with lots of volume and distortion, I find my interpretations of this music on the acoustic to be tasteful and still very conducive for just about any type of gathering.

The folky set
Lastly, I also play a plethora of folk/bluegrass/americana tunes that will make anyone’s toe tap. In this set, I feature songs from bands and artists such as Chris Stapleton, Tyler Childers, Zach Bryan, Billy strings, the Dead South, Benjamin Tod and the Lost Dog Street band.

Depending on the environment and type of event that I’m playing, I typically do dip into all four of these categories in a seamless way, continuously, reading the room to ensure I am matching the energy and not taking away from the event itself. I am also totally content with fine-tuning the set to whatever your needs are, and open to learning new songs when given a reasonable timeline.

You may view a list of all of the songs in mySet at the link below. I look forward to hearing from you.

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