1st year birthday of meself and dermot playin together will be nex wkend with the lights off mini fest in tommytown. Gig last weekend in Billy Byrnes went good, tricky without havin stage monitors but the prac paid off as we managed to get thru…
W.B. Studio
Had a run thru the new song versions with Dermot yesterday. ‘End these ways’ soundin good with drum/guitar combo, perchance this is the finally the final re-vision…(cue rolled eye balls). Dermot loves the middle 8 as he gets to play lots of syncopations, pretty nutty…
Could’nt get the chorus to sit right on the newer version of red balloon so I went back to a previous rhythm and changed the centre from D minor to its relative F Major. Has a more jazzy/swing feel now but dropping back in and…
Started on the arrangement on the Dubstep tune am making for my Brother. First electro tune I’ve written in bout two or three years. This time bout I been using alot more automation on the few vst synths. Been trickier to layout thou as it…
First practice proper with Dermot for the new year on Saturday. Most fun I’ve had playing the tunes in yonks. Apart from being a whole lot more amplified than previous sessions we tried out a few very different timings with the tracks. End these ways…
Got the band ball rolling again after the winter break. Had few jams with Dermot where we discussed the plans for the next six to twelve months. He’s off workin in Clare till the forth but after that the aim is to stick to three…
Over the weekend I got a chance to run thru the first new instrumental song I been writing with a saxophone player from local Tommytown group the river valley band. I had about 24 bars written and twas class to hear him pick up the…
‘Appy new yar! For a change I’m actually nearly on the ball, studio, house, office all tidy and relatively sorted for the new year. Had a quiet few days so I got the chance to do bita organising and prep work for the coming two…
Spent a good bit of time last week out practicing in Dermots for the gig on Saturday. It was damnda’by cold in Block T on the night as there’s plenty of floor space and cold concrete to heat. Weren’t many in the place at…
