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What am I listening to right now? I tell you what I'm listening to... A song in 4/4 with an eleven bar chorus. I can't believe they got away with it...how dare they? Well, that's the 80's for you (yeah, I know it was written in the 70's)

Welcome back Yolanda. Funny enough, recently I've been watching and listening to Hans Zimmer live in Prague. 'Rain Main' the main theme is a nice, smooth arrangement, and very well played by all (including your feature...😁)

Good Lord...🤣🤣🤣

Yes, I watched this a few years back. He has a level of technique that is very high indeed and his musicianship is pretty amazing. Adam is a very creative musician, check out his Counterpoint Improvisation videos on YouTube. Some of it is pretty in deep with his musical way of thinking. Thanks for posting. 👍

I got it by going to the 'Plugin Boutique' site and adding to the basket from the list (top left). VST Plugins You will then be given a code and link to activate at the UAD website. You then download the LA-2A via their UA Connect App. Authorize Your UAD Plug-Ins You will also need an iLok account (No USB dongle needed). I just used my iLok Cloud/Computer account. After linking your iLok account at UAD you will find it just turns up in your iLok account. I found it to be okay, but certainly no better than my stock vintage Comps/Limiters in Nuendo 12. Also, I couldn't seem to resize it, although that might be a Nuendo thing. It does seem an awful lot of faffing around for something that might not be any better than you already have when it comes to *Vintage' sounding VST's. Please don't let my negativity put you off though. Some may find it really useful !!

Cuban Pianist Alfredo Rodríguez with his Trio...

Jaco/Word of Mouth. He died on 21st September 1987 (36 years today).

I see they've fired Willie Nelson.!!

It's a shame you didn't make it to the next level - Support band for Puppet Shows.**

That was pretty much me since the age of 17. Although, on certain work, I would say, I wasn't always 'first call'. It started back in the early/mid 70's and ended during Lockdown. I'm now 66 and receiving my state pension plus a private pension I had going for 25 years. I don't do anymore live work on Bass, although I'm still involved in library music, some transcribing and scoring for acts, and more recently, some engraving as well. Along with PRS payments and some occasional PPL, this all brings in modest amounts every quarter. My house is now paid for, we have no debts, I have two boys in their late teens and my wife has various small jobs and projects on the go. She had been in the entertainment business as well. Me and my wife have been together since 1985, so I have somehow managed to juggle a very good family life while working as a full time musician. I set out to be just that, a full time working musician and I had no real interest in 'making it'. As in being in some pop band or getting record deals. I had various family musicians who went down the 'working musician' route and earned a decent living, so it was easier for me because I already had some contacts through them and a good insight into what was needed. My first 'pro' work was playing on Cruise ships all over the place. That's where I really got my reading and busking chops together. Then it was Hotels overseas, and tours around various army/air force bases, both in the UK and in Europe. All this work led me to meeting many of other musicians/md's and I ended up doing Theatre work (resident and touring). Once again I met new MD's, who would then call me or get the fixer to call me for various well known TV personality acts and celebrities, a few old time entertainers plus a few other novelties thrown in. I've worked on West End Shows, shows in Japan, Middle East and Europe etc. All through this I still did the usual West End function band stuff as well (mainly when in between shows or tours). Throw in some decent sessions and cast albums/DVD's, a small amount of TV and Radio, along with a couple of films, has all left me with a CV that me and my family are pretty proud of. All in all, I have pretty much done all that I set out to do musically, made good contacts and formed quite a few lifelong friendships and working relationships along the way. Have I been lucky? Almost certainly. Definitely a case of 'right time and right place' etc... But, I did put a lot of hard work in. I can honestly say I have mostly enjoyed the work and styles of music I have been involved in. That hasn't always been because the quality of work, but quite often, the very excellent musicians, singers and producers I have had the the privilage to work with.

Good reading chops and good ears/busking chops. Shows, or backing turns is all about reading of course. But if you want to be a good all round dep and you are offered a last minute gig/function, you might be needed to play music without any dots in front of you. So a good knowledge of well known tunes under your belt is essential and being able to hear things quickly on the fly will help a lot.

Cheers, Dad. Now, if you were still a Mod........nah....

If you don't want to write you own track or have little time, as said above, library and production/stock music companies are the way to go. There are dozens of them about and most with excellent standards in quality. Sync prices vary from very little to quite pricey, but this depends on usage. It means you will have to troll through a lot of music, but with all the various filters on these sites, it's not as difficult as it sounds to find something to your taste. Most of the tracks come in varying time lengths per track, so editing is usally a breeze to fit your needs. One thing though. Make sure it is Royalty free so there are no further rolling payments required. Although it sounds like it might be expensive, it can actually be very cheap for podcasting. Some of these companies are virtually giving tracks away these days. Writing for Library music companies is a lot harder these days, well selling the cues is, because there are so many of them about. I've been involved with library/stock music for over 20 years and know of quite a few companies. If you get stuck for time I will post up a few more links. I know you are on a budget, so try Pond5 first...You can get (royalty free) tracks for as little as $5:00... https://www.pond5.com/royalty-free-music/

Double Post. My only niggle with Basschat - You can not delete posts (unless, I'm missing something?).

Good on 'em for still going strong at their age(s). They are still massive crowd pullers, so I should imagine the album will do very well. I quite liked the video and do like the Stones, but with this track, nah, not for me. I was pretty bored musically after a couple of minutes.

A C90 that goes up to eleven?

Ahh, right... I only discovered Paolo a couple of years ago during the lockdown, and I have not really listened to his Trumpet playing that much. What I have heard sounds lovely, also he's a wonderful Flugal Horn player with a smashing tone.