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Totally appreciate that MTT might have a bias! And I understand where you're coming front with the world music, I had Indian raga at the back of my mind as I typed. I still think a Sibelius symphonic movement might cover more ground than the examples given over the course of one piece. Over the course of an evening they might be neck and neck. The question remains if anybody in contemporary music is being as successful at expressing such depth of ideas, and I can't think of a genre or movement outside of very small intellectual circles that is. Off now to listen to some of the Brazilian examples you gave!

[quote name='Chris Sharman' timestamp='1427189551' post='2726803'] Set them up in the dining room the other day on Sound to Light running off a laptop through the stereo. Mr S was NOT pleased when she got home from work... [/quote] I set mine up in my classroom using sound to light. If the lights flashed th classes were too noisy. Quietest day at work ever, it was surreal.

Musicals can have the budget for big productions as well as movies. Whether or not it rivals the intellectual weight for want of a better term is debatable. Movie music is well known for its direct lineage to Wagner and Korngold but the former certainly tried to express more philosophical (however dubious) than the average here is the hero doing something heroic ideas of current Hollywood scores. Micheal Tilson Thomas says that contempory, African American based music is fantastic for dancing, reflecting joy and heartbreak etc, but it can only express one thing at time. Western art music can express many things at once.

http://www.thomann.de/gb/eurolite_led_kls200_rgb_bundle_plus.htm I hope that link works.... These are really easy to use, don't melt you, a doddle to position etc. I have used brighter led sets and really we needed two when doing an under lit marquee on Saturday but for pubs they're great.

Good idea for a thread. The dreaded term semi pro applies for me. I go from pub gigs through to sessions at major studios, just happy to be out playing. I wouldn't describe my playing as stellar but I can read most shows and learn material by ear if necessary. If I could do it 100% of the time I would, but I earn more having a day job and playing 70/80 gigs a year than the full time pros I know.

It's like any other job, you've got to have the right tools. (Which of course you can blame later if necessary!) if you were auditioning for an 'artist' gig, I'd presume it's highly unlikely you'd be given any dots or even reference material, the set list would be about it. Any sort of gig where the majority of the band is reading, you have to read. Round these parts reading drummers are like gold dust and one guy absolutely cleans up, picks and chooses what am dram weeks he wants to do. A friend of mine is technically a funkier and more profficient drummer- but doesn't read. No MD will take the risk on booking him.

They're going to sell a lot of those subs.

I'm the dictator! I do the arrangements for the band and run the rehearsals, decide on the set list and have final say on logistics at gigs etc. The hard part is not being too concrete in what you want. Audiences want character and performers can be fake if they are conforming to somebodies rigid expectations. Learning to let people have their input is hard but we're musicians right, we should be able to listen!

Elgar only wrote one piece for brass band, Severn Suite. Personally I'm in the loathe weather report camp love the pups, but it goes to show it's not genre people like about music but atmosphere and chemistry. These tastes change over time, I've also got the steely dan bug after years of finding them awful. Maybe over time the huge degree I find weather report's vibe agitating will lessen!

Johnny Colt of the Black Crowes and Krist Novoselic of Nirvana. Both had a great sound and the ability to absolutely nail the part to the drums.

Went through exactly the same thing, really not bothered and then someone posted Lingus on here and whack, my go to band. To cap it all the drummer on that record was a dep, only knew three of the songs before getting the call to do the record. Takes the Michael.

Don't drink coffee all day- a dark noisy room full of wired teenage musicians, no thanks. Do be nice to each other- patient, positive when listening back. If you've got a good additional guitar part for example, record it. It's gutting to get the mix back a go, it really needs x we talked about doing.

[quote name='Cairobill' timestamp='1425544844' post='2708309'] Ha ha - ditto - in a service station on the way out of London in north Kent I was about to use the facilities when McCartney appears and asks if his wife (Heather) could use the bog as the ladies was bust. As any gentleman would, I let her use the cubicle then I went on to use the stand up facilities. McCartney went as well saying thank you very much for the help... There should be a thread on toilet conversations with bass legends... [/quote] Friend of my was doing some work at a London studio. Goes to the toilet and all of a sudden there's a big bloke with tattoos and fuzzy hair stood next to him. That's right- he was having a slash next to Slash. Paul McCartney's quite good too. Same friend as above did a lot of work for him in the 80s and said all paul wanted to do was make music and be with the lads. Never mentioned his money once.

[quote name='wateroftyne' timestamp='1425474291' post='2707676'] [url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/237894-ncd-tks-enginnering-content/"]This thread might give you something else to consider...[/url] [/quote] The only cabs I'd change to from my db112s. However, someone is going stick a dirty great Neumann in front of one this weekend and it's the best uber vintage on steroids sound I've heard.

Rumour is next record will produced by Rick Rubin. I think their trick has been to use the bass as guitar gimmick to distract from the fact he's got a great rock'n'roll voice and the whole aesthetic of the band is really cohesive, lyrics, subject matter, structures, graphics etc. essential today more than ever.

Tempo advance. A little fiddily at times but you can program set lists and share them, do tempo changes and time signature changes, and do mind blowing sub divisions with ease. I like the feature where you can change the sound or mute certain beats, so if you have a piece in five for example 3+2 beat 4 can have a separate accent. Not rocket science but really useful.

[quote name='Nicko' timestamp='1424777595' post='2700258'] Bass player should always have the final yes/no on the drummer. If the bass cant gel with the drums there is no hope. I dont think the other band members realise how important the combination is until its not working. [/quote] That's how the Stones did it with darryl Jones. All the choice of the worlds most acclaimed bassists and Charlie got the final word. Although apparently the Miles Davies link didn't hurt!

Married the singer in our band- problem solved.

[quote name='madshadows' timestamp='1424635722' post='2698625'] Overend Watts and his Swallow Bass !! [url="http://www.pinterest.com/pin/196188127487288240/"]http://www.pinterest.com/pin/196188127487288240/[/url] John [/quote] This very bass used to hang in the dinosaur market in hereford, a fine vintage shop owned by Pete in the 90s. I asked to have a go and the staff politely declined, purely for the reason they didn't think the bantamweight adolescent such as I was would be able to pick it up!

[quote name='Jazzneck' timestamp='1424628720' post='2698492'] [attachment=184738:3765692550_b8f60121b7_o.jpg] [/quote] Great call, Johnny Colt in the Remedy video played one and I lusted after it something terrible.

The tempo advance app on my phone is my new religion. It really helps, especially if you start muting beats. However, not everyone I play with works with a metronome and I do get frustrated when I feel like I'm dragging the band forwards or holding them back when they rush. The daft thing is you really don't need to practice with the metronome that much before you develop the knack of telling the difference +\- a few bpm. I've been doing a show all week and the MD was a great vocal coach but not so hot on rhythm. We finally got her to slow down the finale to the correct speed and the audience started clapping along all of a sudden. Bpm is the law!

I just wanted to be in a band. Can't sing, not mental so couldn't be a drummer, hated playing the piano and my fingers don't move that fast so as I saw it couldn't be a guitarist. That left bass. I've been averaging 80 gigs a year for the past few as well as being a classroom music teacher. The flawed logic has kept me in biscuits after all!

Digital desks play a part I'm sure. The sound man thinks, here's the preset for kick eq, compression is a memory bank away and voila! I'm going to really light the blue touch paper now and suggest the lack of bass is due to them insisting on a pre eq send.... Stand well back!

Interesting fact about thunder. They all drive Toyota rav4s. Apart from the singer, who drives a Porsche.

Stop notes at the right time.