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Post by geoff738 on Jun 18, 2024 14:50:40 GMT -6
In which you were an active participant. Could be as a band member, a particularly special gig, a song you wrote, a record you produced or engineered or played on. Whatever.
I know we like to grouse about the state of the industry, bad clients, gear that failed etc. But at heart I think it is safe to say we are all here, and recording geeks because we love music. Love it.
So, let’s hear some uplifting stories and memories.
Cheers,
Geoff
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Post by Martin John Butler on Jun 18, 2024 15:18:03 GMT -6
The second happiest day of my life was the first time I heard a song from my band's album on the best FM station in NYC.
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Post by wiz on Jun 18, 2024 18:20:53 GMT -6
The second happiest day of my life was the first time I heard a song from my band's album on the best FM station in NYC. My first time on radio playing one of my tunes was right after "Imagine" by John Lennon.... tough act to follow... 8) Man, was I excited to her my tune coming out of the radio.... thanks for giving me that flash back... you sometimes forget what it is like to do what we do and how special it can be. cheers Wiz |
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Post by geoff738 on Jun 18, 2024 18:53:44 GMT -6
The second happiest day of my life was the first time I heard a song from my band's album on the best FM station in NYC. My first time on radio playing one of my tunes was right after "Imagine" by John Lennon.... tough act to follow... 8) Man, was I excited to her my tune coming out of the radio.... thanks for giving me that flash back... you sometimes forget what it is like to do what we do and how special it can be. cheers Wiz That last sentence sums up why I started this thread. It’s easy to get stuck in the grind, but we all have some special music related endeavours. Let’s bask in them! Plus I know you got to record at Sun. That’s gotta be right up there too. I have been there, and Motown as well, but I didn’t actually record anything. Cheers, Geoff |
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Post by russellcreekps on Jun 18, 2024 18:59:02 GMT -6
hearing others sing your material back to you when playing live…not sure there’s a feeling better than that!
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Post by wiz on Jun 18, 2024 19:02:39 GMT -6
My first time on radio playing one of my tunes was right after "Imagine" by John Lennon.... tough act to follow... 8) Man, was I excited to her my tune coming out of the radio.... thanks for giving me that flash back... you sometimes forget what it is like to do what we do and how special it can be. cheers Wiz That last sentence sums up why I started this thread. It’s easy to get stuck in the grind, but we all have some special music related endeavours. Let’s bask in them! Plus I know you got to record at Sun. That’s gotta be right up there too. I have been there, and Motown as well, but I didn’t actually record anything. Cheers, Geoff Yeah, as I was tracking... there is a little cross on the floor a few feet in front of me... marking where Elvis stood and recorded...was surreal... for anyone who hasn't seen the video... this was one of about 30-35 songs I tracked in that session, back to back...I did it like a live gig... cheers Wiz |
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Post by Martin John Butler on Jun 18, 2024 20:19:00 GMT -6
That's one of my favorites of all the things you've done Peter!
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Post by chessparov on Jun 18, 2024 21:21:07 GMT -6
The records I've done with... Tony "Drumsound"/Kenny Bronowski/Vincent Ricciardi and... Gene Michael Hall* (first strictly Harmony BGV). In fact all of those 4 songs! (Total so far) One more recording with Kenny (and some other cool Dudes) soon  Am in a (overall good) vocal transition. From my mid-April operation. Almost back to normal singing-wise. And gained a half step down to a Low E. (Sometimes Bass-Baritone D in the morning!) Chris *It was exciting to learn that Michael Stavrou mixed/mastered that record, along with Gene. |
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Post by geoff738 on Jun 18, 2024 21:21:30 GMT -6
The second happiest day of my life was the first time I heard a song from my band's album on the best FM station in NYC. Is that song out there on Youtube or streaming? Would love to hear it. Cheers, Geoff |
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Post by Bat Lanyard on Jun 18, 2024 21:55:21 GMT -6
Late 1990's:
1. Leaving my temp job at Frito-Lay to get lunch and hearing our single on two stations in Dallas. Surreal.
1. Opening for the Nixons at Mississippi Nights in St. Louis. Seeing all the signatures in the dressing room and at the time, Toad The Wet Sprocket's for whatever reason grabbed me.
1. Playing many shows with Better Than Ezra. Varisty in Baton Rouge, Ole Miss / LSU weekend in Oxford where I ended up hammered standing against a wall in a flat on the square that one of the Mannings lived in while girlfriend or wife yelled at everyone to get out. During the time Good blew up. It was nuts. 2000+ at that show.
1A. Being asked to sing the National Anthem before a Dallas Burn (FC Dallas now) game in the Cotton Bowl at the State Fair in Dallas. A cappella, 3 second delay from mic to stadium speakers. High-fives from a couple of the players when I was done. That was one of the most amazing experiences I've ever felt. 6000+ people there that day.
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Post by Johnkenn on Jun 18, 2024 22:00:11 GMT -6
Late 1990's: 1. Leaving my temp job at Frito-Lay to get lunch and hearing our single on two stations in Dallas. Surreal. 1. Opening for the Nixons at Mississippi Nights in St. Louis. Seeing all the signatures in the dressing room and at the time, Toad The Wet Sprocket's for whatever reason grabbed me. 1. Playing many shows with Better Than Ezra. Varisty in Baton Rouge, Ole Miss / LSU weekend in Oxford where I ended up hammered standing against a wall in a flat on the square that one of the Mannings lived in while girlfriend or wife yelled at everyone to get out. During the time Good blew up. It was nuts. 2000+ at that show. 1A. Being asked to sing the National Anthem before a Dallas Burn (FC Dallas now) game in the Cotton Bowl at the State Fair in Dallas. A cappella, 3 second delay from mic to stadium speakers. High-fives from a couple of the players when I was done. That was one of the most amazing experiences I've ever felt. 6000+ people there that day. I was at Ole Miss from 91-95. I’ve been told I had fun. |
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Post by Bat Lanyard on Jun 18, 2024 22:03:51 GMT -6
Late 1990's: 1. Leaving my temp job at Frito-Lay to get lunch and hearing our single on two stations in Dallas. Surreal. 1. Opening for the Nixons at Mississippi Nights in St. Louis. Seeing all the signatures in the dressing room and at the time, Toad The Wet Sprocket's for whatever reason grabbed me. 1. Playing many shows with Better Than Ezra. Varisty in Baton Rouge, Ole Miss / LSU weekend in Oxford where I ended up hammered standing against a wall in a flat on the square that one of the Mannings lived in while girlfriend or wife yelled at everyone to get out. During the time Good blew up. It was nuts. 2000+ at that show. 1A. Being asked to sing the National Anthem before a Dallas Burn (FC Dallas now) game in the Cotton Bowl at the State Fair in Dallas. A cappella, 3 second delay from mic to stadium speakers. High-fives from a couple of the players when I was done. That was one of the most amazing experiences I've ever felt. 6000+ people there that day. I was at Ole Miss from 91-95. I’ve been told I had fun. Laughed out loud. That place is awesome. Going there for the OU / Ole Miss game this season. Cannot wait!! |
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Post by gwlee7 on Jun 18, 2024 22:05:42 GMT -6
College was the best 14 years of my life.
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Post by Johnkenn on Jun 18, 2024 22:05:58 GMT -6
Hell yeah! If I go, we’ll have to meet up for a beverage.
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Post by Johnkenn on Jun 18, 2024 22:13:35 GMT -6
I got to play with Faith Hill on my song for an album release special…Sang in front of Emmylou and Vince Gill at an Almo Irving reunion (my first publisher). That was ass pucker time.
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Post by gwlee7 on Jun 18, 2024 22:17:12 GMT -6
As to the thread, having a solid if smallish fan base of folks that loved to come see a blues rock/jam band I played in the early nineties. I was also a lecturer for the psychology department at ECU at the time and there would be nights when my stats lab students would walk with me across the street from the Psyc Building to hear us play. That band’s crowning moment was when Hootie & the Blowfish came through town virtually unknown and we outdrew them when they played down the street from where we were. Nobody (them either I bet) knew that they would be consistently selling over 50,000 albums a week about a year later.
In the present, I have gotten back into playing live again after a long time of not doing it, and am having blast.
I appreciate all of you.
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Post by theshea on Jun 19, 2024 0:17:01 GMT -6
playing a support slot for Avril Lavigne in 2008 in front of 8.000 people. not a fan of Avril but it was a great gig and while playing 6 of my own songs it even made me some major money.
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Post by gravesnumber9 on Jun 19, 2024 1:22:34 GMT -6
The second happiest day of my life was the first time I heard a song from my band's album on the best FM station in NYC. Well, we probably have a different idea of what the best FM station in New York was, but to a kid born in 1980 with a love for Chuck Berry and Buddy Holly and Frankie Valli and the Zombies, there was only one station that mattered. ONE - OH - ONE- (cbs fm) - ONE OH ONE - (cbs fm) WE PLAY YOUR FAVORITE OLDIES CBS FM NEW yorkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk |
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Post by gravesnumber9 on Jun 19, 2024 1:26:48 GMT -6
That last sentence sums up why I started this thread. It’s easy to get stuck in the grind, but we all have some special music related endeavours. Let’s bask in them! Plus I know you got to record at Sun. That’s gotta be right up there too. I have been there, and Motown as well, but I didn’t actually record anything. Cheers, Geoff Yeah, as I was tracking... there is a little cross on the floor a few feet in front of me... marking where Elvis stood and recorded...was surreal... for anyone who hasn't seen the video... this was one of about 30-35 songs I tracked in that session, back to back...I did it like a live gig... cheers Wiz Not the first time I've said this to you, but probably only the third or fourth... you know how to do this type of performance. I guess it's not cool to say this on a gear focused site, but let's be real... this didn't need to be done at Sun. It would probably sound just as good any place else tracked with anything else. |
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Post by chessparov on Jun 19, 2024 9:07:13 GMT -6
I did get contacted by someone who occasionally worked/works on a famous Country Singer's records. (Sold way over a 100 million records) They said he really likes my voice. And "be prepared" if he wants me to sing on one of his (hopefully more!  ). Singing locally along with Kenny Loggins, around a year before the Pandemic! We sang a bunch of old Soul stuff, also with Steve and Beth Wood (Honk). Then he rocked the Restaurant with Foot Loose. A bunch of us danced. All 8 of us! It was at Gigi's in Laguna BTW. Chris |
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Post by Martin John Butler on Jun 19, 2024 10:49:40 GMT -6
Second favorite musical experience.. I lived 4 blocks from NBC Studios in Brooklyn. If you waited outside for a few minutes, they'd let in a few people to fill the empty seats for shows like the Kraft Music Hall hour, a variety show. Most people had tickets. I got to see many of the greatest American musicians live for free. I was around 13-14 years old then.
After going so often, I was befriended by Dwight Hemion, the producer. I managed to be allowed backstage and hung around where the show was being run. I instinctively knew how to stay under the radar while watching all the magic happen. On one occasion I struck up a conversation with Johnny Cash. We walked around together for 15-20 minutes. We went out front to the stage and we peeked over the edge where the house band was in an orchestra pit. I remember mentioning how much I like the tone of he bass player's amp ( an Ampeg B15 or 18, I forget). Mr.Cash treated me with respect as an equal, like a member of the tribe, not just some curious kid. I think he knew I was destined to be a real lifetime musician.
He had this unusual quality of being able to see right through you, like a penetrating awareness of who you really were at a soul level. He was not an ordinary person, but more like an enlightened humble being touched by God. From that day on I felt accepted and acknowledged, and I carried that with me for a lifetime. What a gift that was.
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Post by nicksteinborn on Jun 19, 2024 13:34:36 GMT -6
2012 The first time my band sold out the Electric Factory(now Franklin Music Hall, a 2450 cap) in Philly was a pretty wild night. We were on a co-bill with Yellowcard and were asked to headline our hometown show.
Then again last year, we played the parking lot outside that venue to 3500 people or so. Being another 11 years later and still being able to do shit like that isn’t lost on us.
2017 Riot Fest in Chicago we played later in the day around sunset. We were up against Akaline Trio with that being their hometown. We were a little worried, but people working the fest guessed at around 12k people being there during our set. In the distance, there were a bunch of carnival rides silhouetted by the sunset. It was fucking beautifull. The amount of adrenaline walking off that stage was wild.
Really, most nights on stage are still pretty fucking awesome, so I know I’m pretty damn lucky. I’ll probably die alone because lol what’s a home life, but I’ll take the gig for now.
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Post by iamasound on Jun 19, 2024 13:55:18 GMT -6
The 45 minutes that I jammed with Delmar Brown and Jaco Pastorias was my mostest favorite musical experience while playing my friend's '64 Telecaster. It was surreal. I never played better in my life, thank goodness. I started the jam by playing a melody in octaves and Jaco just did Jaco and Delmar played impossible secret chords only known to ancient Egyption anti-gravity levitation priests. Sadly it wasn't recorded.
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Post by trappist on Jun 19, 2024 14:14:37 GMT -6
I’ve been fortunate to play many good gigs with fantastic musicians, but my favorite were playing in Belgium with the Orchestre Symphonique de la RTBF.
Those guys really knew how to party.. Belgian beer is potent! Even the Mercedes-Benz gig bus had a bar in it.
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Post by ninworks on Jun 19, 2024 14:47:42 GMT -6
Nothing of note but I jammed with 3 close friends at a party in my band's 1100 sq. ft. rehearsal space once back in the late 70's. They were the best musicians that I knew at the time. Guitar, bass, drums, and keyboards. It was total improvisation and what came out of it was nothing short of magical. It sounded like the most long-haired progressive stuff you have ever heard and it sounded like it had been arranged and rehearsed, all off the top of our heads. It was the most inspired musical experience I have ever had. I too wish it had been recorded. It is at the top of my list of all the musical experiences I have had in my 45 year career. 2 of those guys are no longer with us.
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