It’s been a great day so far, Original tracks are being recorded with the full band….8 hours in…..probably another 12 to go
Blues, Soul, Rock, Funk.
Currently on repeat is the following playlist….a mixture of all of the live performance songs I’m learning plus a few good others from the same artists.
Colibri Soul
I LOVE being part of Colibri Soul. A real mixed bag of musicians and personalities but somehow we’ve remained a band for 2 years and are still going strong! Last weekend we had the pleasure of playing at one of our favourite venues in Cardiff ; Yard Bar and kitchen. The crowd there are…
Studio time
It was great to have the opportunity to record with some of the other guys from ICMP course last week. Any opportunity to do so is warmly welcomed, it’s great experience. We did our own version of Jimi Hendrix’s Purple Haze. On listening back to the premixed track I think we sounded pretty good. One…
Cafe jazz, rehearsals and recordings.
Cafe Jazz gig number one went particularly well considering the lack of communication, the poor sound system and short notice. I think the sort notice was in our favour because it made us work harder. I was really impressed with the other guys attitude in the band and really enjoyed working with them. They were…
Winging it.
The brief… Here are the details of your first Cafe Jazz gig, which will take place on Monday October 5th. Year 1 9pm – 9.45pm: Darren English & Naomi Heap. (You can play together or share the 45mins between you, whatever suits you, and Naomi, if you need to bring a guitarist in to accompany…
The ups, the downs, the highs and the lows of making music 