Playing, but working…Live!
So, my monthly Musical Notes for the end of February is out a bit late. However, it’s all the best reasons…February ended, and March started with me playing Live at 2 house parties.
At the best of times, I have trouble convincing people I meet, that I actually do WORK! Especially when I post videos (like the one below) and photos of me very much PLAYING!
What’s not obvious in the 1.5 hour set of live music is…
- the decade of very serious work practicing to learn how to improvise real time
- the decade spent working out how to use the technology and hone production skills
- the 3 years spent developing a technical set-up with a workflow that allows real time jamming of original music
- the ~8 hours per track of work to produce the original music…times 18 tracks = 144 hours
- the 1 hour per track to convert it into a live-jammable structure = 18 hours
- the 16 hours work to test rehearse the live set to make sure the computer doesn’t f#$k you up half way (it does that).
- the 3 hours strip studio and test set-up the day before.
- the 1 hour pack down to move the gear.
- the 3 hours manhandling all the gear and sound system to the GoGet and set-up at the venue.
- 2 hours pack down, ship gear home and carry up 3 stories
- 1 hour reestablish studio gear
- 1 hour tidy studio.
But, I’m not complaining!
All of that work is TOTALLY worth it for 90minutes of live performance, especially when the crowd really get what you’re doing and show their appreciation as they did this last weekend!
So, enough waffling! It’s back to work…all that new music ain’t gonna produce itself!
(PS. My new album is still planned for release 10 June 2023)