A gig / Saturday, June 23, 2012
Hello all. So sorry it's been such a long time since i updated. I have been tied up with so many things that i really didnt get a proper chance to breathe haha. But my mama always tells me that it's good to be busy. So it'll seem like i'm not lazing my life away. haha.
Anyway im going to write about a gig i've had with my Band, Six Harmonix, on a saturday evening. I think it's on the 16th. :D
It all started when we were jamming and some japanese guys came over and heard us play. Then they asked us to perform for a farewell party for their friend and obviously, we agreed. It was like an opportunity knocking on our door. But my sister also went to do some background check on the venue etc to see if these people can be trusted or not. It seems very weird but one can not be too sure about such things, judging from the fact that we didn't know this guy at all.
Everything was okay until our band had a rather major dispute. I'd prefer not to go into detail though. All i could say that we desperately needed a sessionist. But we settled it easily with the help of a fellow DMATer, Kayann. Because we were going to play four songs, and it's practically impossible for Kayann to learn (and somewhat master) all 4 songs, so we decided to spilt the job. I will drum to two songs, and he will drum the other two.
It's a lie to say i wasn't stressed. I am in the band as a vocalist, so drumming for this band was something new to me and i did not want to be the one to drag my whole band down. So i worked really hard and tried to practice when i had the time to. I woke up early and booked a studio early in the morning so i could practice with a real drumset etcetc.
When the day of the gig came, we reduced our performance to 3 songs. Meaning i would drum to one song, and Kayann would drum the remaining 2.
Here's the video of my performance, i drummed to the song "Fudepen Ballpoint Pen" :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o3tW09XyvXQ
Obviously, i made some mistakes, and ONE REALLY HUGE MISTAKE. HAHAA. my sticks flew out durning one part of the song. But i was rather calm about it (as stated by Kayann) and tried really hard to maintain the beat with one stick only. haha.
But overall my band commented that i did a rather good job so i'm rather pleased with myself. :D
I hope to get more performance opportunities so i can drum more, and have more exposure as an instrumentalist.
/Hopped!
Saturday, June 23, 2012
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Audition and Performance. / Monday, June 04, 2012
Hey.
It's been a while since i last updated. I didn't really record a video of me practicing, but i still am everyday! :D
Two days ago, my band went for an audition to an event. And Yesterday, we had our *first* gig in a long long while. It actually felt very good. :D
My band had some issues before we performed though, but it was great that we managed to sort it out quickly.
I learnt that managing a band can be really tough, but music is about feel. So as long as we've got the heart and the will, we can do anything. :D
Will upload videos sooon.
Until then, see y'all soon! :D
/Hopped!
Monday, June 04, 2012
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