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Title: New Project :-)
Post by: Johnny Mac on March 12, 2009, 10:14:59 PM
After much searching I've found a drummer, a bass player, another guitarist and a Sax player! Could be interesting. Got 3 hours in a studio in two weeks.  :D
Title: Re: New Project :-)
Post by: Jonny on March 12, 2009, 10:19:06 PM
Saxophoooooooooooooooooooooone!

Awesome.
Title: Re: New Project :-)
Post by: Johnny Mac on March 12, 2009, 10:44:21 PM
Yeah he is an old mate of mine so it should be good. I don't know how the drummer and his guitar playing mate will take to it though!  :lol: One of two ways.
Title: Re: New Project :-)
Post by: sgmypod on March 12, 2009, 10:46:33 PM
you found a drummer..lucky man
Title: Re: New Project :-)
Post by: Will on March 12, 2009, 10:49:10 PM
Good news! I may have an interesting week, band prospects on Wednesday :)
Title: Re: New Project :-)
Post by: dave_mc on March 12, 2009, 11:41:38 PM
sweet :) what are you thinking of doing with the sax player- jazz? ska? br00talz? ;)
Title: Re: New Project :-)
Post by: Jonny on March 13, 2009, 12:11:33 AM
sweet :) what are you thinking of doing with the sax player- jazz? ska? br00talz? ;)
br00talz!!!!!!!!

Chuggin' the riffs on a sax!
Title: Re: New Project :-)
Post by: Fourth Feline on March 13, 2009, 12:19:14 AM
That sounds great Johnny !  :D

To have the Drummer, Bass and a Sax player to work with sounds like heaven.  It will be interesting as to what music you all end up playing / agreeing on.  Sounds a great combo though.  8)
Title: Re: New Project :-)
Post by: hamfist on March 13, 2009, 07:17:07 AM
sweet :) what are you thinking of doing with the sax player- jazz? ska? br00talz? ;)
br00talz!!!!!!!!

Chuggin' the riffs on a sax!

Obviously a Baritone sax !  8)
Title: Re: New Project :-)
Post by: Philly Q on March 13, 2009, 08:10:21 AM
sweet :) what are you thinking of doing with the sax player- jazz? ska? br00talz? ;)
br00talz!!!!!!!!

Chuggin' the riffs on a sax!

Obviously a Baritone sax !  8)

 :lol: :lol:

Yeah, I'm interested to know what musical stylee you'll be pursuing.
Title: Re: New Project :-)
Post by: Roobubba on March 13, 2009, 08:13:01 AM
sweet :) what are you thinking of doing with the sax player- jazz? ska? br00talz? ;)
br00talz!!!!!!!!

Chuggin' the riffs on a sax!

Obviously a Baritone sax !  8)

Just don't forget to use a low output reed to keep it tight and articulate :D
Title: Re: New Project :-)
Post by: Johnny Mac on March 13, 2009, 08:27:28 AM
Don't ask me I'm as much in the dark as you lads!  :lol:

Well this is how this all came about. My mate the sax player got in touch on facebook about an open mike blues thing.  I said yes why not. He put an ad out for bass and drums. The day after that conversation I was injured at work (see NDE thread) Then a week later a district nurse came to my flat to take the stitches out of my head. She says to me "well what are you going to do with yourself for the 6 weeks you've been signed off work?" So I said "play my guitars." She said "are you in a band?" I said "I wish, I can't find a drummer" She says "I know a drummer who's looking to get another band going" I grabbed a pen wrote my mobile number down and said "give him my number and get him to ring me!" Two weeks later he did! He has an open mind about musical direction but did stress a liking for The Foo Fighters and Queens Of The Stone Age. I gulped! Fingers crossed, diplomacy will gel us together and we will do songs we all like. I wish my mate the sax player could do vocals too. We still need a front man cos i can only sing and play 'hurry up harry' by sham 69! I do know someone and he is really good. He plays guitar, bass and writes plus he's a tattoo artist! Pray for me lads!  :lol:
Title: Re: New Project :-)
Post by: gingataff on March 13, 2009, 12:48:13 PM
You can do some tunes by Painkiller http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3rUCl8j3rws&feature=related (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3rUCl8j3rws&feature=related)
Title: Re: New Project :-)
Post by: Johnny Mac on March 13, 2009, 02:06:56 PM
You can do some tunes by Painkiller http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3rUCl8j3rws&feature=related (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3rUCl8j3rws&feature=related)

Hmmmm... :?  :lol:
Title: Re: New Project :-)
Post by: Denim n Leather on March 13, 2009, 03:15:46 PM
Classic rock ensemble with sax? I hear dirty, sampy blues rock! :)

GL, Johnny.
Title: Re: New Project :-)
Post by: MrBump on March 13, 2009, 03:41:09 PM
Cracking story about the district nurse!

Was she hot..?  A hot nurse AND music related fantasy - that's gotta be the BEST!!!

Mark.
Title: Re: New Project :-)
Post by: Philly Q on March 13, 2009, 03:43:54 PM
I'm imagining this sort of thing:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SBSj1udRx2k (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SBSj1udRx2k)
Title: Re: New Project :-)
Post by: hunter on March 13, 2009, 04:04:26 PM

Sax?

Why is noone else mentioning Pink Floyd?
Title: Re: New Project :-)
Post by: Simon D on March 13, 2009, 05:31:20 PM
Foo Fighters? Sax? This http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R5kmaX2bnes should keep everybody happy!

Good luck with it Johnny!
Title: Re: New Project :-)
Post by: dave_mc on March 13, 2009, 06:23:22 PM
haha, good luck johnny :)
Title: Re: New Project :-)
Post by: 38thBeatle on March 13, 2009, 06:49:52 PM
Go Go Johnny Go
Title: Re: New Project :-)
Post by: Johnny Mac on March 13, 2009, 07:51:23 PM
Thanks for those suggestions.  :) Baker St is a great song, not too struck on the foos version but it may give me a bit of leverage!

Yes the nurse story still has me giggling. Yes she was a nice girl. You should have heard when this drummer phoned me up last week. "Hello, is that John?" "yes speaking" "I'm a drummer, you know my friend, shes a nurse" "Eh?" At this stage I thought i was going to get accused of shagging another blokes missus! Then the penny dropped! I was trying not to laugh.

The sax player got a text last week to say he is going to be a dad so he is all over the place now! This is gonna be a fun day. I've been practising Know one knows by QOTSA which is a challenge but got it nearly nailed now so hopefully it will keep this bloke happy. He sounds like he means business, so I'm praying he likes it as drummers are like rocking horse shite!
Title: Re: New Project :-)
Post by: Johnny Mac on March 14, 2009, 09:16:11 AM
Wanna see the sax player in action?


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QauqerXfwgk&feature=sdig&et=1237007307.96 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QauqerXfwgk&feature=sdig&et=1237007307.96)

Title: Re: New Project :-)
Post by: Johnny Mac on March 16, 2009, 06:52:45 AM
^ Please note this is a random sax player and not my mate! This was taken seriously by someone on Saturday at the meet!  :lol:

How about.....Mr Bungle!  :x Too tricky though.
Title: Re: New Project :-)
Post by: Philly Q on March 16, 2009, 09:26:12 PM
^ Please note this is a random sax player and not my mate! This was taken seriously by someone on Saturday at the meet!  :lol:

Yeah, me.  It seemed feasible....  :oops:
Title: Re: New Project :-)
Post by: Johnny Mac on March 17, 2009, 07:31:37 AM
^ Please note this is a random sax player and not my mate! This was taken seriously by someone on Saturday at the meet!  :lol:

Yeah, me.  It seemed feasible....  :oops:

 :lol: The sax player in that clip is part of those weird Welsh blokes who overdub Grant Mitchel on the gangs!

Title: Re: New Project :-)
Post by: Philly Q on March 17, 2009, 09:18:43 AM
Yeah, I know, but I still thought you might know them  :lol: .  Are they famous?  I just thought they were some random blokes dicking around on YouTube.
Title: Re: New Project :-)
Post by: Johnny Mac on March 17, 2009, 07:35:29 PM
Yeah, I know, but I still thought you might know them  :lol: .  Are they famous?  I just thought they were some random blokes dicking around on YouTube.

No I don't know them, thank god. I know enough nutters without them adding to the tally! They do get a bit of interest on Youtube.

Once the broadband band width goes up can you imagine the crazy internet based TV channels? Should be fun though.
Title: Re: New Project :-)
Post by: Johnny Mac on March 28, 2009, 11:33:25 PM
I'm in the studio tomorrow, I hope this goes well. I've been practicing loads. Fingers crossed  :D
Title: Re: New Project :-)
Post by: Dmoney on March 28, 2009, 11:36:35 PM
Yeah, I know, but I still thought you might know them  :lol: .  Are they famous?  I just thought they were some random blokes dicking around on YouTube.

No I don't know them, thank god. I know enough nutters without them adding to the tally! They do get a bit of interest on Youtube.

Once the broadband band width goes up can you imagine the crazy internet based TV channels? Should be fun though.

yo. standard digital TV channel has a bandwidth of about 5Mb. just thought id throw that out there
Title: Re: New Project :-)
Post by: Johnny Mac on March 29, 2009, 11:39:47 PM
It went well today.The bass player plays like Norman Watt Roy and  Jaco Pastorius. He pumps it out all over the place and sounds great. The Sax is amazing, really good. The drummer forgot about the clocks going forward but did a great job when he got there! There is a big musical difference between us but I tried to mediate and thought I got through with the message lets use compromise and lets us all bring in ideas. Its kind of hard though as the bass player isn't used to playing in 4/4 but I'm determined to make this work some how. I was playing clean or with a little gain today on the Feline Lion. I got tested quite a bit I noticed, but it was a great day all in all, one of the best studio days I've had for years.

So a jazz/funk Sax player

A Bass man who loves Weather Report

A drummer who likes blues rock

An me who will do anything as Lifes too short to faff about!  :lol:
Title: Re: New Project :-)
Post by: dave_mc on March 29, 2009, 11:45:07 PM
sounds good, johnny :) lol about the clocks... :lol:
Title: Re: New Project :-)
Post by: 38thBeatle on March 30, 2009, 06:41:28 AM
That sounds great Johnny-all those influences should be a recipe for something great to come out.
Title: Re: New Project :-)
Post by: MDV on March 30, 2009, 04:51:27 PM
Sounds like good fun....in a completely insane sort of a way.
Title: Re: New Project :-)
Post by: Johnny Mac on April 01, 2009, 06:51:58 PM
I'm off to get on a stage again tonight, at an open mike in Leyton, East London. It's the first time in donkeys years I've done one, so it should be interesting. I'm going with the drummer I jammed with on Sunday.

:D

Title: Re: New Project :-)
Post by: Johnny Mac on April 02, 2009, 03:14:40 PM
That was a good last night. There were some great guitar players there. I was so nervous my fingers froze in fear!  :lol:

Here's a blurry pic of me and my Feline Lion at The Coach & Horses, Leyton E10.
Its a good open mike if anyones interested and its near the Central Line.
Title: Re: New Project :-)
Post by: Denim n Leather on April 06, 2009, 01:00:57 PM
awesome!