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Tuesday, May 30, 2006 : Warped Verdict Live!



I teach many students who practice hard each week, come to their lesson and jam with me but other than that, never have the opportunity to play with others in a band setting. I had this idea that I could bring my students together and teach them in the context of a band. I put together a course, found a great space to host the classes (a huge thank you to Daniel and Wendy for putting up with us and for all your help) and contacted the members of what is now WARPED VERDICT. Who would have thought we could pull it off?!! 8 weeks, 6 talented musicians, tons of dedicated parents and a rollercoaster of preparation and planning, all to bring you this IT CAME FROM THE GARAGE! world premier concert featuring WARPED VERDICT.

I want to thank everyone who came out and supported the bands. Because of you, the show was definitely a success. Here's how it went... The Soundwiches started the evening of with some energetic and fun filled Ska. You looked great guys! Then Warped Verdict took the stage and rocked the house. They played a solid four song set of three covers and one original. The highlight was they're version of Fall Out Boy's "Sugar, We're Going Down". Then, Papa So Mean came on and gave everyone a dose of blues and classic rock. They got people's heads moving with songs like "Gloria" and "Keep On Rocking in the Free World". The highlight of their set was Johnny Cash's "Fulsom Prison Blues". To end of the night, some crazy band called DSI came on and played a half hour of punk rock. Who were those guys? Wendy was our photographer for the evening(Thanks Wendy!). All her photos are here. Also, I'd like to thank Daniel for filming the event and for all his support. And last but certainly not least, I'd like to thank my wife Cara for all her help. I couldn't have done it without her.

As well, two Sundays ago, Warped Verdict recorded a three song demo. I engineered and produced the session, It was pretty hectic! William, the band's drummer called in sick so I had to find a replacement drummer at the last minute (my brother Doug ended up doing it -Thanks a million, Doug!) Then, there was crazy traffic in the city because of a demonstration so several people were late. To top it all off, Sophie, the band's singer came in and told me that she didn't know how long she could sing for because her voice was not in good shape! Despite all these obstacles, the band did an incredible job. Check out the song "Change", which they wrote.


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