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Friday December 15, 2006

Live From The Garage II




What a night! A crazy set up and organization, three awesome bands (plus the teachers) and close to 150 people made this show an incredible experience for me. It was the culmination of three months of planning and hard work and I couldn't have done it without the help and hard work of some very special people: Marla, Dave, Daniel, Wendy, Cara, Tasha, Doug, Alina, Jay, Allan, Sharon, Wayne and Margaux. THANK YOU!!! It was so amazing for me to see our students up there on stage playing so well and having such a great time. All the bands sounded awesome. The night started with The Soundwiches, who kicked things off with a bang and had a whole bunch of people instantly on their feet dancing. They played a tight set of Ska originals. Then Strikes Twelve performed. Marla and I have been working with this band since October and we were definitely a little nervous for them. It was there debut and we really wanted it to go well for them. It was all up to them. I was right next to them backstage the entire set and what I saw and heard blew me away. To say that they rose to the occasion is an understatement! All the hard work payed off. They played so well. They were tight and they had a great time on stage. The audience ate it up. I was very proud of them. (Press play on the mp3 player to the right to hear the demo recording of their original song "Sorry".) Velvet Goldmine played third. They have been together for a little while and have performed several times and it showed. They really impressed a lot of people with their musicianship (myself included) and their tight funky set. They had some great grooves and arrangements. Lastly, the teachers got up and played a short set for the dedicated few who stuck around. Marla, Dave and I laid down the grooves while Sharon Brooks and her back up singer Wayne Tennant rocked the place! We played a short four song set comprised of two of Sharon's originals and two covers. I had a blast. Then, in a blink of an eye, it was over. Here are some photos Daniel and Doug took. Thank you to all the people, especially parents, who came to support these young bands. I know how much it meant to them. So now it's time for the holidays and some much needed rest. See you all in 2007, when the planning and preparation will begin for Live From The Garage III...

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Thursday December 14, 2006




Tonight, Rob played his first show. Several weeks ago, Rob told me that he and his brother Kenny were going to play a few songs at Rob's upcoming work Christmas party. His brother's guitar teacher was supposed to be playing with them so Rob asked if I would come along as well. Rob picked me up at 8:30 and I had no idea where we were going. We ended up at Le Biftheque restaurant on Cote de Liesse road. There were at least 80 or 90 people. It was a pretty happening party. Rob found out that there was a drummer present as well as a singer/ harmonica player. Around 10:30, we started to get ready. I had no idea what to expect since I had never heard anyone but Rob play. We started off with "Rock Me Baby" by B.B. King and it went really well! The drummer held it together, Kenny played bass, Kenny's guitar teacher played keyboards and I filled in on guitar. The singer was really good and his harp playing sounded great. Then, I switched to bass and we played five more songs. The crowd loved it. Rob played really well. Then, around 11:00, we packed up and Rob gave me a lift home.

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Tuesday December 5, 2006


Emma & Audrey


Julia & Jiwon

I was treated to a very special private concert this evening. Emma and Julia have been rehearsing for their school's talent show. Emma and her friend Audrey were working on "Tears and Rain" by James Blunt. Julia and Jiwon have been working on "Black Horse and The Cherry Tree" by KT Tunstall. So before their guitar lessons, they performed their songs for me and their Mom. They sounded great! I was really impressed. Tomorrow they will be auditioning for the talent show, so wish them luck!

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Sunday December 3, 2006




Today we recorded Strikes Twelve. We will be putting together a five song e.p. which will be available at the show on December 15th. The session went really well. The band was sounding pretty tight. We were able to record multiple takes of all five songs in just under two hours. It was pretty intense. Dave Sturton from DNA studio engineered the session and did an amazing job. Marla and I worked with the band. Next comes the editing and mixing, which I will be doing this week. Great work everyone!

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