Like many of the bang on a can fellows I left feeling energized, recharged, and ready to do lots of projects. After 3 intense weeks of music surrounded by an amazing community of people I will admit I felt a little at a loss. I miss everyone terribly, so of course of all the projects floating around in my brain I picked the one that would reconnect with as many of them as possible.
I have been talking about buying a loop pedal for over a year, after seeing many amazing performances including them, and after years of wishing I had picked a non wind instrument so I could sing while playing. Well, enter the loop station to solve many of my problems.
I have been talking about buying a loop pedal for over a year, after seeing many amazing performances including them, and after years of wishing I had picked a non wind instrument so I could sing while playing. Well, enter the loop station to solve many of my problems.
I am in the process of commissioning the 10 composer fellows to write works for tenor sax, loop pedal, and voice. The project will take me many places, as I intend to play it almost everywhere the composers are located. And for the first time I'm considering recording an album, a thought that had never entered my head before. I always thought it was too high and lofty for me, but bang makes you dream big, and it's not as difficult these days as I hear it used to be back in the dark days of cassettes and prior.
I officially began the adventure over labor day weekend at Princeton with the lovely and talented Alex Dowling and Emma O'Halloran.
I officially began the adventure over labor day weekend at Princeton with the lovely and talented Alex Dowling and Emma O'Halloran.
Alex, Emma, and I poured over the boss rc-300 manual for hours, trying things that were supposed to be possible, and often making them work. I have never been very patient with technology so thank god for their determination and curiosity to see what this baby was really capable of.
I'm also grateful that we got to spend hour after hour in a studio at the university recording our every idea for future use or study. The facilities there are amazing and it was nice to have a place to go get work done again. It's one of those weird little things you appreciate after not being in school and always practicing in your home, when you don't have a space other than your bedroom to do it.
I look forward to many more reunions and adventures in the coming year!
I'm also grateful that we got to spend hour after hour in a studio at the university recording our every idea for future use or study. The facilities there are amazing and it was nice to have a place to go get work done again. It's one of those weird little things you appreciate after not being in school and always practicing in your home, when you don't have a space other than your bedroom to do it.
I look forward to many more reunions and adventures in the coming year!
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