Client Story (Funk-Rock)
I was contacted by a guitarist & bassist looking to record some initial demos for a funk-rock band, with a view to eventually performing live. They sent me over some mp3s with the bass, guitar and vocal parts already recorded, and I got to work.
I used quite bright sounds on the kit; a nice sharp snare accent, a nice wet kick and quite bright cymbals to cut through the complex bass and guitar rhythms. I thought my initial efforts were a bit over-the-top really, as even with only 3 instruments there is already plenty going on rhythmically, so I did another few takes focusing on keeping a solid beat down and not getting carried away into dozens of extra notes.
The client was pleased enough with the demo tracks to say that they would use them on the band's initial website pages (including social media). Honestly it's a bit of a shame I don't have time to join something like this full-time as it would be right up my street - really good quality, fun music to get people moving. I've played with a few guitarists and bassists like this over the years (think of influences like RHCP, Incubus, Stone Roses...) and it's always refreshing to be let loose on these kind of projects.
Hopefully I'll get to work with these guys again at some point and help them kick off a good live project with a full-time drummer.
I used quite bright sounds on the kit; a nice sharp snare accent, a nice wet kick and quite bright cymbals to cut through the complex bass and guitar rhythms. I thought my initial efforts were a bit over-the-top really, as even with only 3 instruments there is already plenty going on rhythmically, so I did another few takes focusing on keeping a solid beat down and not getting carried away into dozens of extra notes.
The client was pleased enough with the demo tracks to say that they would use them on the band's initial website pages (including social media). Honestly it's a bit of a shame I don't have time to join something like this full-time as it would be right up my street - really good quality, fun music to get people moving. I've played with a few guitarists and bassists like this over the years (think of influences like RHCP, Incubus, Stone Roses...) and it's always refreshing to be let loose on these kind of projects.
Hopefully I'll get to work with these guys again at some point and help them kick off a good live project with a full-time drummer.
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