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Lenny B

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  1. [quote name='charic' post='114581' date='Jan 6 2008, 11:11 AM']Im not sure how people feel about the program but i used powertab and got the song down in no time :)[/quote]


    Sorry - what is 'powertab'? Never come across it. (I can guess that it's an automatic tabbing programme, but can anyone explain in a nutshell?)

  2. [quote name='ped' post='110306' date='Dec 28 2007, 07:33 PM']Any idea who the drummer is?[/quote]


    I don't know his name, but I saw him play in the summer at a jam night with Prince's horn section (sans Maceo). Very groovy indeed.

    Randomly, the keyboard player in Mark Ronson's band's a distant cousin of mine, and the horn section are old friends - check them out as the Haggis Horns, great music, see them live if you like your funk.

  3. [quote name='timmyo' post='103084' date='Dec 12 2007, 09:35 AM']start with 00 steel wool - don't worry if it looks pants - rub hard - then move on to 0000 - it will look slightly less pants - rub even harder - then (the 'secret' step) move on to car 'swirl remover'. If you end up too shiny again, go back to the 0000

    It's hard work ![/quote]


    Thanks for that - I've sanded floors (also hard work), but I'll have to do the kitchen table before my Epi!

  4. I did the Jazz degree at Leeds, graduated in 97. I moved to London, developed tendonitis and ended up going to law school for a year (I majored in performance and having a music degree without being able to play limited job options). I can't say too much about the course now, but at the time it was very much like a YTS scheme - the ethos was 'we will prepare you to be able to earn a living on your instrument, you have to find the opportunities'. I had some great teachers and still practice some of the things they showed me. To be honest though, I learned more from the other musicians on the course than the course itself.

    But that was early days of the degree.

    I'm now a lawyer specialising in music / media contracts and IP - even though I'm not a working musician I enjoy helping others be.

  5. [quote name='poptart' post='65040' date='Sep 24 2007, 10:13 PM']+ 1 - my fave album and IMO Rush at the height of their fame. I am a secret drummer and that album is just awsome to play along to!

    I am off to see them on the 12th at the NEC - last time was on the Bones album tour. The reviews I have read so far look good - look out for plenty of air drumming and air guitar.... :)[/quote]



    I am an air drummer, and whilst Exit Stage Left is one of my top air drums albums, my no.1 is Physical Grafitti. I am brilliant at that.

  6. Sorry, but I think Flea's great. I learned loads from Blood Sugar Sex Magik as a 16yr old when it came out - through that I found the Meters, P-funk - his playing's rarely flash on that album - he's got a lot more than 1 trick - that was the criticism of his 90mph slap style, and he's not really done that for 18 yrs!

    Mind you, I'm not really a Mark King fan - I appreciate he has talent, but it's not my kind of thing. Maybe it's the songs....?

    I'd write more but I'm off to bed now.

  7. [quote name='silverfoxnik' post='28442' date='Jul 7 2007, 10:39 PM']Great thread and some excellent information!

    Should anyone here be in a situation where they are involved in a musical project that involves having to sign any kind of deal, IMHO, having a good relationship with a music business lawyer that you trust is really important and can help to both advance and protect your career.[/quote]



    Exactly - articles can be really useful to understand how the industry and the various types of agreements work, but a lawyer is essential for making sure that any agreement is appropriate to you, he (she) can forsee any potential difficulties with an agreement that a lay person probably isn't aware of and try and help avoid problems before they arise.

    Believe me, it's easier (and cheaper) for a lawyer to help put a deal together than trying to repair one which has gone wrong!

  8. Whoever played bass on "America" by Simon & Garfunkel - what a fantastic melodic line going on there.

    Whoever played bass on the soundtrack to the film version of "Hair" - as fast and groovy as anything!

    Billy Gould (FNM) - I'd forgotten how much I learnt by playing along with "The Real Thing"

  9. [quote name='Super_Mario_Bass' post='25307' date='Jun 30 2007, 03:09 PM']Lol, ok it is a bassist thing then. not just someones thing that everbody ripped off. well its ok to rip it off if its a fellow bass player and many have before maybe :)[/quote]


    I think it's now more of a bass player's heritage and tradition than it being a rip-off! It's a nod of the cap to those who went before!

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