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[quote name='JTUK' timestamp='1325805502' post='1488234'] where is Bilbao when you need him [/quote] Spain. Garry

[quote name='Mykesbass' timestamp='1325671322' post='1485786'] With him being a trumpeter I guess he needs to look for the companies putting these productions together. [/quote] I will ask some of the Brass players i know, what companies they use. He might want to put a profile up here, Cruise work for blowers comes up from time to time. A basic free account will get you alerts. But it is worth paid membership to get immediate access to opportunities. [url="http://uk.music-jobs.com/"]http://uk.music-jobs.com/[/url] Garry

I have done a few over the years, just about every corner of the World. They vary quite a lot. Depending on the companies, the money can be ok to very good depending on the gig. The production/show gigs tend to pay better. Cabin accommodation is different from ship to ship and varies from company to company. However it's a good way to save up money on the quick. Gigs go from lounge trio to full on pit/theatre gigs and just about everything in between. It's a great way to get your chops together because of the consistent amount of time you are playing. There are a few guys here on Basschat who are away on ships at the moment, maybe they will see the thread and pop in soon And bring you up to date. Garry

[quote name='chaypup' timestamp='1325504603' post='1483635'] Loving Quincy's version of Superstition: [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u3teWjVPNmQ[/media] [/quote] Louis Johnson on Bass - great stuff. Garry

[quote name='geoffbyrne' timestamp='1325284477' post='1481876'] Que? [/quote] I think he has been drinking some of your Guinness. Garry

[quote name='JakeBrownBass' timestamp='1325243176' post='1481206'] try this bud, [url="http://moocowmusic.com/PianistPro/index.html"]http://moocowmusic.c...tPro/index.html[/url] [/quote] I have an iPAD on the way. This looks like a must... Cheers for the link. Garry

[quote name='RAY AGAINST THE MACHINE' timestamp='1325196852' post='1480946'] Sorry Garry. I don't know how.Thanks for help tho'. I do like the simple format of GarageBand,,where the drums are there plug my bass in etc. But what i want to do is play one of the apps (ie moog) with it . Maybe I have to record synth app seperate and drag saved file to GarageBand if it takes it. [/quote] Try some Youtube videos for "editing Midi" in Garageband, or Google. I am not a Garage band user so cant be much help really. But in all the Major DAWS you can just write in MIDI data to trigger samples & patches, and its really very very easy. This would solve your problem until you get your USB sorted out. Infact you will be triggering stuff in minutes. Garry

[quote name='RAY AGAINST THE MACHINE' timestamp='1325194160' post='1480894'] Sorry for confusion. Apparently , to plug a USB into an iPad , you need to buy an apple camera kit. Anyway, what I'm trying to do is find a way of using cool synths effects that I've downloaded, and Use them simultaneously with GarageBand (or similar app) [/quote] Can't you just write the Midi data in to trigger the sound/patch ? [until you get the Keyboard sorted] Garry

[quote name='DrBike' timestamp='1324846364' post='1478105'] Cheers - that's the kind of thing I was hoping to hear [/quote] Use the Free VST's sticky. Quite a few links of some very good free Software [Sims/FX etc] [url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/77603-free-vsts/"]http://basschat.co.uk/topic/77603-free-vsts/[/url] Garry

ECO has a really nice FX section within the mixer. Everything in the box really. Kit sound wise, they both sound great. For me the FX is the swinger with ECO. But hey at £29.00, a real bargain regardless. Garry

[quote name='Paul S' timestamp='1324581234' post='1475979'] Garry - keep reading, the other 6 appear lower down under the Youtube link... [/quote] Yep i know mate - just jesting... I thought six bars of applause for a Bass solo is better than everyone just 'piling in'. Garry

[quote name='Paul S' timestamp='1324579804' post='1475953'] I finish the 'solos' with my off the cuff, pre-arranged and much rehearsed solo, for the first 12 then in the second do 6 bars of something I nicked from 'A Packet of Three' live version of 'I don't Need No Doctor' [/quote] So that leaves six bars for a round of applause then ? Garry

[quote name='jonsmith' timestamp='1324578652' post='1475927'] He actually does this at least once on the studio version too. [/quote] I think there has been a few threads on Basschat & Talkbass over the years about that. About time it appeared again... Garry

[quote name='warwickhunt' timestamp='1324574449' post='1475843'] is it just me though but does TB occasionally go into the chorus refrain early? Not that it matters as it fits harmonically but if it is then it's an even better representation of 'live' music! [/quote] Yep, he did.... Still an enjoyable watch though. Garry

[quote name='TimR' timestamp='1324557552' post='1475529'] Busk it. Have fun! [/quote] This............................. Garry

[quote name='sixdegrees' timestamp='1324428529' post='1474263'] I recently depped for a band hired to play a birthday gig. And flatly refused to play the birthday boy's request for 'Zombie' by the Cranberries. I'd like know that I can leave each gig with at least some integrity intact. [/quote] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Wrong thread Jaco.[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]" Things you play for Money"[/font][/color]

Another fan of Al Jarreau here. Good oldie Groove here. The great Pops Popwell with the Crusaders. [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sUs1heMlxto[/media] Garry

[quote name='Chris Horton' timestamp='1324420047' post='1474147'] These guys are amazing !!!!!!!! The bass solo is flawless , I love it [/quote] Agreed. I have been listening to these guys for a while and they Groove really hard. Of course all been done before back in the 80's with the likes of Jeff Lorber, Bobby Lyle and others, But with this band using the vocal approach, adds a great touch. Garry

Wey hey - nice start to the day. Cheers for that one. Garry

[quote name='silddx' timestamp='1323972317' post='1469437'] You sound like a man with a plan! Very best of luck! [/quote] This is always good. I had one this morning............ Keep the feck away from Basschat. BIG FAIL. Garry

[quote name='MusicLover20015' timestamp='1323969468' post='1469396'] Well i guess i should say thanks for all the opinions on this topic, and NO i have not been trolling or hiding behind the sofa. I think i have mentioned before that as well as playing bass i also do the tech side, meaning using logic, sampling etc etc. Also i wouldn't mind teaching. Its the Musical career which i want to follow. Also Im not going to university just for the paper as many of you think. Im going because i know i will get taught by some great musicians, i will increase upon my theory even more and more so make those contacts everyone is mentioning. At the end of the day I think that whatever choice I make will be the right one, im not looking to get that mansion or the ferrari. Just a nice lifestyle, be able to stand on my feet and look after my parents when they get older. Thats all i want. [/quote] You are going for all the right reasons. Enjoy, have a good time - and good luck with it all. Garry

[quote name='AndyBob09' timestamp='1323966074' post='1469327'] "Shadows and Light". The work on it is phenomenal. [/quote] Yep for sure. For an extra couple of quid, the DVD is really worth - clearly a band having a great time with the tunes. Garry

[quote name='jakenewmanbass' timestamp='1323962091' post='1469248'] I for one would not attempt to speak advisedly (certainly not to the extent of offering advice) on global economic matters just because I have a bank account, but quite a few chaps seem to think they have a handle on the music industry because they own a bass [/quote] On another note Jake - Westminster council has just had an attack of this sh*ts after hearing about 'Possible High Court action' Must have been that letter you sent them. [i]'Parking update[/i] [i]You may have read in the press about Westminster's plans to introduce new parking charges, in a small area of central London on evenings and Sunday afternoons, from January 2012. The council has now postponed the implementation of these proposed policies until after the Olympic and Paralympic Games next year, following a High Court decision to consider the proposals in more detail through a judicial review.[/i] [i]London faces many challenges in 2012 and we do not wish this public debate to become a distraction to preparations for the Diamond Jubilee and the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Westminster has an important part to play in both these national celebrations and will be devoting substantial effort to making them both a success.[/i] [i]As a result of this we have decided to postpone implementation of the new parking rules until after the Olympics even if we are successful at the Judicial Review hearing'[/i] [i]Garry[/i]

[quote name='leftybassman392' timestamp='1323957838' post='1469163'] Either that or the weight of all this 'good advice' has scared the living sh*t out of him, and he's hiding behind the nearest sofa. [/quote] [i]"I just wanted to get some views from you guys who [b]are all musicians[/b] and what you think about this ?"[/i] Or perhaps his assumption of Basschat was just wrong. Garry

[quote name='Bilbo' timestamp='1323949526' post='1468972'] Actually, if you want to be picky, the version being played is the one off Shadows and Light with Jaco, Pat Metheny on guitar, Lyle Mays (kyb), Don Alias (dr) and Mike Brecker. [/quote] Yep - and if anyone is confused, the audience participation on the intro kinda gives it away.