Wedding Show

Looks like I'll be at the Toronto Wedding Show. Details to follow.

Cadence Last Night

Great Show.

That's pretty much all I can sum up at this time. Last night, a capella quartet Cadence had their CD release party at the Lula Lounge in Toronto and it was fantastic. Hosted by Heather Bambrick, the foursome brought their A-game that night by mixing in some of their old material with their new releases along with their energy and humour. A mix of jazz, pop and rock, Ross, Carl, Kevin and Dylan did a great job and was enjoyed by all.

Murphy's Law - Electric Bass

Let me know if something like this has ever happened to you.

I had a gig up in Orangeville where I had to bring both my electric and upright basses. While setting up, I had everything up and running and I was ready to go. To my luck, Murphy's Law decided to rear its ugly had. Five minutes before it was time to play, I plugged my electric bass into my amp and all I got was this enormous low-end buzz. I unplugged the electric and tried again. Once again, the loud buzz would not dissapear. I unplugged once again and attepted at fiddleing with the input socket on the electric to see if that would help. Again I plugged in and again the buzz returned. Thinking it was my brand-new 1/4" cable, I experimented by plugging the cable into my upright; no problem. I plugged back into the electric and began fiddling around with the input jack. I found that the buzz would cut in and out. I deduced that the problem was the input jack. With only seconds before playing I informed my band-mates that I would be playing my acoustic bass all night. I plugged back into upright acoustic and dove right into our first set.

Everything went well and all the clients were happy. I was especially pleased with the way I played on my upright that evening. Next stop, the music store to find a new electric.

Holding back

I have a potential gig tonight back and Day & Night (weather permitting) and tomorrow I will be playing for about four hours at a wedding reception. I must tell you, I'm thinking that I will have to hold back and pace myself on Friday night in order to last for four hours on Saturday night. I've never liked playing passively, but it will be in the back of my mind while I play tonight. Anyway, here's hoping I don't develop new blisters until after Saturday night.

Gig - "Day&Night"

This Friday September 16, I will be playing at Day&Night Restaurant which is located one block West of Brimley on Steeles in Scarborough. We start at 9pm and we go until midnight. It will be a mix of Jazz, old-school R&B and pop. Come by and say hi.

Hope to see you there.

Cadence CD Release Party

"TWENTY FOR ONE"
CD LAUNCH
Tuesday, September 20th
The Lula Lounge
1585 Dundas St. West, Toronto

These four guys are great. Fun, energetic and entertaining. I'v had the pleasure of singing with these guys back in my tenure with Wibijazzn' while at York U. I'm just happy that I can beat them all in billiards.
See you there.

If you'd like to learn more about Cadence, visit their website at cadence-unplugged.com