My songwriting debut as promised....

norm

as always, good work, fins.....:)

cory

FinsburyParkCarrots wrote:

Cheers, man. Still working on it!

When are you playing next? Follow any session you can. Every performance will grow in stature, exponentially. Maybe the next stage is to get a band!

I need a band. I want Jeff and Matt, if they're free.

My friend owns a studio in Michigan. I may go up there and lay that song down in it's complete version. That was the first time I had ever played it live. It felt good though.

As far as live shows, I think I'm playing next Tuesday. Usually 5 song sets with about 10 acts or so.

FinsburyParkCarrots

cory wrote:

My friend owns a studio in Michigan. I may go up there and lay that song down in it's complete version. That was the first time I had ever played it live. It felt good though.

As far as live shows, I think I'm playing next Tuesday. Usually 5 song sets with about 10 acts or so.

First time? You did well, man. You know, there are certain venues where even if you've written a million songs, supported God and made a thousand platinum albums, even if you played your very own Purple Rain, those fuckers aren't gonna shut up and are going to talk louder when you get louder.

This is the most crucial advice I can give you. Don't worry about them. The trick is to get to know the people on sound, however rudimentary the PA system is. It's worth buying them a beer. Even without a soundcheck, on an open mic night, if you can establish a good relationship with them, they can make you sound good because they'll put the effort in for you.

If you hear yourself coming through live, you can work with your sound. If it sounds good, then eventually, when you get a nice venue, you've not only got a great audience but something to present to them. It's a bit like starting out playing a shit guitar, getting over the blisters, working on a tone, and then picking up a better guitar and finding you've cracked it. Spend your time in these first sessions getting to know the way you sound in a room full of people, before working the crowd!

Top stuff again, Cory!

cory

FinsburyParkCarrots wrote:

First time? You did well, man. You know, there are certain venues where even if you've written a million songs, supported God and made a thousand platinum albums, even if you played your very own Purple Rain, those fuckers aren't gonna shut up and are going to talk louder when you get louder.

This is the most crucial advice I can give you. Don't worry about them. The trick is to get to know the people on sound, however rudimentary the PA system is. It's worth buying them a beer. Even without a soundcheck, on an open mic night, if you can establish a good relationship with them, they can make you sound good because they'll put the effort in for you.

If you hear yourself coming through live, you can work with your sound. If it sounds good, then eventually, when you get a nice venue, you've not only got a great audience but something to present to them. It's a bit like starting out playing a shit guitar, getting over the blisters, working on a tone, and then picking up a better guitar and finding you've cracked it. Spend your time in these first sessions getting to know the way you sound in a room full of people, before working the crowd!

Top stuff again, Cory!

Thanks for the advice Fins. I appreciate it. And really, I don't even pay attention to those people talking because I do the same shit most of the time when I'm not playing (but that's because I've heard fucking Sweet Home Alabama and Freebird 26,000 times);)

Maybe we'll headline Lollapolooza one day......not likely, but maybe....:)

FinsburyParkCarrots

cory wrote:

Thanks for the advice Fins. I appreciate it. And really, I don't even pay attention to those people talking because I do the same shit most of the time when I'm not playing (but that's because I've heard fucking Sweet Home Alabama and Freebird 26,000 times);)

Maybe we'll headline Lollapolooza one day......not likely, but maybe....:)

Not the sponsored tent. The sponsored swearing tent, maybe.

RolandTD20Kdrummer

Harmonics + delay = a happy place

cory

I had just completed this version of Against the Sun that day. I've worked with it over the past couple of days and tightened it up quite a bit. I was still uncomfortable with playing it and remembering the lyrics. A few of you have heard the finished version aside from it being in a studio and I'm pretty proud of it.

SPEEDY MCCREADY

nice job cory....

its better than anything off riot act............

cory

SPEEDY MCCREADY wrote:

nice job cory....

its better than anything off riot act............

It's not better than when the last song fucking ends;)

SPEEDY MCCREADY

cory wrote:

It's not better than when the last song fucking ends;)

hope your family had a great thanksgiving....

i ate like a pig yesterday.....came home slept 12 hours.....woke up and went right back to my moms for leftovers.....hehehehehe

QuarterToTen

it takes a lot of guts to get up on that stage and do what you do.

you should be proud, well done.

NY PJ1

I Wish I Could Here You

nfanel

awesome! you are very talented...great song!

Steve Dunne

not bad for a guy who's retired.

go cowboys!