Members slap happy drums Posted April 13, 2009 Members Share Posted April 13, 2009 Not sure how the dude got my number , but a fella with a thick Latin accent calls me up and starts to ask questions about a Pandero player. After talking for awhile he decides to give me an audition. We met up and did a short rehearsal where I ended up mainly playing kit and I got the job. It ends up that the gig is one 30 minute set at the U of O Ballroom doing South American music as a Trio , Guitar - Flute - Perc. The gig is short and pays quite well , and the music is awesome and new to me , I'm stoked. We did a rehearsal today as a trio , played kit w/ brushes on all the tunes , sounded pretty damn good. I was the only one w/o music so all the breaks had to be talked through as they came up , but it went really well. One thing that caught me off guard was how the Flute player would start all the tunes w/ one decisive nod , no count off or anything , she just looked at the both of us and then made one nod and started the song....kinda threw me off , but the guitarist was all over it. They claimed it was from doing lots and lots of chamber music , I think they had a Vulcan mind meld going on.....seriously one nod. Anyhow the gig is next Sat , and we got one more practice before hand....I'm stoked. Hopefully I do well and start getting called up for more gigs like this one. For me probably the best part was the first audition , I asked what a Choro groove was like , he said that a Choro is kinda like a Samba and that i could try a Samba , I played a Samba and the professional musician from South America said "yeah like that." Made my Day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members faileddrummer Posted April 13, 2009 Members Share Posted April 13, 2009 Well good job and good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ArtVandelay Posted April 13, 2009 Members Share Posted April 13, 2009 Ounds-say retty-pay ool-cay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members danrothmusic Posted April 13, 2009 Members Share Posted April 13, 2009 Awesome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Darten Posted April 13, 2009 Members Share Posted April 13, 2009 Grats on the gig.... but I think that nod is a flute thing.... I am in a trio flute, piano and drums, and our flutist starts all the songs.... with a nod... it drives me nuts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members cearleywine Posted April 13, 2009 Members Share Posted April 13, 2009 oh man, that sounds like a fantastic gig. I wish there was an amazing flutest around here I could jam with. Had a young college girl try to play Caravan with us a few months ago, that was a nightmare but her solos were fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members slap happy drums Posted April 13, 2009 Author Members Share Posted April 13, 2009 Man , this lady knows what is up. She graduated U of O a two years ago , and is a stone cold pro. The Guitar player is no slouch either , the guy's got great tone , friggen great tone. I'm counting myself as lucky to have gotten and kept the gig. It's gonna be weird playing at noon , haven't played during the day for a long time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members devinw Posted April 13, 2009 Members Share Posted April 13, 2009 Sweet deal man. Try and get some vids of that action when you play the gig. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members slap happy drums Posted April 13, 2009 Author Members Share Posted April 13, 2009 Someday I'll have a video camera , but right now that day ain't even round the corner. If I see anybody taping I'll try for a copy and post it. ***side note***I need to find some folks who want to trade "used yet not irrelevant" high tech gadgetry for hand drums , you know: Lap-top ,MP3 player, Vid Camera , Robot Butler , DVD Burner , Wind Turbines , Death Ray......... But yeah if it gets video taped I'll be trying to snag a copy for my resume. I more gigs like this , to play for a half hour and to be getting paid better than an average 4 hour gig leaves me doing the kind of math I want to be doing more of. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Members ResoHead Posted April 13, 2009 Members Share Posted April 13, 2009 I have a death ray. PM me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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