News : lets get it right on stage

richardrocks writes"The last few months ive been cruzing around pubs and venues listening to bands and their styles . i came across a band which totally blew me away for poor production and generaly bad timing . The selection of songs was perfect but the final product was very disturbing .What was wrong you may ask? Well these days its hard to get good gigs but hey ,dont blow it by not doing your home work , cover bands are not the perfect reproduction of a song , its your own feel and interpretation but you cant go on stage with 4 instrments and 1 singer and only have 3 members switched on. The band i saw had a great leed guitarist ,a brillant singer but the bass and drums were either not interested or simply just going thru the motions of a gig . Both these members were either behind the beat (mainly the drummer ) and the bass was way out of tune and didnt even resemble the tune of the song . Yes im a musician i can pick it but when a person standing next to you ,who has no musical knowledge but knows their songs from radio or tv asks you whats this song called you have to ask yourself what the hell are these musos trying to achieve .I told this person i think they are trying to play a living end song but im not quite sure which one . I must say that i was embaresed for them . So hey to all you budding rock stars out there , have a good listen to yourselves ,you dont have to be perfect but for crying out loud make sure you have some likeness to the song and for gods sake get the timing right , its not only musically minded people who are knocking you .The punters are also . You will notice that i have not named the band or venue ,which i will not do as it is not fair to both , My only intention is to say have a good listen to what you are doing ,dont go on stage and do 50% go there and strut your stuff and give it 100% and with a bit of luck you may get 90% right and make your public hungry to come and see you again . Thats my say for this week RICHARDROCKS "

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Tuition : Tempo Drumming Tuition

Muzz writes"Drumming lessons available after working hours. Years of experience playing in bands, recording and teaching people to play the drums. $20 per half hour lesson, tuition materials supplied and the first lesson is free. Located in Oakleigh East. Call Pete on 0417 349 418 for more information or to arrange your first free lesson. "

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Studio Engineers & Producers : Geoff Mison

PONY MUSIC's Geoff Mison is available for Engineering and Production either at our studio or other studios.

Recording / Mix Credits include: Drivaside, Josh Wins Again, Dekoma Arms, Love System Deluxe, Comp Jamie, Whiteline, Dropzone, The Dead Things, Seritone, For Sold, Off By Heart etc.

check out http://www.ponymusic.com.au for further details or ph: (03)9702 3244.

E-Mail Geoff @ geoff@ponymusic.com.au

Click here to see a comprehensive music industry resume in .PDF format.

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Production – Live Audio Engineers : Pony Music Live Engineers

PONY MUSIC can supply experienced Live Engineers for all types of gigs and performances. Experienced in all sorts of events and venues.

Some recent clients and events include:

Please visit http://www.ponymusic.com.au for further details or phone (03)9702 3244.. or 0411 067 187.

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Bands & Artists : The Left Lane Looters

leftlanelooter writes"The Left Lane Looters : Described as a punk band with depth with influences from the early sounds of Strung out, Nofx, The Offspring, Unwritten law, Greenday and blink 182 This melbourne band has just begun to play to melbourne audiences, with only a handful of gigs up there sleaves They have already recorded an independent 5 track ep (which is available to fans simply by emailing your address to kidrollen@msn.com) So keep your eyes and ears peeled for The Left Lane Looters one of melbournes most energetic and dedicated acts. "

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