Studio Gremlins
Is there anything more frustrating?? I had a session in my studio yesterday where Johnny Hodges and I got down a few jazz duo charts. The quality of recording (even unmixed) was really good. I’m always impressed by the quality…
Eurobusk 07 Episode III
It’s here!! Earlier than I thought thanks to a speedy internet connection! The third installment of the Eurobusk 07 series starts off in Brussels. It shows our hardest busk of the trip, a near death encounter with a lorry, snow…
Eurobusk 07 Episode II
The second of a five part documentary – See our brand new opening credits (Music supplied by Enormous)!! This Episode picks up at our journey from Callet to Cologne. See what we make of Cologne and Amsterdam, the extreme weather,…
Eurobusk 07 – Review
Thank you for all the comments left so far! The documentary has just recieved it’s first review from upstartblogger.com and it’s a cracker!! Please keep on leaving your comments, it’s great to read what you think! And don’t forget that…
Eurobusk 07 Episode I
Well here it is!! It’s Finally done. I don’t think it really needs any explanation but if you want to know more about this documentary take a look at The Quarter Tones. There are 5 Episodes in total, each about…
Show Disasters
I’m playing Me and My Girl in the midlands all this week and I can only imagine what horrors are in store. I’m not referring to the companies production, which are are always pretty good, I’m referring to past events…
Granny Tackled
I was playing a gig yesterday which involved a little walking and playing. The group had to walk an indian wedding from the car into the temple. Simple right? That is until some old granny behind me stumbled over her…
The 4th Dangerous Addiction For Trumpeters
I’m out on a gig today but I’ve prepared this post for you: For musicians we all know that sex, drugs and Rock n’ Roll (Feel free to insert your particular genre into this space) are our potential down falls….
Advancing Your Trumpet Playing –Mastering Lip Flexibilities Part 1.4
Using The Right Tools For The Job If you play a lot of gigs that need you to play in the upper register then you’ll no doubt use a mouth piece that is more suited to the job. If you…
Advancing Your Trumpet Playing –Mastering Lip Flexibilities Part 1.3.1
Body Position 2 Looking back to the Green Stickman in the last post you can see the ideal body position for blowing. However because of the stick man nature he is looking pretty rigid and tense – as is the…