For the last few weeks Left Hook has been rehearsing with Gus on electronic drums while his arm heals. And while individually the drum sounds sound, well, electronic, when he\u2019s playing and the band is goovin\u2019 it sounds just fine. This last week Gus went back to playing a real kit, and man it just sounds so much better. All the time we spent during the hiatus working on parts and dynamics seems to have really paid off.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile I\u2019ve been trying to book us more gigs. I\u2019ve visited a half dozen or so local bars and dropped off a CD and got the name of the guy who books bands. Unfortunately these guys tend to be hard to get a hold of, so I\u2019m running down the list calling \u2018em back every few days. So far no luck, I figure sooner or later one has to pan out.<\/p>\n
Also been getting back to the studio in recent weeks. I have two current work-in-progress originals, Soul on Fire and To Be a Rock. I spent the last couple sessions cleaning up the rhythm section and editing up the vocals to make a complete basic track. Fro SoF I was happy to hear the vocal performance I laid down back in the spring was really killer. For TBaR not so much, so I laid down a new lead vocal over the weekend. This song has some vocal harmonies, layers and counterpoint, with a big build toward the end. I don\u2019t know if I have everything I need for that, cuz toward the end I just sketched in the parts, but I might.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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