SketchUcation & Music?

Matt666

Hi all.
To satisfay my curiosity, do you play music?
If yes do you play in some bands?
Can you introduce your respective bands?
I play drums since 12 years, I play in 4 bands. I will present them if this topic works.

boofredlay

I have played trumpet since 7th grade. I took a couple breaks but I am going strong again now.
I played in the band then in a rock cover band, that was fun. I toured Europe for a 7 week summer gig with a jazz big band. Now I play in church and occasionally with a non-profit Brass Band.

These are my babies:
Yamaha 2330 Cornet, Yamaha 6351 Flugel, Stomvi Elite Picc, Yamaha 6345S Bb Trumpet
I have had the one on the far right for 26 years now.

Yamaha 6445HS C Trumpet

Gaieus

I can only "play" (or rather just blow) those "trumpets" we only use at New Year's Eve...

Matt666

Ah yes I also play this trumpet, Gaieus! ^^
great collection, Boofredlay! With which jazz big band did you toured?
My musical room:

Missing a few parts and instruments in those photos.

solo

I mastered this instrument while at school, they deemed me tone deaf but in the spirit of participation they allowed me on stage armed with a triangle.

mitcorb

I have practiced the guitar for 44 years, no formal lessons. "My" band is Greg and the Geezers. Greg refuses to have anything to do with us. We play together so infrequently that I sometimes have trouble remembering the names of the other people. We have played for wedding receptions, lumber yards, farmers markets and awards ceremonies. We played the grand ballroom of the New Orleans Monteleone Hotel. Despite all these odds, I still continue to practice, mostly composing original arrangements, but occasionally returning to stuff other people know.

boofredlay

@matt666 said:

Boofredlay! With which jazz big band did you toured?

I toured Europe with the Georgia State Big Band although I did not attend the school. Our High School Jazz band went to a competition there in 1987 and blew everyone away. GS needed some extra players to fill our their tour and 5 of us jumped at the chance. Marcus Printup was on that tour as well, he is a regular in the Jazz at Lincoln Center group, Wynton Marsalis' big band.

The rock band I was in was called The Young Churchills. I was part of the horn section for about 4 years.

boofredlay

@solo said:

I mastered this instrument while at school, they deemed me tone deaf but in the spirit of participation they allowed me on stage armed with a triangle.

So I assume someone else tuned it for you?

Plex

@Solo

Great fortune for the rest of us that someone guided you towards trigonometry!

massimo

@unknownuser said:

My musical room:

Looking great Matt, your neighbours must be happy.

Humpmetwice

I don't play anything but the organ but I have two real close friends that both write and sing their own music! They tried to get me to play my organ in their band but its one of those things you keep behind closed doors!

[flash=500,400:z7tlw4hn]http://www.youtube.com/v/1bLVkiY4U6M?version=3&hl=en_US[/flash:z7tlw4hn]

Heres one of their songs that they wrote when the one on the right wife left him.

Matt666

@massimo said:

@unknownuser said:

My musical room:

Looking great Matt, your neighbours must be happy.

The neighbour across is deaf by the age, and the next door neighbor is a saxophonist. Great. I live in the Brittany countryside, there are many musicians here!
Here are bands I play with:

Korkoj, math noise jazz rock (ahem). 50min song.
Mermonte, pop. Ten musicians. And a little buzz around here. We will play for the first time (directly a little french tour) in april.
Mantys, a little bit louder. Metal Hardcore.
Fago sepia, math rock band. I replace band drummer when he can't tour. We will tour in Canad in august.
A little video on a balcony in Rennes (do you know balcony TV?) with fago sepia. I'm the one with calabash.

massimo

@unknownuser said:

The neighbour across is deaf by the age, and the next door neighbor is a saxophonist.

Lucky you... I just love Brittany.

boofredlay

This one is for you Matthieu.

mitcorb

hmmm shiny pots and pans

simon le bon

Dear Eric,

This one is (virtually ) for you!

I have found this nice little "trompette de poche" in one of those shops which are taking advantage of the proximity to "Salle Pleyel" in Paris. I had taken the picture thinking it will be one day for you. It is the good occasion to deliver it to you I guess.

friendly,
simon