Playing for a wedding

B15M · 11-28-2005, 05:20 PM

I have found that when playing for a wedding the bride always wants to hear something so she can choose a piece or two.

I have some free space from my cable internet company so I put this up. Now I can send her a link and she can choose.

This is me playing with a music minus one CD recorded in my basement.

http://webpages.charter.net/joespitzer/

bandman · 11-28-2005, 06:02 PM

I'm impressed! I wish I could get that quality of a recording in my basement.

NickD · 11-28-2005, 06:22 PM

VEry nice work!

D/&out

Solar Bell · 11-28-2005, 06:27 PM

DITTO!!!!!

GREAT SOUND!
-cw-

Jimi Michiel · 11-28-2005, 07:31 PM

Sounds pretty good! I am always wary of giving the customer complete tracks as samples. Instead, I give out small samples, starting in the middle of the piece and fading out after 30 seconds or so...

There's always a chance, unlikely as it is, that someone will use the recording for the event instead of hiring a live musicians. It never happened to me, but I remember hearing that one of the string quartets where I did my undergrad had this happen to them. Maybe this is going too far, but better safe than sorry I guess...

-Jimi

bandman · 11-28-2005, 07:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jmichiel

Sounds pretty good! I am always wary of giving the customer complete tracks as samples. Instead, I give out small samples, starting in the middle of the piece and fading out after 30 seconds or so...

There's always a chance, unlikely as it is, that someone will use the recording for the event instead of hiring a live musicians. It never happened to me, but I remember hearing that one of the string quartets where I did my undergrad had this happen to them. Maybe this is going too far, but better safe than sorry I guess...

-Jimi

I always thought the same thing and then it came to me. There are complete recordings of pieces like these by players a whole lot better than me! Why play my recording when they can buy a recording of Wynton doing the same piece with the entire New York Symphony? I figure if they took the recording that they will use me or another live musician,

trickg · 11-28-2005, 10:01 PM

Not bad for a basement recording! I'm always amazed at what can be done in "home studios" these days what with quality mics available and pro level software that equalizes the playing field and makes pro level home recording a very real possibility.

I'm curious, what did you use for your recording setup in the way of mics and other hardware or software?

For the curious - and not to try to rob B15M of his thunder, but here is the sound clip page of my band - everything that you hear was recorded in my friends basement studio and the stuff that is labled "CD Volume 2" is the most recent, and best produced stuff that we have done. We use it for the same purpose - to provide sound clips to prospective customers: (I'm listed as Patrick G.)

http://www.newmonopoly.com/audio.html

B15M · 11-28-2005, 10:47 PM

Patrick,

That is pretty good stuff. I remember being on the road with a show band playing Soul Man. Our intro was a lot like yours.

My recording was done with a C.D. player for the Music Minus One and a C.D. recorder for me. I used a cheepo Radio Shack mike about ten or fifteen dollars. I plugged the mike into a guitar pedal for reverb. That's the whole studio. No mixing or editing. I recorded once to get the balance and left the controls alone.

Thanks everyone for all the nice comments.

Tootsall · 11-29-2005, 12:07 AM

Very nicely played. (and now we know your name, Joseph!)

trickg · 11-29-2005, 10:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by B15M

My recording was done with a C.D. player for the Music Minus One and a C.D. recorder for me. I used a cheepo Radio Shack mike about ten or fifteen dollars. I plugged the mike into a guitar pedal for reverb. That's the whole studio. No mixing or editing. I recorded once to get the balance and left the controls alone.

Wow! That's one heck of a sound considering the simplicity of your "studio". I would have never thought to use a guitar pedal for reverb effects, but hey, why not?

I am seriously impressed at your ingenuity, not to mention the quality vs. budget that you've got. You have given me some ideas.

Hehe!

11-28-2005, 05:20 PM	#1 (permalink)
B15M Forte User Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Monroe Ct. Posts: 1,282	Playing for a wedding I have found that when playing for a wedding the bride always wants to hear something so she can choose a piece or two. I have some free space from my cable internet company so I put this up. Now I can send her a link and she can choose. This is me playing with a music minus one CD recorded in my basement. http://webpages.charter.net/joespitzer/

11-28-2005, 06:02 PM	#2 (permalink)
bandman Forte User Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Lafayette, LA, USA Posts: 1,041	I'm impressed! I wish I could get that quality of a recording in my basement. __________________

11-28-2005, 06:22 PM	#3 (permalink)
NickD Mezzo Forte User Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Chicago northern suburbs Posts: 826	Excellent! VEry nice work! D/&out __________________ NickD "Free Online Lessons in Extreme Trumpet Playing" http://www.nickdrozdoff.com http://www.newyorktrumpetcompany.com/ http://www.myspace.com/nickdrozdoff

11-28-2005, 06:27 PM	#4 (permalink)
Solar Bell Moderator Fortissimo User Join Date: May 2005 Location: Metro Detroit Posts: 4,016	DITTO!!!!! GREAT SOUND! -cw- __________________ Chuck Willard *The Willard of Oz* "Don't be afraid to see what you see." Ronald Reagan

11-28-2005, 07:31 PM	#5 (permalink)
Jimi Michiel Forte User Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Fort Worth Posts: 1,748	Sounds pretty good! I am always wary of giving the customer complete tracks as samples. Instead, I give out small samples, starting in the middle of the piece and fading out after 30 seconds or so... There's always a chance, unlikely as it is, that someone will use the recording for the event instead of hiring a live musicians. It never happened to me, but I remember hearing that one of the string quartets where I did my undergrad had this happen to them. Maybe this is going too far, but better safe than sorry I guess... -Jimi __________________

11-28-2005, 10:01 PM	#7 (permalink)
trickg Forte User Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Glen Burnie, Maryland Posts: 2,054	Not bad for a basement recording! I'm always amazed at what can be done in "home studios" these days what with quality mics available and pro level software that equalizes the playing field and makes pro level home recording a very real possibility. I'm curious, what did you use for your recording setup in the way of mics and other hardware or software? For the curious - and not to try to rob B15M of his thunder, but here is the sound clip page of my band - everything that you hear was recorded in my friends basement studio and the stuff that is labled "CD Volume 2" is the most recent, and best produced stuff that we have done. We use it for the same purpose - to provide sound clips to prospective customers: (I'm listed as Patrick G.) http://www.newmonopoly.com/audio.html __________________ Patrick Gleason email me at: trickg1@hotmail.com "What we do in life echoes in eternity" "At my signal, unleash hell." - Maximus Decimus Meridius

11-28-2005, 10:47 PM	#8 (permalink)
B15M Forte User Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Monroe Ct. Posts: 1,282	Patrick, That is pretty good stuff. I remember being on the road with a show band playing Soul Man. Our intro was a lot like yours. My recording was done with a C.D. player for the Music Minus One and a C.D. recorder for me. I used a cheepo Radio Shack mike about ten or fifteen dollars. I plugged the mike into a guitar pedal for reverb. That's the whole studio. No mixing or editing. I recorded once to get the balance and left the controls alone. Thanks everyone for all the nice comments.

11-29-2005, 12:07 AM	#9 (permalink)
Tootsall Fortissimo User Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Yee HAW! Posts: 4,641	Very nicely played. (and now we know your name, Joseph!)

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