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MMPDX Week 6: Settling In

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We had a very good session this week with progress on arrangements, narrowing down the set list, and starting to have songs sound like songs instead of experiments. Our ‘maybe’ drummer didn’t show up, we don’t know why. We’ll soldier on though, and I can’t say I’m all that disappointed[…]

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High-Tech Bird Calls

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You never know when improvisation skills are going to come in handy. Here’s a funny story from a recent gig. I was playing some background music through a Bose L1 linear array PA, which is just totally awesome to play through. But I digress. While I was playing, I started[…]

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MMPDX Week 4: Songs and More Songs

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One two three FOUR! Whew!  Traffic on Wednesday nights is a nightmare.  But we finally got it all together and are working our way toward the short list that will become our set.  It’s a mixed bag, with songs from Neil Young, Gordon Lightfoot, The Searchers, Tom Petty, and even[…]

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