Wednesday, August 22, 2007

Jam Sessionz

rock, hardcore, metal, acoustic, blues, electronica, pop… those were just some of the genres covered in two recent jam sessions.  the last two weeks, i’ve hosted a jam session and lugged my drumset to another one.  and about time too, now that the summer’s almost over.  music’s such a great way to hang out with people while still being productive.  there’s just something extremely stress-relieving about jamming with friends after a day at work.  and it doesn’t really matter what genre.

the first jam session had two acoustic guitars, an electric guitarist with a half-stack, and my drumset.  what ended up happening was the acoustic guitarists got drowned out as the electric guy had to crank up his amp to compensate for the drums.  it was fun, but it would’ve been more fun with more equipment.

the second jam session, one that i just came back from, had a cello, double bass, some synths, an acoustic guitar, a mandolin (i think), two electric guitarists, and me on drums.  the result?  an interesting experiment with electronica and powerpop that turned into a folk jam, which lead to a electric/cello/double-bass/drum jam, and then ended with a blues jam.  crazy stuff!

props to shane derby for driving me and my drums around, and props to evan for hosting the second jam.  also a big thanks to those who made it out to my house even though i lacked all the equipment (josh, troy, and eric).

Posted by Nehe555 on 08/22 at 09:34 PM
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