tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9046308099405720077.post5208339765450327582..comments2023-09-18T02:22:46.444-07:00Comments on What's He Building In There?: The Rise of the Machines: Pre-Recorded Tracks in Live PerformanceAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02255441009697639204noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9046308099405720077.post-19840463681622017542015-05-27T08:12:10.158-07:002015-05-27T08:12:10.158-07:00Alihaymeg,
Yes, what you are doing is not live per...Alihaymeg,<br />Yes, what you are doing is not live performing, it is human jukebox cover song re-creation. I'm sure you ARE making more money at it this way and more power to you; we all have to eat. You ARE giving that audience what they want. But this type of cover song band thing is not what I think the post is about. Badgerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16499466580190257122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9046308099405720077.post-18245212535001615922013-03-13T15:40:25.057-07:002013-03-13T15:40:25.057-07:00I recently joined a band that was previously using...I recently joined a band that was previously using recorded backing keyboard tracks. My one condition for joining them was that they allow me to try recording some of the chorus backing vocals in order to save my voice for the really high stuff that was critical. The guys are great musicians, but they will be the first to admit that they are rather weak singers. They tried, but it just wasn't there. If you’re doing Journey, Def Lep, mixed with 80's dance tunes you really have no choice but to be strong vocally. So, I recorded 35 songs worth of backing tracks and we play them back live using a computer and interface. The crowd is only aware of it because of the obvious absence of a keyboard player on stage, and the incredible improvement in the sound of the backing vocals. To partially answer your question and give some insight into what bands like us are thinking, let me start by saying that I've been a working musician for over 20 years and I've never seen a crowd respond like they do to this band. Just 4 guys can reproduce "Pour Some Sugar on Me" and have it sound incredible, which I'm sure you are aware is a real feat to achieve. Also, I've beat my brains out for decades making next to no money, only to find that doing things this way makes me almost as much money as my day job; and I'm a professional. We pack houses like nothing I've ever seen by being consistent and focusing on the show. Make no mistake though, I'm still belting out the verses and important lines in real time. It may seem to be "selling out" or "faking it" to some, but I've never had so much fun performing in my life. There is still plenty of room for improv and band chemistry to manifest itself. In fact, it may even remove the worry of things falling apart and free us to innovate and perform in ways that we never could otherwise. So, my message to all of you musicians out there is to give it a chance. The only ones who may look down on you for it are other musicians. You can't please them anyway. But I guarantee that you will play to a packed house while they all play to 20 staring family members...oops...I mean die-hard fans. There are just certain songs that you can’t do without the proper accompaniment, unless you want to pay 6 or more band members; and you’re lucky enough to have them all be strong vocalists. Give it a try, you may find that you’ve really been missing out on something.alihaymeghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01415464601664188043noreply@blogger.com