Re: [Harp-L] Creating a solo act..

[Ken Hildebrand <airmojoken@xxxxxxxxx>]

Mark... that sounds like fun !

"Son of Dave" uses a loop-effect alot and does solo performances,
but he does sings too!  Cool stuff!

Being able to sing sure helps!

http://www.myspace.com/thesonofdave

Ken H in OH


--- On Thu, 1/15/09, mark wilson <markwilson53@xxxxxxx> wrote:

> From: mark wilson <markwilson53@xxxxxxx>
> Subject: [Harp-L] Creating a solo act..
> To: harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx
> Date: Thursday, January 15, 2009, 10:12 AM
> I've had a really hard time getting it together with
> other musicians, mainly because I don't sing.  Since I
> don't sing, I don't have any
> real power or influence in band situations, so I wind up
> being at the mercy of other musicians.  More often than not,
> it's a guitar player
> who plays too much and too loud.  I bought a big amp, and a
> set of musicians ear plugs, and gritted it out with these
> guys for a while.
> About 4 months ago, I got fed up and completely checked out
> of the whole scene.
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> Lately, I've been working out with a loop station,
> trying to put some solo material together.  I'm in the
> early stages, but I see huge potential
> with this technology.  With a few harps, your voice, and
> some noise makers, you can lay down a massive wall of sound.
>  In essence, you
> can create your own band on the fly, and never have to
> worry about other musicians again.
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> Here's a youtube clip of me building a song from
> scratch, using 4 harps, a couple of noisemakers, a mic, a
> keyboard amp, and that's it.
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> http://tinyurl.com/8epw3m
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> If anyone else on harp-l is using a loop station, please
> contact me.
> 
> Thanks!
> Mark
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