Monday, December 10, 2007

Jessica Ray to Perform at HerbFest, 2008

Welcome to our blogsite.

Jessica Ray will perform prior to the concert by Bull City Syndicate at HerbFest, 2008. HerbFest 2008 will be held at same location as Battle of The Bands, Festival Park.

Paul Miller of Flow Circus will also be performing with graduates of his Variety Arts camp. Meet young energetic children who will ply their new trade of balloon sculpture, juggling and many more vaudeville like acts.

Enjoy Herbfest in historic downtown Wake Forest and while here be sure to drop in to The Cotton Company and see the recently renovated Event Gallery. Perfect for weddings, receptions, business gatherings, prom parties etc.

Thursday, November 15, 2007

Article on Sound and Amps

Go here for more help on performing:

http://onstagemag.com/ar/performance_sounding_off/index.htm

Sound Man is the Pro..

Hey, all of you younger musicians. One of the hardest things to learn is to keep your amps quiet. After 30 years I still catch myself doing it.

Keep your amp down and let the sound guys control the mix. When you try to participate in controlling the mix the levels rise feed back loops around, someone becomes louder than another...IT"S A MESS! It's simply not possible for us musicians on stage to hear the whole mix or know what's really going on. Listen to your sound man!!!

All of the greats, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Marshall Tucker, Eric Clapton, Jimmy Page, Satrianni, David Gilmore, Angus Young, Brian May, Carlos Santana, Richie Sambora, Kieth Richards, Kirt Hammett and even Slash use little bitty amps and keep the volume low.

I remember the first time I saw Stevie Ray at Constitution Hall. The curtain opened and there was this amp about the size of a lunch box. I was shocked! Then he picked up his guitar and smoked the house and you could hear every note!

Thank you,

Marc Duncan CEI
www.dundeeco.com

Wednesday, November 14, 2007

N.C. Battle Of The Bands

We had many requests from other bands to expand the age group so other bands could participate. We heard you and will do so. Thanks and to keep up you can visit our web sites:

http://www.gjcae.org/ or http://www.festivalpark.org/