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Originally Posted by slingerland59  Congratulations. Sounds like you took the audition process very seriously, like a true professional. Did you write up charts because the tunes are complicated (lots of stops and starts or accent shots) or because there were too many songs to learn so quickly? |
Thanks! I actually wanted the gig and I'm not really sure why people would show up unprepared if they wanted the gig too--maybe they didn't want it-- I don't know.
But to answer your question I wrote them out specifically for the purpose of proving that I could do it to this act--as a matter of professionalism--and I think it payed off. The 6 songs I had to learn (in 2 days) weren't real hard, but a couple had some breaks and some kick/bass line stuff that if I missed it would be apparent, so I also wanted reference material on hand to make sure I nailed 'em.
It was better than one of the bass players showing up with a 6-pack already in him and a bottle of Jack in the back of his amp (seriously!) and having no clue what he was supposed to play--yeah they ushered him out quick... It made for some fun conversation afterward with the guys though.... lol
No recorded material that I can share with you guys yet, but here's a Jason Aldean clip that represents the style we're going for....
Let me know where I need to be to see ya play bro, I am a great groupie too.
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