New jazzy/drum 'n' bass/rock/funk studio tunes from my band

Mike Flynn · #1 11-30-2007, 03:19 PM

Hey

Well with home recording being what it is - me and my band Big Fan set up in the guitarist's front room last weekend and knocked down 7 tunes in three hours - and the results really kick ass. All we used was Macbook, MOTU 828, Garageband and some mics - just two for the drums, one overhead and a kick mic, bass went direct from the back of my SWR Baby Baby Blue - guitar and sax were on single mics.

We play a mix of groove-orientated stuff - be it funk, drum and bass, rock, and latin - there's a ballad too 'Life In A Loop', I wrote this one, plus 'Push' and 'Vanishing Point', the other three are by the guitarist Christian - who plays the most amazing solo on Juicy Dangler.

Anyway - please have a listen - the energy is great and the guys are so talented - our drummer Sophie Alloway truly rocks, she's amazing and Jack Beeche on sax is a monster as well.

http://www.myspace.com/bigfanjazzband

Cheers peeps - hope you dig the vibe.

Mike

BassLand · #2 11-30-2007, 04:31 PM

Very Nice!!!!

Mike Flynn · #3 12-01-2007, 11:45 AM

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Originally Posted by BassLand

Very Nice!!!!

Thanks dude

M

Mike Flynn · #4 12-03-2007, 01:00 PM

Hey

Sorry for the bump - I was hoping a few more of you might dig this - maybe we suck - tell me. There's some great playing on here from these guys - rocking metal-death jazz funk...

Anyway - hope you dug some of it

Cheers

Mike

I am Domokun · #5 12-03-2007, 03:38 PM

I like it!

no1likesme · #6 12-03-2007, 11:12 PM

I really like it!

KYJazzy · #7 12-03-2007, 11:15 PM

dude, this is excellent. I would love to make music like this. Need to find some talented musicians around here...

edit: still loving it. watching your videos on your myspace. it's weird...like its bordering on smooth jazz/adult contemporary, but you guys funk/swing it up enough to avoid being thrown into that loop. Excellent club/bar music. If that was playing at a place I went to I would be more than pleased. Love it man. Keep doing what you're doing

McGroovin' · #8 12-03-2007, 11:40 PM

How did you get garageband to sound so decent, we recently recorded on it and it sounds like crap. Although it is just the singer/rhythm guitar player doing his thing for the most part. We each plugged in separately on the song About Love and laid down a track, then mixed them together. No drums.

Hears what it sounded like:

http://www.myspace.com/thedharmabums07

Be warned, not pretty. We plan on rerecording it soon with everything. Not to mention I'm kind of off as well.

Mike Flynn · #9 12-04-2007, 02:28 AM

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Originally Posted by McGroovin'

How did you get garageband to sound so decent, we recently recorded on it and it sounds like crap. Although it is just the singer/rhythm guitar player doing his thing for the most part. We each plugged in separately on the song About Love and laid down a track, then mixed them together. No drums.

Hears what it sounded like:

http://www.myspace.com/thedharmabums07

Be warned, not pretty. We plan on rerecording it soon with everything. Not to mention I'm kind of off as well.

Cheers guys - good to have some feedback - we play this way because we love it - glad that seems to come across.

Re Garage band - couple of tips - we used a really good sound card a MOTU 828 - plus we just miked stuff well, but not with expensive mics... we all have decent gear too so that helps. I just got some nice KRK Rokit6 monitors which helped with the mixing. I'm not sire what else to suggest.

Thanks for having a listen

M