Hi folks,
For a few months now, I've been trying to organise the first ever Chapman Stick teaching seminar in Australia and have been talking to a number of great Stick players in the U.S about what's required. (Greg Howard, Steve Adelson, Don Schiff and finally, Bob Culbertson.) I'm very happy to confirmn that Bob has agreed to come out to Sydney and run a seminar on November 10/11, 2007. He's also planning on a trip to New Zealand, to play a gig or two and do some sight-seeing, details to be confirmed soon.
I still have to talk to Bob more about the format of the seminar, but there's typically two days of training, a jam/social night and a number of gigs to go along to. Because we know there aren't all that many Stick players in the country, we're leaving the seminar open to tappers of any sort, as a lot of the techniques translate well to any tapping instrument. We're hoping to keep the seminar fees to around AU$200-250, which is incredibly cheap for two days teaching from a world-class musician and teacher!!!
So, if you happen to live in Australia or New Zealand and own a Stick or other specialised tapping instrument, please let me know! Either PM me or email me at
evilstickplayer@gmail.com.
And I'd also like to hear from anyone that has good venue contacts for instrumental gigs, especially places like The Basement in Sydney.
www.bobculbertson.com
Anyway, happy to hear ideas, opinions, advice, support, anything constructive.
Cheers,
Justin
Justin Levis
Sydney
