I played a fashion show Monday - pics of the whole thing!

A singer I play with was asked to play one song during a break in a fashion show that was part of the big annual student festival. I even brought my big bass just to look cool. Here are a few pics of me and, well, the only picture of the singer so far that she's happy with:




Lots more pics of the whole thing here, across five pages, though there will probably be more later/elsewhere from more of the many photographers. Yes, lots of models, both on the runway and backstage. I'm in a few backstage pics also. The "next page" button is in Polish, "Następna strona".

Fashion Night | Juwenalia UEK 2018, 07.05.2018

The whole thing was fun and worth doing even for free. It was well run - everyone's goal was to make sure things go smoothly and according to plan, so they finish and can go home, or go to the afterparty. Some minor snags got sorted out quickly. After we played I stayed just long enough to pack up, but before the show I did hang around for about an hour, and even let the hairdressers style my mustache just for the hell of it. I just told them I'd be doing music during one of the breaks, and told them to make it photogenic. The singer liked the result, but she wasn't brave enough to let them do anything with her hair.

 

Just found out that my singer got a red carpet pic with a friend of hers.

 

Not much drama at this one. A lot of things being done in a big hurry at the last second, but the chaos was more barely-controlled than barely-organized.

It was just me and the singer. The drummer and keys guy didn't tell her if they'd be available before she had to confirm that we'd play, and the drummer later quit anyway while the keys guy would have to drive from another city to play one song. The new drummer would have happily played, but by then it was too late to get the additional setup needed with drum mics etc. So he didn't get to hang out with models, but on the bright side, the programmed drums sounded MIGHTY through the huge PA. But in general that's no big deal - we're prepared to play all her songs and a few covers with anywhere between one and four people. This is the song we played:

 

Yeah, I not only play backwards, I also tune CGDA, so the intervals are backwards again.

There was no model changing room here, just a gym, so everybody was changing in the open. With time being of the essence and short breaks in which they had to change into the next designer's outfits, this was a practical necessity. Seeing models in (very boring) underwear for a few seconds while they changed at breakneck speed wasn't that big a deal, but being able to see how everything's organized and operates definitely added a lot to the "unique gig memories" appeal.