This one is a little late, mostly because I thought I'd have more to offer in terms of media...but it turns out the video footage taken during that night is being used for a music video, so the whole thing will take a little longer to edit than I was willing to wait. So here's the "pictures only" version of our Halloween gig report.
We had done a lot of promo in the months leading to this Halloween party, and it worked out pretty good. We were a little stressed out because two weeks prior to the show, we had only sold 11 tickets (yikes!), but sales sort of exploded the week before the show, and a lot more bought tickets at the door. Total attendance was 167 people...not too shabby for a relatively unknown band playing mostly originals!
It was a Halloween party, with a twist: People were invited to take part in a "Soul Train" (like on the old TV show). We used bright red tape to make lines on the dance floor, and at various times during the show our band leader (and MC) would ring a bell to signal couples to start the soul train while we were playing. The dancers were filmed and this will be part of our music video. I didn't think people would participate...boy was I wrong. Some dancers were incredibly talented, there was so much going on at times that I had a hard time focusing on my job!
The venue is called "La Sala Rossa", it's a nice mid-sized venue (max capacity about 200-250, I'd say) with a cozy vibe. A few years ago, I was there to see Snarky Puppy and the Funky Knuckles, so I couldn't help but think to myself "That's it, you're playing a 'real' venue now!"
For the first time ever, we had an actual dressing room...with real wall hangers on a real wall! Also, chairs and a mini-fridge! Bonus: Planks.
Soundchecking.
My setup. I have never had so much room!
Crappy cell-phone shot from behind the curtain before starting our set. People are actually showing up...yay!
Sorry, no food pictures...but for the sake of accurate reporting, we ordered a ton of dumplings an hour before showtime from a spot just around the corner from the venue that our sax player, Marc, knew about. It was delish.
Our band leader/keyboardist/MC Fabien, with me in the background.
Our drummer Mike was a happy camper: His first gig with his brand new drum kit.
Our singer Alex was in great shape vocally and looked fantastic!
Now on to our world famous horn section, The Guilty Feet.
Clément on trombone (he always gets the coolest shots).
Marc and Olivier on sax and trumpet, respectively.
Our guitarist JD, in the center (we picked matching jackets).
Alex's brother Clerel (who has a band of his own) joined us on stage for our rendition of "Thriller".
In no particular order, some pics of our extremely fun crowd:
The dude in the grey suit pulled some amazing moves all night.
We even had some folks from Riverdale High.
It was an amazing night. Definitely the most fun I've ever had on a gig, the crowd was so energetic I couldn't believe it.
That's it! See you next time!
PS: Sorry for the super-long and annoying media file names, I had to download from our band's facebook page and didn't bother renaming.
We had done a lot of promo in the months leading to this Halloween party, and it worked out pretty good. We were a little stressed out because two weeks prior to the show, we had only sold 11 tickets (yikes!), but sales sort of exploded the week before the show, and a lot more bought tickets at the door. Total attendance was 167 people...not too shabby for a relatively unknown band playing mostly originals!
It was a Halloween party, with a twist: People were invited to take part in a "Soul Train" (like on the old TV show). We used bright red tape to make lines on the dance floor, and at various times during the show our band leader (and MC) would ring a bell to signal couples to start the soul train while we were playing. The dancers were filmed and this will be part of our music video. I didn't think people would participate...boy was I wrong. Some dancers were incredibly talented, there was so much going on at times that I had a hard time focusing on my job!
The venue is called "La Sala Rossa", it's a nice mid-sized venue (max capacity about 200-250, I'd say) with a cozy vibe. A few years ago, I was there to see Snarky Puppy and the Funky Knuckles, so I couldn't help but think to myself "That's it, you're playing a 'real' venue now!"
For the first time ever, we had an actual dressing room...with real wall hangers on a real wall! Also, chairs and a mini-fridge! Bonus: Planks.
Soundchecking.
My setup. I have never had so much room!
Crappy cell-phone shot from behind the curtain before starting our set. People are actually showing up...yay!
Sorry, no food pictures...but for the sake of accurate reporting, we ordered a ton of dumplings an hour before showtime from a spot just around the corner from the venue that our sax player, Marc, knew about. It was delish.
Our band leader/keyboardist/MC Fabien, with me in the background.
Our drummer Mike was a happy camper: His first gig with his brand new drum kit.
Our singer Alex was in great shape vocally and looked fantastic!
Now on to our world famous horn section, The Guilty Feet.
Clément on trombone (he always gets the coolest shots).
Marc and Olivier on sax and trumpet, respectively.
Our guitarist JD, in the center (we picked matching jackets).
Alex's brother Clerel (who has a band of his own) joined us on stage for our rendition of "Thriller".
In no particular order, some pics of our extremely fun crowd:
The dude in the grey suit pulled some amazing moves all night.
We even had some folks from Riverdale High.
It was an amazing night. Definitely the most fun I've ever had on a gig, the crowd was so energetic I couldn't believe it.
That's it! See you next time!
PS: Sorry for the super-long and annoying media file names, I had to download from our band's facebook page and didn't bother renaming.
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