Ian Benhamou
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Thanks guys!! It was an honour to be asked to do this and to have dB run the interview made it that much more special!
Just as a side note, since this was a one-off 6 date leg of the tour we didn"t have all of our gear, only the essentials. So that isn"t my complete rig.
Anyhow, it"s been great meeting many of the cool dudes on this forum on the tours. I hope to meet more of you along the way. Shoot me a PM if you"re interested in coming to any of our shows.
Cheers.
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Finale user for over 10 years. Coming from Sibelius when I was in university. It took a while to understand the UI, not super user friendly. But once you get it and memorize keyboard shortcuts the workflow is pretty good. Using a midi controller to enter notes helps a ton.
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Rhythm, feel and sound are way more important than chops.
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Ive been playing that song in a cover band of mine for the past 7 years or so. This is a simple multi I setup in my PC3x using only factory string sounds. The left hand has weird splits and transpositions to be able to play the proper voicings with only one hand. It may not be the exact right sound but it definetly captures the vibe and sounds great live.
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'So, my son tapes his iPhone to his rear view mirror and drives down the strip.....I added some music .wicked!!!
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I'm going out for a run in about an hour,
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5C? What is that in normal degrees? Like, 40 or something?
-5Celsius more like 23 Farenheit.
BTW, Celsius is the "normal" degrees. Oh, Americans........
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Hey fellow keyboard geeks!
I've been on this forum for few months now but just saw this thread today. It's funny, I never thought of introducing myself before seeing this, but of course it makes perfect sense and is a lot more polite.
I'm 29 and based out of Montreal, born and raised. I'm a full-time musician, playing keyboards, guitar and vocals. I have a Bachelor's degree in Music with a specialization in Music Technology from McGill University, where I studied classical piano. But my true passion has always and always will be in classic rock, soul, old school R&B, funk & good popular music (the kind that has a real aesthetic to it). Among my favorite artists are Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Stevie Wonder, Elton John, Billy Joel, Steely Dan and of course the Beatles.
I play in several projects. I have an all-acoustic classic rock cover band that plays bars in the Montreal Area. I play lead guitar, keys (mainly piano and rhodes) and sing back up vocals. I also play keyboards for several local artists as well as a corporate events/wedding band. And just recently I started playing in a Pink Floyd tribute band where I play keys, a bit of guitar and I sing all the Waters and Wright parts. You could check us out at:
http://www.myspace.com/time4pinkfloyd
I look forward to sharing a common passion for gear as well as discussion of good music, technical stuff, live performance experiences, and overall philosophy of being a musician. I hope to learn a few things while sharing what I've learned over the years.
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You need to ask in French AND English. Simultaneously.So I decide to walk in, find the stage manager and find out where the dock is. He tells me that there isn't oneWelcome to the forum!
That's funny. Sounds like you know about the nonsense language battles we've had over here.
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The first time I played at Place des Arts (performing arts center in Montreal), I didn't know where the loading dock was and for this gig I was using 2 keyboards, a 12-space rack, acoustic guitar, plus a case with pedals and cables and all my stands and stool. So I decide to walk in, find the stage manager and find out where the dock is. He tells me that there isn't one, which I can't believe for a second because this is a huge venue with 5 theatres including a 3000 seat hall! So there must be one, right? But no one around seems to know, and my car is double-parked outside. So I go get my car and park it in the underground garage and start lugging my gear 1 piece at a time through a huge underground parking lot, through a heavy doorway, up 2 flights of stairs, and escalator (phew!) then across a gigantic entrance hall, through the theatre's door's and down the auditorium all the way to the stage. I made this trip back and forth five times only to see on my last trip of course, the drummer pull up with his kit on a trolly from backstage where the loading dock was!
OUCH!!!! That hurt! At least the load out wasn't as painful.
MPN Gear Chat: Ian Benhamou/The Musical Box
in The Keyboard Corner
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I wholeheartedly disagree. For one thing, the first chorus is without drum and bass, only acoustic guitar strumming and a bit of tambourine, so the left hand is prominent and would definitely be lacking if it weren"t there.
Secondly, even when the drums come in for the second chorus, those left hand octaves are a big pet of the sound, just listen to the recording and you could clearly hear both hands playing as well as those organ pads.
In the end, it depends on what level of detail you"re going after. If you"re just playing a cover of the song one hand will do, or just piano but no organ. But if you"re trying to recreate a recording with as much attention to detail as an orchestra would performing a great symphony, then those extra details make a huge difference in the sound.