Eric Jx Posted October 7, 2010 Share Posted October 7, 2010 Is anybody preparing any special covers for a halloween gig? Any cool costume ideas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Beaumont Posted October 7, 2010 Share Posted October 7, 2010 Spooky [video:youtube] Boards: Kurzweil SP-6, Roland FA-08, VR-09, DeepMind 12 Modules: Korg Radias, Roland D-05, Bk7-m & Sonic Cell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adan Posted October 7, 2010 Share Posted October 7, 2010 uh . . . Thriller? Season of the Witch! Gigging: Crumar Mojo 61, Hammond SKPro Home: Vintage Vibe 64 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanL Posted October 7, 2010 Share Posted October 7, 2010 We have a gig at one of our regular places. We were talking about going as a biker gang. Live: Korg Kronos 2 88, Nord Electro 5d Nord Lead A1 Toys: Roland FA08, Novation Ultranova, Moog LP, Roland SP-404SX, Roland JX10,Emu MK6 www.bksband.com www.echoesrocks.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Jx Posted October 7, 2010 Author Share Posted October 7, 2010 We are currently debating doing thriller, but others in the band dont want to put in that much work for a song that we'll only do once. I'm trying to put together a devo-esque coverall and energy dome outfit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanS Posted October 7, 2010 Share Posted October 7, 2010 We were thinking of doing Marcus Miller's version of Frankenstein, but figured we'd have too much fun. What we record in life, echoes in eternity. MOXF8, Electro 6D, XK1c, Motif XSr, PEKPER, Voyager, Univox MiniKorg. https://www.abandoned-film.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J. Dan Posted October 7, 2010 Share Posted October 7, 2010 Last year we did a gig on Halloween that was at a huge dance hall with a costume contest, etc., so we learned Thriller, I Always Fell Like Somebody's Watching Me, and Ghostbusters (all 80s, of course). We played them for about a month or 2 around halloween but haven't played them for a while. We were talking the other day that we should bust them back out. Shouldn't be too tough to blow out the cob webs and get them back up to speed. Dan Acoustic/Electric stringed instruments ranging from 4 to 230 strings, hammered, picked, fingered, slapped, and plucked. Analog and Digital Electronic instruments, reeds, and throat/mouth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cygnus64 Posted October 8, 2010 Share Posted October 8, 2010 Is anybody preparing any special covers for a halloween gig? I have an orchestra gig on Halloween, typical orchestral "halloween" music like Danse Macabre, Alfred Hitchcock theme etc. Any cool costume ideas? In the early 90s I had another orchestra show. I went as Hannibal Lecter. I had the stagehands put me on a dolly and roll me out on stage with the mask on. I don't know if enough people in 2010 would understand the reference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acidolem Posted October 8, 2010 Share Posted October 8, 2010 we play the standard "Witchcraft". I wanted to dress as a suicide bomber but the band vetoed this. Damn jazz trio. "The music business is a cruel and shallow money trench; a long plastic hallway where thieves and pimps run free, and good men die like dogs. ............ There's also a negative side" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kanker. Posted October 8, 2010 Share Posted October 8, 2010 we play the standard "Witchcraft". I wanted to dress as a suicide bomber but the band vetoed this. Damn jazz trio. I always dress as a musician A ROMpler is just a polyphonic turntable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanS Posted October 8, 2010 Share Posted October 8, 2010 we play the standard "Witchcraft". I wanted to dress as a suicide bomber but the band vetoed this. Damn jazz trio. And now, we'd like to do a new number for you called "Does This Bomb Make My Ass Look Phat?" What we record in life, echoes in eternity. MOXF8, Electro 6D, XK1c, Motif XSr, PEKPER, Voyager, Univox MiniKorg. https://www.abandoned-film.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michelle ggurl Posted October 8, 2010 Share Posted October 8, 2010 I have one with my jazz trio ... but I think we'll just go as "musicians", as Kevin said. Although we briefly talked about dressing as Larry, Curly, and Moe in painter's uniforms. No special setlist alterations planned, either ... Original Latin Jazz CD Baby "I am not certain how original my contribution to music is as I am obviously an amateur." Patti Smith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Pierce Posted October 8, 2010 Share Posted October 8, 2010 What, nobody's doing "Monster Mash"? When I was in dance bands, we always did that for Halloween. We also did Spooky, and it seems like there were a few others, but for the life of me I can't seem to remember what they were right this second. We don't really do stuff like that in the Santana Tribute Band. Too bad, actually, I sort of enjoyed the cheesier stuff. --Dave Make my funk the P-funk. I wants to get funked up. My Funk/Jam originals project: http://www.thefunkery.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUSSIEKEYS Posted October 13, 2010 Share Posted October 13, 2010 man you guys are lucky having Halloween... not only it looks great fun,[well what I've seen on Happy days..hee hee]...but you have an excuse for extra gigs.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bosendorphen Posted October 13, 2010 Share Posted October 13, 2010 I always dress as a musician Now THAT'S scary! :wink: "The devil take the poets who dare to sing the pleasures of an artist's life." - Gottschalk Soundcloud Aethellis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MuzikTeechur Posted October 13, 2010 Share Posted October 13, 2010 We usually play for a masquerade ball at a private club in Portsmouth (the 100 Club). I usually don't go in costume - most costumes are too restrictive to play keys/sax all night. Last year my drummer showed up as a mime - and didn't break character all night - set-up, gig, and take-down. Usually a silent drummer is a blessing, but this guy is really a lot of fun, so it was a bit weird. Eventually we figured out it was open season on "drummer jokes" so we had some fun. Tunes: we dust off "Spooky", and usually have some of the other Hallowe'en music on CD during the (short) breaks. Muzikteechur is Lonnie, in Kittery, Maine. HS music teacher: Concert Band, Marching Band, Jazz Band, Chorus, Music Theory, AP Music Theory, History of Rock, Musical Theatre, Piano, Guitar, Drama. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Sharrock Posted October 13, 2010 Share Posted October 13, 2010 I shall be wearing just a pair of shorts on Halloween, I'll be in Tenerife (believe me, that's scary enough!) Gig rig: Motif XF8,Roland A37~laptop,Prophet 08,Yam WX5~VL70m. Studio: V-Synth GT,Korg DW8000,A33,Blofeld,N1R,KS Rack,too many VSTs Freefall www.f-music.co.uk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeT156 Posted October 13, 2010 Share Posted October 13, 2010 Some friends of mine that are ALMOST as old as I am have a band and are playing a gig on Halloween, so I'll be going there to hang out for the night. I usually like to take a ride by the "downtown" bars where all the Penn State students hang to check out the costumes. A LOT of the girls dress up as "ladies of the night" and you can't beat the scenery. I know, dirty old man you say? Let me say that I AM NOT DIRTY. Cheers, Mike T. Yamaha Motif ES8, Alesis Ion, Prophet 5 Rev 3.2, 1979 Rhodes Mark 1 Suitcase 73 Piano, Arp Odyssey Md III, Roland R-70 Drum Machine, Digitech Vocalist Live Pro. Roland Boss Chorus Ensemble CE-1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mididude Posted October 14, 2010 Share Posted October 14, 2010 What, nobody's doing "Monster Mash"? When I was in dance bands, we always did that for Halloween. We also did Spooky, ... The covers band I'm playing a gig with on the 23rd is doing 'the Mash'... I like 'Spooky'. I like the remake of it that Atlanta Rhythm Section did. IIRC, I heard they recorded the original version too, but under a different band name or something. The later (70's?) version has a nice Rhodes solo on it as opposed to just guitar on the original. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeT156 Posted October 14, 2010 Share Posted October 14, 2010 The Classics Four did the original version of Spooky, but I don't know if any of the guys in the Atlanta Rhythm section were in that band. IIRC, the Classics Four version had a sax solo. Mike T. Yamaha Motif ES8, Alesis Ion, Prophet 5 Rev 3.2, 1979 Rhodes Mark 1 Suitcase 73 Piano, Arp Odyssey Md III, Roland R-70 Drum Machine, Digitech Vocalist Live Pro. Roland Boss Chorus Ensemble CE-1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobadohshe Posted October 15, 2010 Share Posted October 15, 2010 Oingo Boingo, Dead Man's Party. Creepy expressions on their faces in that video, totally excellent. Me, I'm just playing a couple church gigs, which should be interesting. Or not at all. Kawai C-60 Grand Piano : Hammond A-100 : Hammond SK2 : Yamaha CP4 : Yamaha Montage 7 : Moog Sub 37 My latest album: Funky organ, huge horn section https://bobbycressey.bandcamp.com/album/cali-native Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phred Posted October 15, 2010 Share Posted October 15, 2010 A number of years ago, my band did a gig and we dressed up as the village people. It was great. I was the hard hat guy. We called our selves the 'Value Village People' for that night (for those that don't know 'Value Village' is a thrift store where one can get used clothes, and is a really popular place to buy and put together Hallowe'en costumes). We played thriller that night, and it went over HUGE!!! The band I am now in has two gigs over Hallowe'en weekend, but it is difficult to get these guys to dress up... I'm just saying', everyone that confuses correlation with causation eventually ends up dead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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