miden Posted November 30, 2018 Share Posted November 30, 2018 This sorta got covered in another thread, but it's something that I have been struggling with for a while. Firstly, I play live bass and keys, so then I create backing tracks as true to the original as possible with whatever I am not playing - pretty much drums, guitars and some strings parts. However of late, I have been feeling it's sorta kinda a bit like instrumental karaoke. Sure I AM playing and singing live parts, but idk?? I noted a comment in the other thread (J.Dan??) that said go full on, one way or the other - IE make all just keys or make the backing track full-on. No "bitsa's" I have had some audience members comment that the tracks sound great but it would be nice to hear just what I am playing and maybe, MAYBE add some sparse drums. Yet others say they love the full cover versions. I just find it hard to get folks up dancing with just the keys and a "kick stomp box". What do others think? There is no luck - luck is simply the confluence of circumstance and co-incidence... Time is the final arbiter for all things Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Song80s Posted November 30, 2018 Share Posted November 30, 2018 Make sure your vocal is out front- is my opinion I am 95% sure, from my experience as a song writer, instrumentally, that most listeners respond and relate to a strong and tight rhythm section. If I was the OMB , I would calibrate that to the audience. Rhythm is physical- it reaches people in the gut. Some exception to this, lets say, slow gentle ballads. But you know your material. Why fit in, when you were born to stand out ? My Soundcloud with many originals: [70's Songwriter] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnotherScott Posted November 30, 2018 Share Posted November 30, 2018 Just to be clear, these are solo gigs? Maybe this is the best place for a shameless plug! Our now not-so-new new video at https://youtu.be/3ZRC3b4p4EI is a 40 minute adaptation of T. S. Eliot's "Prufrock" - check it out! And hopefully I'll have something new here this year. ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miden Posted November 30, 2018 Author Share Posted November 30, 2018 Just to be clear, these are solo gigs? Solo gigs Scott There is no luck - luck is simply the confluence of circumstance and co-incidence... Time is the final arbiter for all things Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marczellm Posted December 1, 2018 Share Posted December 1, 2018 Cater to everyone. I like variety so I would enjoy if the set contained both kinds of approaches. Life is subtractive.Genres: Jazz, funk, pop, Christian worship, BebHop Wishlist: 80s-ish (synth)pop, symph pop, prog rock, fusion, musical theatre Gear: NS2 + JUNO-G. KingKORG. SP6 at church. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnotherScott Posted December 1, 2018 Share Posted December 1, 2018 I have had some audience members comment that the tracks sound great but it would be nice to hear just what I am playing and maybe, MAYBE add some sparse drums. Yet others say they love the full cover versions. I just find it hard to get folks up dancing with just the keys and a "kick stomp box". What do others think? I think that you might tend to get different answers from musicians then you would get from the general public. But since you're solo, I think the backing tracks should probably be pretty strong if your goal is to get folks up and dancing as you said. If it wasn't specifically for dance, it's a tougher call. Maybe this is the best place for a shameless plug! Our now not-so-new new video at https://youtu.be/3ZRC3b4p4EI is a 40 minute adaptation of T. S. Eliot's "Prufrock" - check it out! And hopefully I'll have something new here this year. ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
montunoman Posted December 1, 2018 Share Posted December 1, 2018 Why not mix it up a bit? For the dance material go with a full track, And maybe on a the ballads do just piano and vocal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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