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Kevin Sage

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About Kevin Sage

  • Birthday 11/20/1968

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  • occupation
    Pointing and clicking
  • hobbies
    Music, Scuba, Harley Davidson
  • Location
    AZ
  1. Saw little Feat on Monday. Had a great vantage point. https://www.facebook.com/kevin.sage.77/videos/1181685599347201/
  2. I've found that with O-verb and creative use of 7 band eq and slight compression that the stock pianos come to life. For worship stuff, I'd also recommend taking that one step further and creating a combi with the above parameters but adding a soft pad along with either the lovers guitar or a bellish suitcase fender very low in the mix for a bit of texture. I found a new love for the onboard pianos that way and they cut through the mix very nicely. +1 on stereo making a difference
  3. IEM's are the best way to combat the problem, and hear the guitars, etc at a volume that best suits you. My band has been full stereo IEM and no amps on stage for several years now. It's glorious. I don't ever want to go back to a situation where lugging my keyboard rig, a keyboard amp, and a half stack (I also play guitar) is required. I use a Kemper stage for my guitar and the other guitarist uses a Line6 Helix. Our monitor board is a racked Allen & Heath with enough sends for stereo mixes for the band. We use the Qu-You app to control our mixes via iPad or phone. It's a game changer. FOH taps into our snake or simply takes a L/R out of our mixer if they so choose. Bottom line is, we get the same mix in our ears every time with minimal adjustments needed between venues.
  4. Here's a very raw version of the song when we were first roughing it out at a rehearsal. Sorry about the camera angle on my ugly mug the whole time. Shot with an iPhone.
  5. Our cover band often closes sets with this one. It always seems to go over well, even with those who've never heard it before.
  6. My Journey Tribute band, Voyager, did a live stream set last week and it was very therapeutic for us to get back at it, albiet to only a handful of camera, light and sound crew in an otherwise empty soundstage.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T5tCV-vc_7o
  7. Gut wrenching loss today. Absolutely gut wrenching.
  8. As stated....subjective. If it sounds good to you and the work flow is comfortable for you, then that's all that matters.
  9. I love finding new and interesting music to listen to. Just getting started on this list. Passed by a few but really digging Courtney Barnett - Sometimes I Sit And Think, And Sometimes I Just Sit. Refreshing lyrics and a very organic sound. I'll keep listening to new music. Sifting through the plastic is worthwhile if there are a few diamonds in there.
  10. Best way to solve is to (as mentioned) build a computer based rig for fly dates and spec a controller(s) at the venue.
  11. That is true of most instruments...many times you have to sacrifice a bit of playability for portability. Drummers seem especially resistant to the transition from acoustic to electronic, however. I'm no expert in V Drums. Perhaps the tech just hasn't caught up with the need on that front?
  12. I play both guitar and keys in my projects. I have no on stage amplification at all. Rely entirely upon my IEM's to hear myself. For guitar I've gone with a Tech21 Fly Rig. Thing is 13" long and 21 oz. I run it through a BBE 882i for a little tone shaping and then XLR out of the Fly Rig direct to the snake. Keys are similar. Stereo out into my stereo DI, then to the snake. Our lead guitarist uses either a direct out of his floor board for smaller gigs or an Isolation cab. Bass is using an Ampeg monitor style wedge amp so it tilts up towards him, facing back. That sometimes can be an issue for the rest of us but we've gotten him on IEM's recently so that volume has dropped considerably. Having no monitor wedges at all is a huge plus as well. Gives the FOH tech much more control. The only real acoustic stage generator is the drums. He's on ears as well so he isn't feeling the need to go full Bonham. In rehearsals we usually are renting an hourly studio space, using the PA and amps provided...I still use only the PA to hear my keys. We established the understanding that we should be able to clearly communicate OVER the music. IF someone is too loud we all tend to discuss and adjust after a song or two without any drama or hurt feelings. It's all about hearing clearly. If you can't hear things, you can't effectively correct mistakes. Never quite understood the need to go deaf during rehearsals. Defeats the purpose of rehearsal, IMHO. When using rented gear it takes a little bit to dial it in but that is a key element in having a productive session.
  13. Just purchased a pair of Alien Ears - G12's.....2 other members of the band have gotten them and are quite happy. Demoting my Westone's to back-up status. Couldn't get anyone to make custom molds for those, unfortunately. They sound great, but won't stay put in my ears when I sing. http://www.alienears.com/g12
  14. Measure twice, curse once....my motto when updating software....and cutting most things.
  15. We had a drunk one night who thought he was an Olympian. Did a handstand on a waist high stage from the front row....on the very front edge of the stage in front of the singer's monitor. Needless to say, he fell over and cracked his back over the monitor wedge. Another hella hangover. Good times!
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