So, i brought this idea over from the random thread in this forum. I want to start something like a blues jam, or an original/cover song that we can split
amongst all of us. What we'll do is we'll have a backing track that everyone will work off of, and then everyone will record on a clean track that you
will send to me so I can splice them all together. This is what cait suggested:
maybe a 12 bar blues for each person, or an 8 bar solo for a regular song or something.
I'll leave the discussion open here so we can have some kind of vote to see what we come up with. I'll update this OP and what kind of organized instructions we'll have to get this to run smoothly. We'll most likely use what cait mentioned above, http://soundcloud.com/, but i can always create an uploading widget on my web server to deal with that stuff too.
Extra notes from me:
Song List:
Contributors Potential backing track group
in RED. No deadline for participation.
Scheduling:
CaitSings wrote:
might be easiest if you do a simple 12-bar in a friendly key people can play over?
just found this website. kinda cool concept: http://soundcloud.com/
maybe a 12 bar blues for each person, or an 8 bar solo for a regular song or something.
--If it's a 12 bar blues, we'll splice everyones 12 bar solo together with our own backbeat and rhythm guitar by whoever.
--If it's an original song or cover, what we could do is we can split up the sections of the song (intro, chorus, verse, bridge, outtro, solos, etc) as well as assigning rhythm/lead/bass/drum/keys to each person here. If we go this route, then we can call out who wants to play what.
--If it's an original song or cover, what we could do is we can split up the sections of the song (intro, chorus, verse, bridge, outtro, solos, etc) as well as assigning rhythm/lead/bass/drum/keys to each person here. If we go this route, then we can call out who wants to play what.
I'll leave the discussion open here so we can have some kind of vote to see what we come up with. I'll update this OP and what kind of organized instructions we'll have to get this to run smoothly. We'll most likely use what cait mentioned above, http://soundcloud.com/, but i can always create an uploading widget on my web server to deal with that stuff too.
Extra notes from me:
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please try to figure out how to properly record your sound so that it sounds optimal. Looking for very minimal background noise and minimal clipping. i might apply a very light touch of effects to even things out if i need to.
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- we'll all be playing to the metronome to sync up
- I hope that the sound exposure for each person participating will work out. I wanted to get one or two rhythm guitarist to play through the whole
song to keep the collaboration feeling solid while some others do their solos and such. Rhythm guitarists can have their flavor, and lead solos can do
whatever they want. Vocalists get to stand out, of course.
Song List:
- Standard 12 Bar Blues
- Bob Marley - One Love
- Cream/Eric Clapton - Outside Woman Blues
- John Mayer - Everyday I Have the Blues
- John Mayer - Slow Dancing in a Burning Room
- Cream/Clapton/Mayer - Crossroads
- an MJ song (haven't thought of one yet)
- 80s songs (also haven't thought of one yet)
- Jimi Hendrix - All Along The Watchtower
- Voodoo Child (or maybe even chile)
- Bold as Love
- Little Wing
- SRV - Little Sister
- John Mayer (Ray Charles cover) - I Dont Need No Doctor
- Handonam - Guitar, maybe digital backing track work.
- thebluesbug - Guitar
(Acoustic), backing vocals, vocals
- bhjmdu - ?
- l33tm4n24 - Guitar, Piano, Violin
- toasty10 - Guitar, Bass
- fredromaniszen - Guitar
- MayerStrat - Guitar
- juhan - Guitar
- aartbij - Guitar (Solo/Rhythm)
- Nathan - Guitar, Vocals (Blues)
- al77 - Guitar
- CaitSings - Vocals, Violin, Piano
- wasabe19 - Guitar
- ThatGuy - Guitar, Harmonica
- bluesbrothermonte - Guitar, Vocals
- GuitarWill - Guitar, Vocals
Scheduling:
- Now: Suggest some songs to add to song list.
Ends Friday.
- Saturday, July 4th: Song suggestion closes, voting begins
for top 5. ENDS Wed night. List here (or above). Vote for TWO songs!
- Thursday, July 7th: Vote for the final song. Cream -
CROSSROADS.
- Now: Start breaking down parts for selected song. Develop a backing track with
the backbeat group.
- -----------------: Finalize the song parts for people, start sending out backing tracks.
