Not only is that the song I'm listening to but it's become my motto as of late. You see, the guy that teaches the Tech classes here at CMC said that he doesn't want any of the techs playing in bands for the next couple of live shows because he wants everyone to learn their stations during the shows and really get comfortable with them. That, I completely understand; however, one of the techs is a drummer, and he played for 3 acts last week, which is how many I played for (1 used another drummer and the other didn't have one). Therefore, I am now taking the reigns and playing for 4 of the 6 acts this week. Therefore, my motto as of late has been to Let My Music Do The Talking because I haven't had too much time for anything else because of rehearsals and stuff. However, it may seem like I'm complaining about this; I'm not. I know this is what I signed up for and I am prepared to do whatever it takes to get better at this art and talent that God has enstilled me with. I am working with a wide range of artists this week and exploring all kinds of genres and it's super exciting. I am working with Kylie Campion this week, who's style is very interesting; not bad intersting but stuff I'm not used to so it's a trip for me to learn new stuff. To prepare for these sessions, the guys in the band told me to listen to Mumford and Sons, which I had never listened to before, but that is the style they're going for. However, it's a nice folk-rock sound that I'm really having a lot of fun playing. Then there's good ol' Tavis Grant. Tavis is a big black guy that has a lot of soul, let me tell ya. This boy can sing!! And of course, he is full of the black gospel style, so that's what we're playing. We're all so into it and having so much fun playing this stuff because it's so musical and so active and so different; it is quite possibly my favorite set this week. Then there is Josh Tracy. Josh is still settling into his style and direction he wants to go in. He is working up some nice Kris Allen and Carrie Underwood covers this week, which I'm a fan of both of those artists and I love playing covers. Last but not least is Luke Schutz. Luke is a rocker guy, so we're playing some very nice hard rock music. Two originals that he wrote and we are rocking those this week. Karissa, one of the girls I played with last week, is coming in and singing harmonies on one song and it sounds awesome. And then there's the anti-war song he wrote called "Bullets and Borders", which I think is an incredible song. So that's my artists for this week and I'm pretty excited. We have Hammer Time again tomorrow at 1 and then it's back in the rehearsal rooms for improvement before Thursday. Again, I'm not really sure what my schedule is at this point but I know it's filled with rehearsals, lol!
Also, before this crazy weekend got underway, me and my two roommates, Dan and Jason, went into Nashville on Friday night to see Bill Engvall, Jeff Foxworthy and Larry The Cable Guy. I was so excited because I had never seen these guys before and had been waiting a very long time to see them. Let me tell you though, they definitely didn't disappoint, especially Larry because there wasn't a moment during his set that we weren't laughing. It was definitely great to get downtown and away from Brentwood for a few hours. I need to do that more often. Other than the excitement of that and rehearsals, I have tried to relax a little on top of writing a paper for History and Fine Arts that I am about halfway through right now. Anyways, I will definitely try to update tomorrow after Hammer Time and keep everyone updated on that!! Hope you are enjoying reading all of this because I'm definitely enjoying keeping you updated!!
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