Trio's first demos up!

Roger

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Nov 19, 2009, 2:58:14 PM11/19/09

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We have early mixes of our trio tunes for demo up on our website.
They're not final mixes, and couple things need fixing, but I wanted
to get them up for purposes of helping us find work. I hope you like
em, and/or tell me how to improve the guitar parts if you have any
thoughts.
http://www.anitasjazzhat.com/TheMusic.html

Roger

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Nov 19, 2009, 3:20:33 PM11/19/09

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The Bass is too strong in the mix, guitar and voice sound great.
Nice work.

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andy-uk

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Nov 19, 2009, 3:50:04 PM11/19/09

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Great band, enjoyed your playing. Can you tell us a bit about the
Suzuki guitar method, is it for classical?

Roger

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Nov 19, 2009, 5:39:35 PM11/19/09

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Yes, Suzuki is a classical method, but the key is it's a method for
working with children from a very young age. Here are a couple web
sites to give an idea of what it's about:
www.suzukiassociation.org
www.suzukiece.com

Thanks for asking about Suzuki. Do you have a child you're considering
music for?
Roger

Roger

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Nov 19, 2009, 5:39:57 PM11/19/09

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Great, thank you for the input.

andy-uk

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Nov 19, 2009, 6:25:27 PM11/19/09

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>
> Yes, Suzuki is a classical method, but the key is it's a method for
> working with children from a very young age. Here are a couple web
> sites to give an idea of what it's about:www.suzukiassociation.orgwww.suzukiece.com
>
> Thanks for asking about Suzuki. Do you have a child you're considering
> music for?
> Roger

I'm a guitar teacher who teaches in primary school quite a lot, so it
sounds interesting.

Thanks for the links!

Jeff

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Nov 19, 2009, 7:06:02 PM11/19/09

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Nice job, Roger - I'll have to make it out to check out the band
sometime.

Jeff

Roger

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Nov 19, 2009, 7:11:16 PM11/19/09

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That you, Mr. R?

David J. Littleboy

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Nov 19, 2009, 7:37:19 PM11/19/09

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I love the clip I'm listening to (Devil May Care). And I like in-your-face
bass, so I don't think the bass is too loud: but I may be in a minority on
that. Instead of reducing the bass, maybe up the treble overall just a
touch? Maybe. (Ah, the bass is a bit strong on Pra Machucar, it's OK on the
other two, to my ears.)

But, like a lot of sites, your site is extremely coy about where you live.
I'd recommend putting your neighborhood in big letters at the top of the
first page. E.g.:

Anita's Jazz Hat
A Jazz Vocal Trio Playing to the Arlington VA Area

(Assuming that's where you are, I couldn't tell.)

--
David J. Littleboy
Tokyo, Japan

Roger

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Nov 19, 2009, 8:59:15 PM11/19/09

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On Nov 19, 7:37 pm, "David J. Littleboy" <davi...@gol.com> wrote:

Duh, why didn't we do that yet? Thanks David!

charles robinson

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Nov 20, 2009, 8:48:02 AM11/20/09

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"Roger" <rogert...@gmail.com> wrote in message
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I'm with the too heavy bass contingent. Great sound on the guitar though and
nice performance by all.
Charlie

Joe Finn

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Nov 20, 2009, 10:28:59 AM11/20/09

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"Roger" <rogert...@gmail.com> wrote in message
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I agree the mix needs a little work. Nice stuff in general though.
......joe

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oasysco

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Nov 21, 2009, 6:03:51 AM11/21/09

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On Nov 19, 2:58 pm, Roger <rogertayl...@gmail.com> wrote:

Excellent music!

Greg

Roger

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Nov 21, 2009, 8:42:53 AM11/21/09

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On Nov 19, 2:58 pm, Roger <rogertayl...@gmail.com> wrote:

Thanks to everyone for commenting! Your words are very kind and
encouraging, and I totally agree on the bass level thing. I think we
were listening at too low of a volume level when we did that mix.
Usually bass doesn't come through well until you turn up a bit (that
problem is what the "loudness" function on stereo amps was originally
created to counteract).

Many thanks,

Roger