So I was in a rehearsal with an artist and he wanted me to lay down some drums for his EP. We were working out a new song with a new band and him and the guitar player had worked out a rough outline of a new song.
“I want it to be real punk rock ya know? Like…an anthem!”
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This was a really fun show at Club Hell, in Hollywood. We set up a lot of this really evil looking lighting and blew out a fuse! Note to future band looking to book in Hollywood, those buildings are sometimes a little old and the fuse can blow pretty easily. Bring surge protectors so you don’t fry your gear!!
Over the course of playing with several groups I’ve learned one of the roles that I should have tackled earlier as a drummer, leading. This can be difficult at times because whenever you’re auditioning there is some uncertainty as to what’s what and the whole situation is really fresh and new. Many times I would sit back and pay attention to the guiding instruments, be it lead guitar, vocals, or keyboards. I would allow them to guide me through songs because they knew the songs better than I did right? It’s their music after all.
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When I moved to Los Angeles I was really ready to hit the music scene really hard and get my career in gear. I had been auditioning for several local bands all over the greater Los Angeles area but I noticed that many times I would hear from the bands I was auditioning for that I wasn’t hitting the drums loud enough, or it looked like I wasn’t that into the music. <Click on this story’s header for more.>
Patient 113 performing Outgoing Introvert @ Cinespace, Hollywood, Los Angeles.
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