Jamie Sefton of One Eskimo plays the unusual combination of bass and flugelhorn. Here, he gives us a brief history of his background with the Courtois Flugelhorn, and some tips on how to mic it when the sound guy hasn't got a clue.
We don't see a lot of wind instruments at Gearwire, but everyone's always excited about anything that has "USB" in the title. Enter the Akai EWIUSB, which allows you to blow a mean clarinet or any kind of horn without so much as changing a spitguard.
Chicago Guitarist Toby Summerfield talks about the revelations he had and the things he learned by playing guitar with trumpeters. Even if you're playing experimental free jazz, intonation is important.
If you're into experimental music and bold enough to try out some tunes with some really ripping trumpet flourishes, check out anything with Jaimie Branch. The go-to trumpeter for many experimental jazz groups in Chicago, Jaimie talks about getting into trumpet and experimental music.
Gator's new GL "i" series cases are more than just lightweight cases for your trumpet or clarient. The "i" series is a case that lets you listen to music even if your instrument is packed inside.
The GL "i" series...
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The Yamaha EZ TP Digital Trumpet has more to it than just teaching the kids how to play. You can do a looooong set without your lips going numb, and run it through effects with no problem. Spacebrewer Ted Furman tells us...
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Bruce Lamont used to tape a Shure SM98 microphone inside the bell of his saxophone. When you're the saxophone player for a band like Yakuza, miking your instrument is essential to be heard over guitars, bass, and drums.
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As the saxophone player for Yakuza, Bruce Lamont must find a tone to fit with his band's hard hitting, droning sound. Digitech's JamMan, Vocal 300 processor, and Ibanez's Digital Delay III are the tools he uses.
Bruce...
Offsite Link: Visit Digitech's official website here, visit Ibanez's website here, and check out Yakuza at www.yakuzadojo.com
We're on the floor with Bruce Lamont of Yakuza, going over the pedal setup for his saxophone: DigiTech Vocal 300, Ibanez SS10 Session Man, DigiTech JamMan and the Ibanez Digital Delay III. He tells the common story of having...
We are now going to talk about the Yamaha EZ-TP Digital Trumpet. In a previous video, Ted Furman proved he can really play the fluglehorn; so we will listen to him as he talks about modifying and playing an instrument...
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Bruce Lamont plays a Yamaha saxophone in the Chicago-based metal band Yakuza. This particular combination might seem unusual, even unheard of; until you hear how they do it. A recent release party for their disc Transmutations...
Ted Furman, who records and performs under the name of Spacebrewer, has long since given up the trumpet in lieu of the much mellower Anotine Courtois 154R fluglehorn. Gearwire's Gretchen Hasse met with him in his studio,...
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