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For those of you who don't know
what 2nmc is, its one of the top 5 biggest music conferences in
the nation. They select bands from around the nation to
perform within a 3 day period and invite every producer, a&r
label rep, janitor, you name it, out of the woodwork to network
with each other. If you're lucky, you'll find someone who
has heard of you. We had a great week at 2nmc. We
met booking agents, producers, managers, promoters - who to our
liking had all heard about us during their stay in
Nashville. We met label reps who wanted to hear our stuff,
other bands who were very cool, etc.. Great week for
networking. Plenty of free beer, and good talent.
Chad and I even did an interview for the Nashville Pulse show
which will be aired on TV. in the coming months. It's
their special on 2nmc!
As far as our showcase, we were told that Guidos had
"specially requested us" this year. We were
going to make the best out of it, because we were told it'd be
an all ages free show. I think they actually charged
people to get in though, not sure. We showed up and caught
"for all the drifters" who were doing a great
set. I actually work with the lead singer's uncle in my
studio. He's an amazing steel guitar player (plays with
Kid Rock and Hank Jr.).
The power went out during their set... and eventually
ours. Turns out, they didn't have any power to do a show
like this. My amp wouldn't even warm up the tubes
but half way! Get this, .. they were running $400 worth of
orange extension cord to Guido's and to the starbucks down the
street! God forbid someone make an espresso while
we're playing. That's probably what did it.
Anyway, the only thing we could hear on stage was the delays on
the vocal. This was funny. For instance, come and
get it.... is now, come and get it it it it it it......
and in a drama goes like this "drama ma ma ma ma ma",
the sound man was experimenting on us, it seemed.
It made me laugh! and even some people in the audience....So I
started singing " It's all in your head head head....
nobody gives a damn.... It's all in your head....lets give this
girl some delay!!!.!." then I started purposely
repeating lyrics to mock the delays we were all hearing.
Smartass, I know.. but I had to have fun with the
situation. Luckily a friend of mine went and told
the soundman to fix that shizznit! haha. That
rocked.
We thought it was going rough,
due to all the sound problems and power problems, but we
did a fun rockin' version of make up your mind and ended on a
good note. :) Oh well, from
time to time there will always be nights like these. Just
hopefully not "too" often! We practice hard,
damnit... so it sucks when you're a victim of one person's knob
twisting.
that sounded perverted.
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