Author: bandskool
DGKII rehearsals Spring 2026
Content versus artistic and creative expression
Following on from my last blog (last November), I thought I’d elaborate on my views a little further. I don’t expect anyone to read these blogs, so I do it for my own gratification. On the other hand, if you Read More …
AI & ‘content’
Today – or indeed this evening – I feel sufficiently motivated to offer my views – albeit briefly – on the subject of AI and its impact on the creative sector and music in particular. Here we are all worrying Read More …
DGK recording session
DGK has a recording session later this month; and currently time is being spent trying to finalise the original pieces that will be recorded on said date. There is a process by which such pieces come to fruition that takes Read More …
Kurt Edelhagen & His Orchestra
The name may mean nothing to you just as it meant nothing to me until relatively recently. But isn’t that the way sometimes when we stumble upon ‘hidden’ treasure? Admist the cacophony of people and things around the world all Read More …
Bye Bye DJ’s!
Bandskool has always represented the human element for what it’s worth: human players interacting: making music together with what are considered to be ‘real’ instruments. I think there are lots of reasons why that is a good thing – as Read More …
Change?
Here’s a topic that is rather…topical! It’s about change. Change is all around us. Some of it is natural: seasons, the shape of a river, ageing etc. And some of it is manmade. Whilst I accept the changes that nature Read More …
Mambo Jambo!
The title is a reference to Perez Prado. So…the thing is…DGKollective has just established a rapport with a venue in Manchester city centre called, ‘Revolucion De Cuba’ – and it is hoped good things will come out of it. Certainly Read More …
DGK 2024 and more…
The year 2024 should be a good year for DGK; a year which should keep the band relatively busy and ‘out there’. I would like to think so but time will tell. A development that has been in the pipeline Read More …
