Author: bandskool

I’ve got a chance to record these guys next Monday night, at the Cinnamon Club in South Manchester. Just pondering about the best approach: just two condensors in XY coincident style? How about adding some spot mikes or a mike Read More …

Currently there is some legal kerfuffle over who rightfully ‘owns’ the descending line in Stairway to Heaven by Led Zeppelin. That’s because it sounds rather similar to one used in a song called ‘Taurus’ by 60’s group, Spirit. Indeed, the Read More …

I will say it again…the trio format is a wonderful thing! The freedom to improvise without the risk of tredding on someone else’s toes. And the challenge of creating a complete sound with just three players. I am principally talking Read More …

There is no beginning…and there is no end. But still we try to make sense out of things: we ask questions like where, when, how and why things started and where, when, how and why they end. We try to Read More …

Song ownership can be a contentious issue; something which sometimes takes a courtroom full of barristers to resolve. On the one hand, a song might have been ‘influenced’ by something that already existed.’Influenced’ in the conscious sense or indeed subliminal Read More …

Let’s be clear, it’s not the same as conducting a concert band; or any other traditional type ensemble. This is the world of Jazz and perhaps its ethics speak for themselves. But if not, then let me spell it out: Read More …