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Stu Schulman Member From: anchorage,alaska |
posted 24 September 2005 02:38 PM
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I do a fair amount of recording up here in Anchorage most of our sessions start after noon.I was wondering what a typical day is like in Nashville,What is the earliest that a session would start?Do you practice before leaving the house?and coffee yes or no? |
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Roger Rettig Member From: NAPLES, FL |
posted 24 September 2005 04:56 PM
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I don't qualify, but back in London where I used to do a lot of studio work, it was 10.00 - 1.00, 2.00-5.00, and 7.00-10.00. The short ones (TV jingles) would be slotted in very early, say 8.30 or so for the really busy guys so they could go on to the master sessions. TV work kept you busy all day, though. Those were the days..... RR |
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BobbeSeymour Member From: Hendersonville TN USA |
posted 25 September 2005 08:51 PM
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I'm doing a story on this very subject in my news letters this week, sign up on my web-page if you haven't already, Bobbe |
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Stu Schulman Member From: anchorage,alaska |
posted 26 September 2005 11:07 AM
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I guess what I want to know is how many of the guys like Paul Franklin,Bruce Bouton,Lloyd Green,Tommy White. Get to a session early in the morning after giging the night before?I want to know their routine before they leave the house,what gets there "Game Face"on?Do they jog?Practice warm up?coffee?Or do they just go in cold and nail it? |
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Jeff Lampert Member From: queens, new york city |
posted 26 September 2005 11:14 AM
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What makes you think they "nail" it every time? Lloyd Green told a story of doing 20+ takes for an Alan Jackson solo. I would imagine many of these great players often need several rounds to get their fills and solos perfect. ------------------ |
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Stu Schulman Member From: anchorage,alaska |
posted 26 September 2005 04:12 PM
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Jeff:I know that they don't nail every time,I just wonder how they function that early in the morning,what the secret is?I'm pretty much a walking dead man until I have about 26 cups of coffee,It just scares me to think that some people are making records at that time of day,and really good ones at that.I didn't know that Queens was still part of New York,I grew up in Flushing. |
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Steve Hinson Member From: Hendersonville Tn USA |
posted 26 September 2005 04:15 PM
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Stu-a lot of people in Nashville start demo sessions at 9 AM...so they can get an extra song... ------------------ |
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Stu Schulman Member From: anchorage,alaska |
posted 26 September 2005 05:31 PM
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They must get to sleep early.By the time I'm done with a gig and pack my stuff up,It's about 2:30 am,I don't get to sleep until 4:30 am. |
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BobbeSeymour Member From: Hendersonville TN USA |
posted 26 September 2005 06:16 PM
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I don't know of any "Studio" musicians in Nashville that do early sessions after playing a club the night before. They either do clubs, "or" sessions, seldom do both and if they do have a session the following morning, they send a sub player on the live gig the night before. No queston here. This is the way it works. The simple fact is, if a player is doing enough sessions, he doesn't want or need to play clubs. If he is doing clubs, he really isn't a session player. How many sessions does it take a week to call yourself a session player? Enough to live comfortable and have a dependable income, do nothing else to subsidise the income, no day gigs and no clubs etc.is a good answer. You are either a session musician, or your a guy that plays on a session once in a while. Period. (this is the Nashville definition) Me, I'm retired after 35 years on and off signing the union card for doing sessions in Nashville. I'm retired and receiving my very nice union pention fund, sessions? Not a bad way to get by as a steel player. |
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Stu Schulman Member From: anchorage,alaska |
posted 26 September 2005 06:30 PM
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Bobbe:That's the answer I needed,It's one or the other,That makes sense to me.Thanks,Stu |
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Franklin Member From: |
posted 26 September 2005 08:42 PM
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Stu, There is no set rule. It really depends on the person. During Garrish's 70's run he played Possum Holler until 2am along with a full session schedule. I did the same when I worked for Phil Baugh in the 80's. Pete Drake was known to stay up until 3am at night in his studio during his career working 3 and 4 sessions a day. Its all about each individuals energy level, whether or not alot of sleep or rest is needed. I tend to practice at night over the morning. With sessions or any other type of musical gig its always feast or famine. Somehow all players find a way to make it through the sleepless periods. Busy musicians in general find rest like parents with a newborn child. Paul |
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Stu Schulman Member From: anchorage,alaska |
posted 26 September 2005 08:55 PM
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Paul:I appreciate your reply.I am lucky enough to play with a wonderful group of players up here,we are a section for hire .Bass guitar,Drums,keyboard,and me either doing Guitar or Steel.We do a lot of club gigs with various singers...all kinds of different styles,and then we work as a section in the studio,We don't get to do projects every day so when we do a Cd for a client we have to get up early after gigging at night. It's hard for us to turn down money,Someone's car is allways blowing up! and to get the chance to record together is what we do best,we've become a disfunctional family over the years,but a good one.I'm usually the one draggin butt at the early sessions,maybe I'm just not built for mornings.take Care,Stu |
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