Music to the people
Taking music from the shoebox to the people - reminding us that the tunes aren`t there just for study and progress but to share around - to deliver something sweet or sad or funny or sexy to the people, creating worlds that grow with melody and chord and then fall away with the last fading note.
Our gig on Saturday was beautiful. A full house of Japanese and Gaijins who sat and really gave us their attention. We hadn`t played to a crowd like that as a duo in a long time. We were really nervous the first set, all the expectations we had of ourselves surfacing...What is it about music,about the journey of becoming a musician that creates such sensations of joy and frustration, of ease and effort?
People were so receptive - they were sending out this wall of support that lifted us up. Everyone stayed for the second set and more came and then we were out there, playing from the heart and clowning around, laughter and smiles, wistful feelings in the sweet love songs and a rousing finish with everyone joining in our last song `I`d love to have a beer with Duncan`!
After the gig we headed over to Karaoke with our new friends - a bunch of Aussies. What is it about the people of our nation, we just draw toward each other overseas like strange attractors. All really fantastic types, creative and vibrant, all with tales of returning to Oz for 3 months a year and then back to Japan to make wads of dough. We realise this is possible and it`s a very exciting prospect.
Karaoke in Japan is a complete experience. You pay for a block of time and get this huge room, with a stage and massive screen and comfy couches. Alcohol and food is part and parcel of the experience and then you are left to create as much noise as you want.
That night we had the full gamut of musical genres. Pete, a solid guy with an endearing smile unveiled an impressive falsetto that lent itself nicely to a variety of tunes including `black dog`, `under pressure`, `sweet child O`mine` and the top gun theme `danger zone`. I went down the road of boyband classics and tributes to recently departed 80`s popstars with selections such as the backdoor, I mean backstreet boys, wham and Laura Branigan`s `Gloria.` Ryan of course styed true to his George Michael Fetish with a beautiful version of `Careless Whisper`.
Really, it was a quality night of entertainment.
This week sees our first gig at a jazz bar in Osaka, a potential move from the shoebox to a spacious 6th floor pad and our first visit to an outdoor bath house. Yay.
By the way I am desperately missing you all - bit of a heartache today...
Our gig on Saturday was beautiful. A full house of Japanese and Gaijins who sat and really gave us their attention. We hadn`t played to a crowd like that as a duo in a long time. We were really nervous the first set, all the expectations we had of ourselves surfacing...What is it about music,about the journey of becoming a musician that creates such sensations of joy and frustration, of ease and effort?
People were so receptive - they were sending out this wall of support that lifted us up. Everyone stayed for the second set and more came and then we were out there, playing from the heart and clowning around, laughter and smiles, wistful feelings in the sweet love songs and a rousing finish with everyone joining in our last song `I`d love to have a beer with Duncan`!
After the gig we headed over to Karaoke with our new friends - a bunch of Aussies. What is it about the people of our nation, we just draw toward each other overseas like strange attractors. All really fantastic types, creative and vibrant, all with tales of returning to Oz for 3 months a year and then back to Japan to make wads of dough. We realise this is possible and it`s a very exciting prospect.
Karaoke in Japan is a complete experience. You pay for a block of time and get this huge room, with a stage and massive screen and comfy couches. Alcohol and food is part and parcel of the experience and then you are left to create as much noise as you want.
That night we had the full gamut of musical genres. Pete, a solid guy with an endearing smile unveiled an impressive falsetto that lent itself nicely to a variety of tunes including `black dog`, `under pressure`, `sweet child O`mine` and the top gun theme `danger zone`. I went down the road of boyband classics and tributes to recently departed 80`s popstars with selections such as the backdoor, I mean backstreet boys, wham and Laura Branigan`s `Gloria.` Ryan of course styed true to his George Michael Fetish with a beautiful version of `Careless Whisper`.
Really, it was a quality night of entertainment.
This week sees our first gig at a jazz bar in Osaka, a potential move from the shoebox to a spacious 6th floor pad and our first visit to an outdoor bath house. Yay.
By the way I am desperately missing you all - bit of a heartache today...
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