Quick reminder: We are having an ART*hub event this Saturday (17/03/2012)
From 9:30am-12p: We have our writers group authorSPHERE on.
From 12:30pm-3pm: We have our artists group openCANVAS on.
From 3:30pm-6pm: We have our musicians/composers group artBEAT on.
Address: 4 West Promenade, MVC, Manly
Some cool news from ART*hub about this Saturday:
We are having an ART*hub event this Saturday.
From 9:30am-12p: We have our writers group authorSPHERE on.
From 12:30pm-3pm: We have our artists group openCANVAS on.
From 3:30pm-6pm: We have our musicians/composers group artBEAT on.
Address: 4 West Promenade, MVC, Manly
APRA/AMCOS have organized some good events in January 2012. Kevin Bennett will be speaking at this event. However, if you want a preview of Kevin Bennett’s music and songwriting, check out the John McConne11/11/11 Benefit Concert at TheManlyFig.org:
http://www.themanlyfig.org/Artists20111111.html
Some big names are speaking at this event. So make sure you register. Read more here, or read below: http://www.apra-amcos.com.au/broadcast/Tamworth2012_UPDATE.html
WEDNESDAY
25 JAN 2012
Moderator:
JAMES BLUNDELL
Songwriters:
ALEYCE SIMMONDS
AMBER LAWRENCE
GREG STORER
1pm to 3pm
Family Hotel
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26 JAN 2012
APRA Australia Day BBQ
With live performances from Paul Greene and APRA Ambassador James Blundell
12.30 – 2.00pm
The Pub, Gunnedah Road, Tamworth
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27 JAN 2012
Moderator:
KARL BROADIE
Songwriters:
MELODY POOL
SAM HAWKSLEY
TAMARA STEWART
1pm to 3pm
Family Hotel
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27 JAN 2012
Moderator:
KARL BROADIE
Songwriters:
KEVIN BENNETT
KIM RICHEY (USA)
O’SHEA (USA)
4pm to 6pm
The Pub
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Click here to RSVP – Deadline Friday 20 January 2012
Further info: Contact Karl Broadie kbroadie@apra.com.au or call (02) 9935 7828
artBEAT will be starting soon! The stage is now up!
Although we don’t have proper sound equipment and lighting yet, we will be starting up artBEAT very soon. No time to waste! I will be organising with Jaymai Johnson when we can all meet up again. On another note – the ArtsFest was hugely successful. We had Chris Mumford from artBEAT play some of his magical material.
His music was delightful as he kicked off the beginning of the exhibition’s open night. Next artBEAT, hopefully he will share with us his experience of the night. I would also like to give him the opportunity to share with us how to promote ourselves as songwriters.
Also that night, him and Mai informed me of something incredible: They just got engaged!
In the above picture, you can see Mai (with black hair) at the front, supporting her man. Congratulations guys!
Mai also bought her artwork to be exhibited. Her quirky origami dishes helped make the audiences appreciate the smaller artworks that can bring just as much joy as the bigger artworks that were on display.
Also on the night, on behalf of artBEAT (under the banner of the art*HUB), we had Zoe Elliot and Daddy Longlegs & The Swamp Donkeys perform!
Thanks everyone for contributing to a wonderful night! The exhibition ‘Art By Association’, part of the Manly Arts Festival, was a huge success. It’s up to ALL you guys to make the art scene happen. We ALL need your support to see art, music, drama, dance, writing and other freedom’s of human expression take place in Manly. After all – this is what artists make: community.
See you next arBEAT!(Which should be VERY soon.)
From http://www.guitarworld.com/riffer-madness-dimebag-darrell-harmonics-part-1.
This entry comes from Dimebag Darrell’s classic Guitar World column, “Riffer Madness”
This month we’re gonna talk about harmonics-how to get ’em, where you can find ’em and what you can do with ’em. There are a number of different ways you can make harmonics happen. You can induce ’em with your pick (pinch harmonics), you can tap ’em like Eddie Van Halen does sometimes (tap or touch harmonics) or you can get ’em by lightly resting one of your left-hand fingers on a string and then picking it. The last type are called natural harmonics, and they’re the suckers we’re gonna be dicking with.
How
The easiest place to get a natural harmonic on any string is at the 12th fret. All you do is lightly rest one of your lefthand fingers on a string directly above that fret and then pick it. Don’t let the string touch the fret, though, or it won’t work, dad! When you do this right you’ll hear a bell-like note that’s exactly one octave higher than the open-string note. To help make harmonics easier to get, use your lead (bridge) pickup and a lot of gain. When I first started experimenting with harmonics, I’d sometimes hook up two distortion boxes just to get my strings “frying,” which helped bring out the harmonics. Also, once you’ve chimed the harmonic, it’s not necessary to leave your finger on the string-in fact, if you let go of the string immediately after you pick it the harmonic will ring twice as well.
Where
You can also get harmonics happening above other frets like the 7th, 5th and 4th. Some dudes seem to think that these are the only points where harmonics happen but, as far as I’m concerned, there is literally a harmonic to be found at any place on any string. Check this out and you’ll hear what I’m saying: rest your left-hand bird (middle) finger lightly over the highest fret of your fat E string. Then start chugging out a groove on that string with your pick. While you’re doing that, keep your left-hand finger resting lightly on the string and start moving it slowly towards the nut. You should hear a shit-load of different harmonics all over the string!
Some of my favorite harmonics are located between frets. There are two really cool ones between the 2nd and 3rd frets that I use a lot. One is at about a quarter of the way between the 2nd and 3rd frets and the other is at about three quarters of the way. They’re pretty hard to get, so once you find ’em make a mental note of exactly where they are.
I use some pretty radical harmonics at the beginning of “Heresy” [Cowboys From Hell.] FIGURE 1 shows a riff similar to the one I’m talking about and, as you can see, it uses harmonics on the low E string.
The best way to make sure you’re playing this right is to listen to the record real carefully and then find the exact spots where all the harmonics are. Use your ears and your eyes, man–look and listen!
To Bar or Not To Bar
A lot of guitarists tend to only use harmonics when they want to make weird noises with their whammy bars. That’s cool but, as FIGURE 1 shows, you don’t need a tremolo arm to make harmonics wail. Two of my favorite players, Edward Van Halen and Randy Rhoads, did some real happening things with harmonics without reaching for their bars! FIGURE 2 is similar to the verse riff of “Mouth For War” [Vulgar Display Of Power].
In bar 4 I play a simple little fill using harmonics a quarter of the way between the 2nd and 3rd frets on the G and B strings to create a high-pitched percussive sound that gives the riff an extra dimension. And, once again, no whammy shit is going on.
Harmonics are cool to screw around with, so don’t be afraid to experiment with ’em. As long as you remember to look and listen you’ll do just fine. Next month I’ll tell ya all about how I get my trademark harmonic screams, like the ones at the end of “Cemetery Gates” [Cowboys From Hell.]
Until then…try, fail, live, learn–and die happy trying!
The “Dimebag Darrell Riffer Madness” DVD is available through Alfred here.
There has been a lot happening since our last artBEAT event. I would like to assure everyone that artBEAT is not going away.
“But what is happening to the event?” you might say.
Well we are re-arranging the backroom, setting up stage, installing lights, sound equipment and making the back room a loungey room. This means we can have low key performance nights for friends, families and guests.
So bare with us as these changes are still taking place. We are looking at having this permanently set up sso it works with other events for our sake.
Jaymai Johnson will be keen to organise other events in the mean time so we can remain in contact and updated with each-other’s music.
Here is new emerging Christian Talent. How you are inspired by Josh Garrells:
Here is some news on a songwriting competition:
Open to aspiring and established songwriters, the Vanda & Young Songwriting Competition provides an outstanding opportunity for a talented songwriter to make their mark, and support music therapy charity, Nordoff-Robbins.
The competition is open to all songwriters – published and unpublished, professional and amateur, local and international – across all genres. Held for the first time in 2009, the Competition raised $130,000 for Nordoff-Robbins and found winners in Megan Washington, Kav Temperley and Caitlin Harnett. Could you be one of our next winners? Find out more here.
The winner will take home an incredible prize package made up of the following items and valued at over $50,000 AUD:
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Stay tuned, as there are more prizes to be announced!
Prizes will also be awarded for second and third place – Click through to see>>
Just Announced! APRA are proud to announce our first round of confirmed judges for the Competition including Kate Miller-Heidke, Julian Hamilton (The Presets) and Josh Pyke.
View the full list of Judges>>
Enter today! Entry fee is AUD $50 per song, with all proceeds going to support Nordoff-Robbins Music Therapy Australia. Entries close Tuesday the 31st of May 2011 and winner will be announced Friday the 15th of July 2011. To enter, click here.
Further information: Contact APRA|AMCOS on +61 2 9935 7878, fax +61 2 9935 7970 or email entries@VandaYoungSongComp.com
The Australian Music Centre and APRA|AMCOS are organising a special event. It’s on soon if you are keen to get involved. Details are below:
APRA|AMCOS and the Australian Music Centre are pleased to invite you to a complimentary event focusing on classical composition.
Composer, writer and broadcaster Andrew Ford will put highly respected composers and educators Nigel Butterley and Mary Finsterer under the spotlight to discuss their influences, methods, experiences and highlights that have shaped their careers in classical music.
This is a great opportunity to learn from some of our most experienced composers and we hope you can join us for this special event.
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| Andrew Ford (Photo by Jim Rolon) |
Nigel Butterley (Photo by Bridget Elliott) |
Mary Finsterer (Photo by Dean Golja) |
Thursday 19th May
APRA|AMCOS head office
16 Mountain St
Ultimo, NSW
6pm to 7.30pm followed by light refreshments
Free
Click here to RSVP
Please RSVP by Tuesday 17th May.
As places are limited, RSVPs are essential.
How do you get a rock musician off your porch?
Pay him for the pizza.
What do you call a rock musician without a girlfriend?
Homeless.
Why did the rock musician get fired from his dishwashing job?
He didn’t get fired, he left to pursue a solo career
Whats the difference between a professional drummer and a pizza ?
A pizza can feed a family of four.
How do you get two piccolo players to play in perfect unison?
Shoot one.
How do you know when the stage is level ?
The drummer is drooling out of both sides of his mouth ..
What’s the definition of a minor second?
Two oboists playing in perfect unison.
How many guitar players does it take to cover a Stevie Ray Vaughn tune ?
Evidently all of them.
Did you hear about the drummer who finished his high school education?
Nope.
Neither did I!
What’s the difference between a singer and a terrorist?
You can usually negotiate with a terrorist!
What are the three most difficult years in a bass players life?
Second grade.
Whats the range of a banjo?
About 40 metres with a good arm!
What do you get when you play a country song backwards?
You get your wife back… Your kids back…Your dog back….
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What did the rock school graduate say to the engineering graduate?
Would you like fries with that?
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What does a guitar player and a sperm have in common?
Both have about a 1-in-3 million chance of becoming a human being.
What’s the difference between Big Foot and an intelligent drummer?
Big Foot’s been spotted several times.
Did you hear about the bass player from Texas who was so big when he died that they couldn’t find a coffin big enough to hold the body?
They gave him an enema and buried him in a shoe box.
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