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Hey, Ben.
Posted: Mon Jan 07, 2013 8:36 pm
by ginnboonmiller
Do you want to brag on the Nevermind Orchestra EP on this forum? I think you should, you sound great. But I don't want to out you if you don't want to be outed.
Not my thing at all, but you sound terrific. Was that all done in Satish's ridiculous apartment (I know him from another context)?
Re: Hey, Ben.
Posted: Mon Jan 07, 2013 10:09 pm
by Ben
Sure, why not! It just went up on
reverbnation this week. (I managed to sneak out and record my tracks while my wife was on vacation for a week... what's that they say about mice and cats?)
Thank you for the compliment. To answer your question, it was all tracked in Satish's whisper room in his apt. Tiny, tiny place. I had the honor of tracking first, then drums, both bones together, sax and both trumpets. The isolation he gets from that booth is remarkable.
I love playing orchestra stuff, but it feels great to rock'nroll.
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Re: Hey, Ben.
Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2013 12:42 am
by tofu
I love it. Great stuff!

Re: Hey, Ben.
Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2013 4:16 pm
by bort
Very cool! The most Nirvana I've listened to since 1994! Oh my God, that was 19 years ago?
Which tuba did you use for that?
Re: Hey, Ben.
Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2013 7:20 pm
by Ben
Thanks tofu.
Bort: you and me. I had gotten rid of my collection years ago.
It's the 163, setup with 2 dif MPs, plus 4 mics on the horn, the two I remember: EV-20, and a NT2. More than you wanted to know.
Re: Hey, Ben.
Posted: Thu Jan 10, 2013 1:16 pm
by pierso20
Hey! This is cool. You all sound great and the recording(s) is excellent!
Re: Hey, Ben.
Posted: Thu Jan 10, 2013 1:45 pm
by PMeuph
Great recording! Whoever played lead t-bone on Smells Like Teen Spirit did a great job a mimicking Cobain's vocal idiosyncrasies, imho.
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Also, very Nirvana appropriate picture!

Re: Hey, Ben.
Posted: Thu Feb 14, 2013 8:53 am
by Ben
FYI - for those in NYC - you can hear the EP and more
LIVE Friday, February 15th @ Sullivan Hall ~Midnight! You can even hear some of the stuff I arranged for the group that isn't on the EP.
Even more fun... I'll be using
THIS NEWFANGLED BEAST
Re: Hey, Ben.
Posted: Thu Feb 14, 2013 9:03 am
by MartyNeilan
I figured you were just showing us one of the alternate fingerings for your Alex in the picture.

Re: Hey, Ben.
Posted: Thu Feb 14, 2013 10:30 am
by Ben
I didn't post that pic here, but yes, it is purely fitting into the role. I'm a nice guy, really...
gonna have some 'splainin to do when my kids grow up and discover the internet and Daddy's eclectic musical escapades