Hey, Ben.

ginnboonmiller · Post by **ginnboonmiller** » Mon Jan 07, 2013 8:36 pm

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)?

Ben · Post by **Ben** » Mon Jan 07, 2013 10:09 pm

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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tofu · Post by **tofu** » Tue Jan 08, 2013 12:42 am

I love it. Great stuff!

bort · Post by **bort** » Tue Jan 08, 2013 4:16 pm

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?

Ben · Post by **Ben** » Tue Jan 08, 2013 7:20 pm

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.

pierso20 · Post by **pierso20** » Thu Jan 10, 2013 1:16 pm

Hey! This is cool. You all sound great and the recording(s) is excellent!

PMeuph · Post by **PMeuph** » Thu Jan 10, 2013 1:45 pm

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!

Ben · Post by **Ben** » Thu Feb 14, 2013 8:53 am

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

MartyNeilan · Post by **MartyNeilan** » Thu Feb 14, 2013 9:03 am

I figured you were just showing us one of the alternate fingerings for your Alex in the picture.

Ben · Post by **Ben** » Thu Feb 14, 2013 10:30 am

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

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