Keep on Jammin’
Archives for October 2008
Counterpoint at the 2008 Nuance show
CounterPoint is the band that impressed me, and I’m sure everyone else, the most at this years show. The brilliant musical virtuosos of each member was breath taking to hear. If I were to see them again at any other time in the future, then I’d be the first one in line!
The band consists of keyboardist Rick Kazmirchuk, bass player Chris Noto and drummer Joe Pawlowski.
The keyboardist Rick Kazmirchuk was playing on a Roland D-70, a Yamaha EX5 and a Proteus 9030 EMU. Great looking and sounding like a million bucks.
The eye catching one on the stage for me was Chris Noto! I closed my eyes and it might as well have been Chris Squire up there playing with the band, no kidding! He had a classic Black Rickenbacker bass, playing through another classic blast from the past, a punchy Ampeg bass amp head. Sorry, but I didn’t get a look at his cabinet. I was too busy watching him play. He alternated from a pick (which I did not ask which one he used) to plain finger playing.
Joe Pawlowski was the man behind the kit! He was using the drums that everyone was using, but too bad that he wasn’t on his own kit. He sounded and looked comfortable on this communal kit. He brought along with him, his gorgeous looking bronze 6 1/2 inch Ludwig, John Bonham special snare. It honestly was nice to look at and I’m not a drummer! There was one thing that caught my eye about his sound, it was that he wasn’t using the chains on his snare. I asked Joe after the show about this and he said that he like the sound and the feel of it, humm.
So if these guys are playing in your area, it is most to go and see them! It is a huge bargain for any price that you will pay at the door!
Keep on Jammin’ CounterPoint
Lorne Hind at Nuance 2008
This guy was setting the bar for the level of musicianship for the Nuance Art/Rock Festival 2008 held in Toronto. He was the perfect choice to open the show that night. His instrumental act was a joy to listen to.
Lorne is a modest and humble guitar player who wore his musical soul on his shirt sleeve to all that attended that night. His style is similar to the likes of Joe Satriani, Jimi Hendrix, Stevie Ray
Vaughan and Carlos Santana. And that was quite obvious.
Lorne’s Gear
The main guitar he used was Music Man, the one that Steve Lukather from Toto uses. He also had a backup Music Man on stage with him as well.
He played through a Carvin Legacy amp.
The pedals that helps conjure up his fabulous sounds are a Dunlop Mister Cry Baby Volume/Wah, a MXR Carbon copy delay, a MXR overdrive (which basically pushes the delay), a BB preamp and a Orion stage tuner.
The mike that was picking up that big ripping colour was a Sennheiser E-609 Evolution Microphone. I feel that it was the correct choice for the style he plays. He also uses the small pointed V-pick. I’ve never seen one before and while talking to him before the show he showed me. I find picks are VERY personal and it was nice that he shared with me, and you guys of coarse.
