My Last Silent Muse Show
Dec. 19th, 2005 04:25 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
realexplodingcatLast Saturday, I played my final show with Silent Muse for the foreseeable future. I had a fantastic time. The on-stage sound was great. I was confident and comfortable with what I was playing. I got to sing a little bit. We played with Bella Morte, a great bunch of guys, who put on a good show (with a bonus appearance of Lauren Hoffman doing guest vocals). I got to see Synthetic Division play one song! Fate has thwarted any chance for me to see his show for years and this time was no different. I had a holiday party scheduled elsewhere the same night, which I attended in between sound check and the Silent Muse performance. I returned in time to hear the last Synthetic Division song, but I don't know if that counts. Overall, a great time.
That was just how I wanted to end things. I would rather it be hard to walk away from something, rather than easy. Many thanks to![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
solieri and nothingoth for the opportunity to rock out with them on stage these past 2.5 years. One way or another, I doubt last Saturday will be the final time we share a stage. However, for now, I'm not ready to settle down. I feel like my exploration of live music performance has only begun and I have so little time to do it. I have to choose carefully. So, as everyone probably knows by now, Hedwig is calling.
We are two weeks into rehearsal for Hedwig and the Angry Inch. We this week off, which hopefully won't hurt us in the long run. We haven't learned all the songs yet. We probably can't afford to take a break, but it's welcome nonetheless. After the new year, we'll be doing a solid 4 nights a week of rehearsal, every week until the show starts in February. I feel confident about myself. I think the rest of the band will come together well, especially since they already practice regularly together outside of rehearsal anyway. The Hedwig role intimidates me though, and I'm not even playing the part. Our Hedwig has A LOT of monologue to remember on top of learning the songs on top of doing it all in character. Also, I hope the theater knows what it got itself into technically. So far, we're just rehearsing without a house PA system and without a full drum kit. When I brought up the subject of what I would be plugging into (since one of my keyboards doesn't have a built-in amp and the other one only has a built-in amp that will probably explode if I try to play it loud enough to be heard above real drums) the answer was more or less, "That's a good question..." I'm sure it will come together, but I'm just impatient to be rehearsing in a dedicated space with all the elements in place.
That was just how I wanted to end things. I would rather it be hard to walk away from something, rather than easy. Many thanks to
solieri and nothingoth for the opportunity to rock out with them on stage these past 2.5 years. One way or another, I doubt last Saturday will be the final time we share a stage. However, for now, I'm not ready to settle down. I feel like my exploration of live music performance has only begun and I have so little time to do it. I have to choose carefully. So, as everyone probably knows by now, Hedwig is calling.We are two weeks into rehearsal for Hedwig and the Angry Inch. We this week off, which hopefully won't hurt us in the long run. We haven't learned all the songs yet. We probably can't afford to take a break, but it's welcome nonetheless. After the new year, we'll be doing a solid 4 nights a week of rehearsal, every week until the show starts in February. I feel confident about myself. I think the rest of the band will come together well, especially since they already practice regularly together outside of rehearsal anyway. The Hedwig role intimidates me though, and I'm not even playing the part. Our Hedwig has A LOT of monologue to remember on top of learning the songs on top of doing it all in character. Also, I hope the theater knows what it got itself into technically. So far, we're just rehearsing without a house PA system and without a full drum kit. When I brought up the subject of what I would be plugging into (since one of my keyboards doesn't have a built-in amp and the other one only has a built-in amp that will probably explode if I try to play it loud enough to be heard above real drums) the answer was more or less, "That's a good question..." I'm sure it will come together, but I'm just impatient to be rehearsing in a dedicated space with all the elements in place.
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Date: 2005-12-20 01:15 am (UTC)I can't wait to see you in Hedwig! Hurrah!
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Date: 2005-12-20 04:49 pm (UTC)This being my first theater show, I guess I'm also just interested in the whole process. I really don't know what's going on. I've been wondering, isn't Hedwig a very different kind of show? It's a rock concert. Would you approach it the same way as a play from a technical standpoint?
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Date: 2005-12-21 04:15 am (UTC)You have valid points, don't get me wrong. And I don't think you shouldn't voice them. (::Checks negatives in that, decides they're okay::)