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#184361 - 06/21/06 07:01 PM Demo: Me playing FUNK!
squeak_D Offline
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Here's me playing some "FUNK"! This is a short demo (just under 2 minutes) of me playing funk (this is my style of music here baby!)

I recorded a simple backing track, and then solo'd "live" switching between various instruments. The timing isn't perfect, but what the hell, it gets your ass movin

It's MP-3 so the quality isn't top, but boy I tell I couldn't sit still while playing this tune.

Bring on the G-Funk!

Enjoy
http://www.yousendit.com/transfer.php?action=download&ufid=4421FE013E580E9C

Listen to this tune and then picture me cruising down the street in my Lincoln Town Car! Yeah Baby!
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#184362 - 06/21/06 07:46 PM Re: Demo: Me playing FUNK!
Scott Langholff Offline
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Registered: 06/09/02
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Hey squeak_D

Now that was one funk beat if I ever heard one. Good job. I enjoyed your licks. What instrument did you use.

Scott
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#184363 - 06/21/06 07:56 PM Re: Demo: Me playing FUNK!
squeak_D Offline
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Glad you liked it That demo was just me screwing around improving. Hell I don't know if I'm playing the right notes half the time

If the hair on the back of my neck stands up, and I find that my butt dances (right out of my chair) while I'm playing, I must be doing something right

I just used a simple Roland RS-70. Didn't do any major edits, just on a whim I pulled that one out of my back side.

Squeak
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#184364 - 06/21/06 08:16 PM Re: Demo: Me playing FUNK!
Eric, B Offline
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Fun Stuff

Well played. The Roland sounds great. Very Live feel to it.
And yes, it does get your ass moving..

Thanks for sharing

Eric
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#184365 - 06/21/06 09:29 PM Re: Demo: Me playing FUNK!
Dnj Offline
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WOW!!!!! Bring On SHAFT & The GAP BAND!!!! Squeak "YOU DROPPED a BOMB ON ME".....
Great Stuff, Kickin Groove....I really enjoyed it.....keep em comin!!

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#184366 - 06/22/06 07:10 AM Re: Demo: Me playing FUNK!
squeak_D Offline
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Thanks for listening folks This was a really fun song to play. I tried to give it a "live" feel, by not using quantizing

I decided to leave out the classic (wah guitar) that pretty much defines a funk piece. I wanted to see if I can still get it to sound like funk without that guitar.

Squeak

[This message has been edited by squeak_D (edited 06-22-2006).]
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#184367 - 06/22/06 07:38 AM Re: Demo: Me playing FUNK!
tony mads usa Offline
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squeak ... great groove ... I was thinking 'Tower of Power' ...
t.
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#184368 - 06/22/06 08:07 AM Re: Demo: Me playing FUNK!
cassp Offline
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Loc: Motown
Nice groove. Good white funk, but where's the organ and clav? Gotta hear more.
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#184369 - 06/22/06 08:54 AM Re: Demo: Me playing FUNK!
pasadoble Offline
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Registered: 11/30/01
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Loc: Portsmouth, England.UK
One chord grooves are ok for a while but it was crying out for a chord change towards the end...keybaord sounds great though...

[This message has been edited by pasadoble (edited 06-22-2006).]

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#184370 - 06/22/06 08:58 AM Re: Demo: Me playing FUNK!
squeak_D Offline
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That's just what it was "a groove". Grooves are fun to create Just let them play, and solo your butt off. I'll end up putting chord changes in it. I just sat down at the keyboard, pressed record and went from there. That's why it's less than 2 minutes, and ended by fading out from the grooves orignial start point.

Squeak
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#184371 - 06/22/06 09:29 AM Re: Demo: Me playing FUNK!
Starkeeper Offline
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Registered: 09/16/02
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Loc: Toronto
Excellent Squeak. Really like the drumming.
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#184372 - 06/22/06 10:02 AM Re: Demo: Me playing FUNK!
chony Offline
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Registered: 03/10/04
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Loc: New York
Well done. What board?

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#184373 - 06/22/06 10:30 AM Re: Demo: Me playing FUNK!
squeak_D Offline
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Loc: West Virginia
Roland RS-70. I originally bought it as my "scratch pad" synth because the price was so good, but shortly realized this little beast can do some pretty serious stuff, and the sounds (after tweeking to my personal liking) turned out to be really good. Plus it even came with free voice editor software designed for the RS-70. It's a cool little synth, and I only paid $630 for it.

Squeak
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#184374 - 06/22/06 02:31 PM Re: Demo: Me playing FUNK!
ianmcnll Offline
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Loc: Cape Breton Island, Canada
You get the most out of an inexpensive keyboard...

Fine job.


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#184375 - 06/25/06 01:26 PM Re: Demo: Me playing FUNK!
drdalet Offline
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Registered: 09/28/03
Posts: 187
Loc: Amersfoort, Netherlands
Hi Squeak.
Great tune. Funk is "my kind of music" (arrangerkeyboards don't have enough funkstyles, don't you think?). Somewhere in the thread someone mentioned an organ and clavinet, so I thought "why not fill-in the GAPS". Here's the link if you want to hear what I came up with accomp. your piece. I recorded it "live", and edited it by hand where I was a bit too far off in my timing -esp. the clavinet is a tricky thing. I didn't get it right all the time. Oh yeah there is a bariton as well. http://www.hercodeboer.nl/mp3/FUNK_fill.mp3
drdalet
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#184376 - 06/25/06 01:45 PM Re: Demo: Me playing FUNK!
squeak_D Offline
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Registered: 10/08/00
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Loc: West Virginia
Very Nice! Yeah arrangers DON'T have enough funk styles. Great additions to it. It's always fun to have someone else take a wing at it

Squeak
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#184377 - 06/25/06 01:51 PM Re: Demo: Me playing FUNK!
Dnj Offline
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Quote:
Originally posted by drdalet:
Hi Squeak.
Great tune. Funk is "my kind of music" (arrangerkeyboards don't have enough funkstyles, don't you think?). Somewhere in the thread someone mentioned an organ and clavinet, so I thought "why not fill-in the GAPS". Here's the link if you want to hear what I came up with accomp. your piece. I recorded it "live", and edited it by hand where I was a bit too far off in my timing -esp. the clavinet is a tricky thing. I didn't get it right all the time. Oh yeah there is a bariton as well. http://www.hercodeboer.nl/mp3/FUNK_fill.mp3
drdalet


Oh yeah baby NICE JOB.......so many great syncopation going on at once I was moving baby! maybe this is a trend....I would love to hear Scott Yee try his hand at a funk tune too !!

Thanx for sharing

Funk On!

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