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Post by melodika on Jun 12, 2013 17:25:18 GMT
Hi my name is Jack Turner, im 19 years old and i play in an acoustic duo with my friend Josh Garraway who is 20. We have been playing together for just over a year now trying to gig wherever possibly can, we have recorded our first album and are almost done with the next one. Individually we have each been playing for 10 years. We are located in Eastbourne (South East) but we are looking to branch out and find more places to play and people to meet. Winning this competition would inspire us to play more and too reach the goals we desperately need to achieve to get further into our career. We both have regular part-time jobs however our true passion is guitar and we would like to get to the stage where we could gig for a living. Here is a video of us playing a few months back.. And a more recent track we have done.. soundcloud.com/melodika-1/melodika-granola-boat-liveFeedback would be great guys, Thanks
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Post by ocarolan on Jun 12, 2013 17:59:19 GMT
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Post by davewhite on Jun 12, 2013 18:33:29 GMT
Hi Jack (and Josh) and welcome to the Competition and the Acoustic Soundboard Forum. Which one is you on the video? I enjoyed listening to your video and Soundcloud tracks and liked "Asteroid" best out of those. As Keith said take a look at my new "demands" - shouldn't be that difficult for you to do. Look forward to hearing more. Do you have any gigs coming up if so let us know details as there are a number of Forumites in the Eastbourne area that would be interested.
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Post by leoroberts on Jun 12, 2013 20:50:44 GMT
well, that was nice and jazzily mellow (to my ears, at any rate) Not had a chance to check out soundcloud... will try and make time tomorrow
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Post by melodika on Jun 13, 2013 11:29:45 GMT
Wow im glad you all like the music its great to find others that share the same interests. Im the one on the right We have got a few gigs in and around Eastbourne but one to look out for is this..http://undergroundtheatre.co.uk/events/young-guitarist-showcase/ Were playing along side some friends, believe me the talent in this town is unreal it would surely be a night to remember.
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Post by ocarolan on Jun 13, 2013 11:40:38 GMT
Hi Jack - finally got round to some listening - very much enjoyed the vid you posted, (nice cedar/rosewood Stonebridge!) and went through the others on your Youtube channel. You two work very well together indeed - enjoyed all the vids, and the onstage ones were particularly impressive and with a great sound. The Underground Theatre gig looks to be fun - any chance someone might do a decent quality video of your set? All the best for the gig.
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Post by davewhite on Jun 13, 2013 12:15:42 GMT
Jack,
Some really good stuff on your MelodiKa videos and I also liked your solo playing, particularly "Brothership".
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Post by melodika on Jun 18, 2013 14:01:03 GMT
Thanks guys, unfortunately im the bringer of bad news. unfortunately on sunday i had an accident resulting in my arm being out of action for 5 weeks. I have to stay positive and use this time to practice singing, i shall keep you up to date with my progress and hopefuly with some luck il have more videos to upload tonight from a recent gig. Keep music live!!
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Post by ocarolan on Jun 18, 2013 14:05:54 GMT
So sorry to hear that Jack. Hope you will recover quickly, comfortably and completely.
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Post by leoroberts on Jun 18, 2013 14:41:23 GMT
Thanks guys, unfortunately im the bringer of bad news. unfortunately on sunday i had an accident resulting in my arm being out of action for 5 weeks. I have to stay positive and use this time to practice singing, i shall keep you up to date with my progress and hopefuly with some luck il have more videos to upload tonight from a recent gig. Keep music live!! Ouch. Hope it heals quickly, lad
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Post by davewhite on Jun 18, 2013 15:13:18 GMT
Jack, Sorry to hear that. Take your time and make sure that it heals up properly. Gives you time for the extra info I asked for by this Friday though
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Post by ararat66 on Jun 19, 2013 19:00:54 GMT
Asteroid is terrific, nice contemporary groove and a little reminiscent to my ears of some Pentangle - it's all yours though, good stuff.
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Post by melodika on Jul 11, 2013 10:36:56 GMT
First off i would like to apologize for my lack of presence on this forum and with posting this last criteria, ive been having a tough time recently and ive let that consume me a bit too much. Here is my final entry for the comp. I think that the way in which Sahmradh could have enhanced this performance applies to both Josh (right) and I. First of all the guitar is stunning and we like stunning guitars but more importantly having tried a guitar with a side sound port before i know that it would of been alot easier for us to hear what we were playing, these videos were taking from a recent gig we played the recording is taken off my dads camera. We were in an auditorium and we did have a stage monitor and there was a great sound system there however there is something alot more special about the side sound port, it gives a much clearer idea of what your playing, there is a natural sound coming right at you as your playing and i personally think its a big advantage for gigs where maybe you don't have a stage monitor or your in a busy/noisy pub. In a years time i would like to be at the stage were i am not working a day job but simply playing guitar all day and gigging in the evening. Josh and I have played in a great deal of our local venues but struggle to be re-booked for future gigs. We have put this down to a number of reasons: People/management simply dont have the money to pay for regular live music, We haven't managed to bring a big enough audience, Not everybody is into acoustic/ambient guitar playing and finally we don't sing. The steps we are taking to achieve our goals our: We are currently saving up to travel the Himalayas, India and Sri Lanka In the attempt to spread our sounds as far out as possible. We have 2 weeks of gigs booked over there so far and are continuing to search for more. Secondly, we are both taking singing lessons and have been practicing alot to add a new flavor to our music we our writing lyrics to some of our songs and we are taking on covers to try to reach out to the public a bit more and give them something they can relate to a bit better. And our final step to try to achieve full time gigs instead of jobs is when we come home from our travels we will be relocating to London because we feel there is alot more work to be had there and we think that it is a multi-cultural place where the people our more open minded to different genres of music. I hope i have explained enough, if there any additions to make please tell me, i wish the best of luck to everybody taking part and would like to say a big thankyou to Dave for putting on such an interesting competition, its great that its had a good response as i have been able to check out all the other people who have entered and i have to say its really good to see people pushing for the same goals in there own ways.
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Post by davewhite on Jul 12, 2013 6:59:49 GMT
Jack,
Thanks for doing this and I'm sorry to hear that you are having a rough time - things will get better though. You and Josh are very talented and have a great future ahead of you if you stick at it and your plan sounds a good one. It's tough for live music performers at the moment but you just have to keep grinding away playing wherever you can - hopefully some Forum members may be able to help suggest venues for you. Your second entry was very late but I did consider Melodika in my final decision for the winner of this competition.
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Post by ocarolan on Jul 12, 2013 9:46:56 GMT
Jack - very much enjoyed those two videos - hope you'll stick around and let us know how you're getting on - you make great music! Keith
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