Bryan J. Howard Newsblog
Friday, December 14, 2007
The HEAP news
Hello All,
I wanted to let you know that the H.E.A.P. Project is changing its name to The HEAP. This has gone beyond the project phase and is now a truly unstoppable force! Check out a bit of our soundcheck from 12-13-07 at the Max Canada here in Athens, GA
I wanted to let you know that the H.E.A.P. Project is changing its name to The HEAP. This has gone beyond the project phase and is now a truly unstoppable force! Check out a bit of our soundcheck from 12-13-07 at the Max Canada here in Athens, GA
Tuesday, December 11, 2007
Bass Video of the Week
Hello All,
Continuing my bass video of the week series, here is a great clip of John "The Ox" Entwistle playing Baba O'Reilly with the bass track isolated:
Continuing my bass video of the week series, here is a great clip of John "The Ox" Entwistle playing Baba O'Reilly with the bass track isolated:
Tuesday, December 04, 2007
Bass Video Of the Week!
Monday, November 19, 2007
European tour blog
Hello All,
I am sorry that I have not posted anything about the European tour with Jim White earlier but I figured instead of writing about it, I would just show it. The following is the first video I have put together that focuses on the aspect of riding in the van. There will be more to follow soon!
I am sorry that I have not posted anything about the European tour with Jim White earlier but I figured instead of writing about it, I would just show it. The following is the first video I have put together that focuses on the aspect of riding in the van. There will be more to follow soon!
Tuesday, October 02, 2007
Bass Video of the Week
This week I have chosen this clip of Willie Weeks playing with Eric Clapton and Steve Jordan!
Wednesday, September 26, 2007
Last Night
Hello All,
I wanted to let you know about what I did last night. Tuesday night is H.E.A.P. practice and that went very well. We worked on some new stuff which is always nice. Expect a lot more from the H.E.A.P. when I return from Europe in November. Ordinarily after a practice, I would just go home and hang out with my wife and the cats but last night was different.
After work yesterday, Pam and I ran into a co-worker of mine, Bill Doss who has been on tour with The Apples in Stereo. Bill is a great guy and we have been doing some work together off and on lately. So I decided that I needed to go to see the show. I had a GREAT time! Not only did the band sound great, they are some of the nicest guys you would ever want to meet. Bill is not the only person in the band that I know; in fact, the bass player Eric Allen and I went to high school together back in Alexandria, VA. We even tried to start a band back then. It is always a cool thing to see someone you know from "back-in-the-day" doing well. Eric and I even play the same model bass...coincidence......absolutely but still cool!
I would highly encourage you to check out the band when they roll through your town!
Here is their video for the tune, "Energy"
Please visit them online:
Tuesday, September 25, 2007
Bass Video of the Week
Bass Video of the Week Hello All,This is the second installment of my "Bass Video of the Week" and this week I am featuring one of my all-time favorites, Ms. Carol Kaye! You may not have heard of her but you certainly have heard her. As part of the session players in LA that some have referred to as the "Wrecking Crew", Ms. Kaye has played on TONS of hits as well as TV show & Movie themes/soundtracks. I was excited to find this video of her playing with Brian Wilson. Here is some information about the video directly from Ms. Kaye including specifics about the gear used:
"David Leaf had called me up a few years ago saying that Brian was a little nervous about going on his up-coming (now-famous) Smile tour to England, would I come down as a favor to help Brian on this film interview etc. The interview and music cut was filmed at Western Studio 3, the studio mainly used by Brian for his productions with us studio musicians for the Beach Boys hits.I'm using a newer-built Fender Precision Lite bass with a Seymour Duncan pickup, Thomastik Jazz Flats strings, and Polytone MiniBrute Bass amp at that time but I only use the Ibanez SRX700 bass and GK amps now."
Truly one of the greatest ever, Ms. Kaye is still playing and teaching in the LA area. She has written a series of bass Tutors that I have found to be fantastic! Please visit her website http://www.carolkaye.com/
"David Leaf had called me up a few years ago saying that Brian was a little nervous about going on his up-coming (now-famous) Smile tour to England, would I come down as a favor to help Brian on this film interview etc. The interview and music cut was filmed at Western Studio 3, the studio mainly used by Brian for his productions with us studio musicians for the Beach Boys hits.I'm using a newer-built Fender Precision Lite bass with a Seymour Duncan pickup, Thomastik Jazz Flats strings, and Polytone MiniBrute Bass amp at that time but I only use the Ibanez SRX700 bass and GK amps now."
Truly one of the greatest ever, Ms. Kaye is still playing and teaching in the LA area. She has written a series of bass Tutors that I have found to be fantastic! Please visit her website http://www.carolkaye.com/
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