Relentless Cymbals? OK.

Lots going on this week! We’ve said Cheerio to Daniel and Ashish, our heroic interns who have contributed a lot to the good ship Ginger Music Company these last couple of months. Thanks, guys – and good luck. We’re still pulling together our video-making service – watch this space for SUPREME VIDEO MAKING VIBRATIONS across the cosmos. Dee’s band 23 Skidoo are almost finished their residency over in Israel, Northern School of Sound is putting together some great new courses, and here at the studio we’re pulling together new shows, relentlessly trying to track down my coffee grinder which I think I left in a cupboard 2 years ago, etc.

Relentless CCR cymbals here (crash! crash! crash! to fade)….. And here’s a picture of Bob’s favourite type of coffee grinder. See you soon.

 

Live Music Videos coming soon!

OK, so you’re a band or solo artist. You’ve made some good quality recordings, are gigging in some decent venues around the region, and have your online assets in place like a press pack, some fan-sourced videos, perhaps a Bandcamp page or Topspin account to sell your recordings or give them away in exchange for a little data capture. And your mailing list is set up, right? Of course it is – your mailing list is still about the most important thing you have after a) actually being canny good and b) being able to demonstrate this to people without alienating them!

So, what do you need? How about high quality video content with great audio? We’re about to unveil a new service – providing great live music videos recorded right here in the live room, with great lights and sound – and multi camera video all edited smartly in-house. Wait a minute! Surely this will cost a lot of money?! Nope. It’s all here, set up and ready to go. There’s no need for a director, a team of camera guys, or anything else to add to the cost. Just our crack team, some nice editing and great lights, your music and performance, and a lot of cables running up into the studio. We’re still ironing out the details – watch this space for some demos and if you’re interested, get in touch through the usual channels (info@gingermusiccompany.com). CM

The latest from Daniel – more video diaries from our interns coming soon!

Here’s the latest instalment, featuring vinyl, brioche, spanners, a nice marshall halfstack, bare wires and more. Enjoy! CM

In the mix……

Today we’re on full-steam-ahead research, build and conquer vibe. We’re setting up a great showcase in the new year, as well as a cracking show in a prestigious local venue…. watch this space! Ashish and Daniel are on fine form, pulling together some really useful stuff for Northern School of Sound and setting up the vinyl transfer system, which will be a SUPER BOON. Don’t worry, we’ll have another instalment of their astonishing and varied adventures soon. In the meantime, though, suffice to say that all is cooking, and we have a great sounding live room that you should make tapes in. Minnis has been playing with big old ampeg cabs having an impedance lesson from the aether. Tom is cutting together comps, last seen pumpin’ out some basslines in the teaching room as Daniel works in Soundtrack Pro getting the vinyl right. Ashish is turning up the heat on the NSOS web stuff. Meanwhile, Christine is looking after our bands abroad and Dee is rockin’ out with the band. Suncream, lads! All told, a typically engaging day with many twists and turns. CM

Word From The New Guys

Hello all! We’re pleased to have a couple of new recruits – at least, for the next seven weeks! Enter stage right, Daniel and Ashish. They’re helping us out in a big way! Thanks guys.

Word from Ashish:

“Hi, my name is Ashish Sharma. I’m from India, and I’m currently pursuing B.tech (Computer Science) from JIIT, Noida. I’m here to work on the new NSOS website and to improve the working parts of the new Ginger Music Company website. This is my first trip outside of India (I came via Moscow…from Russia with love!) and I love the city of Newcastle! The people are great and friendly, with a good (weird) accent. My objectives for the summer are to learn Logic 101 and learn some instruments so I can form a band with Dylan.”

Here’s word from Daniel: 

“Hey, I’m Daniel. I’m from Columbia, Maryland in the US. Back home, I’m finishing up college at Towson University. I’m new to Ginger Music Company. I started last week. I did some research on how to improve the structure of the Northern School of Sound website. This morning I met Chris. Me and Ashish, the other intern here, helped Chris shoot some short promotional movies for the company. You’ll see one each of me and Ashish playing drums. You’ll see me on the piano. And Ashish wanted to do a duet on “Hey Jude.” Since we’re in England, what better than some classic Beatles right? We also got a good view of the Ginger music van. With our help, you’ll be seeing those movies fairly soon. We’ll keep you posted on everything going on around here. Enjoy!”

Band Workshops are back!

We’re putting together a great series of band and more general music workshops over the summer and beyond, so watch this space. We’re gearing up toward a big event later in the year, likely in November/December – at a cracking venue here in Gateshead. We’ll be running all sorts of great sessions so get in touch or check the website for more information as it is revealed….

So, if you’re local and want to get involved in some group music sessions, get in touch. If you’re already in a band starting out and want a little help getting it together and really gel as a band, let us be of service! Play at great showcase events and get your music recorded – learn some great tips for promoting your sounds online. Get involved! Whether you play drum kit, ukulele, nose flute*, or any other instrument, we can help you get it together with your bandmates.

We can also accomodate one-off sessions for any group of musicians – from weekending businessmen with a thirst for rock to a progressive skiffle outfit looking to find the right direction. And all points in between. We have a cracking live space which sounds lovely, and some great gear.

*note: Nose flute through a fuzz pedal is not covered by our insurance policy. Wah only.