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Rumba Flamenco Guitar in Cochrane Alberta and on Roof Top of the Hotel Vancouver

April 16, 2012 in Behind the scene at the Gigs, Day to Day with 0 Comments

Playing solo guitar at the Cochrane Ranch HouseRumba Flamenco Guitar in Cochrane, What a week it’s been!

I began by week flying to Calgary last Friday for a solo rumba flamenco guitar performance at the Spring is in the Art Show.

It’s the middle of April so we kind of laughed as it was snowing a lot the evening before I arrived. It was more like “Winter is still in the Air”! The picture on your right is the Cochrane Ranch House where I performed Friday and Saturday.

The Stage in the Cochrane Ranch House Theatre for my Rumba Flamenco Guitar performanceMy performance was a blast and what a fantastic group of artists! I’m looking forward to returning to the event again next April 2013.

The picture on your left is my solo rumba flamenco guitar setup on stage for the performance in the Cochrane Ranch House theatre.

As a mater of fact, I had so much fun playing for everyone that I returned to the event Saturday to play solo guitar again from 11am to 3pm.My solo guitar setup on the Roof Top of the Hotel Vancouver

From there it was a rush back to the Calgary Airport to return my car.

Next I was off to Vancouver again for a solo rumba flamenco guitar performance up on the roof top of the Hotel Vancouver for an event for the University of Michigan.

The view of Vancouver from the roof top of the Hotel VancouverThe picture on the right shows my solo guitar setup for my performance on the roof top at the Hotel Vancouver. Can You Find My Chair?

The picture on the left is the view of Vancouver from the Hotel Vancouver roof top.

The event on the roof was really a room on the 15th floor known as the “Roof Top” This event went from 6pm to 8pm then it was time to head home.Here's me being a good Canadian working on my taxes

Today, Monday, it’s back to reality and here I sit spend my morning doing my year end books.

Yuck!!!

 

Playing solo rumba flamenco guitar for the Canadian Association of Orthopedic Medicine

October 29, 2011 in Behind the scene at the Gigs with 0 Comments

Yes, today I’ll be performing solo rumba flamenco guitar for the Canadian Association of Orthopedic Medicine.

This will be a private function at the Pan Pacific Hotel in beautiful downtown Vancouver on the waterfront.

If you would like to see video footage of what it’s like for me playing guitar at the Pan Pacific, just search for “Guitar Slinger Pan Pacific”. From there I’ll take you behind the scenes at other events I’ll played at this venue.

Anyways, back to today’s gig…

This event will be held in the Ocean View Suites. If it’s a big group it can be extremely loud with everyone networking away. So I’ll bring a sound system with 5 speakers to help spread my guitar performance throughout the venue at a nice ambient level.

The downbeat (start time) for me will be 7pm so I plan to arrive no later than 6pm to get set up. I’ll leave my home at 4:30pm to ensure I’m not late due to unpredictable traffic.

With a hockey & football game all taking place tonight in the city the drive in wasn’t to pain full. I arrived at 5:45pm with lots of time to set up.

The unfortunate thing was that the room I was to set up in was locked and now I’m waiting to get inside. Being on time doesn’t always mean things will run without a hitch!

Anyways, I did finally get into the room which was a different one all together. I quickly set up and the client arrived early so I began early. The funny thing about this gig was that I was competing with a pianist downstairs and a pianist out in the foyer.

Stereo pianist’s, an opera singer and my guitar all playing different tunes at the same time competing for our own little sonic space. Crazy!

What a night, lot’s of fun as always!

Check back soon to join me on my next guitar slinging adventure…

Performing solo guitar for the Painters Union District Council of BC

May 19, 2011 in Behind the scene at the Gigs with 0 Comments

Today I’m up at 7am for a solo rumba flamenco guitar performance for the Painters Union District Council of BC.

Wow, I’m so happy I was up at 7am for this gig! I threw all my gear in the truck and was on the road at 8:15. The traffic going to the venue this morning was insane! It’s taking me an hour and a half for 35 minute trip.

Rush hour sucks!

I arrived at the venue at 9:35 am. Setup is to begin at 10 am and I’ll begin my performance at 11 am until 1 pm.

For this gig I brought a larger sound system as I performed here last year. It’s a really big hall and there are a lot of people at this event.

The best part about a repeat event is that I know exactly how to find the venue, where to park, were to enter the building with the easiest load in, where the room is, where to store my cases, how much gear to bring, how to set it up to best fill the room, and what volume to play at.

There are a lot of details to each corporate gig and being early to every event is extremely important!

I began my performance at 10:45 am as the guests were arriving and at noon I was invited to help myself to the buffet while the client handed out awards.

Lunch was fantastic, mashed potatoes, vegetables, salads, chicken, roast beef and gravy. Yum!

Now I’m just hanging out and blogging while the awards continue…

The awards wrapped up around 12:40 pm so I plugged my guitar back in and performed a few more tunes until it was 1 pm. After that it was time to tear all the gear down, load up the truck and head home.

Once I’m home I’ll be preparing for a rehearsal with Todd McGarvey, he’s a fantastic drummer that I went to high school with. We also did a little touring together back in the 80′s in a band called Legend.

He’ll be playing cajon on a corporate gig later this week. It will be a blast playing together again after all these years.

Todd currently performs in a local ABBA and Fleetwood Mac tribute band call Dreams. (I think)

Stay Tuned…

Performing solo guitar at the Sheriton Wall Centre for the Canadian Pension & Benefits Institute

May 18, 2011 in Behind the scene at the Gigs with 0 Comments

Today is a pretty busy day! I’ll be teaching private guitar lessons from 3pm to 7pm. Then I’ll jump in my truck and head to Vancouver to play a solo latin jazz guitar performance for the Canadian Pension and Benefits Institute at the Sheriton Wall Centre.

I spent this morning rounding up all the sound gear that I’ll need for tonight’s gig. I’ll have my performance clothes and truck all packed and ready to roll.

Once I’m finished with my lessons I’ll quickly get changed, grab my guitar and hit the road to Vancouver. The tip to downtown should take an hour. I’ll leave at 7:30pm and arrive no later than 9pm. (My contracted set up time)

My performance this evening will begin at 10pm and end at 12:30am. I haven’t played a gig this late since my 80′s rock and roll dates!

Wow, Absolutely no traffic driving into the gig tonight. Everyone is watching the Vancouver Canuck’s hockey game.

I left Langley at 7:30 and arrived at the Sheraton Wall Centre at 8:15pm! I wish the drive was always this quick.

Now finding a room in the Wall Centre can be crazy. Two towers and elevators everywhere with a massive parking garage. Fortunately tonight I got lucky and pick the right tower and elevator! I was in the south tower in the Pavilion Ballroom D.

The set up for this gig was easy. There was a small stage and the room was a nice size. I was set up and ready to play by 9:30pm with lot’s of time to relax, tune and warm up.

At 9:30 the ballroom was beginning to fill up so I played a cd then began my performance 10 or 15 minutes earlier. At 11pm I quickly plugged in a mic for a raffle then I continued playing until everyone had left at 12:15am.

I then packed up as quick as possible and arrived home at 1:30am. I’ll then be up at 7am for a morning gig back in Vancouver! Zzzzzzzzz…

Stay tuned…

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