Hello loyal fans of Kurodust (you know who you are, even if I don’t), 

 The first hour of band practise this week was setting up the new PA system Ben bought during the week.  After reorganising where my bass amp and cab and Rob’s amp would go, we were able to set the speakers up for the PA.  Once again we decided that we were going to try and deafen Jay, by pointing all the speakers right at him.  During the first run through of “Who’s to Blame”, Ben was singing so powerfully that he made the PA amp shut down.  After Rob did a bit more tweaking with the amp, Ben was able to be heard much louder than originally thought.

 During lunch, the order of the setlist was finalised.  However when we arrived back at Jays, playing was placed on hold while Jay’s wife was talking to a client who was interested in some invitations.  The second that the client left, we were back to rocking.  We played through the whole set 2 times with ben improvising what he will say during the short breaks in the set.  The Initialise tracks are about as tight as tight can be, so the main focus has been on the other 3 songs.  These were practised an extra time or 2 at the end of the practise session.  After band practise we all went to a mates bucks party,  had an awesome time drinking and, of course, rocking out to the Silverpath and Kurodust tracks.

 Til next we meet.

Trev

One month until our first gig. It may just be a birthday party gig but for us it’s our first time unleashing our music live onto the world. And we only have 4 more rehearsal sessions before then, so now is the time for us to be practising, practising, practising, to make sure we can get these songs as tight as possible.

I’m confident in the band, though. We finished all our writing on Saturday, the birthday song is completed, as is People Are Strange, so our remaining sessions are free to hammer away at the set and get it working.

We’ve even got the hardware sorted out. Thanks to my parents, we were able to purchase one of these:

It’s a Yamaha Stage PAS 500, which should provide us with enough power so the audience can hear me sing over the drums and guitars. What a novelty!

We’re planning to video tape the gig as well as get some photos taken, so you’ll be able to see whether we rock the house or fall on our asses; either way, it should be entertaining!

We had an awesome time Saturday, both at band practise and Jay’s party afterwards. Happy Birthday buddy! We’ll all be joining you in the land of 27 year olds before long.

Jay Drums Furiously

Rob Ponders His Frets

Trevor Has A Bass

Hanging Out In The Hallway

The Band Celebrates Jay’s 27th Birthday

RAPE!!!

The Awesome Drum Kit Birthday Cake (Made By Janine)

Blow Man, Blow!

Howdy y’all.

Another week and another slamming session, followed by a mad after party.

Anyway it’s my birthday tomorrow so today our rehearsal was undertaken with an extra sense of fun and celebration, everyone staying on afterwards to celebrate. In fact everyone is still here, sitting around me as I write this weeks blog entry.

Again, this week we spent much of the time working on People Are Strange, before and after lunch. We got a lot more work done on our version of the song, pretty much deciding on how and what we are going to play, and playing it through a couple of times. It still needs a lot of practice but we’re getting there.

After People Are Strange we went on to play our four songs a few times before beginning the festivities. All in all it was a very satisfying and productive session.

I’m going to head back to the party now, keep rocking people.

Cya next time.

Jay