Wednesday, February 26, 2003

        Okay, time to get down to business.  There are new gigs booked with John Mazzarella for the month of March.  Please check the shows pages for dates, times and locale.  The Future Love Orchestra has disbanded due to creative differences with our previous drummer, Michael Raven.  Although I respect Mike's decision to leave the group, I can't say I didn't see it coming.  That's why I took measures to become more self-sufficient.  I bought a sequencer that has already been loaded with the drum tracks for one of John's songs.  We are going to perform with it at Tumulty's this Friday.  It'll be a cool test-run of my electronic drumming capabilities and I'm anxious to hear how it sounds live.

        Now that Mike's out, The John Mazzarella Band is looking for a new drummer.  We have a couple of session guys lined up for gigs that call for a full band.  The rest of the gigs are being performed as a duo where John and I are playing one solo set each and finishing the night as a duet.

        My solo bass recording project has been put on temporary hold while I make some modifications to my rig.  I have decided to buy a new preamp and effects unit that will greatly improve my sound for recording.  I am also planning on moving to a house in the spring where I will set up a home studio for any projects that I may become involved with, mainly BassDream.  I also see the possibility for future recordings with John being done between his and my studios.

Jim