"Open Mic Night" - VOTE! - GuitarTalk Community

"Open Mic Night" - VOTE!

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Welcome to the 1st GFSA "Open Mic Night"!

T'was a mini challenge this month, a whole minute of your mic'ed goodness, be it cellphone, laptop or actual mic - we wanted to hear you live!

I really liked this idea - if people think it's worth doing again sometime? (Not too soon, but next year?)

Let's have two groups this month : Pool A : Stoffeltoo, Wern101 and Peterleroux Pool B : Studmissile and Meron Rigas

You've got two votes to cast before voting closes on September 30, 2016, 09:24am.

[b]Pool A[/b] [b]Wern101 - I didn't know[/b]http://guitarforum.co.za/gfsacomps/wern101.mp3 [i]Simple acoustic recording with reaper. No looper was abused in the making of this track.[/i]

[b]Stoffeltoo - Own little skit [/b]http://guitarforum.co.za/gfsacomps/mp3s/stoffeltoo.mp3[i]I recorded this entry while performing all actions simultaneously Recorded in stereo with three mikes, one condensor and two dynamic mikes, all on phantom power to boost signal AI Lexicon Lambda DAW Reaper and Rendering to MP3 in Audacity[/i]

[b]Peterleroux - Danny Boy[/b] http://guitarforum.co.za/gfsacomps/mp3s/peterleroux.mp3 [i]Fingerstyle arrangement of Londonderry Air for the beginners category. Learnt it earlier this year for a funeral.[/i]

[b]Pool B[/b] [b]Studmissile - Too Soon An Angel[/b] http://guitarforum.co.za/gfsacomps/mp3s/studmissile.mp3 [i]Title : "Too Soon An Angel", courtesy of Marnie Cole[/i]

[b]Meron Rigas - Clueless[/b] http://guitarforum.co.za/gfsacomps/mp3s/meronrigas.mp3 [i]Sadly, I tweaked my back last week and couldn't play, so I have to use a old recording of what I wanted to re-record. Circa 2014, one take on my cheap nylon stringer - captured with laptop mic, tweaked in Reaper (reverb & compression) [/i]

(old forum) Poll Results: "Open Mic Night" - VOTE!

wern101: 2
Stoffeltoo: 6
Peterleroux: 2
Studmissile: 5
Meron Rigas: 3

domhatch

ok. i've voted for one entry in each category (let the results show which when they're released). muchos gonados to each of you for entering; very cool stuff.
dh|

Stoffeltoo

I have cast my votes and there are really sterling entries here.

Stoffeltoo

BTW I notice a hall of fame, is it still live and will it be updated?
Nice to see all the entrants of the past

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Stoffeltoo wrote: BTW I notice a hall of fame, is it still live and will it be updated?

Yip, there is a hall of fame from back in the days - mostly links to places when people were hosting their own tunes - most links work, some don't.

Somebody (sorry, can't recall whom!) brought it up during last month's challenge. Norio is keen to have all entries archived & available per challenge, instead of the 'winners'. I'm still figuring out a way - for now I'm thinking of uploading the entries I have to Soundcloud (Jan 2016 onwards), but we'll run outta upload time fairly soon unless we upgrade to pro.

wern101

Hey guys

Well done on the entries.

I am at a conference and had only a quick listen. Will vote and comment toward the end of the week.

Again - well done!

wern101

Votes in!

My 2 cents:
Stoffel - how did you do all the actions simultaneously? Very impressive. Loved the lyrics. ?

Peter - an excellent melody and beautifully executed. Loved it.

Stud - this appealed to me on so many levels. Excellent vocals, phenomenal guitar work. I would love to hear the entire song in a 'not live' version. Stunning.

Meron - your fingers must have been going crazy on that guitar. I think you should drop the Bass and just play 'normal' guitar. ? Really great stuff! My feet were tapping to your rhythm. Excellent! (how's your back?)

Ta.

Prolificbuyer

Pool A was an easy vote. Pool B a bit tougher

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Stoffeltoo : "little skit that doesn't sound shit..." - bwahahaha. You cracked me up completely with that, that's exactly what I feel when I try coming up with lyrics. And all at once, verse & chorus under 1min, very nicely done!

Wern101 : Best intro for a open mic nite, you get my "creative" award ? Great tongue in cheek lyrics!

Peterleroux : Sadly, you got put into Pool A as there were no other entries in the beginners category, but great stuff for your first entry - thank you and congratz for getting it in!

Studmissile : Genius, imho - your best recording yet! How did you do the guitar & vox - just a single condenser? Guitar sounded great and playing was super crisp and oh-so-clean. When are you gonna play a open mic night?

wern101 wrote: Meron - your fingers must have been going crazy on that guitar. I think you should drop the Bass and just play 'normal' guitar. ? Really great stuff! My feet were tapping to your rhythm. Excellent! (how's your back?)

Thanks Wern, super bummed I couldn't get a fresh recording - I was really ripping into this piece last weekend, before I tweaked the back. But, I did get to re-learn it (I forgot the chords of my own composition!) and remind myself how much I enjoy nylon stringers ?

studmissile

Well done all!

Wern, Great lyrical improvisation, this did put a smile on my face.

Stoffel: What fun little skit, this one drew a laugh!

Peterleroux: Lovely, really enjoyed the arrangement. One of my favorite songs!

Meron, Superb playing sir! Really, really loved this Meron!

Me: I wish I could take credit for the recording but I did this a while back, at a guys home studio, he set it up and we recorded it on two pencil condenser mics, I did a couple of songs just acoustic guitar and vocals, and then dropped in some small harmonica solos.

wern101

Meron Rigas wrote: Wern101 : Best intro for a open mic nite, you get my "creative" award ? Great tongue in cheek lyrics!

Haha. Thanks Meron. I'm here till thursday... ?

studmissile wrote: Wern, Great lyrical improvisation, this did put a smile on my face.

Thanks and thanked. I 1st thought to do an Afrikaans song that I wrote for my wife a few years back but 1) wasn't sure which part to include in the 1 min timeframe and 2) had crippling self-doubt so decided to skip it and reinvent another song for this..

Glad it made you all smile.

studmissile wrote: Me: I wish I could take credit for the recording but I did this a while back, at a guys home studio, he set it up and we recorded it on two pencil condenser mics, I did a couple of songs just acoustic guitar and vocals, and then dropped in some small harmonica solos.

How do i access the full version?

Stoffeltoo

Shucks now I feel like GFSA got talent judge :'(

Pool A:
Peter le Roux, well done on tackling this finger style version of Danny Boy. I think you very brave and confident on doing this version. The recording exquisite in it's simplicity with every note clearly heard
I truly enjoyed it with a bit of envy.

Wern, Awesome song albeit filled with the typical song writer's frustration to a challenge. Cudo's on the rhythm guitar, nice and clear and a voice to match. I listened to this a couple of times and share your lament as reflected in my entry with own comments reserved

Pool B:
Stud! Oh my Goodness! You had me close to tears. :-[ The emotion evoked by the guitar and the voice had me in a place where I seldom go. I recently lost my Mom to cancer. The title is very applicable. I would love to hear the full version and well done. (Maybe a bit of clarity on the lyrics?)

Stud: Rasquedo heh? Difficult technique to master but you pulled it off with the percussion on the box. First time I heard silence to create tension. Nogal Nylon as well. Very lekker recording.

My votes are in

wern101

Stoffeltoo wrote: Shucks now I feel like GFSA got talent judge :'(

Luckily we now that GFSA DOES have talent. ? and LOTS of it.

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Allo everyone, if there is still anyone who hasn't voted - just a reminder that the voting period is slightly shorter this time around - closes tomorrow morning around 09h25-ish.

Stoffeltoo wrote: Stud: Rasquedo heh? Difficult technique to master but you pulled it off with the percussion on the box. First time I heard silence to create tension. Nogal Nylon as well. Very lekker recording.

Well, thanks Stoffel - though I'd have felt a lot more Stud-ly if I had managed to get a fresh recording in 8)

Not realllyyy any Rasgueado technique in this, mostly strumming a 16th funk pattern with the occasional triplet strum (ala GyR) filling/accenting the transition between chords.

The percussion & pauses were completely spontaneous - it was a inspired take!

Stoffeltoo

Sorry Meron ?

wern101

Hey Hey. Well done Stoffeltoo!

Congrats!

studmissile

Well done Stoffeltoo, great entry! ...and everyone else!

peterleroux

Well done Stoffeltoo!

Stoffeltoo

Thank you to all the competitors and voters. It was a surprise given my previous compo standings.

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Nice one Stoffeltoo and Stud for 'wins' in Pool A & B respectively!

Now for the boobyprize...what's the next challenge? I'm hands off for this one, whatever you guys wanna do, we do.

Stoffeltoo wrote: Thank you to all the competitors and voters. It was a surprise given my previous compo standings.

Call it a payoff for your consistent efforts in entering the challenges - congratz!