Jazz Farm: News

1. Why do you prefer recording with a real B3 organ and not synths?
John: "The sound. The feel. No synth or digital keyboard has the same touch and feel as the Hammond. None of them have individual tone wheels that make that sound."

2. Is it hard to walk bass lines and glue the rhythm section together in songs such as "Trainspit Suicide" and "Grain Auger Amputee"?
John: "Very hard. It could be the hardest thing I've ever had to do in a group. Not only is locking in bass lines with the drummer hard, but doing it at a tempo that is physically challenging. It's like your fingers and mind are running a marathon."

3. What is your favorite thing about playing gigs in Los Angeles?
John : "The chicks/groupies. No just kidding. There are so many great bands, I can play 5 nights in one week and see 5 great bands that I haven't seen before."

4. What is your least favorite thing about playing gigs in Los Angeles?
John: "The chicks/groupies. No just kidding. There are so many bad bands, I can play 5 nights in one week and see 5 terrible bands that I haven't seen before."

5. Seeing that the song "Hollow War Mosquitoes" is a metaphorical account of war, what is your feeling about the current state of affairs in the U.S.?
John: "If more people thought about the current political climate and reacted in creative ways, then we might be on a quicker path to a peaceful solution."

6. Pro Tools or 2" Tape, and why?
John: "They both have their benefits. They can do their own things and work in different ways. It's
good to have both and use them as tools in the recording studio. In the case of Jazz Farm, 2" tape all the way."

7. Who is one person that inspires you to keep playing music?
John: "Bill Evans. He never stopped learning and always played with passion. He strived for perfection, achieved it, and then went beyond it."

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Jazz Farm will soon set out in search of "The Trim Reaper World!"

It's not if, but when there will soon be no more major record labels. Record labels are basically a bank, where a band pays back a loan before they can make any money. If you pay for your own recording, then you are your own record label. Lower budgets mean less time recording if you're in a big studio. I would rather have 3 days in a fantastic studio, than 2 weeks in a mediocre studio with bad microphones and no tape machines. Major Record labels are dead. Most "new" recording artists that I know personally are dropped before or shortly after their records came out. Labels will try to leech off of the revenue from live shows but they will falter shortly thereafter. The recording industry will revert back to what it was intended to be. It was a promotion for the live show experience. Smaller budget, more creative recordings are taking the place of bloated, over-produced, over-budget label drivel. It's only a matter of time before you're bidding on your 2 bedroom condo in the "Old Capitol Records" building!

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