http://jazzfarmrocks.com/news.html Jazz Farm: News Jannis' PHPRss class - http://www.jannis.to/ Thu, 29 Jul 2010 01:11:26 -0700 http://jazzfarmrocks.com/news.html#14 http://jazzfarmrocks.com/news.html#14 Thu, 07 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0800 Official Site - Jazz Farm - News http://jazzfarmrocks.com/news.html#13 be a vehicle for my friends and I to make wacky cool music that we liked. It started to turn into a serious financial and mental black hole because of the way that I felt things "had to be done." I felt I had to use 2" tape. I felt I had to go to big studios. I felt I had to spend thousands mixing and mastering. It was fun, but I had to pay for it one way or another. I've since realized that freedom is the key and mobility is my friend. I've become extremely disenchanted with club bookers, clubs in general and people involved with the music business. If you want to financially bleed, book shows in "prestigious Hollywood clubs." So as I continue to work on the new recording, not because I still think it's possible to be rich and famous playing guitar, but because it's just something I do and need to say. With that said, I'm really excited to make exciting wacky cool music with my friends. Jazz Farm plows into the future whether you like it or not. That's something I've wanted to say for a long time.]]> http://jazzfarmrocks.com/news.html#13 Fri, 25 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0700 Official Site - Jazz Farm - News http://jazzfarmrocks.com/news.html#12 http://jazzfarmrocks.com/news.html#12 Thu, 19 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0700 Official Site - Jazz Farm - News http://jazzfarmrocks.com/news.html#11 http://jazzfarmrocks.com/news.html#11 Fri, 23 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0800 Official Site - Jazz Farm - News http://jazzfarmrocks.com/news.html#10 http://jazzfarmrocks.com/news.html#10 Tue, 02 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0800 Official Site - Jazz Farm - News http://jazzfarmrocks.com/news.html#9 http://jazzfarmrocks.com/news.html#9 Sat, 19 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0700 Official Site - Jazz Farm - News http://jazzfarmrocks.com/news.html#8 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."]]> http://jazzfarmrocks.com/news.html#8 Mon, 09 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0700 Official Site - Jazz Farm - News http://jazzfarmrocks.com/news.html#7 http://jazzfarmrocks.com/news.html#7 Sat, 31 May 2008 00:00:00 -0700 Official Site - Jazz Farm - News http://jazzfarmrocks.com/news.html#6 http://jazzfarmrocks.com/news.html#6 Sun, 13 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0700 Official Site - Jazz Farm - News http://jazzfarmrocks.com/news.html#5 http://jazzfarmrocks.com/news.html#5 Sat, 15 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0700 Official Site - Jazz Farm - News