David Freeman Music

Man...it's really hot right now, and outdoor gigs are pretty miserable places to be.  This weekend we played three in a row.  I tried to think about how cold I was in Iowa a couple of months ago, but that didn't help. Big thanks, as always, to Kip and Zach for doing all the things that make our show a success! Friday:   Kicking things off, we played a concert at Kennesaw State University after a professional lacrosse game.  Atlanta has a professional lacrosse team?  I guess so.  The stadium looks like it was built yesterday.  Very impressive. Load in, set up, and soundcheck:  very hot.  I tarped my gear to keep it out of the sun, as we were unfortunately facing west. Nick showed up sick as a dog, but managed to croak through a couple of songs, including Kenny Loggins' Danger Zone.   By the time we began the show, he sounded perfectly normal. Our green room included showers, demonstrated by Zach. After eating, ...

Another weekend of gigs...here we go: But first--more keyboard stand stuff!  I think that The Great Bencuya and I have settled on a keyboard stand that doesn't feel too flimsy, still holds the keyboards at good heights, and breaks down for travel in an acceptable amount of time.  My/our next quest:  how to protect these suckers when they're in a trailer full of gear.  A road case with slots for each keyboard stand would be ideal, but the size of each stand would necessitate a large and heavy box (each stand is 51 x 26 x 6 inches) that would cost several times more than the $100 stands they were protecting, and who's to say that the stands might not still break in the usual spot where the second tier arms connect to the main part of the stand? My compromise:  padded bags, each costing $125 to give the stands some protection.  A bit awkward to deal with, but better than a mover's blanket and a bungie cord.  I also bought a third bag for protecting a ...