Danny Michel
Nov. 11th, 2005 01:39 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
jaalaI didn't really have time to see a concert tonight, but I bought the ticket weeks ago and I knew I'd enjoy it so I went anyhow.
Tickets to a show by this man are worth far more than the $8 I paid. Not only is he a great songwriter, but he also picks up instruments like crazy, he's an innovative and precise arranger, he makes his own nifty music videos, and he has an engaging, charming and delightfully eccentric stage presence. He deserves to be much more famous than he is--though, of course, then tickets would be more expensive and I wouldn't get to see him in small performance spaces.
This was my first time seeing him play solo. I'd heard that he's inventive in his solo shows; quite frankly, that's an understatement. One highlight was a cell phone solo during "The Invisible Man". And the best use of digital looping I've heard (compared to two other artists I've seen use it). And then there was talking through the harmonica. And he does mean Gordon Lightfoot and Neil Young impressions.
Edit: Shit. Just as I was writing this entry, I suddenly realized that I'd forgot my poster (given to me by the merchandise guy) at the club. I returned just in time to see Danny signing it for somebody else. Oh well. It's my fault for setting it down and not picking it up again. (I live about a two-minute walk from the club, btw.)
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Other news in my life: I had my first-ever real oboe lesson today. Either the professor was going slightly overboard with the praise and encouragement in an effort to steady my nerves... or she was actually impressed with me. She thinks we can get my playing up to BMus major instrument level by the end of the year. She even said I'm "a natural"! After some work on my right hand position, we did agree that it probably be a good idea to get an FHRED so that I don't run into pain problems like with the flute.
Tickets to a show by this man are worth far more than the $8 I paid. Not only is he a great songwriter, but he also picks up instruments like crazy, he's an innovative and precise arranger, he makes his own nifty music videos, and he has an engaging, charming and delightfully eccentric stage presence. He deserves to be much more famous than he is--though, of course, then tickets would be more expensive and I wouldn't get to see him in small performance spaces.
This was my first time seeing him play solo. I'd heard that he's inventive in his solo shows; quite frankly, that's an understatement. One highlight was a cell phone solo during "The Invisible Man". And the best use of digital looping I've heard (compared to two other artists I've seen use it). And then there was talking through the harmonica. And he does mean Gordon Lightfoot and Neil Young impressions.
Edit: Shit. Just as I was writing this entry, I suddenly realized that I'd forgot my poster (given to me by the merchandise guy) at the club. I returned just in time to see Danny signing it for somebody else. Oh well. It's my fault for setting it down and not picking it up again. (I live about a two-minute walk from the club, btw.)
* * *
Other news in my life: I had my first-ever real oboe lesson today. Either the professor was going slightly overboard with the praise and encouragement in an effort to steady my nerves... or she was actually impressed with me. She thinks we can get my playing up to BMus major instrument level by the end of the year. She even said I'm "a natural"! After some work on my right hand position, we did agree that it probably be a good idea to get an FHRED so that I don't run into pain problems like with the flute.
