Hello :)

Hello :)

This past sunday we had the honour of leading the worship at Connexus Orillia. It's always fun playing with the group we got, whether leading worship or in performance, but it is especially fun when we are doing so in a movie theatre! Due to the great acoustics, i was allowed to keep my bass amp at a tasty level. Drew had the same privilege (with his AC15) as i did and i believe he was pretty enthused about it as well, and Trevor beat the snot out of the drum kit as usual along with Levi rockin' the vocals/acoustic guitar :)

The church was very welcoming and responded well to the call to worship. A really encouraging morning.

That is all for now. Back to studying :(

Matt.

P.S. I've really been digging Bedouin Soundclash lately! Most have heard their old single 'Walls Fall Down' but they got some other beauties as well! Night!

Heyo!

What is up?

So I finally got all my drum pieces I ordered... it feels incredible getting new stuff for your instrument... its like Christmas all over again. Anyways, I thought I would give a review on my new-found stuff for you musicians/drummers, and people just interested in knowing whats the best stuff to get.

Personaly I have been drumming for the better part of 12 years or so and I have used a very wide variety of drums... Pearl, Ludwig, Tama, Yamaha, Sonor, Gretsch and U-Drum. Each of these companies have great stuff, but the Bar (for me) has been set incredibly high by Gretsch. Seriously.... these guys have been making drums before we were making cars... 125 years ago! When I bought my Gretsch set about a year ago, it was love at first sight and I can honestly say I will probably never buy anything but Gretsch (with the exception of endorsements ofcourse... lol). The tone quality from the Ash wood projects very clearly and has a crisp quality to them. They have the sound quality of a $2,000+ drumset at a fraction of the price. 10/10

I also recently bought the Gibraltar stealth racking system. It is hard to explain what exactly it is but I basically eliminates cymbal stands and the clutter that comes with setting up mic stands. Example -------->

It is a brilliant innovation for drummers and ESPECIALLY for churches because it removes the clutter from cymbals and mic stands (especially when your using a shield) and it makes setup and tear down much faster. Cymbals and other stands like snare stands can attach right into it eliminating the tri-pod stands for each, giving more room and faster set up times... and for me thats GREAT NEWS.

I know this post might not be useful or everyone, but I wanted to give some advice to musicians out there and also to worship leaders who might need some ideas for new merch to purchase. I like to pretend I know what I am talking about... so thanks for listening.

Like always, here is what I am listening to right now... Fleet Foxes new debut song for their album "Helplessness blues" which comes out May 3rd and is also the title of the song. It is amazing and I strongly suggest you check out the link.

-Trev

Gotta' love the Edge!

A good friend of mine and I were watching some U2 the other night. I had never seen or heard a live version of 'Bullet the Blue Sky' so i was just thankful to see one, but then the Edge busts into this bluesy solo that i thought was unheard of in U2's music!!Anyways, this is just an awesome video showcasing the different solos the Edge has performed in 'Bullet the Blue Sky.'
Enjoy :)

Matt...

Goosebumps from the guitar lick alone :)

Check this song out! It's one of those that give me goosebumps right from the beginning alone. The kind of song you could listen to over and over again!

Matt :)
P.S thanks for voting for us :)

Melodies from the cage.

So contrary to popular belief there are more members to this band. BUT, judging by the recent blog posts I can see why this fact might be a little hard to believe. (Hahaha, Matt, you talk alot! lol)

So this has been a crazy week, I finally got around to purchasing some new musical hardware for my drums. It broke the bank a lil bit but I am set now.... well for now. I picked up a cool thing I have never used before. It's called a Percussive rack system. Basically, it removes the clutter of cymbals stands, especially when you use plenty of cymbals and you mic your drums. It's gonna be sweet.

I also had a challenging week at work, stressful but good. I have had the opportunity to plant small seeds in couple of the youth and share with them about my faith. It is cool to see what God can do with people who don't think they can do much. I think back to the burning bush with Moses... anyways...

I have also been listening to a lot of music lately, and this wouldn't be a blog post by me if I didn't try and shove new music down your ear canals. OBSERVATION: I find music to be a lot like food. Sometimes you don't like things until you eat them a lot then it grows on you. Well, Jonsi is an artist that did just that for me. He's some Icelandic dude so sings really high... its kinda like orchestral and marching band music on crack. Sounds awful but its kinda cool.




I thought I would drop a line and Say hello, it's been awhile and I miss you all. I promise the future will provide times inwhich we'll reunite. We've got some big stuff comin' up that you won't want to miss. Like:

Feb. 5th, Mapleview church in Barrie. More details on Facebook.

And a Worship night at Heritage.... Date is TBA

Peace out.

Trev.

That's the bassist.

Is 2am too late to practice bass with headphones on? I didn't think it was, but when you're rooming with Levi denBok...

I had just finished reading a chapter of a book called 'Unceasing Worship' by Harold M. Best. This was for our thursday morning class 'Theology of Worship.' At this time i was also enjoying some peanut-butter(crunchy for all who need to know) right out of the jar, this was excellent by the way. I knew i didn't have to be up early the next morning so i decided i would plug in the bass, with headphones of course, at this point it was about 1:30 am, no biggie for a college student. I had just started to get into it...then i feel a tap on my shoulder, i turn around and see my roommate sitting up on his bed attempting to not look disgusted at my actions and at their time of occurrence (2am)...

At this point i actually did feel some remorse, but i have to pass some of the blame on to a few good friends, John Shin and Greg McKay, who interrupted us while we were ACTUALLY doing homework a few hours earlier. I had planned to practice bass earlier on in the night but that plan quickly changed. (these 2 dudes are pretty awesome, but the 4 of us together do not get too much work done lol)

So my bass practice was cut short, and the last words i heard that night were from our very own Levi denBok, 'that's my bassist.'

Matt. :)

P.S Vote for 'Hallelujah' for Toronto's JOY1250 New Canadian Countdown!!!
Here is the link :)
http://newcanadiancountdown.com/
:)

What Matt is watching.

Pino Palladino, great bass player, played with the likes of the Who, John Mayer Trio and more. Since he's pretty great, Fender designed a custom shop bass designed specifically for his liking. This video is a demo of that bass guitar and an awesome bass groove, The Lemon Song by Led Zeppelin.
Enjoy :)
Matt.