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The Inherent Art of Micromanagement

Starting something is often the hardest part of the journey. This is true for many activities and endeavors, and the conception of a new musical group is no exception. For as excited as Trusko, Chris, and I were to start a band together, there were some unexpected "feels" along the way; even though we had known each other for years, and we are all trained musicians, we simply could not skip over the basics of founding a new group. On a fundamental level, we needed to learn how to read each other as we were playing. The three of us are all into extended jams, but we realize that such things need to have a sense of direction in order to be appealing (for the audience, and for ourselves). In other words, we need to be able to communicate effectively in order to realize our full potential. Reading and writing charts is all fun and games for us. The real challenge comes when wholly new material needs to be explained to the rest of the group. Personally, I have always had difficulty describing exactly what I hear in my head. That is probably why I prefer to compose songs by going straight to making demos, as opposed to simply writing out the changes. So what's the point here? Over the next several weeks, Chris and I are going to (in fact, we've already started to) focus on just one or two songs every week, with the objective of completely dissecting them. We have reached the point where we can really get into the nooks and crannies of out own material and look for any subtle improvements that can be made. These changes, no matter how small, can have a profound impact on the quality of a piece of music. We began last week with two songs from my old band, The Flying Pigs. Revisiting them was pleasantly surprising, and it was a great exercise for me to talk somebody through some of my own material. Fortunately for me, my life is made easy by the fact the Chris is such a wonderful student: He will take as much time as he needs to listen to a song, write out a chart, play through it, and address any mistakes as they appear. In short, he does it right. There will be a role reversal this week as I will be digging into some of his tunes. I have the advantage of having played them recently, but there is always more to be done. I'm eager to go "beyond the charts" so to speak, and to truly realize the full potential of our music. So that's what we'll be doing for a while. As always, we will continue to keep you posted as developments arise! Until then, here is one of our favorite groups, with an excellent (and timely) tune: Papa Grows Funk - Needle in the Groove Mark