LukeSnyder
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So I turns out that I'm functioning as an emergency fill-in drummer for a mid sized music festival. I found out about it this evening, and I'm playing the concert TOMORROW. I've had about one hour to practice with the band, they don't have any recordings I can listen to. I don't think we'll have a bass player there, and the songs are originals. Even better, the music we're playing is in styles that I have never performed before. For example, one song has a one-drop reggae feel, and another one is a black-church style gospel tune. I'm familiar with the grooves and feels, but I have never played them with a band before, so its not completely comfortable yet.
The worst part though, is that I doubt the preparedness of the front person. She's not entirely on top of these songs; we had to drop one of the songs because she didn't feel comfortable with it! I'm just hoping and praying that we can get through it, and that I can keep the band together. If not... we have a disaster in the making! My only hope is the fact that we've got a killer keyboard player. He sounds great, and if we can lock in nice and tight, it should be ok!
I guess I look at this a little bit like a test of my ability to improvise and keep my cool under difficult situations, a trial by fire if you will! Anyone have any encouragement? Either that, or some horror stories to rattle my nerves even more? Haha ;D
The worst part though, is that I doubt the preparedness of the front person. She's not entirely on top of these songs; we had to drop one of the songs because she didn't feel comfortable with it! I'm just hoping and praying that we can get through it, and that I can keep the band together. If not... we have a disaster in the making! My only hope is the fact that we've got a killer keyboard player. He sounds great, and if we can lock in nice and tight, it should be ok!
I guess I look at this a little bit like a test of my ability to improvise and keep my cool under difficult situations, a trial by fire if you will! Anyone have any encouragement? Either that, or some horror stories to rattle my nerves even more? Haha ;D