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Post details: ARCTIC licensed; Shapes and Sizes fit; random stage tips

Sat July 7, 2007

12:40:47 am, Categories: Music, 276 words

ARCTIC licensed; Shapes and Sizes fit; random stage tips

ARCTIC's song "Some One Turning" has been picked up for use in a Lifetime TV movie, "Too Young to Marry", featuring Nina Dobrev (from Degrassi), Dillon Casey, and Polly Draper (from thirtysomething).
New ARCTIC is close, very close. We're fretting about track order. I know, I know, this is nearly pointless in the days of playlists and shuffle, but some people DO still listen to CDs beginning to end.
I really enjoyed Shapes and Sizes at the Railway Club last week. There's a lot going on there musically, a lot of energy, and you can really tell how carefully they listen to each other and work together. A certain Arcade Fire-ness to them. The female singer's may be one of those love-it-or-hate-it qualities - I was fascinated by her singing live, but less so in the studio tracks they have online. I was quite impressed
Something occurred to me while practicing in this newfound summertime heat. If you're an aspiring stage musician, you will also be a perspiring one. If you get used to playing in air-conditioned, well-lit spaces, you'll be a mess the first time you have to play in a dark, humid club. Practice playing in less-than-optimal environments. Your hands will get sweaty and sticky in the summer heat, and if you're a guitar player it'll change how fast your hands move on the strings. You may not be able to see your fretboard in the dark, so don't get in the habit of staring at it; practice with your eyes closed or with the lights off so you're not dependent on little lines.
Going to an outdoor music festival this summer? Wear sunscreen, kids!

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