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]]> http://thepercussionsection.com/2011/11/10/rr-audition-file/feed/ 0 More on ReverbNation http://thepercussionsection.com/2011/02/18/more-on-reverbnation/ http://thepercussionsection.com/2011/02/18/more-on-reverbnation/#comments Fri, 18 Feb 2011 19:18:51 +0000 Jason http://thepercussionsection.com/?p=156 Actually since my last posting, I have explored the ReverbNation website. This is an entity of its own with a great Facebook widget. It is worth anyone connected with the making and marketing of music or for that matter any performance to check their services out at http://www.reverbnation.com/

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You can sign up for the service at HERE

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]]> http://thepercussionsection.com/2011/02/18/reverbnation-feature-for-facebook-the-myspace-killer/feed/ 0 Charlie Romero and the Robots Perform at a Benefit http://thepercussionsection.com/2010/12/21/charlie-romero-and-the-robots-perform-at-a-benefit/ http://thepercussionsection.com/2010/12/21/charlie-romero-and-the-robots-perform-at-a-benefit/#comments Wed, 22 Dec 2010 01:54:17 +0000 Jason http://thepercussionsection.com/?p=147 We performed at the Metropolitan Community Church – Los Angeles in Hollywood on Friday, December 17, 2010. It was part of a benefit for the Hollywood/Sunset Free Clinic. We did two songs, “Next To Me” and “Can’t Love You Anymore” Here is the video from the performance. Enjoy!

Click here to view the embedded video.

]]> http://thepercussionsection.com/2010/12/21/charlie-romero-and-the-robots-perform-at-a-benefit/feed/ 0 Charlie and The Robots http://thepercussionsection.com/2010/12/05/charlie-and-the-robots/ http://thepercussionsection.com/2010/12/05/charlie-and-the-robots/#comments Mon, 06 Dec 2010 02:52:10 +0000 Jason http://thepercussionsection.com/?p=127 Playing with a new band.  We are rehearsing for a charity gig next Friday and the MCCLA Church to raise money for The Hollywood-Sunset Free Clinic and a children’s toy drive.

Here is the product of our first rehearsal and our first song.

Rehersal20101216

]]> http://thepercussionsection.com/2010/12/05/charlie-and-the-robots/feed/ 0 So you would like to play the cajon http://thepercussionsection.com/2010/08/12/so-you-would-like-to-play-the-cajon/ http://thepercussionsection.com/2010/08/12/so-you-would-like-to-play-the-cajon/#comments Fri, 13 Aug 2010 01:25:03 +0000 Jason http://thepercussionsection.com/?p=122 Every 1st and 3rd Saturday at 2:30 PM at REMO Recreational Music Center, 7308 Coldwater Canyon Ave., North Hollywood CA 91605, my teacher, Homero Chavez teaches a great cajon class. His intention is to teach his students how to play the cajon with all types of music, from traditional Latin beats to Rock. This is the class for someone who wants to learn how to use this wonderful instrument to its full potential.

You can find out more about the class at: remo.com

]]> http://thepercussionsection.com/2010/08/12/so-you-would-like-to-play-the-cajon/feed/ 0 Tune Core looks like a great service http://thepercussionsection.com/2010/08/12/118/ http://thepercussionsection.com/2010/08/12/118/#comments Fri, 13 Aug 2010 01:00:17 +0000 Jason http://thepercussionsection.com/?p=118 I think this is a really good deal! I am interested in the experience of those that have used this service so please give me your feedback in the reply section below.

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TuneCore is a low, flat fee service that distributes anyone’s music or videos to iTunes, eMusic, AmazonMP3 and many other major download sites while taking no rights and no revenue from the sale of the music. TuneCore currently distributes between 150 – 250 releases a day (more music is released in one day via TuneCore than any major record label over a year) and recently expanded our offerings to distribute full-length films, TV shows, live concerts, documentaries to iTunes and more.

]]> http://thepercussionsection.com/2010/08/12/118/feed/ 1 Peter Erskine at the Guitar Center http://thepercussionsection.com/2010/04/12/peter-erskine-at-the-guitar-center/ http://thepercussionsection.com/2010/04/12/peter-erskine-at-the-guitar-center/#comments Tue, 13 Apr 2010 00:48:06 +0000 Jason http://thepercussionsection.com/?p=113 Listened to the great, Peter Erskine, at the grand reopening of the Hollywood Guitar Center’s drum shop. He played and did an extensive Q&A until way after GC’s normal closing time. He is now a professor at USC’s music school. Makes be think of being a college student again!

You can check out more of his activities on his website.

]]> http://thepercussionsection.com/2010/04/12/peter-erskine-at-the-guitar-center/feed/ 0 The Blue Moons gig at the Cabana Club http://thepercussionsection.com/2010/03/14/the-blue-moons-gig-at-the-cabana-club/ http://thepercussionsection.com/2010/03/14/the-blue-moons-gig-at-the-cabana-club/#comments Mon, 15 Mar 2010 03:00:34 +0000 Jason http://thepercussionsection.com/?p=81 Welcome to rainy Hollywood. Our second gig and once again it rained. Thank you El Nino! If I had wanted to play in this kind of weather I would have stayed in Ithaca, N.Y. OK, I know this is not our normal weather, but does it have to happen when I have to lug all my stuff to a gig?

The Cabana Club on Ivar St. in Hollywood, CA is a nice place to play. Good sound equipment and great crew to run it. Here are a couple of the songs we played:

Stay Up Late

Night Fever

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Here are the audio tracks, recorded on my new Zoom H2 digital recorder (see the review on a previous post):

Play List:
Streets Of Philadelphia

Here I Am

Stay Up Late

Night Fever

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