Tag Archives: october 2008

Lab report February 10th 2009: train wrecks and other fascinating disasters

Stet Lab, Cork, February 10, 2009
Before we go on stage, I joke with Jamie Smith that we’re the two guitarists who’re going to be tripping up each other (and that the drummer, Owen Sutton, will have to pick through the carnage).
By ‘tripping up’ I’m not implying that the results weren’t going to be interesting, musical [...]

Lab report December 9th 2008: when is a cliché a cliché

We rocked.
I think I did some pretty damn good playing on December 9th. Nothing life changing perhaps, but I think it was a reasonable contrast my contribution to October and November’s Labs. But here’s the question: how do I know when I’m getting a little too… complacent is the wrong word—comfortable?
Let me clarify this: I’m [...]

Lab report November 10th 2008: the rockstar wannabes

So, judging by the camera the following morning, this months Stet Lab was so successful that Ad-Hoc… just couldn’t resist posing for the album art. Well why wouldn’t we after the fantastic collaboration that occurred?
I have performed at several of the Stet Lab evenings and as the only performer that doesn’t have an instrument that [...]

Lab report October 9th 2008: being Paul Desmond

In familiar ensembles, with performers you’ve worked with a lot, it’s often fruitful (and fun) to push and pull, and discover alternative relationships, and observe the network respond, change and reconfigure itself. Similarly, in a musical meeting between strangers, it’s also interesting to ‘test’ the network; to ascertain the wheres, whens, and under what conditions, [...]

Stet Lab October 9th 2008: audio recordings

Audio recordings of the October 9th Stet Lab are now online.

Stet Lab October 9th 2008 (reminder)

Stet Lab returns this Thursday (October 9th). The tenth Stet Lab will feature Han-earl Park (guitar), Jesse Ronneau (double bass) and Veronica Tadman (voice).

Stet Lab October 9th 2008

Next Stet Lab (featuring Han-earl Park, Jesse Ronneau, Veronica Tadman and guests) will be on Thursday, October 9th 2008, Ó Riada Hall, UCC Department of Music, Sundays Well, Cork, Ireland.

update: November and December 2008

Changes coming to Stet Lab in November. Also Franziska Schroeder will be the guest artist on the November 10th 2008 event.