So I finally got this new thing off the ground. Band is called Afterglow. Format is a lot of current dance pop hits along with some retro favs that you kind of have to do in cover band land. But NO Jessie's Girl or Bon Jovi! Don't worry, we have some equally bad stuff in their place.
I gotta tell ya, this dance stuff is no walk in the park. It's a lot more work than banging out Zeppelin and GnR covers. LAYERS of keyboards and vocals to sift through, sort out, and distribute among band members. We don't use any backing tracks. We're actually chopping up and medley-izing a lot of the stuff. I'm using a LOT of octave divider, and a cool synth effect on my Digitech Bass Synth Wah pedal. We're adding a lot of fire to the songs, but not really metal-izing them. It's a fun challenge, but again, a lot of work. We've been getting some great opportunities thanks to our booking agent. First show was at the end of January, and we have 7 shows in April.
As Denis said - wish me luck! Web site is up. There are a few bugs, but it's close.... Facebook too.
http://afterglowchicago.com/index.htmlhttps://www.facebook.com/pages/Afterglow-Chicago/174675932567909
