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ox_junior
Advanced Member
Username: ox_junior
Post Number: 315
Registered: 3-2004
| | Posted on Friday, December 23, 2005 - 12:43 pm: |  |
We now have a 5-minute promo video available of QUAD - take a look (be patient with the long download time, it's worth it):
www.quadtribute.com
Enjoy!
Mike |
keith_h
Advanced Member
Username: keith_h
Post Number: 287
Registered: 2-2005
| | Posted on Friday, December 23, 2005 - 1:11 pm: | |
Mike,
It's great.
Keith |
george_wright
Junior
Username: george_wright
Post Number: 44
Registered: 3-2005
| | Posted on Friday, December 23, 2005 - 1:54 pm: | |
Hey, Mike, only a few glimpses of you, but you're all OVER the sound track. Sounded great through my Mackie sub-woofer :-). |
richbass939
Senior Member
Username: richbass939
Post Number: 509
Registered: 11-2004
| | Posted on Friday, December 23, 2005 - 4:00 pm: | |
Mike,
That's quite a production you guys have done and it sounds great.
Rich |
ox_junior
Advanced Member
Username: ox_junior
Post Number: 316
Registered: 3-2004
| | Posted on Friday, December 23, 2005 - 4:01 pm: | |
George -
Wish I could take credit for it, but the soundtrack to the video is the actual Who.
I vote in favor of more shots of those lovely dancers than me anyday! |
kmh364
Senior Member
Username: kmh364
Post Number: 1539
Registered: 9-2003
| | Posted on Saturday, December 24, 2005 - 5:58 am: | |
Very cool, Mike! Congrats and Good Luck, er,um, I mean break a leg. When are you and those honeys bringing Quad to the "Right" coast? LOL!
Cheers,
Kevin |
zn_bassman
Member
Username: zn_bassman
Post Number: 51
Registered: 4-2005
| | Posted on Saturday, December 24, 2005 - 10:24 am: | |
Mike,
Great vid! Great production! When do we hear some of The Who Show's sound clips from it? John Entwistle redid his bass parts for the Quad movie in '79 with his Spyder, and some of the greatest moments of the '79-'82 Who were Quad songs with John really stepping out. Would love to hear you guys doing it!
Zvi |
ox_junior
Advanced Member
Username: ox_junior
Post Number: 317
Registered: 3-2004
| | Posted on Saturday, December 24, 2005 - 12:49 pm: | |
Kevin -
Phase Two of the show is a higher profile show in Los Angeles at a larger venue - we're looking at mid-February for this. Phase Three is hopefully either a national tour, a residency in Las Vegas, or maybe Broadway??? We're not sure but we're hopeful. Taking it step by step.
Zvi - we do have a direct audio feed from the board but it would have to be remixed in order to be made public. Not sure if we're going to take that step with what we have from Phase One. Perhaps the next LA show we will have that capability and make some audio available.
I can tell you that a lot of the comments we got from the first shows was along the lines of "you guys HAD to be playing to pre-existing tracks, it sounded so much like the record". What a great compliment! Everything we did was played and sung live. There was some keyboard sequencing happening on "Dr. Jimmy" and "Quadrophenia", but that's it. Everything else was live.
I played my Spyder for the majority of the show. I used my custom-made "Fenderbird" for one song, and my Danelectro Longhorn for a "retro" sequence (won't give away the details of the show). But it was mostly the Spyder and it performed wonderfully! My approach to the material was a mix of the original record mixed in with stolen licks from the '96 tour. Best of both worlds. It was very challenging but so much fun. I'm ready for the next step! |
kmh364
Senior Member
Username: kmh364
Post Number: 1542
Registered: 9-2003
| | Posted on Saturday, December 24, 2005 - 4:42 pm: | |
Sounds great Mike! I for one am extremely jealous! You are living what amounts to a dream at best for players like me. Keep up the good work and may all your dreams come true!
Happy Holidays!
Cheers |
ox_junior
Advanced Member
Username: ox_junior
Post Number: 318
Registered: 3-2004
| | Posted on Saturday, December 24, 2005 - 8:09 pm: | |
Oh believe me...it's a dream for me too!
Here's a bonus I just found out about -
Catch an EXCLUSIVE glimpse of "Love Reign O'er Me" performed LIVE from the QUAD tribute - found ONLY at our website!!
Go to: www.thewhoshow.com
Click on the "video" page and select "Love Reign O'er Me"!
Unlike the "preview" video, the audio is LIVE from the show! It's a room mic (as opposed to from the board), but it sounds pretty good!
(Message edited by ox_junior on December 24, 2005) |
zn_bassman
Member
Username: zn_bassman
Post Number: 53
Registered: 4-2005
| | Posted on Saturday, December 24, 2005 - 10:42 pm: | |
Wow! What a powerful performance! You all did great, and particular kudos go to the "Jimmy" actor, who belted out vocals second only to Daltrey in his heyday! I just feel sorry for "your" singer, who didn't get to sing.
That was truly spine-tingling.
I hope you guys get to go bigger with it, as you mention above.
And everybody - check out the other vids on The Who Show's site while you're there - you can hear Mike's Spyder in all its glory on the Baba O'Riley vid. |
davehouck
Moderator
Username: davehouck
Post Number: 2892
Registered: 5-2002
| | Posted on Sunday, December 25, 2005 - 6:59 am: | |
Wow! That "Love Reign O'er Me" is pretty powerful! Great sound, great vocal! |
kilowatt
Junior
Username: kilowatt
Post Number: 39
Registered: 12-2004
| | Posted on Sunday, December 25, 2005 - 7:28 am: | |
Mike,
You and your bandmates should be very proud of your performance. A very powerful Love Reign O'er Me. I hope this show tours nationally so I can catch it back east.
I wonder what the remaining members of the Who would think of the show? I would think they would be thoroughly impressed!!
Best Wishes
Pete |
ox_junior
Advanced Member
Username: ox_junior
Post Number: 319
Registered: 3-2004
| | Posted on Monday, December 26, 2005 - 8:37 am: | |
Let's hope so Pete. Thanks for the kind comments.
In fact, we've taken the video down, as we are not quite sure they will be satisfied with it. We're not positive that the mix is of the quality we'd like it to be when we present it to The Who's organization.
Of course I'll keep everyone informed of next steps...
Cheers and happy holidays, Mike |
ox_junior
Advanced Member
Username: ox_junior
Post Number: 329
Registered: 3-2004
| | Posted on Friday, February 17, 2006 - 1:29 pm: | |
Luna C Productions presents The Who's QUADROPHENIA, Friday March 10, at the Avalon Theater in Hollywood!!
This first-ever major theatrical presentation of Pete Townshend's masterpiece appears for ONE NIGHT ONLY!!!
Adapted for the stage by Bill Schultz. Starring Stephen Shareaux as Jimmy, and featuring The Who Show (tribute act) as The Who. Directed by Peter Uribe.
See www.quadtribute.com for information about tickets and a "sneak preview" of the show. More information also available at:
www.avalonhollywood.com
www.thewhoshow.com
Here are some screen grabs of the video from the first performances last November:
In addition to this pretty major event, we are also playing Friday March 3 at the world famous Whisky-A-Go-Go, March 11 at the Hollywood Palladium (private event), and April 1 at Martini Blues in Huntington Beach, CA!
E-mail me or go to www.thewhoshow.com for details on our act.
Cheers, Mike |
ox_junior
Advanced Member
Username: ox_junior
Post Number: 341
Registered: 3-2004
| | Posted on Monday, September 04, 2006 - 7:54 pm: | |
Here's a video of my final gig with The Who Show. I'm only sharing this because you can actually hear the bass on this. Forgive the quality of the rest of it, especially the drummer and the singer. Moving on from this band to greener pastures with a yet-to-be-named band, more details later... |
ox_junior
Advanced Member
Username: ox_junior
Post Number: 342
Registered: 3-2004
| | Posted on Monday, September 04, 2006 - 7:58 pm: | |
Oh. It would help if I posted the link.
http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=1088674995
When my new band gets going, I'll post a link with the new band name.
Cheers! Mike Bisch |
811952
Senior Member
Username: 811952
Post Number: 807
Registered: 10-2003
| | Posted on Tuesday, September 05, 2006 - 7:34 am: | |
Mike,
You sound great.. I'm eager to hear where your next endeavor leads!
John |
57basstra
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Username: 57basstra
Post Number: 302
Registered: 4-2005
| | Posted on Tuesday, September 05, 2006 - 9:29 am: | |
Is that a Les Paul being thrown up into the air? Was it caught?...thanks... |
ox_junior
Advanced Member
Username: ox_junior
Post Number: 343
Registered: 3-2004
| | Posted on Tuesday, September 05, 2006 - 2:28 pm: | |
It is an Epiphone Les Paul Jr. $99. No real instruments were harmed in the making of this music.
 |
kmh364
Senior Member
Username: kmh364
Post Number: 2003
Registered: 9-2003
| | Posted on Wednesday, September 06, 2006 - 5:07 am: | |
Mike,
Sorry to hear about the end of the Who Show gig, but only for selfish reasons: namely, my never getting to see you play out with those guys.
Congrats on your new gig. I'm sure I speak for others here who can't wait to see where your next gig leads.
Break a leg and all that happy horse pucky!
Cheers,
Kevin |
adriaan
Senior Member
Username: adriaan
Post Number: 1038
Registered: 6-2002
| | Posted on Wednesday, September 06, 2006 - 5:13 am: | |
quote:No real instruments were harmed in the making of this music.
Mike, I seem to remember an incident involving a microphone and a V peghead. |
ox_junior
Advanced Member
Username: ox_junior
Post Number: 344
Registered: 3-2004
| | Posted on Wednesday, September 06, 2006 - 2:23 pm: | |
You remember that? I've tried to block it out. Like a bad traffic accident.
Yes, real instruments have already been sacrificed. But Alembic came through and made her better than new! |
bracheen
Senior Member
Username: bracheen
Post Number: 1056
Registered: 11-2003
| | Posted on Thursday, September 07, 2006 - 9:01 am: | |
Mike
Personally I prefer the cone peghead to the V. |
ox_junior
Advanced Member
Username: ox_junior
Post Number: 345
Registered: 3-2004
| | Posted on Saturday, September 09, 2006 - 12:03 pm: | |
Me too, that's why I got it. The V proved to be too....much of a target. |
lbpesq
Senior Member
Username: lbpesq
Post Number: 1604
Registered: 7-2004
| | Posted on Saturday, September 09, 2006 - 2:11 pm: | |
But the V does admittedly have some advantages. Suppose you're playing a gig in the Amazon jungle and a crazed groupie 25 ft. anaconda jumps (slithers?) on stage? You can use the V to pin down it's head and save the band! Alembic thinks of EVERYTHING! LOL
Bill, tgo |
ox_junior
Advanced Member
Username: ox_junior
Post Number: 346
Registered: 3-2004
| | Posted on Sunday, September 10, 2006 - 6:25 pm: | |
I still have the fragments of my original V peghead. Once we get that all-important booking in the jungle, I will bring it along... |
ox_junior
Advanced Member
Username: ox_junior
Post Number: 347
Registered: 3-2004
| | Posted on Sunday, September 10, 2006 - 6:30 pm: | |
I did a show with an "all-star" Who tribute last month in San Francisco. We called ourselves "Amazing Journey", just as a one-off (having forgotten about the Sheehan/Portnoy/etc. band). This is me, Darren Lolk (also formerly of The Who Show), Barry Quinn from The Wholigans, and newcomer Rolly DeVore on drums. Have a look, there are several clips:
http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=rolly+devore |
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