[Dixielandjazz] Clarinet mics

[Larry Walton Entertainment - St. Louis]

You are absolutely right about moving in and out on the mike.  I do that too 
but you would be surprised at how many players just won't do that and some 
are really mike shy.

The way I like use a mike for my sax is with the mike in the bell for solos 
and as I move away it gets less and less to where it's nothing if I'm not 
near it.  You see singers doing the same thing all the time.
Larry
St. Louis
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jim Kashishian" <jim at kashprod.com>
To: "Larry Walton" <larrys.bands at charter.net>
Cc: "Dixieland Jazz Mailing List" <dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
Sent: Sunday, July 29, 2007 5:18 PM
Subject: [Dixielandjazz] Clarinet mics


>
> Larry mentions instrument mics that attach to the horn, and also the 
> octave
> gadget "Varitone".
>
> My thoughts on mics that are attached to the horn(there are plenty out 
> there
> that are wireless) is that you can't control the distance you are playing
> from the mic.  It is attached & that is that.  I like to use a mic as part
> of the instrument...moving in close for a real quiet solo (the sound on 
> the
> 'bone gets big & kinda muffled), or moving back for a good strong blow.
> Can't do that if it is attached to your horn or your body.  And, on a
> trumpet or trombone, you can't use any mutes.
>
> The Varitone Larry mentions (he said it never amounted to anything) came 
> in
> very handy for me back in the '70s.  I was hired to play trombone in the
> theater version of Jesus Christ Superstar here.  One of the reasons I was
> chosen for the part was I was the sole owner of such a gadget in the whole
> country, and I was able to play the tuba part for the psuedo-dixie song in
> the play...but on the trombone with the octave divider set on the tuba
> position.  That was two 2 hr shows six nights a week for four 
> months...and,
> I got double pay!
>
> I also had a cuartet for awhile using electric guitar, electric bass 
> guitar,
> drums & amplified trombone (pickup in the mouthpiece), and ran the 
> trombone
> through a guitar wah-wah pedal, the varitone, & a huge stack of amps (like
> the rock singers) behind me. Watermelon Man sounded like a whole 
> supermarket
> full of watermelons!!!   :>
>
> I was a little ahead of my time on that one, and it wasn't all that
> successful, although I did book a few gigs over one hungry summer in the
> early 1970's!
>
> Jim
>
>
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