T.J. Edmond

I’m back at my Sunday morning sound gig this morning after being on the road last week. I’m tired and my ears are not working very well. Not a good thing for a sound engineer. Sort of like if you showed up drunk for your job. Not quite, but sort of.

The last two days have been filled with loud guitars, which has taken it’s toll on my hearing, it seems. Friday night I mixed a metal show. Yesterday I modified one of my guitar pedals and cranked up the amp for a while, and then last night the band and I played at Downtown Kitchen in Canton, which one of my favorite places to play. Imagine a classy restaurant and bar with an amazing chef, gorgeous original artwork on the walls… and us playing in the corner. We usually start out quiet and bring up the volume as the night goes on and the patrons start dancing. There were several birthday parties last night and the place was jumping all night and we had a great time! Mike LaMond played bass, since Gregg was booked at another gig, and he did a great job.

I first met Mike at the music store about six years ago when I first moved to Atlanta. For the last few years he’s been playing with Bain Mattox. He’s a very solid bass player, and sings gorgeous high harmonies, and I’ve wanted the chance to play with him for a while.Dave and Bret rounded out the lineup, and those guys always deliver and are fun to hang with.

I just got the Blackberry WordPress app working on my phone, so this rambling is a means to test out the software.