Take a look at this show happening on October 20th, as part of the Whisky Rocks competition I’m helping out with. A reminder to people thinking of entering the contest, the deadline is Oct. 21st.
More details about the special event are here at the Facebook event page.
While thinking about the Whisky Rocks Covers competition I’m helping get the word out about, I was trying to list what were my Do’s and Don’ts of recording a great cover song. Here’s a couple notes, not definitive answers, but my humble opinion.
DOs:
-Make your cover completely different that the original, something that people might even think is your own song
-Spend time and resources on producing a quality recording
-Pick a song that you’re capable of performing/singing
DON’Ts:
-Make it a carbon copy of the original
-Translate the lyrics incorrectly. We’ve all seen this before, youtube it.
Speaking of covers, last week I posted a few of my favourite cover songs. And if you haven’t entered the competition yet, there’s still time. Enter here.