Sex Tape transcended from blog idea to musical reality on Thursday night (see event below) with some good feedback and a pinch of stress experience tied in with running the event as well as performing the first time with an artist who was also celebrating his first gig.. my contribution for this one came in the form of some oscillating swirls thanks to my Moog pedal bank and KP3 as well as backing vocals mainly for the chorus in each song.. it was a success and was pleasing to hear all the swirling analogue effects i've been carving away finally blasting through a decent PA system.
For now i'm looking to book a Sydney tour hiring out friend's bedrooms in the inner city to play very small, private solo bedroom shows. Working with the host, i'll create a small list of mutual friends (10-15 p) who are invited around for a 1/2 hour set which on completion will just dissolve into a normal gathering. Having completed recent artwork for Sydney bands The Preachers and The Walk On By i'll be on the hunt for some artwork business also to even out the Sex Tape productivity.
I came up with this short intro for the initiative:
'Sex Tape is Jim Shirlaw's open-ended musical and visual art mercenary service. Aimed at working with musicians, Sex Tape can provide musical or visual art reinforcement for your band or solo efforts. With the right settlement (applicable offers of trade are welcome) l am happy to work with anyone in the studio, and/or on stage for an agreed term; l can play with you or in your band, as well as create artwork for it; both options or neither!' I've been wondering how to integrate Sex Tape into the name of a group/artist i'll be working with.. decided that instead of something generic and lumbersome ie '..... ft. Sex Tape' i'll ask all collaborators to either integrate the words 'Sex' 'Tape' or both words into the name of their title; you'll see example on the poster below in my previous entry 'AJGB and the Sex Tape Society'.
Jim S
