Tag: music

Pat Metheny’s sick MIDI rig

Got to work for Pat Metheny this weekend.  His stage setup is pretty complex.  He has all of these percussion instruments set up, with sticks being held by motors which are triggered via MIDI. On top of that, we loaded in these massive cabinets, that had jugs filled with water and laundry detergent. Why would …

Pushing the envelope with video and backing tracks

As usual, Talking to Walls did our annual Black Hearts Parade tour for the month of March to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day.  Was another success.  This year, instead of playing a set with bagpipers and dancers, we just played as the three of us, with a regular show that also happened to have a video …