Mellotron Variations – December 7, 2019 at OZ Arts Nashville

Mellotron Variations - OZ Arts Nashville

MELLOTRON VARIATIONS
December 7, 2019
Nashville, TN @ OZ Arts Nashville

Composed and Performed by:
John Medeski
Pat Sansone
Jonathan Kirkscey
Robby Grant

Production Design by John Markham
Projections by Winston Eggleston

Warren Piece & I Know Who I Am (John Medeski solo)

The Real Line

Pulsar, Went Home To Meet Konrad, Agent Cha Cha, Enemies Until Death, The Green Sword, Roller Rink, 143 i Love You

Mellotron Variations is a retrocool and immersive celebration of the electro-mechanical plastic instrument that is as fun to play as it is to listen to — with an amazing creative quartet of Pat Sansone (Wilco), John Medeski (Medeski, Martin and Wood), Robby Grant (Big Ass Truck; Vending Machine) and Jonathan Kirkscey (Memphis Symphony Orchestra; Mouse Rocket — and composer for the Mr. Rogers movie: Won’t You Be My Neighbor). Join these influential and Mellotron-obsessed musicians in a visual installation that evokes beautifully trippy light shows, as they make musical magic with four Mellotrons — polyphonic tape replay keyboards originally developed and built in 1963.

John Medeski’s Mad Skillet album release show at Cincinnati’s Ludlow Garage 11/9/18

John Medeski’s Mad Skillet
November 9, 2018 – Cincinnati, OH @ The Ludlow Garage
Soundcheck / recap video:

John Medeski’s Mad Skillet
November 9, 2018 – Cincinnati, OH @ The Ludlow Garage
Set One:

John Medeski’s Mad Skillet
November 9, 2018 – Cincinnati, OH @ The Ludlow Garage
Set Two:

John Medeski’s Mad Skillet
November 9, 2018
Cincinnati, OH @ The Ludlow Garage

AUDIO DOWNLOAD: FLAC TORRENT

SBD Matrix: SBD > XLR + Neumann AK40/LC3/KM100 (on stage, centered, ORTF @ 30″ high) > Sound Devices MixPre-6 [24/48] > WAV > Cool Edit Pro (dither to 16bit) > Vegas Pro 14.0 (mix) > CD Wave Editor (tracking) > FLAC
Audio recording by K.C. Cadwallader
Mix & tracking by Funk It
Photos by Shackaholic

Set One:
01. Introduction
02. Inside Straight [Cannonball Adderley / Dirty Dozen Brass Band cover]
03. Man About Town >
04. Invincible Bubble
05. Adele
06. Medeski banter / band intros
07. The Golden Lady [Sun Ra cover]
08. Medeski banter
09. Dead Dog In The Street [Dirty Dozen Brass Band cover]

Set Two:
01. Intro
02. Tuna In A Can
03. Baby Goats
04. Winin’ Boy Blues [Jelly Roll Morton cover] >
05. Piri Piri
06. Psychedelic Rhino >
07. Wiggly’s Way [Medeski Martin & Wood cover]
08. Medeski banter / band intros
09. Who Took The Happiness Out? [Dirty Dozen Brass Band cover]

John Medeski – organ & keyboards
Will Bernard – guitar
Kirk Joseph – sousaphone
Terence Higgins – drums

John Medeski's Mad Skillet Ludlow Garage, Cincinnati Photo by Shackaholic

John Medeski’s Mad Skillet 4/25/16 New Orleans, LA @ Little Gem Saloon Ramp Room

John Medeski's Mad Skillet 2016 Little Gem Saloon

John Medeski’s Mad Skillet
4/25/16 New Orleans, LA @ Little Gem Saloon’s Ramp Room
Set One:
Briar Patch [Brother Jack McDuff cover], Dead Dog In The Street [Kirk Joseph], Blister [Will Bernard], Mojet [Mago cover], ???

John Medeski’s Mad Skillet
4/25/16 New Orleans, LA @ Little Gem Saloon’s Ramp Room
Set Two:
Inside Straight [Cannonball Adderley / Dirty Dozen Brass Band cover], 571 [Will Bernard], ???, Adele [Kirk Joseph], Baby Goats [John Medeski], Awanna [Will Bernard], Wiggly’s Way [Medeski Martin & Wood cover]

John Medeski's Mad Skillet 2016 Little Gem Saloon

John Medeski’s Mad Skillet
April 25, 2016
New Orleans, LA @ Little Gem Saloon’s Ramp Room

Recorded, Mixed, & Mastered by Phil Harris – PH Balanced Recordings
SBD matrix: Schoeps CCM5’s (ORTF/Cardioid Onstage Center) + Mono SBD feed > Tascam DR-70D
SBD was mostly piano and keys, nothing else in it.
Most of the mix is from my Schoeps onstage.

AUDIO DOWNLOAD: FLAC TORRENT or LIVE MUSIC ARCHIVE
VIDEO DOWNLOAD: TORRENT

Set One – 11:15pm:
01. Briar Patch [Brother Jack McDuff cover]
02. Dead Dog In The Street [Kirk Joseph]
03. Blister [Will Bernard]
04. Mojet [Mago cover]
05. ???

Set Two – 12:55pm:
01. Inside Straight [Cannonball Adderley / Dirty Dozen Brass Band cover]
02. 571 [Will Bernard]
03. ???
04. Adele [Kirk Joseph]
05. Baby Goats [John Medeski]
06. Awanna [Will Bernard]
07. Wiggly’s Way [Medeski Martin & Wood cover]

John Medeski’s Mad Skillet:
John Medeski – organ, piano
Will Bernard – guitar
Kirk Joseph – sousaphone
Terence Higgins – drums

Notes:
This was the 3rd year for this project. In 2014 it was billed as Will Bernard’s Blue Plate Review and occurred on Saturday of first weekend with Eric Kalb on drums. In 2015 it was billed as Will Bernard’s Blue Plate Special, on Thursday night, and cemented the lineup with Terence Higgins on drums. In 2016 it was Monday night and it was clear that Medeski was the leader of this group. They are going to record an album soon and start a kickstarter campaign. They also played a few European gigs in July of 2016.

John Medeski's Mad Skillet

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