Steel Notes Magazine
February 2017 is something that is beyond this material world . Then he jumps down into the crowd while playing and it ’ s just like something out of a movie or dream . A few feet away there is this person , exuding all this intensity , freely giving it to us all in the most intimate way possible . The entire set was like that . An out of body type experience that was completely spiritual . That is the only way to describe this experience , it was spiritual . When it was all over and done . I was high as one could be on the natural from such an experience .
So now we all head over to the Hilton for the “ after party ”. If , where we just were was the “ rainbow on steroids ”, then this is 1000 times more so . Being that I am not a social crowd guy , and I am a goofball , that ’ s what I did . Have fun and be a goofball dork . We walked around and stopped and chatted with the various people we knew there . It served as the comedown after the Zakk Sabbath experience . After a while we all agreed time to go . Uber ’ d back to Jeromes to get my truck and back home for me to power nap and head back Sunday .
So it ’ s Sunday , and Renee and I meet up and check out what is possible for the day . After about 90 minutes we realize there isn ’ t much going on for us today and so we decide to call it . I walk around for a while to see if any of my friends are here and this happened . I walk up to the Orange amps booth and there is Stevie Wonder playing some guitar ! The crowd was huge so I couldn ’ t post up live but just stood there in ultimate bliss as I listened to him play some intense soulful bluesy licks . That in and of itself , was worth being there on a Sunday . I can still hear him playing in my mind .
I want to thank Steel Notes Magazine and Alexxis Steele for this opportunity to cover NAMM 2017 . I also want to thank Renee Jahnke for her professionalism , stamina , scheduling / production and her one of kind photography eye . I could not have done this without her helping me throughout the days . This wraps up my review , coverage and experience of NAMM 2017 . Until next time , I hope you all enjoy this as much as I did .
After that I decided I should go as the rain is coming down and the storm is hitting hard . As I head out I run into a representative from SESH . IO . ( www . sesh . io ) ( www . facebook . com / seshHQ ) “ This is the music industry ’ s opportunity to fully allow technology into the booking equation . As a DJ who has been on tour , I understand what every musician goes through , having to fly with heavy equipment or struggle to find a place to rehearse last minute .” “ This is a sophisticated API that has been in development for over a year , and we are very excited to open up our app for public download . We want this to be the everyday go-to resource for artists and studio professionals , everywhere in the world . The Ultimate goal is to empower people to create music and harness ideas without the usual limitations of what we think we have access to . Because with Sesh the possibilities are endless .” So there you go , anywhere you are traveling and touring , a musician , engineer , producer , etc ., and you can find what you might need through a simple to use app and resource !
I leave and it ’ s pouring . I take the streets from Anaheim to Long Beach as the freeways are flooded out . So are the streets ! But I make it home safe n sound .
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