EDUCATION
SEMINARS/WORKSHOPS
Available alone or in conjuction with SaxSafari shows.
1. THE LIBRARY OF GROOVE - For Bass Players & Drummers
An interactive workshop with recording and touring professionals John Ferraro & Steve Duben.
The workshop is an interactive session incorporating recording and performance essentials for the Bass and Drums. The principles of
tracking live sessions and the relationship between the real
time elements laid down by bass and drums, to create new, rhythmical and melodic foundations, for soloists to do their thing!
These ideals will be considered and demonstrated by John Ferraro and Steve Duben. A practical approach to constructing solid musical ideas for bass and drums.
Bassist Steve Duben is an endorsing artist
for Music Man basses. Born in Georgetown, British Guyana, he has played with Dianna Krall, Dale Jacobs, Martha Reeves, Ray Griff & Tommy Banks.
Drummer John Ferraro is an endorsing artist for DW Drums, Zildjian, and Evans Drumheads. This Los Angeles based A-List session player has recorded and performed with Larry Carlton, Rod Stewart, Boz Skaggs, Carly Simon & George Benson and many others.
For booking and further information contact Steve Duben.
2. LISTEN, LOAD & LEARN
This workshop encourages students to listen to selections streamed on the music page, then download the sheet music so that they can do the advance work get further training at the workshop. Selections can be based on intermediate or advanced playing levels.
Steve & Paul also demonstrate their unique "bottom-up" composing style utilizing the original tracks from their cd on laptop.
Email for more info.
3. THE TONE ZONE
Saxophonist/vocalist and endorsing artist Paul Wainwright demonstrates his live set-up and includes a special segment on the TC Helicon VoiceLive, a powerful voice/instrument processor which has vast possibilities on stage and in the studio.
ARTICLES
Here are some articles written for Canadian Musician in the 1990s which are still relevant in today's world:
RECORDING TECHNIQUES FOR SAXOPHONE by Paul Wainwright
Written for Canadian Musician Magazine January 28, 1994, revised 2008
Here are some techniques and ideas you may find useful for recording. Many of them will apply to other instruments as well. Whether you do it yourself or record in a studio or at live performances, it's essential that you know how to get your best sound more…
THE TWO MINUTE SAXOPHONE LESSON by Paul Wainwright
Written for Canadian Musician Magazine April 5, 1996
I guess we all have well intentioned friends that may not be players themselves. Sometimes after listening to you play, they become overwhelmed with desire to play saxophone too. After all, you make it look so easy why not let them have a turn? more…
TEMPER AND THE TREATMENT by Paul Wainwright
Written for Canadian Musician Magazine March 15, 1995
Temper and the Treatment deals with the opposing ends of the immensely diverse capabilities of the saxophone's tonal spectrum - the rarefied atmosphere of sonic perfection experienced in wind instrument vibration, and the reptilian rantings from which we experience the darkest side of the musical psyche. more…