Post by "The Freq" on Oct 20, 2013 16:49:44 GMT -5
Last night at the Machine Shop I, the Freq, got to watch and meet legendary musician, singer, composer Gino Vannelli as he played a concert for the Algoma Fall Festival. Gino's career stretches from 1973 to present day and he still draws amazing crowds around the world. His band was top notch but no where near the band that put him on the map back in the late 70's and early 80's. That band was one of the tightest bands I have ever seen with killer drum Mark Craney who sadly passed away a number of years ago. Watching Gino Vannelli last night and getting to meet and talk with him was a dream come true as his music from the early years influenced me greatly and his drummer Mark Craney was and still is, one of my favourite top 5 drummers. He was a monster drum!!!
The crowd for last nights show was great and the venue was awesome. The old papermill is long gone but the machine shop still stands and it's now called The Machine Shop and it is in development as a concert venue and special event venue. The work is continuing there but I have great hopes we see more live bands there.. Sound last night was way better than I expected and that gave me hope for future shows there.
Meeting Gino felt like my music career had done a big circle because I use to play to Gino's album "Brother to Brother" constantly, trying to learn all those amazing drumlicks and then all of a sudden, Gino and I are shaking hands, talking music and having a photo taken with him and that blew me away. Years earlier I had the greatest opportunity to chat online numerous times with his drummer Marc Craney who was sadly suffering from kidney failure. He was a stellar talent and a wonderful person. Little did I know after we had our chats online, he would die later that year.
Gino himself speaks very quietly but his singing voice is huge, round and full of dynamics. He has actually gotten better with age. He never missed a note. He also conducted his band and set all the tempos which showed how talented he is. So here's a picture of yours truly, my wife and Gino Vannelli. Slowly but surely, I'm getting to meet some of my influences.
The crowd for last nights show was great and the venue was awesome. The old papermill is long gone but the machine shop still stands and it's now called The Machine Shop and it is in development as a concert venue and special event venue. The work is continuing there but I have great hopes we see more live bands there.. Sound last night was way better than I expected and that gave me hope for future shows there.
Meeting Gino felt like my music career had done a big circle because I use to play to Gino's album "Brother to Brother" constantly, trying to learn all those amazing drumlicks and then all of a sudden, Gino and I are shaking hands, talking music and having a photo taken with him and that blew me away. Years earlier I had the greatest opportunity to chat online numerous times with his drummer Marc Craney who was sadly suffering from kidney failure. He was a stellar talent and a wonderful person. Little did I know after we had our chats online, he would die later that year.
Gino himself speaks very quietly but his singing voice is huge, round and full of dynamics. He has actually gotten better with age. He never missed a note. He also conducted his band and set all the tempos which showed how talented he is. So here's a picture of yours truly, my wife and Gino Vannelli. Slowly but surely, I'm getting to meet some of my influences.
