SESSION SHENANIGANS

The studio guitarist’s guide to happiness and personal fulfilment, as related by our session ace. This month: A Song, A Smile, A VAT Invoice.

I attended a benefit concert recently in London’s unfair city. It was for a uniquely worthwhile cause and featured a number of permutations of musicians and drummers. There was also a heady mix of stylistically varied vocalists. Much effort had been expended in organising the event, replete with top-class sound reinforcement, professional video and intervallic beverage offering. There had even been rehearsals in the days prior to the event. All in all, a logistical headache considering that all concerned were providing their services for love, not lucre. While it’s true that the event itself transcended the music, I still came away disappointed with one aspect of the proceedings and consider that the following may have relevance for my demanding readership. Both of you. The principle takeaway that I, er…took away from the gig is that programming in a concert is paradoxically frequently overlooked, but absolutely vital.