Looking for approaches to solo GJ gigs

frostymitten

https://www.djangobooks.com/forum/discussion/comment/124449#Comment_124449

If you can do that seamlessly, that's pretty slick. Nailing a perfect loop is that much more difficult when you're juggling vocals, rhythm, and anticipating a clean end to the loop.

This music has so much more room to breathe with rhythmic accompaniment. I get that. I just see these backing track guys around town and wonder if it doesn't devalue the nature of live music when the slope is so slippery...

voutoreenie

Nailing a perfect loop is that much more difficult when you're juggling vocals, rhythm, and anticipating a clean end to the loop.

To quickly address this (good) point, all the players I know are using saved loops to solo gig with - "looping" in it's purest sense is somewhat of a misnomer in this context as the loops are essentially prerecorded backing tracks that utilize a looper as the source in comparison to using it for live looping/sampling

neebs4964

I am trying to incorporate more solo interpretations in my playing and I have come to the conclusion that you need to expand your horizon to more than just GJ. I play some bossa, some standard and modern jazz. Been working on my fingerstyle picking. I know it's contrary to GJ, but it does allow you to increase your repertoire.

You can also play waltzes solo and they work.

Steve