People with Secret Talents

Clodfobble · 06-05-2008, 10:38 AM

So I've been working with another contractor for several months now, whose main job has been running the voice recording sessions, which I then edit at home. He had mentioned at one point that his primary experience was with recording his own music, so I assumed he was a struggling alt. rock guitar player like half the other people in this town.

Today was his last day, and he sent me his email address so we can keep in touch. The email address read more like a company name, so I thought maybe he had a website and went searching out of curiosity.

Turns out he's not a rocker, he's a fucking fantastic flute player.

At least it looks fucking fantastic to me. That's an original, improvised piece; there's another video of a composed piece that looks quite a bit harder but is less melodic so I liked this one better. Steve, does this look like professional concert skill to you?

Sheesh. How am I supposed to stereotype people, if I can't even trust that "musician" means talentless wannabe rocker living on his mom's couch?

Edit: be sure to listen to at least 1:30 in, when the style changes dramatically.

Flint · 06-05-2008, 10:44 AM

That's why I love playing charity gigs at the hospital.
My co-workers wander in, and see me in drummer mode.

lumberjim · 06-05-2008, 10:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Veronica Corningstone

jazz flute is for little sissy boys.

spudcon · 06-05-2008, 11:41 AM

You're right, Clod, he is a fantastic flute player, or seems like it to me. I'm not a musician, tho.

footfootfoot · 06-05-2008, 12:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by spudcon

You're right, Clod, he is a fantastic flute player, or seems like it to me. I'm not a musician, tho.

I think we should hold off judgment on his flute playing skills until Sheldon weighs in...
rim, ahem, shot

Shawnee123 · 06-05-2008, 11:47 AM

My ex would never really even talk about being a piano player, so when someone showed up somewhere he was playing they'd be floored. I, of course, tried to brag him up all the time but he was quiet about it...until he started playing, and the music spoke for him.

Sigh, I wish my secret talent was something other than "able to eat an entire bag of cheezy poofs in one sitting."

dar512 · 06-05-2008, 12:09 PM

Thanks clod. He's got talent. I like the whole Jethro Tull into hip-hop thing.

Can you point us to his web site?

SteveDallas · 06-05-2008, 01:57 PM

He's great-- a nice, solid, clear tone.

Clodfobble · 06-05-2008, 04:08 PM

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Originally Posted by dar512

Can you point us to his web site?

Well, here's his MySpace page, wherein I just learned that he only started playing at age 17 (WTF?) And here's the page of the local band he plays with sometimes, The Brew.

footfootfoot · 06-07-2008, 06:49 PM

Holy Mackerel. He's amazing, That change at 1:30 is crazy, if I hadn't seen him playing it I wouldn't have known what it was.

Your assuming he was a wannabe rocker living on his mom's couch made me picture him doing a "Fun To"
style pachelbel's canon on flute...

monster · 06-07-2008, 08:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by footfootfoot

Your assuming he was a wannabe rocker living on his mom's couch made me picture him doing a "Fun To"
style pachelbel's canon on flute...

vocalperk · 06-08-2008, 01:42 AM

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Originally Posted by vocalperk

I'm afraid I don't know how to do the embedding Youtube video's in a post thing, but here's Greg Patillo - the "original" beatboxing floutist - on the Super Mario Brothers theme:

Here he is on an Inspector Gadget Remix:

Elspode · 06-08-2008, 10:25 AM

Was Ian Anderson the original beatboxing flautist?

DanaC · 06-07-2008, 07:32 PM

I used to play the flute when I was younger. Didn't keep it up long enough to get good at it. But learned enough to know it's a bloody difficult instrument to master. I thoroughly enjoyed listening to him play.

TheMercenary · 06-08-2008, 10:34 AM

The Greg Patillo is FANTASTIC, sounds just like Ian Anderson. Certainly not a new thing for all of us Jethro Tull fans (I have seen them 4 or 5 times), but outstanding never the less.

06-05-2008, 10:38 AM	#1
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	People with Secret Talents So I've been working with another contractor for several months now, whose main job has been running the voice recording sessions, which I then edit at home. He had mentioned at one point that his primary experience was with recording his own music, so I assumed he was a struggling alt. rock guitar player like half the other people in this town. Today was his last day, and he sent me his email address so we can keep in touch. The email address read more like a company name, so I thought maybe he had a website and went searching out of curiosity. Turns out he's not a rocker, he's a fucking fantastic flute player. At least it looks fucking fantastic to me. That's an original, improvised piece; there's another video of a composed piece that looks quite a bit harder but is less melodic so I liked this one better. Steve, does this look like professional concert skill to you? Sheesh. How am I supposed to stereotype people, if I can't even trust that "musician" means talentless wannabe rocker living on his mom's couch? Edit: be sure to listen to at least 1:30 in, when the style changes dramatically. Last edited by Clodfobble; 06-05-2008 at 10:45 AM.

06-05-2008, 10:44 AM	#2
Flint Snowflake Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Dystopia Posts: 13,136	That's why I love playing charity gigs at the hospital. My co-workers wander in, and see me in drummer mode. __________________ **************** There's a level of facility that everyone needs to accomplish, and from there it's a matter of deciding for yourself how important ultra-facility is to your expression. ... I found, like Joseph Campbell said, if you just follow whatever gives you a little joy or excitement or awe, then you're on the right track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry Bozzio**

06-05-2008, 11:41 AM	#4
spudcon Beware of potatoes Join Date: May 2007 Location: Upstate NY, USA Posts: 2,078	You're right, Clod, he is a fantastic flute player, or seems like it to me. I'm not a musician, tho. __________________ "I believe that being despised by the despicable is as good as being admired by the admirable."

06-05-2008, 11:47 AM	#6
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	My ex would never really even talk about being a piano player, so when someone showed up somewhere he was playing they'd be floored. I, of course, tried to brag him up all the time but he was quiet about it...until he started playing, and the music spoke for him. Sigh, I wish my secret talent was something other than "able to eat an entire bag of cheezy poofs in one sitting." __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

06-05-2008, 12:09 PM	#7
dar512 dar512 is now Pete Zicato Join Date: May 2003 Location: Chicago suburb Posts: 4,968	Thanks clod. He's got talent. I like the whole Jethro Tull into hip-hop thing. Can you point us to his web site? __________________ "Against stupidity the gods themselves contend in vain." -- Friedrich Schiller

06-05-2008, 01:57 PM	#8
SteveDallas Your Bartender Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Philly Burbs, PA Posts: 7,651	He's great-- a nice, solid, clear tone.

06-07-2008, 06:49 PM	#10
footfootfoot To shreds, you say? Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: in the house and on the street-how many, many feet we meet! Posts: 18,449	Holy Mackerel. He's amazing, That change at 1:30 is crazy, if I hadn't seen him playing it I wouldn't have known what it was. Your assuming he was a wannabe rocker living on his mom's couch made me picture him doing a "Fun To" style pachelbel's canon on flute... __________________ The internet is a hateful stew of vomit you can never take completely seriously. - Her Fobs

06-08-2008, 10:25 AM	#13
Elspode When Do I Get Virtual Unreality? Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Raytown, Missouri Posts: 12,719	Was Ian Anderson the original beatboxing flautist? __________________ "To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off." - Robert Moog

06-07-2008, 07:32 PM	#14
DanaC We have to go back, Kate! Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 25,964	I used to play the flute when I was younger. Didn't keep it up long enough to get good at it. But learned enough to know it's a bloody difficult instrument to master. I thoroughly enjoyed listening to him play.

06-08-2008, 10:34 AM	#15
TheMercenary “Hypocrisy: prejudice with a halo” Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Savannah, Georgia Posts: 21,393	The Greg Patillo is FANTASTIC, sounds just like Ian Anderson. Certainly not a new thing for all of us Jethro Tull fans (I have seen them 4 or 5 times), but outstanding never the less. __________________ Anyone but the this most fuked up President in History in 2012!

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