by John Gros | Oct 15, 2018 | News
You can play a song the same way every night. The composer wrote the songs, wrote the notes and the goal is to recreate it every night as it was originally written. This comes from the classical music tradition. Our approach comes from the New Orleans jazz tradition,...
by John Gros | Oct 12, 2018 | News
The process for recording my vocals on “River’s On Fire” was to record each song a bunch of times — 10, 15, 20 times — then figure out what I was doing right and what I was doing wrong. I would practice the song for a day or two, then re-record...
by John Gros | Oct 11, 2018 | News
Towards the end of Papa Grows Funk, I started working with a vocal coach. I knew that my throat was a complete wreck. My vocal cords were shot. I needed to learn how to sing so my true self could be heard. So ever since PGF ended, one of my personal goals was to...
by John Gros | Oct 10, 2018 | News
One of the new songs that’s been fun to play live is “Cocaine and Chicken Fricassee”. It’s got a great groove and it gets people moving. It’s also fun to watch the audience’s reaction to the opening lines. You can see it on their...
by John Gros | Oct 9, 2018 | News
“Her Love Can’t Be Denied” is another song I enjoy playing live. It’s a simple song with a thick, lush arrangement, which makes it a challenge to perform live. The risk / reward is high, so it’s a great barometer as to how we are playing...
by John Gros | Oct 9, 2018 | News
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