BERKLEE AUDITION PIECE - Minor Swing - Django Reinhardt

[skedi33]

yeah you can play a song note by note, so what?

[brainfog07]

that is absolutely captivating, i could not stop listening. there was never a boring part, no wonder you got excepted.

[ledzeppelin154]

this is great man. berklee is around 50k a year...if not more. im paying 48k a year with financial aid :/. they harsh giving guitar player scholarships

[AGunForYourGrave21]

@ledzeppelin154 thanks dude. and yea i know, wasn't worth paying the money in my eyes

[MFG666EmOTP]

I REALLY WANNA GO THERE, BUT IM NO WHERE NEAR THIS GOOD :( (caps fail)

[AGunForYourGrave21]

@MFG666EmOTP I wish I went there too :( but thank you for the kind words

[MrPraise88]

like .........so swing swing hehe

[danielman96]

you´re a great player...btw where can i get a backing track for this?

[AGunForYourGrave21]

@danielman96 thank you sir. and i found it on youtube actually, just search minor swing backing track

[KelvinAnethema]

What are you taking at Berkeley?

[AGunForYourGrave21]

@KelvinAnethema not goin there

[MrSvjoe]

Did u receive any scholarship?

[AGunForYourGrave21]

@MrSvjoe i wish

[AwakeInDark]

great cover dude, did you get in with scholarship?

[AGunForYourGrave21]

@AwakeInDark nah :( wouldve went there if i did

[AwakeInDark]

@AGunForYourGrave21 yeah I heard it's about 33 000$ per year. But still I'm wondering what special skills do someone need to enter with scholarship.

[AGunForYourGrave21]

@AwakeInDark i wish it was 33,000$, its in the 50,000's now, but yea im not so sure either but whatever

[irockyouroll]

@AGunForYourGrave21 for those of you who cant afford berklee, tell yourselves charlie parker never went to berklee, dont worry guys, what would take 4 years to learn in school you can teach yourself in 6! best of luck!

[AGunForYourGrave21]

@irockyouroll thanks for the ressurance!

[irockyouroll]

@AGunForYourGrave21 dude! you've got musical skill, learning will be natural for you! plus it will feel better afterwards knowin you did it yourself, am i right?

[AGunForYourGrave21]

@irockyouroll thanks for the kind words man! and you are absolutely right

[ragglefraggle09]

...did... did you just play django's solo note for note? why?

[AGunForYourGrave21]

@ragglefraggle09 haha because i wanted too

[ragglefraggle09]

@AGunForYourGrave21

lol.. does berkelee value improv?

[AGunForYourGrave21]

@ragglefraggle09 there actually is no improv in this haha the second half is the violin solo

[ragglefraggle09]

@AGunForYourGrave21

i'll take that as a "no", lol

[doubleuarex]

@ragglefraggle09 yes. it is one of the main criteria in which we are judged.

[Mr111first]

AWESOME..!!!

[AGunForYourGrave21]

@Mr111first thank you!!

[brennanlable]

Brit?

[AGunForYourGrave21]

@brennanlable hm? nope american

[brennanlable]

@AGunForYourGrave21 sorry thought you were someone else.

[yanis3]

hearing such dedication to Django makes me so happy. I smiled the whole way through.

[AGunForYourGrave21]

@yanis3 that comment just made my to be shitty monday way better! thank you very much!

[yerbestfrend12]

Excellent Dude! great job on the violin solo

[AGunForYourGrave21]

@yerbestfrend12 thank you very much dude!

[ledsabbath165]

Very nice... Now try that with two fingers.

[AGunForYourGrave21]

@ledsabbath165 haha thanks. maybe one day

[ledsabbath165]

@AGunForYourGrave21

Well I have to admit... Even with 4 fingers that was still very impressive. How long have you been playing?

[AGunForYourGrave21]

@ledsabbath165 thank you very much. been playing for about 4 and a half years or so now

[AgentZeroForTheWin]

did u get in

[AGunForYourGrave21]

@AgentZeroForTheWin i don't find out until January 31st i think

[AgentZeroForTheWin]

@AGunForYourGrave21 ok good luck and let me know!

[AGunForYourGrave21]

@AgentZeroForTheWin you got it! and thank you!

[Bobman4671]

how do you improvise so well? Is there anything you can reference me to?

[AGunForYourGrave21]

@Bobman4671 oh there was no improvisation here man, the second part of the solo was the violin solo transcribed on guitar

[TheNightmaresEnd]

umm what type of amp are you usings and what settings do you have it on... i have a gibson les paul and a crappy amp.. i cant get anything to sound jazzy without turning the bass up all the way

[AGunForYourGrave21]

@TheNightmaresEnd ive got a fender princeton 65. the bass is up to 8 on the amp and the treble is on 2 and then i have stuff EQed more on the Boss ME-70 i use

[aiscorp]

damn man you're talented

[AGunForYourGrave21]

@aiscorp thank you very much

[NickoTheGuitarist]

That was awesome dude. Django lives on in you!

[AGunForYourGrave21]

@NickoTheGuitarist thanks a lot man!

[lilgangstabro]

Wow dude, you're freaking amazing! I hope you get in!

[AGunForYourGrave21]

@lilgangstabro thanks so much man!