Jadi

@ju1cys1ngs vocals @dave.holland.61 guitars @drummerwarrior drums, backing vocals #lookingforbass #lookingforkeyboards #lookingfortherightfit #lookingfortherightpeople #worksasatrio #bookingfornextyear #funk #Guitar #Jadi #Jadiband #Jadielectroacoustic #Jadigig #Jadiloversrock #Jadiloves #Jadilovesfunk #Jadilovesmusic #Jadilovesska #Jadilovessoul #Jadilovesreggae #Loversrock #reggae #Sabiancymbals #ska #soul #Vocals #vocalist https://www.instagram.com/p/BopAqH5AEZH/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=fv5650709j14

It's Too Late. ADI: As well as Jules' great vocal, there's some excellent unison playing between Dave and I. @ju1cys1ngs @dave.holland.61 #video #mobilefilmmaking #mobile #songs #liverecording #funk #Guitar #Jadi #Jadiband #Jadielectroacoustic #Jadigig #Jadiloversrock #Jadiloves #Jadilovesfunk #Jadilovesmusic #Jadilovesska #Jadilovessoul #Jadilovesreggae #Loversrock #reggae #Sabiancymbals #ska #soul #Vocals #vocalist https://www.instagram.com/p/BogS7lgAxMV/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=nplxpib8olor

The band at the Pizza Jam night. We played Back to Black and Gangsters. Hopefully more photos of the event soon. #amp #openmic #jadilovesopenmics #cymbals #Codedrumheads #teamcode #Electroacoustic #Fenderstratocaster #funk #Guitar #guitaramp #Jadi #Jadiband #Jadielectroacoustic #Jadigig #Jadiloversrock #Jadiloves #Jadilovesfunk #Jadilovesmusic #Jadilovesska #Jadilovessoul #Jadilovesreggae #Loversrock #Ludwigdrums #reggae #Sabiancymbals #ska #soul #Vocals #vocalist (at Riverside Cafe Events) https://www.instagram.com/p/BoWQWiEguid/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1xz94fz4d50yu

ADI: Until we get our own PA (likely a Bose L1 Compact) Dave has been supplying his set up. He's so methodical. And quite right too! We love him. #amp #constantpractice #hardwork #methodical #fender #paequipment #Electroacoustic #Fenderstratocaster #funk #Guitar #guitaramp #Jadi #Jadiband #Jadielectroacoustic #Jadigig #Jadiloversrock #Jadiloves #Jadilovesfunk #Jadilovesmusic #Jadilovesska #Jadilovessoul #Jadilovesreggae #Loversrock #Ludwigdrums #reggae #Sabiancymbals #ska #soul #Vocals #vocalist https://www.instagram.com/p/BoOdBiYAdVD/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1l04r7h4q6js0

The Look of Love. ADI: I love watching his clip: Jules and Dave play of each other so well during this song. @ju1cys1ngs @dave.holland.61 #video #mobilefilmmaking #mobile #songs #liverecording #funk #Guitar #Jadi #Jadiband #Jadielectroacoustic #Jadigig #Jadiloversrock #Jadiloves #Jadilovesfunk #Jadilovesmusic #Jadilovesska #Jadilovessoul #Jadilovesreggae #Loversrock #reggae #Sabiancymbals #ska #soul #Vocals #vocalist https://www.instagram.com/p/BoM0VPgA9Xj/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1fflhgfr97u92

@dave.holland.61 - guitars and amp. Dave practices constantly and refines his playing and equipment. The results speak for themselves. #amp #constantpractice #hardwork #cymbals #fender #equipment #Electroacoustic #Fenderstratocaster #funk #Guitar #guitaramp #Jadi #Jadiband #Jadielectroacoustic #Jadigig #Jadiloversrock #Jadiloves #Jadilovesfunk #Jadilovesmusic #Jadilovesska #Jadilovessoul #Jadilovesreggae #Loversrock #Ludwigdrums #reggae #Sabiancymbals #ska #soul #Vocals #vocalist https://www.instagram.com/p/BoJbvpfArUa/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1anv9mrinbxfr

Brown Eyed "Boy" - our best performance of this song so far. #video #mobilefilmmaking #mobile #songs #liverecording #funk #Guitar #Jadi #Jadiband #Jadielectroacoustic #Jadigig #Jadiloversrock #Jadiloves #Jadilovesfunk #Jadilovesmusic #Jadilovesska #Jadilovessoul #Jadilovesreggae #Loversrock #reggae #Sabiancymbals #ska #soul #Vocals #vocalist https://www.instagram.com/p/BoHYvNdgHql/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=b6dd44tkzllk

ADI: Band selfie at last night's gig. Turned out to be an "interesting" night... month's of live playing experience paid off with live footage to prove it. Will post clips in the next few days. #video #mobilefilmmaking #mobile #songs #liverecording #funk #Guitar #Jadi #Jadiband #Jadielectroacoustic #Jadigig #Jadiloversrock #Jadiloves #Jadilovesfunk #Jadilovesmusic #Jadilovesska #Jadilovessoul #Jadilovesreggae #Loversrock #reggae #Sabiancymbals #ska #soul #Vocals #vocalist https://www.instagram.com/p/BoDdzkMAiN2/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=g153k47ci8hf

@ju1cys1ngs and I are packing to move to our new home over the next few days. Even so we still have to pull in a rehearsal with the wonderful @dave.holland.61 in @piratestudios on Wednesday. Looking forward to blasting through the set ready for Saturday's @jadiband2017 gig at the Old Hare and Hounds in Anstey. - ADI - @drummerwarrior #jadigig #amywinehouse #rehearsingjadiset #includesnewsongs #jadilovesamywinehouse #Electroacoustic #Fenderstratocaster #funk #Guitar #guitaramp #Jadi #Jadiband #Jadielectroacoustic #Jadigig #Jadiloversrock #Jadiloves #Jadilovesfunk #Jadilovesmusic #Jadilovesska #Jadilovessoul #Jadilovesreggae #Loversrock #Ludwigdrums #reggae #Sabian (at Clarendon Park) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bn4O1zjnlmj/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1016gmg326hbd

ADI: Yesterday @ju1cys1ngs and I bought a professional tripod and mobile attachment from @jessops. As things are shaping up we'll want to be in a position to film a lot more things over the coming months. Song covers; gigs; "live" recordings; progress on the Lifetime Warmup. #video #mobilefilmmaking #mobile #songs #liverecording #lifetimewarmup #qualityequipment #funk #Guitar #professionalequipment #Jadi #Jadiband #Jadielectroacoustic #Jadigig #Jadiloversrock #Jadiloves #Jadilovesfunk #Jadilovesmusic #Jadilovesska #Jadilovessoul #Jadilovesreggae #Loversrock #housekit #reggae #Sabiancymbals #ska #soul #Vocals #vocalist (at Leicester, United Kingdom) https://www.instagram.com/p/BnyUKmwnbRb/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=6kfixzvwauzk

Back to Black @ju1cys1ngs practicing at home to her backing tracks. More and more we're leaning towards the Bose L1 compact PA for solo shows and possibly Jadi as well. Still open to serious alternative suggestions but the Bose PA seems the top contender. - ADI. #jadisolosinger #solosinger #amywinehouse #soloact #openmic #newact #popheads #funko #jazz #soul #funk #reggae #ska #backingtracks #drummersgirl #weloveopenmics #amywinehousesoloset #inspiration #singer #vocals #vocalist #backingtrackssinger #newventure #newmusicalventure #jadiadventure #jadiadventures (at Leicester, United Kingdom) https://www.instagram.com/p/BntMX8hn6K6/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=qd0o2k75mnav

ADI: A few weeks back I had a rehearsal with the lovely Taptonic the same night as we would normally at end open mic. I was insistent that Jules and Dave go as a duo - it made complete sense to me. In the future, not every venue we have an opportunity to play will welcome drums. Drums of any kind. Or, more likely, will offer a fee befitting a trio. So for Dave and Jules to play as a duo was good practice, even though they would prefer me with them. From my point of view, I expect there will be times when both Jadi and Small Blind Chris will be booked to play the same night. I wouldn't want to render Jadi completely un-giggable. I don't expect this to happen often. I just like to cover all bases. #jadiduo #firsttimegig #nodrummer #cymbals #Codedrumheads #teamcode #Electroacoustic #Fenderstratocaster #funk #Guitar #guitaramp #Jadi #Jadiband #Jadielectroacoustic #Jadigig #Jadiloversrock #Jadiloves #Jadilovesfunk #Jadilovesmusic #Jadilovesska #Jadilovessoul #Jadilovesreggae #Loversrock #Ludwigdrums #reggae #Sabiancymbals #ska #soul #Vocals #vocalist (at The Plough Inn At Ratby) https://www.instagram.com/p/BnrR6PxHXp0/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=y9bayu37x98v

Back to Black I Saw the Light Hey Little Rich Girl ADI: For a band who specialise in low-volume electro acoustic soul funk reggae, we can turn up the volume with the best of them! And @the_sound_house allows us to flex our muscles - thanks to @barrowrhett and Ollie Petch for hosting us so well. Its been suggested in that a bass player would round at the line up... but we still feel that an extra member may not necessary for our target gigs - cafés, bars, restaurants. When I was with low-volume acoustic blues band The Blues Demons we were bass-less for the longest time. When we finally got a bass it certainly changed the dynamic of the group, something we in Jadi are very concious of. As we've stated before, personality counts highest. #jadiatthesoundhouse #amywinehouse #rehearsingnewsongs #newsongs #jadilovesamywinehouse #Electroacoustic #Fenderstratocaster #funk #Guitar #guitaramp #Jadi #Jadiband #Jadielectroacoustic #Jadigig #Jadiloversrock #Jadiloves #Jadilovesfunk #Jadilovesmusic #Jadilovesska #Jadilovessoul #Jadilovesreggae #Loversrock #Ludwigdrums #reggae #Sabian (at The Soundhouse Leicester) https://www.instagram.com/p/BnozDyFHUK8/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=pmg3fl6hdt4c

ADI: Some notes on the new songs we've been working on recently. We’d originally rehearsed Amy Winehouse’s Back to Black with a more laid back funky feel. In the meantime, as part of her solo singer project, Jules was performing the song at open mics using a backing track based on the original recording. So when the band came to perform the same song with a different feel Jules struggled with the vocal delivery. Jules realised she wasn't comfortable singing to anything else so it made sense for the band to play the song in keeping with the original. Todd Rundgren’s I Saw the Light was new to me but not Jules and Dave, who were both familiar with it. I fell in love with the song straight away, and it proved very natural and easy to play. Our interpretation has a more overall rock feel than the original, which has several different grooves from section to section. A nice opportunity for doo wop-style backing vocals, Hey Little Rich Girl is based on the Amy Winehouse recording. The main difference, apart from a more stripped back sound, is that Jules sings all the lead vocal parts. These were originally split between Winehouse and her spirited backing singers. Brown Eyed Girl (now Boy) is a good example of a song title and lyric that needed to be changed to suit a woman singer. Turns out, after performing it a couple of times, there was an equally necessary key change needed too. Apart from that, it's like the record - similar to the approach we took with I Saw (Him) Standing There by The Beatles. We love choosing and working on new songs. You'll notice we have a deep seated affection for the late Amy Winehouse too. #jadirehearsals are a joy, fuelled by cookies! There are so many different ways to interpret a track, from a straight copy of the original to something more radical. It all depends on the song. #jadicookieaddiction #jadicookies #cookiesduringjadirehearsals #rehearsingnewsongs #newsongs #amywinehouse #Electroacoustic #Fenderstratocaster #funk #Guitar #guitaramp #Jadi #Jadiband #Jadielectroacoustic #Jadigig #Jadiloversrock #Jadiloves #Jadilovesfunk #Jadilovesmusic #Jadilovesska #Jadilovessoul #Jadilovesreggae #Loversrock #Ludwigdrums #reggae #Sabian (at Leicester, United Kingdom) https://www.instagram.com/p/BnkeEi0gcDc/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=pogq99603xkj

Another productive #jadirehearsal today with many cookies consumed! Four songs will be added to our set list ready for our upcoming gig on 22 September at the Old Hare and Hounds, Anstey. We shall perform them at tomorrow's @the_sound_house open mic, then support our friend @smallblindchris* as he plays his featured set. * you can see Chris in today's photo as he joins us for a blues set a couple of weeks back. #jadilovesblues #bandedtogether #cymbals #Codedrumheads #teamcode #Electroacoustic #Fenderstratocaster #funk #Guitar #guitaramp #Jadi #Jadiband #Jadielectroacoustic #Jadigig #Jadiloversrock #Jadiloves #Jadilovesfunk #Jadilovesmusic #Jadilovesska #Jadilovessoul #Jadilovesreggae #Loversrock #housekit #reggae #Sabiancymbals #ska #soul #Vocals #vocalist (at The Soundhouse Leicester) https://www.instagram.com/p/BnjLo-nnUjX/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=q4e2ehdrojkc

ADI: A month or so back: I took Jules to see the amazing @vickyjacksonsings perform solo at Nuneaton. It had just the impact I hoped for. The first thing Jules said was “I can do that.” She had a quick chat to Vicky at the end of the gig and walked away inspired. Now: We have a business plan. Now: A set list. Now: Backing Tracks in rehearsal. Now: The same way as with Jadi, Jules has been attending open mics to perform short sets. I couldn’t be prouder. Next: All we need is the right PA and the gigs. #jadisolosinger #solosinger #amywinehouse #soloact #openmic #newact #popheads #funko #jazz #soul #funk #reggae #ska #backingtracks #drummersgirl #weloveopenmics #amywinehousesoloset #inspiration #singer #vocals #vocalist #backingtrackssinger #newventure #newmusicalventure #jadiadventure #jadiadventures (at Mountsorrel Memorial Centre) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bnf8RsvHK5I/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=f6go0ettv2tx

ADI: One song we (Jadi) fancy doing is the sultry "Fever". Of course my favourite version of the song is the one sung by Rita Moreno on the Muppet Show (105). She's backed by the irrepressible Animal of course and he gives her a bit of a rough ride. So here's our new addition to the Jadi family. He's using our Ultimate Ears WONDERBOOM as a tom tom, or course. #jadimascot #animal #animalmuppet #animaldrummer #openmic #muppets #muppetshow #softtoy #jazz #soul #funk #reggae #ska #weloveopenmics #singer #vocals #vocalist #backingtrackssinger #jadiadventure #jadiadventures #Jadiband #Jadielectroacoustic #Jadigig #Jadiloversrock #Jadiloves #Jadilovesfunk #Jadilovesmusic #Jadilovesska #Jadilovessoul #Jadilovesreggae https://www.instagram.com/p/BndX-7pgPNd/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=4wedrvlt1vk3