tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-46027122756353945442012-02-16T07:24:11.027-08:00JohnDooleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01240465816057827127noreply@blogger.comBlogger31100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4602712275635394544.post-8109945929793337232011-05-11T17:22:00.000-07:002011-05-13T13:52:57.701-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.johndooley.com/images/ZoroFunk_sm.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 112px;" src="http://www.johndooley.com/images/ZoroFunk_sm.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: arial; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:arial;font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">Zoro Funk</span> - </span><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:arial;font-size:85%;" >John Dooley - Bass, Praphat "Whan" Dechachutinan - Drums, Guntrung Jantimathawn - Guitar, Teerapoj "Bump" Plitakul - Keyboard, Yan - Saxophone</span><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: arial;font-family:arial;font-size:85%;" ><br /><br />Sometime over the past year my good friend and teacher <a style="color: rgb(255, 255, 153);" href="http://www.pbguitarstudio.com/">Pebber Brown</a></span><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:arial;font-size:85%;" > </span><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: arial;font-family:arial;font-size:85%;" >sent me an electronic drum track he was playing with and asked me to lay a bass track over it.<br /><br />I forget how we came up with the project code name "Zoro Funk" but I'll blame it on Pebber.<br /><br />Around November of 2010 I got an email request from Marine Caillat, a recording arts student at <a style="color: rgb(255, 255, 153);" href="http://www.saethailand.com/">SAE Bangkok</a><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 153);"> </span>for material for an upcoming project.<br /><br />The first call I made was to my drummer buddy Praphat Dechachutinan, "Whan" and sent him over the digital track.<br /><br />Next, we called in Guntrung Jantimathawn, young Thai guitarist son of <a style="color: rgb(255, 255, 153);" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caravan_%28Thai_band%29">Nga Caravan</a></span><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:arial;font-size:85%;" >.</span><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: arial;font-family:arial;font-size:85%;" > Guntrung's </span><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:arial;font-size:85%;" ><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">got the additional good fortune of being a protégé of guitarist Pong of <a style="color: rgb(255, 255, 153);" href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Adhere-13th-blues-bar/97360378333">Adhere 13th Blues Bar</a> in Bangkok. </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);"><br /><br /></span></span><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:arial;font-size:85%;" >Next came Teerapoj "Bump" Plitakul, Keyboard and Yan, Saxophonist...<br /><br />Here's what we came up with: </span><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;"><br /><br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);"></span></span><br /><a style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);" href="http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/stat?id=eH8NOY8fBFE&amp;offerid=78941&amp;type=3&amp;subid=0&amp;tmpid=1826&amp;RD_PARM1=http%253A%252F%252Fphobos.apple.com%252FWebObjects%252FMZStore.woa%252Fwa%252FviewAlbum%253Fid%253D435566727%2526s%253D143441%2526partnerId%253D30"><img alt="John Dooley - Bass - Zoro Funk - Single" src="http://www.tunecore.com/images/buttons/badgeitunes61x15dark.gif" height="15" width="61" /></a></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4602712275635394544-810994592979333723?l=bangkokmusic-johndooley.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>JohnDooleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01240465816057827127noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4602712275635394544.post-70516202398132070592011-04-14T22:39:00.000-07:002011-04-14T23:08:54.894-07:00<span style="font-family: arial;font-family:arial;" >We finally published the first single of the latest Kay Wara Band Album, "Yeun", ("to stand" in Thai).</span><span style="font-family: arial;font-family:arial;" > </span><span style="font-family: arial;font-family:arial;" >In addition to regular members; </span><a style="font-family: arial;" href="http://www.myspace.com/jiroajband">Jiroaj (Kay) Warakulnukroh</a><span style="font-family: arial;font-family:arial;" > on slide guitar and vocals, Karun Ramart on Harp, </span><a style="font-family: arial;" href="http://www.johndooley.com/">John Dooley</a><span style="font-family: arial;font-family:arial;" > on bass and Pornchai Janem on drums, the song features "Boy" on lead vocal. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">The existing cuts, (including "Yeun"), were recorded at Music Bug and the old Carabao studio on Rama IX Road. We've got a studio time commitment for May at Sexy Pink in Bangkok. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">This and all the cuts are mastered Wally of <a href="http://www.wallysound.com">Wally Sound</a> in Oakland, California.</span><br /><p><span style="font-family: arial;font-family:arial;" >We distributed the song to a lot of online hosts including iTunes</span><span style="font-family: arial;">.</span><br /></p><p><br /><a href="http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/stat?id=y37kNXRKZWk&amp;offerid=146261&amp;type=3&amp;subid=0&amp;tmpid=1826&amp;RD_PARM1=http%253A%252F%252Fitunes.apple.com%252Fus%252Falbum%252Fyeun-feat-kay-wara-john-dooley%252Fid431697047%253Fi%253D431697107%2526uo%253D4%2526partnerId%253D30" target="itunes_store"><img src="http://ax.phobos.apple.com.edgesuite.net/images/web/linkmaker/badge_itunes-lrg.gif" alt="Yeun (feat. Kay Wara, John Dooley, Pornchai Janem, Karun Ranart, Boy) - Yeun (feat. Kay Wara, John Dooley, Pornchai Janem, Karun Ranart, Boy) - Single" style="border: 0pt none;" /></a></p><span style="font-family: arial;">Amazon seems to be the best distribution channel for Thailand...</span><br /><br /><a style="font-family: arial;" href="http://t.co/dOb05z9">http://t.co/dOb05z9</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4602712275635394544-7051620239813207059?l=bangkokmusic-johndooley.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>JohnDooleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01240465816057827127noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4602712275635394544.post-12836637482313292642011-04-14T20:36:00.000-07:002011-04-14T20:37:56.898-07:00<a style="font-family: arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);" href="http://slake.la/slake-2/running-with-the-devil-a-lifetime-of-van-halen">J Albert's Article </a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4602712275635394544-1283663748231329264?l=bangkokmusic-johndooley.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>JohnDooleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01240465816057827127noreply@blogger.com0