My 74 year old Dad and his music

i think its great he has such a hobby and still has great passion to record music. Its a nice story thanks for sharing
 
Wow your dad is talented you would never guess those vocals are from someone aged 74 :eek:

The only thing I have noticed from those three tracks is that he does sound like hes limiting his voice, possibly as you say due to the neighbours. It would be really cool if you had any tracks were he fully runs free with his vocals.
 
One of his big problems that at 74 his hearing isn't what it should be and his mixing of instruments could be a lot better however I don't know what he's hearing.
He records on a ZOOM 1604 and earlier this year he bought a Line 6 Variax 300 guitar and Line 6 POD.
I keep trying to get him to record onto a computer based sequencer such as SONAR which I'm quite skilled with and that way I could have his tracks and mix them up for him.
I could also get him to stop doing some of the sillier voices that he throws in now & then and to get him re-record a guitar thats slightly out of tune.
I'm a bit brutal with him because I know his history and what he's done and I give him the same advice I give younger kids going in a studio which is :
Don't go in with 12 songs because you'll run through them quickly and you won't have time to listen to what you're recording. Instead go in with 3 or 4 songs max and really take your time perfecting the sound, tuning, mix, vocals etc.
He'll start a song and he's finished it in 2 or 3 hours because he's thinking about the next one.
However, how many more men of his age are doing what he does and it is only a hobby?

I've been searching for some old stuff for his 'real' voice but I can't find any.
 
dmpoole said:
I keep trying to get him to record onto a computer based sequencer such as SONAR which I'm quite skilled with and that way I could have his tracks and mix them up for him.
I could also get him to stop doing some of the sillier voices that he throws in now & then and to get him re-record a guitar thats slightly out of tune.
, how many more men of his age are doing what he does and it is only a hobby?
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I'm guessing that at 74 he isn't planning a career out of it is he? Does it really matter as long as he's enjoying himself?:)
 
Not my choice of music (though an improvement on the original) but you can easily see the talent.

Cool dad
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Nigeria 74

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Busking around Europe 79

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Jollees Nightclub 82

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The ironic thing is that on the last photo I am now the same age as my Dad.
He retired from music at the age of 50 then took it back up 15 years later.
 
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