I'm Casey and I just got signed.

[Haleylvr4evr]

Here's my videos! I made a playlist so it'd be easier to post instead of all individually since I got really confused when I did that for Haley's show lol

http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLB...ture=addto

I'll add more if I can get my other movies to work later

[john]

Thanks Doglver4ever! Those vids turned out well.

[Haleylvr4evr]

Did you see he pointed right at me in Ghosts? hehehe

[Haleylvr4evr]

PICTURE TIME!













Pointing right at me

[cherelann]

Very nice pics & vids, Miss Haleylvr4evr!! Also, I kind of like the bohemian look Casey has goin' on.

[My Alter Ego]

^ Sweet Cherelann, I agree with all your comments above.

^^^Babbs and Haleylvr4evr, thanks for (respectively) your observations and videos.

I find it interesting that Casey performed "I Got Signed" but am pleased that he did. He should re-work some of the lyrics so that they won't seem dated, but, at least the way he performed it here, it shows that it has some legs beyond the introduction to this thread. That he could weave in a bit of "beat box"?? stuff and then, "I Want You Back" (was that a "wink/nod" at Haley for the kerfuffle at the "W" earlier that week?) shows just how good this guy is! It's such a good tune that I hope that he will re-work some of the lyrics, so that they won't seem silly as time goes on. It's a good/catchy tune.

When Casey appeared late last fall (?) for a charity that has a connection with his chronic health issue, SatchVai described Casey's bass playing as "kickass!" I can't disagree. I find it astonishing that someone as young as Casey is as proficient as he is on that (well any) instrument. And, then, he's fairly good a number of other instruments. Well, ok, can we all agree that Casey is a musical genius! And he found some really good backup musicians!

But I'm intrigued by his playing style, and Midnight, I'm hoping that you might be able to explain some of it, although I know you play guitar, not bass.

Casey is a supremely confident player, so I don't doubt what he's doing, I just don't understand it. Because I'm not a string player, what I don't get is some of the stuff that he does with his right hand. It's particularly noticeable on "Blame It On Me" where there are many times when, with his right hand, he either does a long stroke down the strings or merely seems to slap them.

MNB, can you explain what those techniques produce?

Haleylvr4vr, you seem to have a fan in SandritaDreams, so you go, girl!

[midnightblues]

OK I will check out the vids and get back with you. .

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Okay this is what I've seen, Casey is a left-handed player in other words his left hand is on the fret board, and his right hand is working the strings. Typically your left hand on a six string guitar is doing chord progressions, bar chords or power cords. And your right hand is picking the strings either with a guitar pick or fingerpicking. Here it looks like Casey is just slapping the strings, and his left hand is on the fret board playing note patterns. I think he gets it from playing standup bass. If you watch a standup bass player they slap the strings it's just a technique, so seeing that Casey has had a lot of experience with the standup bass, he just transfers the style over when he is playing a bass guitar. I hope that made sense to you, it's just different techniques that musicians have crafted to make their instrument either sound subtle or dynamic. I hope this helped. the same way a trumpet player would mute his horn just to give a different tone. Now I'm going off on a tangent.

[My Alter Ego]

^^^Thanks, Midnight. I guess that I do. To me, it seems that the slap would "mute" the strings, but perhaps that's what he wants.

[Haleylvr4evr]

OMG I'm getting soooo many views on my videos! I added the numbers up and in 24 hours I've gotten a total af 443 people watching them! "Dry spell" is the highest w/ 92 views. CRAZY

[Tusk]

Thnx for the videos, I'm glad you at least got "Great Bright Morning".... i kind of like the little bit of a country vibe to it, I could see this being an Eagles song (early Eagles, in the '70's). It is one of the songs that gives me goose bumps still

(I will admit it's easier to watch the video with that hair under control under the hat, though. As much as I appreciate Casey getting in touch with his "inner bohemian", I would like him to be a little more conscientious of his appearance to an certain extent....) At least by the time Carnegie comes around...