Contained in this episode you will find an extensive-ranging talk having Dream Theater bassist John Myung
John covers their sense attending Berklee College or university out of Tunes which have John Petrucci and you can Mike Portnoy, Dream Theater’s formation and beginning, approaches for practicing bass, while the story at the rear of his new Ernie Basketball Sounds Man Artist Series half dozen-string bass.
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Evan Ball:Hey, I am Evan Baseball. Thanks for visiting Ernie Ball’s Striking A great Chord podcast. Today we have Fantasy Theater bassist, John Myung on let you know. John’s had a fresh Ernie Ball sounds kid artist’s series half a dozen sequence trout that’s set to be create in only a short while, so we enjoy to the you to definitely. John in addition to discusses their experience going to Berklee University regarding Musical which have John Petrucci and you will Mike Portnoy. I talk about the start of Dream Theater, strategies for practicing ft, songwriting, and more. Girls and you may men, John Myung. John Myung, introducing the fresh new podcast.
Evan Golf ball:Yeah. We will initiate here. All of you, like in Dream Theater, of course noted for the musicianship. Just what drove that come to this advanced level from musicianship?
John Myung:It’s simply something which happens. It has been more than thirty years in progress, and it is simply been a serendipitous musical excursion one no problems, very happy with in which we have been. On a yearly basis provides the fresh new challenges and you may unexpected situations, and that seasons being no different, needless to say. Merely feel very lucky are the main whole matter.
Evan Ball:Yeah. But going back beginning, it’s possible to have gone in many instructions. There are many kinds of rock songs, nevertheless chosen it road of very requiring musicianship. Was indeed your taken in one to guidance early?
John Myung:Right, of course. The new artwork impacts was indeed groups instance Hurry and you will Sure, Iron Maiden, Black Sabbath. And we also discovered every one of these rings, it’d become really interesting and the way they compose their songs. It wasn’t fundamentally formulaic otherwise repetitive in any way. It had been extremely creative rhythmically and you can melodically. And it are the latest prog day and age that really put myself toward attempting to getting a musician.
John Myung:Yeah. It takes numerous simply getting in song to your albums that we think was in fact higher, to tackle with each other so you’re able to Hurry records, Iron Maiden Albums, following taking together and you may rehearsing songs just like the a team, while the a band. And another situation lead to other, and finally we created a band while in the Berklee School from Audio, and that at some point became Fantasy Theatre.
Evan Ball:Best. Right. I suppose I guess while i take a look at a band such as Fantasy Theatre one to people member of brand new band must have good crazy work ethic. Does it band real for your requirements?
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John Myung:Yeah. We capture whatever you perform positively. And also earlier than we actually got the first listing offer, we would exercise Friday as a result of Saturday off eg 6:00 later in the day to help you midnight irrespective of where we can, basement away from stores otherwise someone’s flat. However, we would have the ability to get it done. That started up in the Berklee. We were carrying out you to Monday through Saturday. We possibly may signal away bedroom. For every son you will definitely indication away a space to possess such as a couple of hours. So we would most of the get in line and you can signal out the same place. The room is actually E19. And then we perform just install in the six:00 at night and only be present right until midnight playing whichever, jamming and you will composing articles.
John Myung:Yeah. It had been fairly hectic anywhere between can the newest categories from inside the day and all sorts of this stuff that individuals must get done. Indeed there was not a moment when we just weren’t starting nothing. Which had been definitely.