It is currently Thu Mar 28, 2024 8:53 am




Post new topic Reply to topic  [ 22 posts ]  Go to page 1, 2, 3  Next
 Alex Nahas 
Author Message
Site Donor
Site Donor
User avatar

Joined: Wed Dec 26, 2007 3:49 am
Posts: 1663
Post Alex Nahas
Hi

Just want to share that with you who don't know him yet. Alex Nahas (I don't know him personally, but I had some contacts via e-mail with him a while ago) is the stick player from the duo/trio Laughing Stock (3 albums released). I think it's disbanded but he's playing in a new band called Bright Brown : http://www.myspace.com/brightbrown
I love this kind of minimalist tunes with a songwriter approach. He's a very skilled player and singer (a dream to me) and has some very interesting musical ideas. It's just a shame that he doesn't seem to navigate around Stick forums, it would be interesting to know a bit more from him. Maybe I should try to get some interview with him for the AFSTG ;)

Bruno

_________________
http://soundcloud.com/ghostlike_ether


Wed Jul 09, 2008 1:35 pm
Profile My Photo Gallery
Site Donor
Site Donor
User avatar

Joined: Fri Dec 21, 2007 7:55 pm
Posts: 978
Location: Edinburgh, Scotland
Post Re: Alex Nahas
I very much enjoy the laughingstock CDs, I really like the vintage/tube vibe he gets from his Stick.

_________________
Rob Martino
YouTube - Facebook - Bandcamp - Instagram
Rosewood Grand Stick #7025 - Mirrored 4ths 5+7
Paduak Grand Stick #5197 - Mirrored 4ths 6+6


Wed Jul 09, 2008 2:15 pm
Profile My Photo Gallery
Site Donor
Site Donor
User avatar

Joined: Wed Dec 26, 2007 3:49 am
Posts: 1663
Post Re: Alex Nahas
Good point, he has a strong "sonic signature", a thing pretty rare.

_________________
http://soundcloud.com/ghostlike_ether


Wed Jul 09, 2008 2:17 pm
Profile My Photo Gallery
Multiple Donor
Multiple Donor
User avatar

Joined: Sat Dec 22, 2007 3:07 pm
Posts: 7088
Location: Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
Post Re: Alex Nahas
robmartino wrote:
I very much enjoy the laughingstock CDs, I really like the vintage/tube vibe he gets from his Stick.

They were quite a fun live band as well. We did a show together in San Francisco back in the late 1990's, I remember the drummer had a very odd kit with lots of "junk" instruments, but used them very musically.

Their discs are still available from SE, I believe:

http://www.stick.com/videoscds/cds/laughing.html

_________________
Happy tapping, greg
Schedule an online Stick lesson


Thu Jul 10, 2008 4:57 pm
Profile My Photo Gallery
Multiple Donor
Multiple Donor
User avatar

Joined: Thu Dec 27, 2007 12:47 pm
Posts: 1268
Post Re: Alex Nahas
Thanks for the tip Bruno. Very good songs, great stick playing and singing!!

Restons groupés!

Olivier (who finally didn't go to London due to an 8 hours delayed (not so) easyjet :-( )


Fri Jul 11, 2008 9:23 am
Profile My Photo Gallery
Site Donor
Site Donor
User avatar

Joined: Wed Dec 26, 2007 3:49 am
Posts: 1663
Post Re: Alex Nahas
The band uploaded a brand new video. I love how they organized it, I feel they just played for me in my living room! :mrgreen:

_________________
http://soundcloud.com/ghostlike_ether


Fri Nov 25, 2011 2:09 pm
Profile My Photo Gallery
Elite Contributor
Elite Contributor
User avatar

Joined: Wed Oct 14, 2009 8:05 am
Posts: 2268
Location: Stockholm/Sweden
Post Re: Alex Nahas
Thanks for posting this tip. What a great band! Love the songs & arrangements, the vocals and the drumming. Looked around for their video and found a bunch on YouTube http://youtu.be/YGOPVcr-t0o

_________________
Cheers / Per
Bamboo SG12, Wenge SG12, Bamboo Grand. PASV4 on all.
(+ Stickup modded by Emmett 4 the PASV4 blocks).
Fractal Audio AxeFx-III, 2 x RCF NX-10 SMA, Apollo Twin USB

http://youtube.com/perboysen


Fri Nov 25, 2011 2:40 pm
Profile My Photo Gallery
Site Donor
Site Donor
User avatar

Joined: Wed Dec 26, 2007 3:49 am
Posts: 1663
Post Re: Alex Nahas
Just posted a new (excellent) video :

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Clk7KVYV5U4[/youtube]

_________________
http://soundcloud.com/ghostlike_ether


Sun Sep 01, 2013 1:56 pm
Profile My Photo Gallery
Master Contributor
Master Contributor
User avatar

Joined: Sat Sep 12, 2009 4:09 pm
Posts: 1016
Location: Erie, Pa
Post Re: Alex Nahas
I enjoyed watching Alex's group play at Brett Bottomley's seminar several years ago. I think he had a new Stick just in time for the get together and even used an E-bow on it. He showed us a little of how he used the E-bow, pretty neat. Afrter seeing him, I went out and bought one of these to try. It is now in my musical junk drawer, but I hope to give it another try someday.

Thanks for posting the video.

Mike

_________________
Midway upon the journey of our life
I found myself within a forest dark,
For the straightforward pathway had been lost. --Dante(translated by Henry W. Longfellow)


Tue Oct 15, 2013 11:22 am
Profile My Photo Gallery
Member
Member

Joined: Mon Jan 11, 2010 8:34 am
Posts: 34
Post Re: Alex Nahas
Hey all

Sorry I don't frequent this forum as much as I should. I'm afraid the Stick, songwriting, recording, parenthood, and making a buck leave me no brain cells left for the internet.

I really appreciate all the kind words over the years and want to let you all know that a website will be going live soon chronicling most of my work as a songwriter, stick player, producer/engineer, etc... the url will be brightbrownsound.com. I will keep you posted and I will strive to stay more in touch with this amazing community.

I do have music from my latest project available here http://www.brightbrown.bandcamp.com/album/oceans

cheers
Alex


Thu Mar 20, 2014 7:17 am
Profile My Photo Gallery
Display posts from previous:  Sort by  
Post new topic Reply to topic  [ 22 posts ]  Go to page 1, 2, 3  Next


Who is online

Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 4 guests


You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum
You cannot post attachments in this forum

Search for:
Jump to:  
cron

board3 Portal - based on phpBB3 Portal Powered by phpBB © phpBB Group. Designed by Vjacheslav Trushkin for Free Forums/DivisionCore.
Heavily modified by Stickist.com. Stickist.com is an authorized Chapman Stick® site. The Chapman Stick® and NS/Stick™ and their marks are federally registered trademarks exclusively licensed to Stick Enterprises, Inc., and are used on Stickist.com and NSstickist.com with SEI's permission.
Click here for more information.