Morning, I had a nice afternoon on Saturday as the Hammond Organ road show pulled into my (ish) town. There were at a local Holiday Inn and had hired one of their conference rooms and basically setup most of their…
Hello, There are a couple of items of news that need to be dealt with, the first being our first proper look at the new Burn Leslie Sim: http://youtu.be/MtCAJjECfnM On first glance its not too bad at all, the things…
Hi folks, In the second part of this series I want to talk about how the way you play the organ, the drawbars, the chorus and Leslie, percussion etc… together with styles and techniques effects the overall sound and perception…
Hello all, Checkout Sonistate.com and their advertisement of an interesting new book on Hammond Organs: “Hal Leonard Books has published The Hammond Organ , by Scott Faragher. With a foreword written by Al Kooper, the book covers virtually everything…
This is by way of catharsis an explanation to all the people I have played with in the late 80’s and early 90’s as to why I toured the West Midlands with a hair dryer and talcum powder in pride…
I’ve wanted to do something on the Hammond organ sounds that have inspired me over the years and the sound that I try to get with the equipment I have. I thought I would start with a look at the…
I thought I would compile a little article on a great device that I often use on stage connected to my Hammond. For years I aspired to having a Leslie rotary speaker and when they finally made an 11pin one that…
About Nick Foley Hammond organ player, reviewer and educatorNick Foley is a recording artist, touring musician and tireless advocate for the classic Hammond organ sound. His love of the instrument began when he inherited a used Bontempi home organ and…