Posts by Nick Foley

Hammond USA Riff Off Competition

Playing
Hi Guys, I should bring you up to date. Just before Christmas I was up early with the kids having breakfast. Whilst they ate I checked Facebook only to find that there was a Hammond Organ competition running. I don’t…
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Playing hammond organ in 2014

Riff Off!

Playing
Happy New Year to you all! Hope you all had a relaxing break and Santa gave you all the technology you desired? Whilst sat with the kids early one morning I flicked through my favourite Hammond sites and saw a…
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Hammond Roadshow

Organs
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…
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Autumn update – in the news

Organs
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…
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New Leslie Simulators

Leslie Cabs
Hi folks, Just a quick update on a couple of new Leslie sims that are planning to be released to market very soon. You may have already heard about the mini-ventilator that NEO are producing called the Mini-Vent. there is…
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Leslie Emulator Pedal

Hammond USA Announces New Leslie Products

Leslie Cabs
“Hammond Organ USA announces the release at the 2013 Winter NAMM of a series of new Leslie Speakers, and the first-ever Digital Leslie Pedal. Joining the line is the smallest-ever dual-rotor Leslie intended for general applications, The Leslie Studio 12.…
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Concerto for Group and Orchestra

Inspiration
On September 28, earMUSIC, releases the first studio recording of Jon’s Concerto For Group And Orchestra, the label writes in a new press release. “Over these last years since leaving Deep Purple, I’ve played it over 30 times with different…
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Jon Lord

Funeral for a friend

Inspiration, Organs
According to a post on the Darker Than Blue web site, Jon Lord’s funeral service was held on July 31 at St. Mary’s Church in Hambleden, England, and was attended by family and close friends. A memorial service is planned…
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Hammond For hire and The Quik Beats at Artrix theatre

Jon Lord, his part in my downfall

Inspiration
That feeling of being floored by the death of someone you didn’t know. The first deep purple album I owned was In Rock. I bought it in Yugoslavia after hearing my uncle’s Come Taste The Band. By the time I…
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