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Just curious who here actually makes music.
I haven't played seriously in years but I still make stuff when I'm stoned. Most of the time I leave it uncompleted just because I don't care but I find that I have the urge to play again whenever I'm smoked out.
I play Guitar, bass, synth/keyboards, drums and of all things... the tuba! lol
Lately I've been playing alot of old school nintendo songs.
we are the music makers and we are the dreamers of dreams
I've played the drums since I was 12. Nothing too serious, because I have a lot of other shit going on in my life. But I do play around town sometimes. I've also picked up the Banjo and Mandolin which I'm still learning to play, I think I'm pretty decent so far though.
i play guitar,6 and 12 string, trumpet ,slide guitar, do a little recording at the studio.swap out paint work for studio time.
i custom paint so i do alot of guitars for people.
currently working up a song called the story of bonnie and clyde
i took the poem from bonnie parker and added my own music.it is very relaxing and i jam with friends.
they have a deal here where everyone meets in the town square and jams together,all acoustic stuff, but man it sounds so cool when people all come together to make some music.
i saved this one from the trash. so i call it my trash can ax.
it was in bad shape and i had to refinish it. it plays better than any les paul you will ever play.
it is a 1959 guild a-50
wow.. you lucky sob. I'm not a huge les paul fan, but to find that in the trash is like finding a diamond in a pile of turds.. lucky! lolQuote:
Originally Posted by fiddyonefiddy
I love gibson SG's. I own several. I have a few martin acoustic guitars also.
I play drums. I started percussion crap back in elementary school, and started drum set in middle school. Since then I've played in the middle school/high school jazz bands, played drums for 4 school musicals, am involved with school concert/marching band, and have played in 3 bands outside of school. The second band is very likely getting back together soon, which is great cause before we broke up we were playing 2-3 a week, every week. And of course, I've played countless jams with tons of people, sometimes a bit fried. :thumbsup:
If I could only have one thing, weed or music, I would with out hesitation choose music. The feeling of drumming and playing shows gets me higher than any weed could.
I am a record producer.
I help other people make better music.
I have a perfunctory knowledge of most instruments, and I'm able to professionally determine why your band's recording sucks, and how to fix it.
When I write, it's on keyboards and/or guitar.
I've performed on a number of bands releases, mostly on Theremin, backing vocals, or percussion. And I'm frequently called to the stage for guest appearances.
My wife is a drummer.
I also have a trash can guild! :thumbsup:Quote:
Originally Posted by fiddyonefiddy
Mine is an acoustic that my grandmother found in an alley in Chicago, along with a hi-fi stereo (it was the '70's), and a half ounce of weed. Somebody must've gotten evicted.
She gave my grandfather the stereo and the weed. I got the Guild. :D
I'm thinking about getting into that "industry" or whatever, for I guess sound engineering? I figure if I can't be the one touring the world playing shows for a living (that'll always be my main goal though :D), maybe I can at least be the one recording those artists.Quote:
Originally Posted by psteve
Just curious, how did you get into it? I'm just a senior in high school now, but I'm still unsure what I want to do. I've considered going to college for sound engineering and whatnot. But for some reason I just have a feeling it's gonna be a hard business to get into.
I kind of grew up in recording studios, and I was the booking agent for a lot of festivals in the '70's '80's '90's. A lot of bands kept asking me to be their manager. I didn't want to do that.Quote:
Originally Posted by eight
Anyway, I was doing the festival thing, and doing promo and photography for some of the bands I worked with. Then I decided to build a recording rig, so I could record festival albums and other live stuff, and that just grew into the record company and studio.
Right now it's extremely easy to get into the music business, because the technology has become so cheap and accessible.
It's great for new musicians who want to make a good recording, but it's harder than ever to make any money at it.
Talent is nearly irrelevant to earning capacity anymore.
If you can play top 40 or classic rock covers all night, you can get a lot of gigs, but new original music is mostly ignored these days unless you're being promoted by the big labels.