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>But my post was in the context of being a >paid musician. Ah, yes, sorry. The thread's getting long and I kinda... missed that. I agree, it is hard to make a living as a musician no matter what genre you play. I was reading Fripp's Diary the other day and he just finished a tour with the LCG and he was send a BILL for $5000 after the tour. A few years ago Marillion fans had to raise funds to get them to tour the US. Thank god these bands love what they do. It makes me glad I play just for fun. I'd have way too much stress if I had to make a living at it. Tony On Dec 4, 2007 11:40 AM, Chris Sewell <lunamusic@mac.com> wrote: > I agree. You can find an audience for any style of music. Even Avant > Garde has its fans. There's a great article on Ornette Colman in > Rolling Stone this month. I have a close friend that plays New 21st > Century Classical music. But my post was in the context of being a > paid musician. There's a ton of free gigs out there. No doubt about > that. But if you get hired to play a bar, there is an expectation on > the part of the club owner (your boss for the night), that you will > play appropriate music. Now that will change with the venue. Some bars > require more mainstream music, some bars I can kick in the Audio > Damage plugs and wail. Some get a little of both. > > My point was (I think), that the groundbreaking loopers, Krispen, Per, > et al, have influenced my music within my genre. There techniques, > style and knowledge has seeped into my music. I use feedback, reverse > loops, delays, pitch shifting and other techniques I've learned here > and applied it to cover tunes. Yes, Its a compromise, but I have a > mortgage to pay. > > > > On Dec 4, 2007, at 11:21 AM, Tony K wrote: > > > There is an audience out there for non-mainstream music. We have the > > NorthEast ArtRock Festival (NEARFest) here in Bethlehem and it sells > > out in 20 minutes. Most of the bands I listen to these days you'll > > never hear on the radio, but they have big turnouts at concerts. The > > 'net is great for this stuff. Word of mouth works better than radio > > play. > > > > Tony > > > > On Dec 4, 2007 10:58 AM, Glenn Poorman <glenn.poorman@autodesk.com> > > wrote: > >> I agree with Matt. > >> > >> I recently did a show opening for the California Guitar Trio here > >> in Michigan. It was a sold out show and they tend to attract an > >> audience that loves to hear things they haven't heard before. At > >> one point, I announced I was going to pull out a tune that had never > >> been performed in public and hadn't been heard outside of my house > >> and I could hear a bunch of people clapping and yelling "bring it > >> on." > >> > >> While they certainly aren't the "masses", they are out there. Even > >> here in the US where most people's idea of "high art" in the form > >> of music is "American Idol" and Disney characters. > >> > >> Glenn > >> > >> > > > >