Whatcha doing with your recordings?

[Gunner]

Re: Whatcha doing with your recordings?

Pretty much to keep myself moving onward.

When I gave up playing in bands, to have the family, etc. I would pretty much sulk on weekends and my wife, at the time, took pity on me. She got me the job I work now, teaching full time. I keep one thing first and foremost in my mind "Those who can...do. Those who can't....teach". Recording and doing the odd show is my way of silencing my own inner demons. I figure that, if someone I'm teaching were to challenge me (and sometimes they do) I could prove to them that I'm not "full of it". This past year and a half I've had a few people come and headhunt me to do some session playing, so, this gives me a bit of peace and a feeling that I am a "real musician". This attitude towards myself might come across as pretty hard, but, kids like me were raised this way to keep ourselves humble, and never be complacent.

I've got at least 2 CD's worth of demos/finished instrumentals that I'm just not sure what to do with, partly because of the niche market, and isolation in NZ. Mostly down to financial risk in publishing my own thing. For now it looks like it's not doing any harm sitting around on soundclick.com.

 

[doveman]

Re: Whatcha doing with your recordings?

I felt kinda sad when I read in one of the posts that the person records just to record. ... to learn new songs and play some bars or something. :dance:

I stopped recording this year ...spending the time I had free trying to put a live band together. Now I used to play 6 nights a week and practice the 7th day. So I know what that's all about.

As I recall, musicians are ... by nature ... on average ... not very dependable. Sure enough, just about the time we'd get something together, someone quits. Months wasted this year & only played one set ... and the drummer and other guitarist got drunk before the set. For the time I have to spend on music, I'm more challenged, playing more difficult material ... just recording. Nothing to feel sad about for me.

What's sad is spending a tremendous amount of time learning some material and then one guy doesn't show up for practice ... or gets drunk before the gig and can't play ... now that's sad ... :eek13:

This year's "live band project" was mostly a big waste of time. I also learned some real crap note-for-note. I don't think I personally have the patience for that anymore ... just me I guess. Love the stage time but most of what was in between was a pain.

Now pick something difficult that really interests you, really learn it and get it recorded ... I feel some accomplishment ... enjoy myself ... and have something to show for it. Not a bad route.