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Paid with a pint at best

Soooooo is this the way we are going where stingy bars venues and events pay participants with a pint of beer (no fcuk spirits , no spirits ) or some l...

Topic author: Tricky Donavan · 1492 views · 22 replies · Last post: Thursday 7 Sep 2017, 11:49am by 706_UNION_AVENUE

Why so many time wasters on the amateur music scene

Yeah I know this question in many shapes and spawns has been asked since the creation of this website , but I'm gonna roll it in another direction and ask; W...

Topic author: Tricky Donavan · 3126 views · 38 replies · Last post: Thursday 7 Sep 2017, 11:37am by 706_UNION_AVENUE

the purpose of the classified section

i placed an ad and received a response from johnmellars123 with a link to his band's fb page that had nothing to do with my ad i understand the wish to get y...

Topic author: johnpipes · 661 views · 2 replies · Last post: Thursday 7 Sep 2017, 11:04am by Tricky Donavan

Pudding

Should people who criticize others ability ideas or tastes in music put their own efforts online before dishing out advice ? I'm sure it would help young up an...

Topic author: Mike Dove · 902 views · 17 replies · Last post: Thursday 7 Sep 2017, 10:45am by Tricky Donavan

Advice on getting into live music/touring

Hiya, Over the past few months I have only been given the opportunity to work a few gigs (as a sound engineer/roadie.) I'm 16, so when contacting bands/venue...

Topic author: callouskindness · 718 views · 7 replies · Last post: Thursday 31 Aug 2017, 8:44pm by Tricky Donavan

My stereo settings and what trickery do you use?

I put the rhythm guitar tracks hard right and left. If I recorded only one guitar, I make a copy, invert one and shift it to 20ms later than the other. These go...

Topic author: x51WSH7N · 696 views · 11 replies · Last post: Tuesday 29 Aug 2017, 11:09am by x51WSH7N

Great funding opportunity

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Topic author: Burki · 502 views · 0 replies · Last post: Tuesday 29 Aug 2017, 4:32am by Burki

Paul Simon - Still crazy after all these years

I listen to this album every now and then. I am always relaxed by it. There are some incredible songs, it's quite a mixed bag of ideas and sounds but what I can...

Topic author: davemustardface · 439 views · 0 replies · Last post: Saturday 26 Aug 2017, 8:23am by davemustardface

dire straits fans?

any teenagers who like dire straits or is it just me! They're such an iconic band - I personally believe Mark Knopfler is definitely in the top 3 guitarists of ...

Topic author: 3rdtimelucky · 687 views · 5 replies · Last post: Friday 25 Aug 2017, 10:16am by KeyTarMan

How do bands feel about hiring a art/creative director?

Hello, I just wanted opinions from bands and how they feel about a person helping them get filmographers/designers etc to put together music videos and ma...

Topic author: letetiarose · 579 views · 9 replies · Last post: Friday 18 Aug 2017, 12:33pm by x51WSH7N

Rehearsal rooms

Anybody from Bury on here know of any cheap rehearsal spaces in the Whitefield / Prestwich / Radcliffe area? Also whatever happened to DPM studios in Radcliffe...

Topic author: Morris-Hind · 675 views · 1 replies · Last post: Tuesday 15 Aug 2017, 4:03pm by x51WSH7N

Goan musicians from London

Are there any goan musicians from london on this site ?

Topic author: sunnyday58 · 593 views · 3 replies · Last post: Sunday 13 Aug 2017, 2:02am by sunnyday58

Hey violet's f*ckboi song is my jam

That's the type of song I would defo play live its just soooo awesome

Topic author: BeanieFox · 743 views · 0 replies · Last post: Friday 11 Aug 2017, 6:11pm by BeanieFox

band reunion - pandamonium

Hi looking for old band mates Andy drummer from royton Phil lead guitar oldham centre manchester road Mark bass and singer brummy accent glasses and a red h...

Topic author: shellbell73 · 537 views · 0 replies · Last post: Thursday 10 Aug 2017, 6:26pm by shellbell73

Gigging abroad

After just returning from a holiday in Lanzarote, I noticed quite a few guitar/singers making a living doing covers in pubs (mostly British or Irish) having s...

Topic author: mancmart · 1176 views · 3 replies · Last post: Thursday 10 Aug 2017, 4:59pm by KeyTarMan

Whats it like being in a Wedding band

I might be getting into one sooooooon and selling out for a bit of income. Anyone been in one was the musicianship as good as touted be interesting to he...

Topic author: Tricky Donavan · 1048 views · 16 replies · Last post: Monday 7 Aug 2017, 2:39pm by profusia

Can the Wales region be split up into smaller areas?

It's a bit of a nightmare trying to find localish musicians since you have to filter through posts from as far away as north Wales if you live in the south. I d...

Topic author: mytt88 · 583 views · 2 replies · Last post: Saturday 5 Aug 2017, 6:49pm by profusia

Boosting your amp output?

Big valve amps have a transformer to raise the valve output high enough to drive big speakers. Does that mean that such a transformer could let a practice amp ...

Topic author: x51WSH7N · 613 views · 8 replies · Last post: Wednesday 2 Aug 2017, 10:30am by Burzyn

Band / jamming advice

At what level of guitar playing in your experience do you need to join a band . I myself having been learning and playing for about 15 months , I am looking to ...

Topic author: Jonny74 · 853 views · 6 replies · Last post: Sunday 30 Jul 2017, 10:02am by Tricky Donavan

Calling Agent X51. Ref. Suffolk Steampunk Festival.

Sorry Peeps....I know it's not completely music orientated. X51 old chap, i believe you are familiar with the Suffolk area? Have you any knowledge of th...

Topic author: quaid · 653 views · 11 replies · Last post: Saturday 29 Jul 2017, 12:49pm by quaid

Why does everyone keep asking what i play?

I write songs. If i say i write songs...its because i write songs. I love lyrics and creating songs with lyrics in them (as i have done for a couple of years no...

Topic author: China_in_your_hand · 1679 views · 42 replies · Last post: Friday 28 Jul 2017, 9:34pm by profusia

Do you want Live ?

Which do you prefer playing live or creating tracks in your own environments without the pressure and no second chance of performing a song live. Not much...

Topic author: Tricky Donavan · 519 views · 3 replies · Last post: Wednesday 26 Jul 2017, 9:09am by Morris-Hind

Tour managers or gig agents

who is the best in this area and why. apart from solid entertainment who else if there is any one,who would be worth checking out on net ,

Topic author: Edwinmooney · 721 views · 9 replies · Last post: Monday 24 Jul 2017, 11:03pm by Edwinmooney

songs with too many "Oooooh" and "Wooooah's&q

Seems like filler to me for lack of lyrics, surely the notes that vocalists cover when doing "oh's" should be an instrument doing the notes instead or...

Topic author: InstantDeath · 1174 views · 20 replies · Last post: Tuesday 18 Jul 2017, 1:58pm by x51WSH7N

Why does almost everyone want to play covers

I'm not just talking about the established money making organisations who advertise online for workers to come on board and learn a dozen over played covers ...

Topic author: Tricky Donavan · 3120 views · 38 replies · Last post: Tuesday 11 Jul 2017, 6:04pm by Mike Dove

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