Informal survey: Anyone Here In A Band?
Elson R. Trinidad
Seriously, I'm just curious, how many of you here are in bands?
I'd like to know basically:
1) The name of the band
2) Where you're based in
3) Band personnel (instruments played, names optional)
4) The style of music
5) Band goals + career status (Are you looking for a record deal? Do you
already have a deal? Do you do this just for the fun of it? Etc)
6) Any songs (original or cover) you're proud of?
7) Anything else you'd like to mention - band plugs (album releases,
upcoming gigs, appearances are allowed here if you wish).
Thanks!
Elson
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E l s o n T r i n i d a d _______________________________
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University of Southern California /_____________ /
Los Angeles, California
Tired of living in a dysfunctional, dyslexic, politically-correct, anal-
retentive, lactose-intolerant, male-pattern balding, infomercial-watching,
hormonally-imbalanced, insecure, alternative, disillusioned, apathetic,
chronically-obese, superficial, hate-mongering, post-traumatic stressed world.
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Elliot E. Kallen
1. Our trio is called KLiP. (You'll see why in a moment.)
2. We're based in Santa Rosa, CA.
3. Players: Elliot Kallen: keys,synths,samplers,electronics,tape,shofar,perc.
John Lauffenburger: acoustic bass, perc.
Garth Powell: Percussion, drums, voice, tape, saw.
(Engineers note:Garth owns a superb Ampex 351-2!)
4. Styles: Avant-garde jazz/Musique Concrete/Electronic/Thrash-Free
5. In process of looking for a distribution deal. (We've already got a
CD-R Master by Doug Sax completed.)
6. Favorite tunes: "I'd Kill for Christmas";"Nothing Like a
Samba";"Dyslexiana"
7. Upcoming gigs: both at Cafe This in Santa Rosa, 122 fourth street.
June 24th- KLiP w/ Frame
June 16th- KLiP w/Splatter Trio
Shows start @9:30. No cover charge.
Spoogemeister
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Spoogemeister
>1) The name of the band
Tragic Flaw, although I am seriously lobbying for another name...
>2) Where you're based in
College Park, MD
>3) Band personnel (instruments played, names optional)
Raj - lead & Rhythm guitars, vocal harmonies
Kelly - lead vocals, tambourine, acoustic guitar
Nancy - keyboards, acoustic guitar, vocal harmonies
me - bass, keyboards, acoustic guitar
kirk - drums, vocal harmonies
>4) The style of music
a) progressive (inFluences: Rush, Dream Theater, 'tallica, Queensryche)
b) folk-rock (influences: Melissa Etheridge, Indigo Girls)
c) random covers (PJ, STP, Cranberries)
>5) Band goals + career status (Are you looking for a record deal? Do you
> already have a deal? Do you do this just for the fun of it? Etc)
college band getting ready to cut a serious demo tape, looking for more
club dates
>6) Any songs (original or cover) you're proud of?
Originals: They Say, Cure
Covers: Subdivisions (Rush), Tell That Girl (Transvision Vamp)
>7) Anything else you'd like to mention - band plugs (album releases,
> upcoming gigs, appearances are allowed here if you wish).
Look for us at the Little Theater on the Corner in Ellicott City, MD,
soon, and around College Park in the fall! Album? I wish...
later!
- IL
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Elson R. Trinidad
>Hey folks, it's time for a fun thread! :)
Whoever started this thread, I'd like to beat him up...
:)
>1) The name of the band
Urban Circle
>2) Where you're based in
Los Angeles, CA
>3) Band personnel (instruments played, names optional)
Craig Claiborne - bass
Noel Johnston - guitar
Me - vocals, keyboards, occasional sax
<currently vacant> - drums
We used to have a drummer, but he quit due to burnout after playing
too many freelance gigs. Oh well. BTW, we're still lookin' for a drummer.
>4) The style of music
Call it acid jazz, call it jazz funk, call it whatever. It's basically
a fusion of funk, jazz, old soul and hip hop. Plus other stuff.
My influences are Level 42, James Brown, the Brand New Heavies, Stevie
Wonder and Billy Joel, among others.
The bassist is into Level 42, Earth Wind & fire, Duran Duran, Stanley Clarke,
Chicago and The Style Council
The guitarist's influences include Mike Stern, Paul Jackson Jr, The Police,
Tribal Tech and John Scofield.
>5) Band goals + career status (Are you looking for a record deal? Do you
> already have a deal? Do you do this just for the fun of it? Etc)
Uhhh...
We'd like to go for the deal thing, but we're not in a rush at the moment.
All of us are in college. We've yet to play our fist gig, which will be
sometime in July. As of now we're searching for a drummer and writing songs
and recording a 4-track demo.
>6) Any songs (original or cover) you're proud of?
We just finished recording a funky number called "Why?" So far, I've written
all the lyrics. In addition to the usual unrequited love songs, I also
write about honest songs about people and living in the city (hence the
band name). A lot of them have messages, but are not really partisan or
solidly ideological.
We do a few covers as well, such as Level 42's "Overtime" and our unofficial
theme song, "Tighten Up" by Archie Bell and the Drells.
>7) Anything else you'd like to mention - band plugs (album releases,
> upcoming gigs, appearances are allowed here if you wish).
We're looking for a drummer. I guess I've stressed that already.
We're gonna play at a party on July 4th. If we don't land a drummer by then
we will have to resort to kidnapping or extortion.
That is all for now...
Glenn M. Poorman
Style : Urban Funk Metal
Members : Lead guitar, bass guitar, drums, lead vocal, four backing vocalists,
and I double on guitar and keyboards.
Venues : Almost all in the downtown Detroit area. Majestyk Theatre, Alvins,
Stewarts, State Theatre, Club 2036, 89X Garden Parties, and the Blind
Pig in Ann Arbor.
Recording: Recently finished a four song tape at United Sound Studios in Detroit.
This tape was produced by Mike Clark whos resume includes the likes
of Big Chief and George Clinton. Hopefully CD pressings will be
available by the end of summer.
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Jeff Lawrence
|> 1) The name of the band
Amusement
|> 2) Where you're based in
London, Ontario (in Canada for those of you who don't know)
|> 3) Band personnel (instruments played, names optional)
Drew Lawrence - bass/voice
Jeff Lawrence - guitar/keys/voice
Doug Thompson - guitar/bass/voice
????????????? - drums
We lost our drummer several months ago and have been
trying to find someone suitable since. If anyone knows
any drummers in London (shameless plug),
please contact me at jl...@irus.rri.uwo.ca
|> 4) The style of music
Power pop/punk in the spirit of Buzzcocks,Joe Jackson,Clash,Elvis Costello,
and Soft Boys
|> 5) Band goals + career status (Are you looking for a record deal? Do you
|> already have a deal? Do you do this just for the fun of it? Etc)
To be as successful as we can possibly be. Very serious about our music,
both writing, recording and playing it. A record deal or two would be nice :-)
|> 6) Any songs (original or cover) you're proud of?
Clown - original
Chapel Hill - original (NO it not about North Carolina! ;-) )
Cover of Wave Of Mutiltation (UK Surf) by the Pixies (different version)
|> 7) Anything else you'd like to mention - band plugs (album releases,
|> upcoming gigs, appearances are allowed here if you wish).
Until we find a drummer, just recording and writing. Will have gigs lined
as soon as drummer comes on board.
Anyone interested in our work can contact me at jl...@irus.rri.uwo.ca
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Jeff
"The only reason Rush Limbaugh doesn't burn crosses on people's
lawns is that it would take too much exertion"
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Peter R Cook
>Hey folks, it's time for a fun thread! :)
>Seriously, I'm just curious, how many of you here are in bands?
>I'd like to know basically:
>1) The name of the band
Blue Steel.
>2) Where you're based in
Massachusetts.
>3) Band personnel (instruments played, names optional)
Peter Cook - drums
Mike Duponte - vocals
John O'Connor - guitar
Kevin MacKinnon - guitar
Ken Parker - bass guitar.
>4) The style of music
Blue, metal, rock and roll, acoustic stuff. You name it.
>5) Band goals + career status (Are you looking for a record deal? Do you
> already have a deal? Do you do this just for the fun of it? Etc)
I'm looking for world wide distribution for my label. Also looking
for a major deal (preferable).
>6) Any songs (original or cover) you're proud of?
Three songs I've written. Raining Blood, Slave to Insanity, and The
Marne (c) 1994 by PRC Music.
>7) Anything else you'd like to mention - band plugs (album releases,
> upcoming gigs, appearances are allowed here if you wish).
The album will be released in the fall. It will be entitled "Who's
There". We will be playing Saturday June 25th at American Lobster
in Marlborough Massachusetts.
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>Los Angeles, California
>
> Tired of living in a dysfunctional, dyslexic, politically-correct, anal-
> retentive, lactose-intolerant, male-pattern balding, infomercial-watching,
> hormonally-imbalanced, insecure, alternative, disillusioned, apathetic,
>chronically-obese, superficial, hate-mongering, post-traumatic stressed world.
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John Shepherd
1) The name of the band
Ruthie and the Wranglers
2) Where you're based in
Takoma Park, Maryland (essentially Washington, DC)
3) Band personnel (instruments played, names optional)
Ruth Logsdon - Vocals, Rhythm guitar, Fearless leader
Aiko Butler - Lead Guitar, Witticisms, Scapegoat
John Shepherd - Drums, Harmonies (someday), Counting, Butt of bad drummer jokes
????????????? - Bassist, Harmonies (Currently borrowing The Incredible Mark
Noone from Out Behind the Barn, or the Fabulous Moe Nelson
from The Hula Monsters, but we're still auditioning...)
4) The style of music
Roots-Rock/Rockabilly/Honkytonk with an occassional surf-punk feel.
5) Band goals + career status (Are you looking for a record deal? Do you
already have a deal? Do you do this just for the fun of it? Etc)
We'd love to get signed, but it's gotta be fun. At least until it makes
us rich. ;)
6) Any songs (original or cover) you're proud of?
Most of them. A few examples:
Originals: My Car Knows Where You Live
If You And I Were Strangers
Thinking And Drinking
Watch Your Step
Auctioneer
Covers: Paper Roses (Decidedly different then either Marie Osmond's
or Anita Bryant's versions)
These Boots are Made for Walking (Nancy Sinatra's song grows
up. I hear Billy Ray Cyrus covered it, but I doubt
it's anything like this.)
The Train to Satanville
Town Without Pity
7) Anything else you'd like to mention - band plugs (album releases,
upcoming gigs, appearances are allowed here if you wish).
Upcoming Shows:
June 24th at 2:30pm - The Frederick Arts Festival - NO COVER
(also appearing: Cephas and Wiggins, Al Rapone and Zydeco
Express, Big Sandy and the Flyrite Boys, and NRBQ)
Old Town Frederick, MD (301) 460-8394 (Joe)
July 16th at 9:30pm - Cowboy Cafe South - NO COVER
2421 Columbia Pike, Arlington, VA (703) 486-3467
July 22nd - Tornado Alley (with The Dynettes)
11319 Elkin Street, Wheaton, MD (301) 929-0795
July 30th at 9:30pm - Bullfeathers - NO COVER
410 1st. SE, Washington, DC (Capitol Hill) (202) 543-5005
We're also making plans to start recording a CD later this summer. In the
meantime you may still be able to pick up a copy of the DC Jamboree
Volume III which features three songs by us and another rocking 23 songs
by 12 other bands. Look for it at Joe's Record Paradise, Tower Records,
Olson's,...
An Earthling...Really!
: Hey folks, it's time for a fun thread! :)
: Seriously, I'm just curious, how many of you here are in bands?
: I'd like to know basically:
: 1) The name of the band Platypus Rex
: 2) Where you're based in South San Francisco Bay Area
: 3) Band personnel (instruments played, names optional)
Right now, 2 guitars and bass; we may or may not add a drummer.
All three of us are multi-instrumentalists, though; we're just
doing a simplified setup right now because it sounds cool.
: 4) The style of music
Sort of hard psychedelic folk.
: 5) Band goals + career status (Are you looking for a record deal? Do you
: already have a deal? Do you do this just for the fun of it? Etc)
Would love to see it pay off, but will keep doing it either way.
: 6) Any songs (original or cover) you're proud of?
Yep, all of them. All three of us are writers; I feel pretty good
about my own stuff, and my two bandmates are among my favorite
songwriters ever.
: 7) Anything else you'd like to mention - band plugs (album releases,
: upcoming gigs, appearances are allowed here if you wish).
: Thanks!
: Elson
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Stewart
>2) Where you're based in
>3) Band personnel (instruments played, names optional)
>4) ,5) ,6), If you have access to WWW you can check us out and even
download some songs at
http://gargravarr.cc.utexas.edu/roxanne-hale/main.ht
>
Michael Kelly Larsen
: 1) The name of the band
Dreamtank
: 2) Where you're based in
San Francisco, CA
: 3) Band personnel (instruments played, names optional)
Michael Kelly Larsen - Vocals, Bass Guitar, Keyboard, Percussion
Gordon Salel - Guitar, Percussion, Turntables
When we're ready to perform live, we want to find an all-electronic drummer.
: 4) The style of music
TechnoGothicIndustriAlternative
(Just picture putting Depeche Mode, The Alarm, The Cure, The Smiths,
Bauhaus, Concrete Blonde, Front 242 and New Order into a blender ;-) ).
: 5) Band goals + career status (Are you looking for a record deal? Do you
: already have a deal? Do you do this just for the fun of it? Etc)
After ten years of striving for a record deal, I'm getting back to discovering
the joys of just making music for the sake of making music, something I haven't
been able to do for a long time.
: 6) Any songs (original or cover) you're proud of?
A myriad of fragments, but from the seven completed songs, these are my
favorites:
Avalanche
Two Towers (The Anatomy of Choice)
Through The Shattered Glass
Beneath The Skin
And just for fun, we've messed with the following covers:
Keep Yourself Alive - Queen
Eyes Of A Stranger - The Payola$
Million Miles Away - The Plimsouls
Living For Today - Black Sabbath (138BPM Dance Version ;-) )
: 7) Anything else you'd like to mention - band plugs (album releases,
: upcoming gigs, appearances are allowed here if you wish).
Nothing but home studio recording for awhile; Gordo decided to see if his
Yamaha motorcycle would survive impact with a Mazda truck. It didn't. Live
dates may be a ways away.
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Ted James
Didn't we do this about a month ago? Anyway, here's my band bio again.
>1) The name of the band
Whirled Peas
>2) Where you're based in
Austin, Texas
>3) Band personnel (instruments played, names optional)
Ted James - guitars
Robert Hembrook - bass
George Pestana - drums
Jenifer Sanders - vocals
>4) The style of music
We play mainly instrumental music, mostly surf. But we occasionally play
jazz, pop, and blues. Why does an instrumental band need a vocalist?
Basically, she sets a foundation tone which I play over. It makes for a
fuller sound. Eventually, we're going to move on to other things. We'd
like to play more jazzy, funky rock.
>5) Band goals + career status (Are you looking for a record deal? Do you
> already have a deal? Do you do this just for the fun of it? Etc)
See above. We'll release our first single within the next year, either
independently or on a 7" label. If our music really takes off, then
we'll probably start shopping around for an independent label. Right
now, I work full time and everyone else goes to college, so it's not like
we're starving. We would, however, like to achieve some success with
this band.
>6) Any songs (original or cover) you're proud of?
I've written a few surf and jazz instrumentals that I really like. I'm
pretty proud of my arrangements of Dick Dale's "Miserlou" and our
"Western Surf Medley" which consists of "The Munsters," "Ghost Riders in
the Sky," and "Pipeline."
>7) Anything else you'd like to mention - band plugs (album releases,
> upcoming gigs, appearances are allowed here if you wish).
Nothing right now. Just look for us if you're ever in Austin. We'll
probably be playing more in a month or so.
Daniel Seeman
Ok, I'll bite...
[snip]
>
>>Seriously, I'm just curious, how many of you here are in bands?
>>I'd like to know basically:
>
>
>>1) The name of the band
>
Bohemian Fascist
(We're kind of not set on this name. It actually was a joke that
hasn't gone away yet. Do you think this name is too offensive?)
>
>>2) Where you're based in
>
We practice in Woodland, Ca. (believe me this is truly
bum-fuck Egypt) where Chris lives. Jeff lives in
Sac'to, Ca., Ron and I live in Walnut Creek, Ca. The commute to
and from practice is kind of a drag, but the fun of playing is
worth 2 hours of driving.
>
>>3) Band personnel (instruments played, names optional)
>
Chris - *LEAD* guitar (Chris locked himself in his room when he
was about 10, and just came out recently. And it shows
because he can rip!)
Ron - Rythmn guitar (Ron is the rythmn soul of the band. If
he's not there we fall apart because he holds us together.)
Jeff - Drums (Jeff is the classic urban drummer dude. He too
can just rip[!] and is the only working musician in the group.)
me - bass, singing, yelling, rapping, song writting and general
mayhem
>>4) The style of music
>
Good question. We and our friends who've heard us are still
trying to figure that one out. How about aggressive progressive
but definately not grunge. It is kind of a blend of Adrian
Belew (Chris), Keith Richards (Ron), Jeff (there's no comparison
to him, he's simply a maniac), and Less Claypool (ok, so I'm
dreaming, but that's the fun of it all).
>
>>5) Band goals + career status (Are you looking for a record deal? Do
you
>> already have a deal? Do you do this just for the fun of it? Etc)
>
We do this mostly for fun. Like I said, Jeff is the only working
musician in the band which may explain his chops. For the rest
of us, it is the perfect fantasy twice a week.
We are going to buy some nice studio time (I've recorded us
on 8 tracks, but we want the full digital 64 this time) and just
have fun producing a couple of real songs. If we can sell the
songs, great. If we can't or won't, that's great too.
>>6) Any songs (original or cover) you're proud of?
>
Of the 12 originals I like "Hey Jim" and "Boy of Eleven." As
for the covers, you wouldn't recognize them, but "Bad Boy" is
fun as is "Pretty Pink Rose."
>
>>7) Anything else you'd like to mention - band plugs (album releases,
>> upcoming gigs, appearances are allowed here if you wish).
>
The studio time was given to me as a gift. My wife was tired
of me walking around dreaming of doing it, so she just said
"go ahead and do it!" (Yes, I am one lucky S.O.B.) At any rate,
we do play clubs when we can, but have busy enough
schedules that we aren't about to play at 10:30pm on a
Tuesday night. Besides, Jeff can get us tag-along gigs with
his other band, so we are happy with that.
We're not really in it for the money (unless you happen to
work for the IRS, in which case we truly *are* in it for the
money:-). We play music because we would all probably
shrivel up and die a horrible death if we didn't play and create.
Besides our "day-jobs" do just fine in supporting our habbits.
However, if this recording magically lands us a contract (yeah,
right) none of us would turn it down (probably :-).
dks.
Jeff Mitchell
1. Terra-X
2. I'm from Mass. but we are based in Smithfield R.I.
3. Kevin MacDonald - Bass and vocals
Jeff Mitchell - Guitar and backups
Ray Harvey - drums
4. Alternitive groove
5. Looking for a better way (ie. more FUN ) to earn a living besides engineering
6. We do mostly originals with a few covers ( Da-Da- Dim, Cult-She sells Sanc)
7. Anyone who would like a tape E-mail me at: je...@merlin.dev.cdx.mot.com
or if you are in the area, give me your address and I'll put you on the
mailing list.
Jeff M.
Matthew F. McCabe
2) Chico, CA (north of Sacramento)
3) Greg Asher: vocals, harmonica.
Matt McCabe: guitars, "mutations", tape loops.
Eric Schrepel: keyboards, electronic percussion.
Jordan Reading: bass
Eric Foster or Leo Gunter: drums
4) alternative/modern rock with industrial/progressive textures.
5) to finish and release 6 song Ep, land a record deal.
6)
7) look for our song "Fire Flower" on Mootown Record's compilation CD
"tastes like chicken". Projected release date is July 1.
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Thor Legvold
:-)
>I'd like to know basically:
>
>1) The name of the band
a. Madame Felle storband (big band)
b. Unamed trio (Bass, Guitar, Piano)
c. Red Shit Holy Pepper (cover/dance band)
>2) Where you're based in
Bergen, Norway
We eat whales.
>3) Band personnel (instruments played, names optional)
Full big band, 20-30 total members, but not all show up at all gigs.
Permanent rythm section - Bass (me!), drums, guitar, keyboards, and
a singer for more popular/show music (mostly Sinatra).
Trio - trio as described above.
Red Shit - tenor sax, trompet, 3 chorus girls :-), guitar, keyboards,
drums, bass and vocalist.
>4) The style of music
Madame Felle - jazz, big band, swing, some show tunes and light pop.
Trio - jazz standards
RSHP - covers from terrible swedish dance bands to James Brown to Dr. Hook.
>5) Band goals + career status (Are you looking for a record deal? Do you
> already have a deal? Do you do this just for the fun of it? Etc)
Madame Felle - we gig most of summer, some of fall, as a permanent part
of the cultural offering of Bergen.
Trio - infrequent jamming, because of work schedules (north sea) we
haven't been able to gig.
RSHP - university band - for fun, university parties, talent contests,
etc. We play because we enjoy playing and having fun, and really get
to take off on the songs, may which we twist beyond recognition (like
"I just caled to say I love you" where I (bass) play country bass,
guitarist plays heavy metal style, and vocalist tries to take it all
straight - it's always great fun!)
>6) Any songs (original or cover) you're proud of?
All of them.
>7) Anything else you'd like to mention - band plugs (album releases,
> upcoming gigs, appearances are allowed here if you wish).
If your in Norway, come and see us! Don't forget to try a whale burger
while you're visiting :-) You'll never go back to MacDonalds again!
>Thanks!
>Elson
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Chris Bradley
Dynamicx
: 2) Where you're based in
Portland, Oregon
: 3) Band personnel (instruments played, names optional)
Chris: Synths,drum/synth/computer porgramming,mixing,
orchestration,vocals,production,head writer,lyricist,synth
Gary: Guitars - acoustic/electric,songwriter,mixing
: 4) The style of music
It varies (hence, the name). My personal influences (this week) are
Erasure, Xymox, Patrick O'Hearn, Nine Inch Nails, Alan Parsons,
Ambrosia, Amy Grant, OMD, John Jarvis, Dave Grusin, Shotgun Messiah,
The Fixx, Mr. Mister, Planet P Project, The Re-Flex
We play whatever comes to mind. Sometimes it's Xymox meets Chicago.
Sometimes it's Alan Parsons does NIN. Whatever we feel like playing,
we play it. Some of it is even as mellow as a James Taylor song. ;-)
: 5) Band goals + career status (Are you looking for a record deal? Do you
: already have a deal? Do you do this just for the fun of it? Etc)
We are in it for the fun only. If we make money or get gigs, great,
but we love music and that's the only reason why we're doing it.
: 6) Any songs (original or cover) you're proud of?
We do all of our own songs and have not done a cover of anyone else's
songs, because we just don't feel right about doing it, and feel like
we've got enough creativity between us to keep us busy for quite a
while.
: 7) Anything else you'd like to mention - band plugs (album releases,
: upcoming gigs, appearances are allowed here if you wish).
No Plugs. We're a studio band, and don't do live gigs. That doesn't
say that won't, but our focus is to write, produce, record, and
distribute our music for others to enjoy.
: Thanks!
You're welcome!
-->Chris
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Michael.Miller
>2) Where you're based in
Pietermaritzburg, South Africa
>3) Band personnel (instruments played, names optional)
Richard Smith : Vocals, Keyboards
Michael Miller : Backing Vox, Keyboards, Sequencer & other electronic
goodies to fiddle with!
>4) The style of music
Dance/Techno sort of stuff
>5) Band goals + career status (Are you looking for a record deal? Do you
> already have a deal? Do you do this just for the fun of it? Etc)
We did it for the fun of it. Would have liked to have got a deal, but it
is very difficult (if not impossible) to get deals here in South Africa!
>6) Any songs (original or cover) you're proud of?
No covers- all original
-> Blue Sumfyn
-> Winter Street
-> New 1 (OK so we need a title...)
>7) Anything else you'd like to mention - band plugs (album releases,
> upcoming gigs, appearances are allowed here if you wish).
Anyone in South Africa wanting to hear a demo, contact me!!!!!
>Thanks!
>Elson
Its a pleasure
Mike
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Jim Benner
>Hey folks, it's time for a fun thread! :)
>
>
>Seriously, I'm just curious, how many of you here are in bands?
>I'd like to know basically:
>
>
>1) The name of the band
Terra Cotta
>
>2) Where you're based in
Denton, Tx. (about 30 min. north of Dallas)
>
>3) Band personnel (instruments played, names optional)
- Lead vocal (female)
- Guitar
- Electric Bass
- Keyboards/EVI (electronic valve instrument -- basically electronic trumpet)
- Drums
>
>4) The style of music
Alternative (for lack of a better word) rock/pop
>
>5) Band goals + career status (Are you looking for a record deal? Do you
> already have a deal? Do you do this just for the fun of it? Etc)
Looking to make a living with music
>
>6) Any songs (original or cover) you're proud of?
We have some new originals that we're writing that will be on our CD that
is going to be released in Sept. (or so).
>
>7) Anything else you'd like to mention - band plugs (album releases,
> upcoming gigs, appearances are allowed here if you wish).
Just the CD release in the Fall of '94.
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My views do not reflect those of my employer.
Colin Matheson
: I'd like to know basically:
(Well, you asked .... :)
: 1) The name of the band Ceolbeg
: 2) Where you're based in Edinburgh, Scotland
: 3) Band personnel (instruments played, names optional)
Wendy Stewart: clarsach, electro-harp, concertina
Mike Katz: highland pipes, bass guitar, guitar
Peter Boond: flute, whistles, cittern, wind controller
Davy Steele: guitar, bouzouki, lead vocals
Jim Walker: drums, latin percussion, orchestral percussion
Colin Matheson: keyboards, guitar, accordian, mandolin
: 4) The style of music
Rock/Classical influenced traditional, I guess. Often filed
under "roots" or "world".
: 5) Band goals + career status (Are you looking for a record deal? Do you
: already have a deal? Do you do this just for the fun of it? Etc)
Three albums on GreenTrax: 1. Not the BunnyHop
2. Seeds to the Wind
3. An Unfair Dance
Goals: the next album!
: 6) Any songs (original or cover) you're proud of?
Most of the recordings are ok. I usually like the current thing
we're working on - which at the moment is a wonderful 7/8 Greek
tune (Kalamatianos) which fits nicely on the bagpipe scale. Of
the recorded stuff, perhaps "Zito the Bubbleman", "Johnnie Cope",
"The Sleeping Tune", and "The Deil's awa' wi' the Exciseman".
: 7) Anything else you'd like to mention - band plugs (album releases,
: upcoming gigs, appearances are allowed here if you wish).
There's a few US/Canada tour dates in August this year which
those of you not averse to bagpipes might enjoy. Also some gigs
in France, Holland, Wales, and of course the Edinburgh Festival.
I'll respond via email if anyone's interested.
Colin
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Bruce C. W. McGee
1) The name of the band
2) Where you're based in
Edmonton, Alberta
3) Band personnel (instruments played, names optional)
Kevin McGee : Vocals, Guitar
Rob Holt : Vocals, Guitar and other
Bruce McGee : Vocals, Guitar and other
FEMALE : Vocals, ------------DESPERATELY NEEDED-----------
4) The style of music
Irish Traditional Folk, Original Folk, Folk Rock.
5) Band goals + career status (Are you looking for a record deal? Do you
already have a deal? Do you do this just for the fun of it? Etc)
Do it for fun and experience. Do play some public, not much.
My goal is to produce a CD and send it to everyone in the world
for just the cost of shipping and handling. Have one song professionally
recorded, so have a ways to go yet.
6) Any songs (original or cover) you're proud of?
No covers- all original
All our original music is outstanding. Kevin is working towards
becoming a Roman Catholic Priest, Rob is on a PhD in some medical
field, and I'm an engineering nerd (king of the nerds actually).
With this combination, the creative reality is second to none.
7) Anything else you'd like to mention - band plugs (album releases,
upcoming gigs, appearances are allowed here if you wish).
Anyone know a good female singer in the area.
Bruce
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Kon Wilms
>From: ertr...@aludra.usc.edu (Elson R. Trinidad)
>Subject: Informal survey: Anyone Here In A Band?
>Date: 13 Jun 1994 18:29:27 -0700
>Hey folks, it's time for a fun thread! :)
I'm Game :)
>1) The name of the band
INfinity
>2) Where you're based in
South Africa (Port Elizabeth)
>3) Band personnel (instruments played, names optional)
1. myself. ASR-10, Wavestation, D4, GUS, DPS PAR (soon) for visual fx, and a
lot of other stuff
>4) The style of music
Techno/Rave/Ambient synth
>5) Band goals + career status (Are you looking for a record deal? Do you
> already have a deal? Do you do this just for the fun of it? Etc)
Making a rave vid this year sometime
>6) Any songs (original or cover) you're proud of?
Quite a few, some good dance remixes, etc. I dont believe in covers!!
>7) Anything else you'd like to mention - band plugs (album releases,
> upcoming gigs, appearances are allowed here if you wish).
Yup, collaborators needed to add more visual effects material to this rave
video. Current track length is 10 minutes+, so 10Mins of visuals are also
needed. I'll be doing a lot on a PAR but I could always use some input;
email me gue...@ed.petech.ac.za
Later
Kon
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Greg Skinner
thus far:
Most respondents are hoping for a record deal
Most respondents write and perform their own material
NATHAN PHILLIP STEWART
Here's a few of my own observations:
Most of the good names really are taken.
or else Dave Barry was right on target with his band, "The Federal Duck",
which he claims was partly a result of the widespread use of "controlled
substances".
N8 - who's really just jealous because he can't find a bass player, acoustic
guitarist/killer power alto vocal, B-3/piano player, drummer, 2 trumpets,
2 trombones, and an alto, tenor and bari sax player to jam with.
Robert M. Pecherer
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*****Re: Informal survey: Anyone Here In A Band?********
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Is it possible for you the original poster and you the respondents
to this informal survey how unbelievingly boring it is to slog
through these replies? The "protocol" for an informal survey
should be email replies to the poster, with a a follow-up
--
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Travis Armour
>
>
>>2) Where you're based in
>
>
>>3) Band personnel (instruments played, names optional)
>
1 mandolin
2 tin whistles/flute
1 bass
1 violin
2 singers
>
>>4) The style of music
>
>>5) Band goals + career status (Are you looking for a record deal? Do you
>> already have a deal? Do you do this just for the fun of it? Etc)
>
afloat. Being an isolated town, the demand for live music is high, so
we've already got a steady gig when we are ready. OUr singers are
our biggest concern right now: good singer at times, but has this
annoying Randy Travis twang in his voice!!! NOt good for the Pogues covers.
>
>>6) Any songs (original or cover) you're proud of?
>
>>7) Anything else you'd like to mention - band plugs (album releases,
>> upcoming gigs, appearances are allowed here if you wish).
>
have these annoying no-shows! Also how do you go about arranging
your music? We are a new band that is feeling its way, so please
help!
>
Thanks, and great idea whoever!!
Travis
Elson R. Trinidad
>*****Re: Informal survey: Anyone Here In A Band?********
>Is it possible for you the original poster and you the respondents
>to this informal survey how unbelievingly boring it is to slog
>through these replies? The "protocol" for an informal survey
>should be email replies to the poster, with a a follow-up
>--
Ahem.
1. Don't you know how to kill a thread? (That's the "K" key).
2. Were you ever a hall monitor back in elementary school? Just curious.
Bob Mills
Trinidad) wrote:
>Seriously, I'm just curious, how many of you here are in bands?
>I'd like to know basically:
>1) The name of the band
1. NeanderBobs
2. The Three Amigos
3. Tripping Up Stairs
4. Future Geezers
>2) Where you're based
Princeton NJ, Maine, and Takoma Pk MD
>3) Band personnel (instruments played, names optional)
fiddle, piano, tenor banjo, accordion
>4) The style of music
All of the above play for Contra dancing, which has nothing to do with
Nicaragua, but is a traditional dance form sometimes referred to as 'the
most fun you can have with your clothes on'. I also play Irish music, and
occasional Cajun gigs, and play guitar synth (in addition to other
instruments which actually produce the same note you play!).
>5) Band goals + career status (Are you looking for a record deal? Do you
> already have a deal? Do you do this just for the fun of it? Etc)
'Deals' don't happen in our music. A monster hit is 10,000 copies, not
exactly appealing to record industry types, and we're glad of it, elitist
snobs that we are. Virtually everything is self-produced, which is true of
most of the music I find interesting. Of the above, 'Tripping Up Stairs'
has a recording released, although I have an 8-track digital setup, have
done several successful recordings with it, and I'm *nearly* ready to try to
record one of my own groups (gulp, the myth of self-production). 3 of the 4
bands above are fairly active, playing up and down the US east coast. Paid
gigs are fairly easy to come by, but pay is low and to my knowledge there's
only one band in the country that manages to make it full-time without any
other activities or a 2nd band to fill in the calendar. So subsidized fun
is the goal, I guess.
>6) Any songs (original or cover) you're proud of?
There *are* original tunes written in this genre, and I've written some,
but more admiration is given to skill in playing any tune that makes you
move well on the dance floor, and much of the skill is in improvisatory
arrangements by picking from the approximately 10,000 tunes in the
repertoire on the fly and doing wild stuff with them that matches somehow
with the dance being done.
>7) Anything else you'd like to mention - band plugs (album releases,
> upcoming gigs, appearances are allowed here if you wish).
Thanks for doing this, it's interesting to get the flavor of what others
are into when we're not sucking solder fumes!
Bob Mills
NoiseToys Phone: 1-609-683-0234
9 Charlton Street Fax: 1-609-683-4068
Princeton, NJ 08540 USA e-mail: deci...@tigger.jvnc.net
Mike Potter
Couldn't resist this one.
> 1) The name of the band
>
> 2) Where you're based in
>
Baltimore, Maryland
> 3) Band personnel (instruments played, names optional)
>
Chris Anderson: Percussion, vocals
Gary Curtis: Bass guitar
Mike Potter: Keyboards, flute, tenor sax, vocals
Dan Rehner: Keyboards, flute, trumpet, guitar, vocals
Glenn Shaffer: Lead guitar, vocals
> 4) The style of music
>
Art/Prog rock, spacey to goofy. Retroprogressive pseudo psychadelic
> 5) Band goals + career status (Are you looking for a record deal? Do you
> already have a deal? Do you do this just for the fun of it? Etc)
>
Have a good time, play out a few times a month.
> 6) Any songs (original or cover) you're proud of?
>
Originals: As a band we're proud of 'em all, but my own faves:
Trantor - based on Isaic Asimov's "Foundation
Trilogy"
The Battlefield - a battlefield assures mankind that
it is man's destiny to war
Cracks in the Earth - opening segment of a long
(+20 min) piece about caves
Buffalo Bowel - Intergalactic Environmental Protest
Spamish Rock Opera in 2 Movements
(one good Buffalo Bowel movement
deserves a second)
Covers: Forgotten Sons - merillion
Jaocbs Ladder - rush
Changes - yes
Watcher of the Skies - genesis
Shine on You Crazy Diamond, pts 1-5 - pink floyd
> 7) Anything else you'd like to mention - band plugs (album releases,
> upcoming gigs, appearances are allowed here if you wish).
>
Just finished a 3-song demo at Sanctuary Studios in Baltimore.
Shopping it around to find new places to play - getting tired of playing
the same places all the time!
Mike Potter
Andrew Cotton
> Hey folks, it's time for a fun thread! :)
We call ourselves RINA BIJOU. It's a name. A fictional character who is the embodyment of a
particular sense of humor and our feelings about our music.
> 2) Where you're based in
Burlington, Vermont, USA
> 3) Band personnel (instruments played, names optional)
2 Guitars, Bass, Drums; everybody sings.
> 4) The style of music
We write all our own music and lyrics. The music brings together every influence of every member
of the band. We've all spent alot of time with rock, funk, bebop, African groove music, latin jazz, heavy
metal, hardcore and punk. Sometimes these come out simultaneously, and sometimes they are contrasted back
to back.
The lyrics tend to originate from free associations, certain themes such as the illuminati and
entymology, and words that just sound neat in rapid succession.
We can be loud. Occaisionally quiet cafes are nice and give us a chance to concentrate on the
playing, but the late night packed drunken rooms are definitely the most fun.
> 5) Band goals + career status (Are you looking for a record deal? Do you
Short term is to get ourselves travelling out of Burlington on a much more regular basis. It
remains to be seen whether there are actually enough people who might enjoy us to make it worthwhile.
> 6) Any songs (original or cover) you're proud of?
Sure. I Fully enjoy playing this music. We write with our own enjoyment being of equal
importance to the listener's.
Thanks for reading, all. If you happen to be up here (down here for the Canadians) or run into us
somewhere else give a "HEY" to the bassist. That's me.
Andy Cotton
the net surfer of the band
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Reid Kneeland
>Is it possible for you the original poster and you the respondents
>to this informal survey how unbelievingly boring it is to slog
>through these replies?
Robert seems to have lost a verb somewhere. Has anyone seen it?
>The "protocol" for an informal survey
>should be email replies to the poster, with a a follow-up
The real problem here is excessive cross-posting, I think. This thread
is appropriate for most of the groups (like rec.music.makers.bass where
I'm reading it) and less so for others (rec.audio.pro). I've set
followups accordingly.
For the most part I think it's a reasonable thread, though, and you
should just kill the subject if you don't want to "slog through" the
messages (30 messages in three days isn't exactly an avalanche,
either). This is a trivial task with most news software.
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Bill Geston
>1) The name of the band
The Gargoyles
>
>2) Where you're based in
Denver CO
>
>3) Band personnel (instruments played, names optional)
Kevin - Bass, Vox
Bill - Guit, Vox
Hugo - Everything else
>
>4) The style of music
REM-Pink Floyd-The Church-Peter Gabriel style
>
>5) Band goals + career status (Are you looking for a record deal? Do you
> already have a deal? Do you do this just for the fun of it? Etc)
Have a 17 song CD that's being distributed to media.
Within a week or so will have public copies
distributed through Colorado One-Stop (Denver)
and Quacking Dog Records, 2075 So University, Suite 181, Denver 80210
We are trying to get a national distribution deal.
We are planning a second CD for the fall.
Also would like to produce and promote other bands.
>
>6) Any songs (original or cover) you're proud of?
Graverobber (pts 1 & 2)
Lighter Shade of Blue
>
>7) Anything else you'd like to mention - band plugs (album releases,
> upcoming gigs, appearances are allowed here if you wish).
>
Release party in Denver TBA
Gigging in the fall, maybe.
email to ges...@simtek.com
the other white meat
1) Im in a band called Falafel Boy
2) We're in Northampton,n MA
3) We;re a 3 piece (gtr, bass, drums) and we all sing
4) We are noisy garage pop.
5) We are starting to build a solid local following, we want to do thiis for
a living.
6) We arre an all original band, and like all our songs, else we throw
them out.
7) We are in the studio recording a self released CD due out Oct. 8th.
We'll be playing at the Baystate Hotel with Swampgirl on July 2nd and
at Mike's Billiards with Hair Volume on July 16th
call (413) 584-4958 if t you'd like more details.
Daniel Seeman
As for point number one, I agree. Many here want to publish their music.
My own cynical view is that so many people are looking for recording
deals that one has to just really luck out to get one. There are
sooooooo many bands that couldn't play their way out of a paper bag but
have lucrative recording deals and radio air play anyway. Just take
"Beck" for example. I must say I like his "Loser" tune (mostly for its
novelty), but it is only one tune! The rest of his material cannot stand
on its own in my opinion.
As for the second point, I find this to be really comforting. You can go
just about anywhere and find someone to play music with. That's great!
dks.
Bernd Sieker
|> Hey folks, it's time for a fun thread! :)
Yeah, this is fun, so I'll take part in it.
|>
|>
|> Seriously, I'm just curious, how many of you here are in bands?
|> I'd like to know basically:
|>
|>
|> 1) The name of the band
zeitpunkt (i. e. point of time, or point in time in English,
adapted from KAIROS, ancient Greek)
|>
|> 2) Where you're based in
Germany, near Bielefeld.
|>
|> 3) Band personnel (instruments played, names optional)
One male singer (also accoustic guitar), two female singers, E-bass
guitar (sometimes electric guitar), drums, (digital) piano,
synthesizer (me, DX7 II-D), sometimes an additional electric guitar
and saxophone.
|>
|> 4) The style of music
Worship, Cover versions of Christian Pop Music (Michael W. Smith, Ray
Boltz, Petra, etc.)
|>
|> 5) Band goals + career status [...]
Worship and Praise. Accompanying the Church Community Prasing the
Lord. No further goals at the moment (i. e. no demo tapes, no paid
gigs.)
|>
|> 6) Any songs (original or cover) you're proud of?
Some really driving and cheerful versions of old and (originally)
boring worship songs.
|>
|> 7) Anything else you'd like to mention [...]
Unfortunately we're standing just before a split, many of the band
members are going to study in other cities making regular rehearsal
impossible. I'll be looking for another band soon.
|> Thanks!
|> Elson
|>
|>
it was a pleasure.
Bernd
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Ola Tørudbakken
> Hey folks, it's time for a fun thread! :)
> Seriously, I'm just curious, how many of you here are in bands?
> I'd like to know basically:
> 1) The name of the band
I'm playing in a pop/rock band with the working name: SUBCUT
It's probably going to be changed...
> 2) Where you're based in
Oslo, Norway
> 3) Band personnel (instruments played, names optional)
Vocal: Ruben Eliassen
Guitars: Ove Østby
Bass +
Violin: Me
Keyboards,
B3 + piano: Sturla Bakke
Drums &
Percussion: Geir Pettersen
> 4) The style of music
Thats difficult to say. People who have mentioned Crowded House,
Midnight Oil, English pop (police), 60's stuff, Zeppelin, Rush - but most of
them think we have our own style. It's self-composed.
> 5) Band goals + career status (Are you looking for a record deal? Do you
> already have a deal? Do you do this just for the fun of it? Etc)
The whole project was actually started by the drummer. He needed some
studio-musician to record some of his songs. Last summer we recorded
some more. Great tunes, acually. All the others had played a played in
lots of different bands and was busy doing gigs and studio sessions.
Then we started to
think: Hey this is great songs, why don't we go for it.
So we did, every quitted their other bands, and started this band.
Now we have recorded about 5 songs, and we think we have something...
So in the autuum we are going for a record deal.
> 6) Any songs (original or cover) you're proud of?
City By knife
Another day
She Talks
I've been thinking
Evil Circle
> 7) Anything else you'd like to mention - band plugs (album releases,
> upcoming gigs, appearances are allowed here if you wish).
> Thanks!
> Elson
Schneeschnarr
Bugger off! If you don't like it, don't read them, you twat! Believe it or
not, other people other than the original poster are interested in the replies,
and we're not all going to ask everyone to respond by mail to everyone who
wants to know..... so get a life, stop worrying about "protocols", and select
your threads more wisely....
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eric hancock
My band is named, for the time being, King's Ransom.
We are based in Saratoga Springs, NY, about 30 minutes north of
Albany.
The band consists of Henry Tilford Mortimer III on lead guitar,
Brooksie on vocals and rythm guitar, Dave Forziati on the kit, and
myself on bass.
We're kind of hard rock, jazz influenced kind of thing, though I
dislike categorizing any band
We are recording an album this summer, for solicitation purposes
(solicitation of a record deal, that is).
I like most of our songs, but I'm most proud of our wide range of
music. We have one particularly interesting song called Rout 85.
In live shows, we put Rush's "La Villa Strangiato" (is that how you
spell it?) in the middle of it. That goes over well with the
musician-types.
We welcome any other area bands that would like to share gigs, and
things like that.
E-
Bjoern Giesler
boasting! :-)
: 1) The name of the band
reAct (Don't blame me...)
: 2) Where you're based in
Siegen, Germany. Clue, anybody?
: 3) Band personnel (instruments played, names optional)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ You betcha!
Karsten Burkardt - Lead Vox, Violin, Blues Harp, Hoppin' 'round
Bjoern Giesler (me) - BackVox, Keys, Smiles, Raps, Perc
Marcus Schuermann - Bass, Gen.Coolness, Yawns 'tween Songs
Axel Grebe - Guitars. That's it.
Kim Planert - Drums, BogoMasterminding, Backing Growls
: 4) The style of music
Golly. Art Rock w/Funk & Metal influence, which doesn't catch it at all.
Hmf. Dunno. Rock, narmean?
: 5) Band goals + career status (Are you looking for a record deal? Do you
: already have a deal? Do you do this just for the fun of it? Etc)
Record deal? Ya kiddin? We own the company!
-No, to be serious: We're negotiating at the moment. Doesn't look too bad.
: 6) Any songs (original or cover) you're proud of?
Originals:
Away from Home
Wildlife
(Millions more, but you don't know them anyway, so cut here)
Covers:
Crucify (Tori Amos)
Ytse Jam (Dream Theater) (Yeah, we did it!) (was hard to transcribe
the key solo, though...)
Some Day One Day (Queen)
: 7) Anything else you'd like to mention - band plugs (album releases,
: upcoming gigs, appearances are allowed here if you wish).
Well, yes. If anyone wants a tape (4 songs, home recorded, but pretty pro
quality - no boast here!) (cost DM6,-) contact:
Kim Planert
Schanzenweg 32
57072 Siegen
Germany
: Thanks!
Pleasure!
: Elson
Bjoern
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Most band names are of the form "X Y" where X is an adjective
or gerund and Y is a noun.
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LAWLOR WALTER
>2) Where you're based in
Fredericton, New Brunswick
>3) Band personnel (instruments played, names optional)
2 guitar, base, drummer
>4) The style of music
Hmm... Our style.
East coast alternative power pop punk rock.
>5) Band goals + career status (Are you looking for a record deal? Do you
> already have a deal? Do you do this just for the fun of it? Etc)
Nil.
>6) Any songs (original or cover) you're proud of?
All of em.
>7) Anything else you'd like to mention - band plugs (album releases,
> upcoming gigs, appearances are allowed here if you wish).
>
Cheers,
Walter
Tom Ritchford
Hey folks, it's time for a fun thread! :)
Seriously, I'm just curious, how many of you here are in bands?
I'd like to know basically:
1) The name of the band
Verge
(Our, groan, merchandising wing is called "The Psychedelic Circus")
2) Where you're based in
NY, NY
3) Band personnel (instruments played, names optional)
Jeremy Halpern - Vox, Keys
Ray Martyn - Guitar, Backing Vox
Tom Ritchford - WX-7 (electronic wind instrument), Vox, Bass, FX
Heather Wagner - Drums, Backing Vox
4) The style of music
Silly... very silly... very musical too...
Sorta "psychedelic comedy rock" -- The Doors covering Devo, or
Monty Python meets Butthole Surfers...
5) Band goals + career status (Are you looking for a record deal? Do you
already have a deal? Do you do this just for the fun of it? Etc)
We intend to try to sell independently before, perhaps, getting a record
deal. We do intend to try to make a living at it. We do all our own
song-writing, production, recording. We also have a lot of fun.
6) Any songs (original or cover) you're proud of?
Evil -- strange, silly song about Evil
Empty Windows -- moody song about Sid Barrett in early Floyd style
Holiday in Hell -- very silly rock song about an exotic vacation...
Wicky-tah -- very fast song with nonsense lyrics and a nonsense solo.
7) Anything else you'd like to mention - band plugs (album releases,
upcoming gigs, appearances are allowed here if you wish).
(Thanks!)
Our first CD, "Little Idiot" is expected for the fourth quarter of
this year.
We have several tapes with colorful covers and varying quality of music
which we sell for $7ppd... email for details.
We never use presets: we have our own original synth/FX patches for each
song that we play.
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# Is it possible for you the original poster and you the respondents
# to this informal survey how unbelievingly boring it is to slog
# through these replies? The "protocol" for an informal survey
# should be email replies to the poster, with a a follow-up
Bollocks... I was really enjoying reading this. If you'd rather slog through
endless Tori Amos posts then go ahead and do so - this thread is at least
full of original, creative material, and until you popped into it nobody
was slagging anyone off and we were all getting along just fine. You don't
_have_ to read it you know...
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Sean T. Hogarty
>1) The name of the band
Nine-Headed Cactus Demon
>2) Where you're based in
Boston, MA
>3) Band personnel (instruments played, names optional)
Rhtyhm Guitar/Lead Vocals - Dave Penner
Lead Guitar - Dave DeCaprio
Keyboards/Back Vocals - Sean "Radar" Hogarty
Bass - Eric "Kahuna" Olson
Drums - Chris "Calzone" Kausel
>4) The style of music
Eclectic Bluesy Rock with cool basslines....
>5) Band goals + career status (Are you looking for a record deal? Do you
> already have a deal? Do you do this just for the fun of it? Etc)
We've been playing the college scene for nearly two years, and are
starting to get into the Boston club scene this summer. We just released a
demo CD, "gone", two months ago, with six originals. We've broken even on the
project, so we're fairly happy. We've begun to work with a small label here,
Metropolis Records, and plan on having a full-length CD out next spring.
>6) Any songs (original or cover) you're proud of?
Original - "I Might", "Bonnet Shores", "Black UnderMoon", "With A
Sigh...", "Grape", to name a few 8)
Covers - all kinds of stuff we like... "Fool in the Rain" is one of our
best, and our Pearl Jam/Hendrix version of "Alive" really kicks... another
fave is "Roadhouse Blues + Voodoo Chile + On Broadway", complete with trombone
solo...
>7) Anything else you'd like to mention - band plugs (album releases,
> upcoming gigs, appearances are allowed here if you wish).
Next upcoming gig is Wednesday, June 22nd, at Venus De Milo, Lansdowne
St., Boston. Come on by! If you want a CD, send me some email!
Sean Hogarty
sho...@msmail.sapient.com
hog...@mit.edu
7IHd
ADVANCE WARNING: This is long... sorry!
>Seriously, I'm just curious, how many of you here are in bands?
>I'd like to know basically:
>1) The name of the band
Not telling you. This name took me so long to find I don't want to waste it.
Sorry :) This isn't actually a band, but one day it may (hopefully) become
one...
>2) Where you're based in
London, England.
>3) Band personnel (instruments played, names optional)
Me. I play synths (badly!), I have a Roland Juno-106 and I'm contemplating
a 2nd synth (maybe a digital one next to add some variety, though I'm really
a big fan of analogue). I also have an Alesis HR-16 drum machine, though at
the moment I'm basically using that to keep time. If it ever became a proper
band I'd look for a drummer. I'm contemplating buying a bass guitar for the
sheer hell of it, too. I have a decent computer, which when I can afford a
soundcard I will use for Midi/sequencing and so on. Until then I'm a bit
stuck. My voice is probably at best patchy, so I'd probably stick (mainly)
to studio work. I can't immagine anyone else singing my songs - a lot of
them are pretty personal.
>4) The style of music
Sort of a mish-mash of everything I listen to, I suppose. Some of the songs
I've written more or less have to be guitar-based, which is a problem since
I'm not a guitarist. Synths are fine for some things but not everything.
Early stuff is very piano+vocal style (OK, I haven't recorded anything,
but the songs are written that way and I can't change them). I then went
through a phase of depressed random nonsense, which looking back actually
seems remarkably good. More recent songs have been in in similar style to
"Psycho Drift" of Shriekback's album _Sacred City_, ie, instrumentally
simple, gently rythmic stuff, with half-sung, half-spoken vocals very much
leading the songs.
>5) Band goals + career status (Are you looking for a record deal? Do you
> already have a deal? Do you do this just for the fun of it? Etc)
I have about 7 albums worth of _good_ material amassed waiting for me to
have a bit of time & a bit of cash to get something recorded...
For now I want to build up my synth & PC setup, and concentrate on working
out arrangements for the music for some of my existing songs (its all in
my head, I'm just struggling to actually play it at the moment). I could do
with some means of recording stuff too. I'm constantly amazed at what some
bands _do_ achieve with computers & drum machines (and in _no_way_ do I
mean dance music), which is heartening. :)
>6) Any songs (original or cover) you're proud of?
Most of the ones that are still on the cards... If anything ever comes of
this I plan to release songs in approximately chronological order, simply
because of the style changes in my songwriting. The first album (as planned)
still has 2 or 3 tracks I'm not totally happy with, theres enough spare
songs I could use but I don't want to ruin the continuity of later albums,
most of which have some sort of "concept". I probably wouldn't do covers,
except maybe the odd B-side.
Still possibly the best song I wrote is one called "On the sand", which is
based (loosely) on a Ray Bradbury story I read at school as a kid... the
song is about the thoughts flooding back to this guys head when he finds the
body of his girlfriend from his childhood, who disappeared without a trace
all those years ago. Not sure how true it is to the original story, but the
song really is beautiful (I know from the above it probably sounds really
morbid, but it isn't).
More recently I've been in a bit of a dry spell - averaging a song a month -
at best I manage more like 4 or 5 a week, though not all necessarily any
good :) Basically I'm very short of time at the moment due to work commitments.
>7) Anything else you'd like to mention - band plugs (album releases,
> upcoming gigs, appearances are allowed here if you wish).
Not really. Thanks for listening :)
Pete Turner~
Add to that there seems to be a lack of drummers out there...
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Elson R. Trinidad <etri...@scf.usc.edu> wrote:
>Seriously, I'm just curious, how many of you here are in bands?
>I'd like to know basically:
>
>1) The name of the band
My band is called The Malchicks
>2) Where you're based in
We are based in Tacoma, WA
>3) Band personnel (instruments played, names optional)
I play the guitar, Alex sings and plays bass, and Fitz drums and sings
>4) The style of music
College/Alternative in the vein of REM or The Replacements
>5) Band goals + career status (Are you looking for a record deal? Do you
> already have a deal? Do you do this just for the fun of it? Etc)
We have self-released a CD as well as a 7" single, and appear on
the "Seattle Scene Vol. 2" compilation CD. We want to release another
CD, perhaps on a label with good distribution... any label lurkers?? ;)
>6) Any songs (original or cover) you're proud of?
We had 2 songs off of our debut CD that received airplay, one of
which was reported top-10 to CMJ. The "hit" is called "Lazy River", and
the other is called "Natural Suicide"
>7) Anything else you'd like to mention - band plugs (album releases,
> upcoming gigs, appearances are allowed here if you wish).
I would be happy to send anyone a copy of our CD... IF you pay
for the postage... (we're NOT rich... still all have day jobs ;) only
$2! If you are interested, e-mail me for our address!
Thanks for your time!
Jimmie Farmer
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Davie Harris
> Seriously, I'm just curious, how many of you here are in bands?
> I'd like to know basically:
>
>
> 1) The name of the band
James Garcia & Providence
> 2) Where you're based in
Santa Clara, CA
> 3) Band personnel (instruments played, names optional)
James Garcia - Acoustic & electric guitars, mandolin, dulcimer,
vocals
Tony Cascio - Electric guitar, mandolin, synth
Robbin Cortez - Accordian, synth, vocals
Robin Cortez - Drums & percussion
Dave Nielsen - Bass, vocals, InstaMatic Camera
Davie Harris - Mixing Board :-)
> 4) The style of music
Contemporary Christian with a twist: rock 'n' roll and ballads that
feature different instrumentation (mandolin, dulcimer, accordian),
intricate acoustic work (some with open tunings)
> 5) Band goals + career status (Are you looking for a record deal? Do you
> already have a deal? Do you do this just for the fun of it? Etc)
Our focus is to play original compositions and selected covers that
speak about who God is, and how He's changed our lives since we became
Christians. We're not looking for a record deal, but if it
happens we probably won't turn it down :-)
> 6) Any songs (original or cover) you're proud of?
"Something Good" by James & Milann Garcia
"Say Goodbye To Innocence" by Milann Garcia, James Garcia & Robbin
Cortez
"The Mystery" by James Garcia
"Love Like This" by Kennedy-Rose
"Winds of Change" by Russ Taff
> 7) Anything else you'd like to mention - band plugs (album releases,
> upcoming gigs, appearances are allowed here if you wish).
We've got two self-produced recordings:
"Sand Castles" (1990, cassette)
"Face The Wind" (1994, cassette & CD)
Upcoming gigs:
Central Peninsula Church - Foster City, CA - 6/17/94
Peninsula Bible Church - Palo Alto, CA - 7/17/94
Bethel Church - San Jose, CA - 9/21/94
If you're interested in our work, upcoming concerts, or just
have questions / want more info, feel free to contact me by
email, fax or phone.
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Peter Larsen
Howdy Ian,
S> >Is it possible for you the original poster and you the respondents
S> >to this informal survey how unbelievingly boring it is to slog
S> >through these replies? The "protocol" for an informal survey
S> >should be email replies to the poster, with a a follow-up
S> Bugger off! If you don't like it, don't read them, you twat!
being one of those overseas foreigners living in a faraway country, I
am not quite sure what the semantically correct comment to that
wording would be, but 'CUT THE CRAP AND BEHAVE' is what I can't really
find a polite wording for. A polite question is asked, and it is not
that misplaced and you certainly could have followed up in a more
relevant way.
S> Believe it or
S> not, other people other than the original poster are interested in the
S> replies,
I agree with you to the extent that this is not a real heavyweight
forum, so such a minor survey ought not to be that much of a problem.
S> and we're not all going to ask everyone to respond by mail to everyone who
S> wants to know..... so get a life, stop worrying about "protocols", and
S> select your threads more wisely....
However ... this is not a 'musicians applying for jobs' forum, and
personally my feeling about this is that a question to the effect of
'Does anybody mind _if_ we make a public survey' had been preferable.
Now ... I am new here, so I am not really sure if my understanding of
this forum is correct, but my impression is that it aims at
professionel recording technique rather than those noise-sources
(with all due respect) recorded.
Having 'fast-forwarded' past all the survey-stuff, I am somewhat
unsure what the survey definition actually was, but it does seem to
me that for a survey to be relevant to this forum a survey of sound
recordists might have been sligthly more on the mark. That of course
does depend on whether rec.audio.pro means what I read it to mean.
Additionally, as far as surveys go ... I was somewhat surprised to
see that the people responding did so in public, I would have thought
it more efficient to make a 'form' that people could fill out and
that could be automatically imported in a database-file one then
could ask to receive. All of that probably could be made to work more
or less without any human intervention.
All that said, ... well, it isn't that much mail, and it probably
subsides pretty soon .... but could we please at least have future
surveys here slightly related to this area's definition, still
assuming that I have understood said definition correctly.
S> ============================================================================
S> Set the controls to.... E C O N O M Y W A S H !
S> ============================================================================
Consider it done! ....... O;-)
S> Ian Shepherd (shep...@rowan.cov.ac.uk)
Kind regards
Peter Larsen
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Tony Stott
> 1) The name of the band
About Six Feet
> 2) Where you're based in
Melbourne, Australia
> 3) Band personnel (instruments played, names optional)
Me - keyboard/samplers, cruddy backing vocals
John - Vocals
> 4) The style of music
Dancy-intelligent pop, we've been compared to Beloved, New Order, Pet Shop
Boys etc.
> 5) Band goals + career status (Are you looking for a record deal? Do you
> already have a deal? Do you do this just for the fun of it? Etc)
We're recording for a cd ep on Monday, which will be out in August (sort of
self financed)
Hopefully this will help as a good promotional tool - I have no illusions
about being mega famous, 'though it'd be nice! ;o)
> 6) Any songs (original or cover) you're proud of?
Original: Miasma/Baptism/Good Friday/Beast
Covers: Expecting to Fly (Headless Chickens)/Tainted Love (I threw this
together in about 3 hours to pad out a gig a while back, and it's been really
popular - sort of a very bassy, slightly sinister version)
> 7) Anything else you'd like to mention - band plugs (album releases,
> upcoming gigs, appearances are allowed here if you wish).
Well, our ep in August (shared with another band, Hojo) and we're playing at
Lounge on Tuesday 21st with Ragewar and Trigger Happy - around 9pm. :o)
Cheers!
Tony.
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State of the Heart
> 2) Where you're based in
Boise, Idaho
> 3) Band personnel (instruments played, names optional)
Billy (me) - synth/keyboards
Michael - acoustic/rhythm guitar & vocals
Stan - bass & vocals
Brian - drums
Tom - MIDI/synth wind, saxophone, flute & vocals (sometimes)
> 4) The style of music
Fusion jazz-styled original tunes along with contemporary original
arrangements of traditional Christian songs (as well as leading
praise and worship choruses in Church settings)
> 5) Band goals + career status (Are you looking for a record deal? Do you
> already have a deal? Do you do this just for the fun of it? Etc)
We're five guys, all full-time involved in the computer field, yet
we all love music. Maybe, someday it could become financially feasible
to quit our day jobs, but in the meantime... we sure do have lots of
fun. After this summer, we're planning on completing a self-financed
album (cassette... possibly CD if we can swing it) to allow people
to take home our music and enjoy it there, but since we all have
families and kids (except for myself which I'm still single) it would
be hard to find the time to concentrate on the band full-time and really
push for national(?) recognition. Also, since our band plays primarily
for churches, prisons, Christian conferences [most recently Promise Keepers
here in Boise for 5000+ men in attendence], etc. our goals have been
to provide encouragement to the local area churches, as well as a musical
creative outlet away from our jobs.
> 6) Any songs (original or cover) you're proud of?
"It is well with my soul", "All creatures of our God and King",
"He is able", "Jesus, Your name...", "This is the day..."
Originals: "Love never stops", some others I can't recall at the moment.
> 7) Anything else you'd like to mention - band plugs (album releases,
> upcoming gigs, appearances are allowed here if you wish).
We're based in the Boise area, but are willing to travel
locally within 100 miles radius. If anyone would like to hear us
play or have us come provide music for a program, email me and I'll
get you out more detailed information.
Cheers,
Billyb (** Bouncer **)
ps. I now return everyone to the previously scheduled newsgroup:
Jeff Smith
|> 1) The name of the band
Bureau Of Control
|> 2) Where you're based in
Ft Lauderdale, FL
|>
|> 3) Band personnel (instruments played, names optional)
Just two of us who compose and sequence, primarily, with vocals
and some guitar thrown in for good measure.
|> 4) The style of music
Industrial/electronic
|>
|> 5) Band goals + career status (Are you looking for a record deal? Do you
|> already have a deal? Do you do this just for the fun of it? Etc)
For the moment we are studio-only (and part time at that, as the other guy
has musical interests which are all over the place) and on a just-for-fun
basis. We submitted a tape for the RMI #2 CD, BUT UNLESS SOME OF YOU OTHER
BANDS OUT THERE GET OFF YOUR BUTTS THAT PROJECT WILL NEVER HAPPEN! :-|
|>
|>
|> 6) Any songs (original or cover) you're proud of?
No covers. We haven't done that much really. We have four songs recorded
"well," three of which we like enough to put on our upcoming demo. Carnival
and C^3I are on our RMI submission, Outside The Law is the other.
jds
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From: a...@ksu.ksu.edu (Kendric Beachey)
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Subject: Re: Informal survey: Anyone Here In A Band?
Date: 17 Jun 1994 01:31:44 -0500
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>1) The name of the band
Carpet Burn
>2) Where you're based in
Manhattan, KS
>3) Band personnel (instruments played, names optional)
Drums: Kendric Beachey (me)
Guitar: Mike Custer
Guitar: Woody Flowers
Vocals: currently vacant (me in the interim)
Bass: currently vacant (co-founder just left)
>4) The style of music
This is always difficult...mostly alternative metal types, with
flavors from all over the spectrum (rock, jazz, reggae, hip-hop, etc)
>5) Band goals + career status (Are you looking for a record deal? Do you
> already have a deal? Do you do this just for the fun of it? Etc)
Just for fun, mostly, but it's always fun to dream. :-)
We've recorded a few demos (write for info).
>6) Any songs (original or cover) you're proud of?
We have close to 30 originals, but we don't play all of them anymore.
My favorites: "Europeans"--a metal/jazz hybrid with a thrash bridge
"Not My Problem"--straight metal with an artsy bridge
"Lonely Mile"--straight metal, from soft to hard
"Talking on Glass"--bossa/grunge alternation on intro; main body
alternates between alternative pop and funk
"Our Tune De-tuned (pronounced R2D2)"--straght, very rhythmic
metal; a blast to play
"B for Bill"--instrumental; kind of mystical sound; plays with
a 4/4 and 6/8 relation
Also, many of our songs have a message about society or emotions.
>7) Anything else you'd like to mention - band plugs (album releases,
> upcoming gigs, appearances are allowed here if you wish).
For anyone with World Wide Web access, do this:
http://www.ksu.edu/~ak
and look at the info on Carpet Burn. Some info is also available via
anonymous ftp to matt.ksu.ksu.edu.
CHECK THIS OUT!!
Anyone else who has info on their band on World Wide Web, send me a
note and I'll make a link to it--I'd like to make a page full of
links to people's bands (without any fee, like Adam Curry would
like to charge you). If you need help learning how to create the
information, let me know and I'll point you in the right direction.
(I was simply going to save all the followups to this thread, but there
are quite a few...I don't have quite *that* much room on disk. :-) )
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Randy Taylor
: Hey folks, it's time for a fun thread! :)
Cross-posted planet-wide and six ways from Sunday...what the hell, I'll
bite - after having read at least 47 followups (and having an aversion
to odd numbers) I thought I'd make this the 48th...
: Seriously, I'm just curious, how many of you here are in bands?
: I'd like to know basically:
: 1) The name of the band
The Zwilight Tonez
: 2) Where you're based in
Glen Burnie, Maryland, USA (also known as Glen Burnout, Maryland, and for
good reason !)
: 3) Band personnel (instruments played, names optional)
Randy Taylor (Me) - Bass, synths, rhythm guitars, drums
(all simultaneously !...NOT !)
Frank Winner - Occaisional drums
John Fitzhugh - Occaisional guitars
David Larkin - Vacuum Cleaners
: 4) The style of music
Technosynthpoppseudoraveaxebashingelectrojazz
: 5) Band goals + career status (Are you looking for a record deal? Do you
: already have a deal? Do you do this just for the fun of it? Etc)
"The shit's in my head and I've got to get it out !" - Miles Davis
: 6) Any songs (original or cover) you're proud of?
Yes.
: 7) Anything else you'd like to mention - band plugs (album releases,
: upcoming gigs, appearances are allowed here if you wish).
We will be appearing in a club nowhere near anyone "real soon now" (tm)
courtesy of Zwilight Tone Records.
: Thanks!
: Elson
No, thank you !
--Randy Taylor--
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>>I'd like to know basically:
>
>>1) The name of the band
STRANGE UNCLE REMUS
>>2) Where you're based
Melbourne/Geelong, Australia
>>3) Band personnel (instruments played, names optional)
>
Rick - Vocals,Guitar
Andrew - Guitar
Pete - Drums
Steve - Bass
>>4) The style of music
>
We play original music (stuff we write!) and it is very dynamic from
serious metal to the softest of blues, some cool jazz, and thats usually
just one song. All musicians are incredibly skilled in their craft.
>>5) Band goals + career status (Are you looking for a record deal? Do you
>> already have a deal? Do you do this just for the fun of it? Etc)
>
We want to make it really big!! We have just finished recording
and are going to bring it out on Cd whether we get financing from an
interested label or not.
>>6) Any songs (original or cover) you're proud of?
I reckon we do a great version of Donovan's "Season of the Witch".
Most of our originals i am proud of.
>>7) Anything else you'd like to mention - band plugs (album releases,
>> upcoming gigs, appearances are allowed here if you wish).
>
Give the time to listen to us and i think you will be impressed.
David Copeland
>In article <2tj15n$9...@aludra.usc.edu> ertr...@aludra.usc.edu (Elson R. Trinidad) writes:
> Hey folks, it's time for a fun thread! :)
> Seriously, I'm just curious, how many of you here are in bands?
> I'd like to know basically:
> 1) The name of the band
CHEESE WIZ!
> 2) Where you're based in
Blacksburg, VA 24060
> 3) Band personnel (instruments played, names optional)
Bonnet - Voice
John - Drums
Dave - Bass
Pat - Guitar
> 4) The style of music
Mostly progressive but lots of funk/rock/polka/disco stuff too
NOT METAL!!!
> 5) Band goals + career status (Are you looking for a record deal? Do you
> already have a deal? Do you do this just for the fun of it? Etc)
We are looking to become rich and famous and take advantage of
the record buying public
> 6) Any songs (original or cover) you're proud of?
U Stink But I Luv U - Available in the Billy and the Boingers bootleg
(We didn't write but we play the hell out of it)
Plus the rest of our songs rock.
> 7) Anything else you'd like to mention - band plugs (album releases,
> upcoming gigs, appearances are allowed here if you wish).
We have a tape called "We forgot the Thrash Part" and it kicks ass!
If you want it come to blacksburg.
>(Thanks!)
You're welcome.
Dave
Jason Roberts
: 1) The name of the band
Esperanto
: 2) Where you're based in
New York, NY
: 3) Band personnel (instruments played, names optional)
Arthur Schlenger guitar
Jason Roberts bass
Sean McDonnell drums
(and everybody sings)
: 4) The style of music
Power Pain Post-Pop. Or Post-Power Pop Pain. Or Pain-Power...
: 5) Band goals + career status (Are you looking for a record deal? Do you
: already have a deal? Do you do this just for the fun of it? Etc)
Gee, we want to actually stay together for several years, grow as
musicians, and connect with an audience. To people not in a band,
that may seem unambitious. To anyone who's ever been in a band,
it probably seems very ambitious.
: 6) Any songs (original or cover) you're proud of?
We're mostly originals, and the few covers we do are almost
unrecognizable. A big crowd pleaser is our cover of "Trapped
In The Web of Love," by semi-obscure 60's songstress Joi Lansing.
: 7) Anything else you'd like to mention - band plugs (album releases,
: upcoming gigs, appearances are allowed here if you wish).
We're always looking to maintain relationships with other,
musically compatible bands, from the New York Metro area and
elsewhere--mutual support is important. We've invited other bands
to share bills with us, and vice-versa. Reach us at panm...@panix.com.
We're not recording anytime soon, but our friends The Very
Pleasant Neighbor have a CD out now on D-Tox Records, called
"Boy With Only One Head." If you want to hear a real alternative
to so-called "alternative" rock, it's worth buying.
Darrin Cardani
>Hey folks, it's time for a fun thread! :)
>
>Seriously, I'm just curious, how many of you here are in bands?
>I'd like to know basically:
>
>
I'm not in one, but would like to be. (That's a statement, not the name of a
band :)
>2) Where you're based in
Atlanta, GA. Anyone else in the area wanna get together?
>3) Band personnel (instruments played, names optional)
Me, Keyboards. You on whatever you play. :)
>4) The style of music
Originals in the style of early 80's alternative. (Early Cure, Souxie (sp?),
HouseMartins, etc.)
>5) Band goals + career status (Are you looking for a record deal? Do you
> already have a deal? Do you do this just for the fun of it? Etc)
Just for fun right now. Play some bars around town, whatever.
>6) Any songs (original or cover) you're proud of?
>
>7) Anything else you'd like to mention - band plugs (album releases,
> upcoming gigs, appearances are allowed here if you wish).
Email me if you're interested.
Darrin
Carl E. Anderson
>Hey folks, it's time for a fun thread! :)
>Seriously, I'm just curious, how many of you here are in bands?
>I'd like to know basically:
>
>1) The name of the band
Ossian's Ride
>2) Where you're based in
Somerville, Massachusetts, USA, outside of Boston.
>3) Band personnel (instruments played, names optional)
Guitar, Bass, Keyboards, Drums. Vocal duties currently shared by
guitarist and drummer, but really we'd like to have either a straight
vocalist, or a new drummer so that our current drummer could sing.
>4) The style of music
We rather loosely combine elements of metal, punk, and Anglo-Celtic
folk music. Hard to say how it will work out eventually since we've only
just started bringing original material together.
>5) Band goals + career status (Are you looking for a record deal? Do you
> already have a deal? Do you do this just for the fun of it? Etc)
Originally we just got together to play a few covers (Hawkwind,
Blue Oyster Cult, and the Levellers) for a semi-private party. Along the
way, I was teaching the bass player how to play bass (he'd never played
anything before--and I never had any guitar lessons either, so it was quite
a trip!) and together we wrote a song just for the heck of it which I
thought was surprisingly good! So we've tried to put a few more tunes
together, and we figure we'll spend the summer rehersing to the point where
we might be able to record a demo and maybe open at a local club or
something. Since we're all pretty amateur, we're in this for fun, but
won't turn down a chance to make some wider noise either (in the extremely
unlikely chance that we get it!).
>>6) Any songs (original or cover) you're proud of?
Yeah, we do fairly good covers of Hawkwind's "Quark, Strangeness &
Charm", the Levellers' "Sell Out", and BOC's "Godzilla" :)
I also quite like some of our original songs: the one the bass
player and I wrote "This World's On Fire", one the keyboardist wrote
"Gotham", and a Scottish ballad text called "Lochinvar" that I came up with
a folk-metal tune for are our best and most complete works so far. There's
some other promising stuff in the works, and some stuff which was pretty
bad :) and got shelved.
>>7) Anything else you'd like to mention - band plugs (album releases,
>> upcoming gigs, appearances are allowed here if you wish).
Yeah. Ossian's Ride. Remember that name, friends!
Seriously, I'd like to add one more thing. The one thing that
really pleases me about the group is the relative lack of ego-conflicts
that I've seen plague bands from megastars to little local acts no one has
ever heard of. No one steps on anyone elses toes, and it's nice being in a
creative situation which is fairly relaxed.
However, if anyone in the Boston area (preferably Cambridge
Somerville area) wants to drum for us, let me know :) Preferably college
or post-college age persons with either some drumming experience or
enthusiasm and a decent sense of rhythm. We try to get together at least
twice a week. Our current drummer would really rather be singing, and
that's our only current source of tension (pretty low level, too).
Cheers,
Carl
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Harvard College Library at manni at eigi hafi vid kommit."
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Travis Armour
>
>2. Were you ever a hall monitor back in elementary school? Just curious.
3. Are you fuckin asshole?
4. Could you please get bent? Also curious, and hopeful
Now, anyways, lets here more from new bands - some of us are
interested......
Travis
Veronica Rusnak
>Hey folks, it's time for a fun thread! :)
>
>
>Seriously, I'm just curious, how many of you here are in bands?
>I'd like to know basically:
>
>
>1) The name of the band
>
>2) Where you're based in
>
>3) Band personnel (instruments played, names optional)
dan mullen, bass
mike hughes, drums
>
>4) The style of music
The Shepherd Express (the "alterntive weekly" here) called us "a wonderfully
sublime hardcore garage band". I'm flattered, not sure if its true, but since I
can't describe us ourselves, this will have to do.
>
>5) Band goals + career status (Are you looking for a record deal? Do you
> already have a deal? Do you do this just for the fun of it? Etc)
I'd like to play out more, we have a tape, we're going to start shopping it.
>
>6) Any songs (original or cover) you're proud of?
We really are proud of our tape, titled "You've taken too much acid" and we do
a cover of Neil Diamond's "I am I Said" that would probably make him sick to
his stomach.
>
>7) Anything else you'd like to mention - band plugs (album releases,
> upcoming gigs, appearances are allowed here if you wish).
not for now, but, I've been reading lots of others' responses. So, Elson,
buddy, are you gonna compile the results? I wouldn't mind a copy. Especially
since we would probably get lumped as "alternative" and, in the words of the
Dead Milkmen "when alternative has run its course, the backlash is going to be
enormous" the fact remains that the best way to keep the music flowing is our
own community, instead of one run by warner bros. I know more people in bands
who've had more fun and had more satisfaction working with other bands through
the underground, tape-exchangin, gig-swapping, DIY circuit than the
back-stabbing route.
thanks!
veronica
rus...@vms.csd.mu.edu
>
>Thanks!
>Elson
>
>
Zachary D Stlawrence
Thoughtful Dick (copywrited)
and Draven (well there's no way we will get Draven copywrited now..)
>2) Where you're based in
Thoughtful Dick (c) - Cambridge, Mass
Draven (8^) Boston, Mass
>3) Band personnel (instruments played, names optional)
Thoughtful Dick (c) - Me and a drummer. I sing and take up all the
space playing two-handed (or Bass and guitar
occasionally)
Draven- Me, two guitarists, a bassist, a drummer, and a keyboard
player. I sing (though they are trying out some
other people for the spot (no fault of mine, I
just auditioned recently and unless they find a
better singer the spot is mine, besides I have
played with some of them in other bands, so it
looks good.)
>4) The style of music
T.Dick- College Alternative... with songs reaching from Regga and Blues
to thrash and classical... we are it...
Draven- Rock with influences from everywhere (no two people are the same
style and they all fit together... I love it.)
>5) Band goals + career status (Are you looking for a record deal? Do you
> already have a deal? Do you do this just for the fun of it? Etc)
Yes. <grin>
>6) Any songs (original or cover) you're proud of?
All of our songs are original and I love them all, as well as the songs of my
previous bands (Syphillus War Beast, Gerbil Juice, Mrs. Goatee, Moosehead Cheese,
and The Psychic Lust Puppies (AKA the Lust Puppies) all names are copywrited but
we can loan them out to interested bands. I have moved quite a bit (thus the
multiple bands) and a few are still in existance with the rights being held by
the remaining members, but the rest are currently free, write me for info.
>7) Anything else you'd like to mention - band plugs (album releases,
> upcoming gigs, appearances are allowed here if you wish).
We are writing new material right now for both bands, but Thoughtful Dick's first
tape will be called "to Fly or Fall" and will be out at summers end (Maybe)
and the title basicly voices my opinions about music right now. Draven is not
planning anything for anouther few weeks.
Ozob Dent
2) Ames, Iowa
3) Paul Bond: Guitarissimus Maximus, lead vocal
Chuck Hoffman (me): dumBASS, vocals
James Stone: hitting things (i think that;'s his last name, not sure)
4) Power-pop but a little heavier: kinda like the Melvins on speed doing
Posies & Green Day covers. *laffs*
5) current goals: play as many shows as possible, anywhere.
get a decent sounding demo recorded.
be as abusive as possible to audience members while drunk
onstage and wearing dresses.
get a deal on a nice little indie label. :)
not necessarily in that order...
6) songs we're proud of... well i myself am particularly proud of our
high-speed cover of "Hazy Shade Of Winter" as well as originals,
"Dissatisfied", "Fade Away", "Mayhem", "Failures", "Crack-Smokin'
Muthafucka" (our instrumental)
7) uh... tonight (saturday the 18th), 9:00 PM, party in Ames, 147 Campus Ave,
us and The Village Idiot, $3 greetings from within, also this afternoon
(around 2:00) across from the QuikTrip in Churdan on highway 4 about 40
min. drive from Ames along with a bunch of Omaha bands: Pope Mahone, The
Bulphrogs, Kill Joy, The Jeremy Williams Experience, and a local band called
Soil. We have been formerly known as "Slacker" or "Mescaline Hinge" but
thought that with our new & improved drummer (formerly of Total Passover) it
would be appropriate to have a new & improved name. Also yesterday was my
19th birthday and Paul turns 22 in a few days, and we recently got our
first noise violation during practice Thursday. Fun! See ya...
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Ozob Dent
Name: Gok
Base: Twilight Zone University
People: Me (Chuck Hoffman): bass, trumpet, keys, assorted noises, vocals,
guitar
Seth Thomson: Guitar, harmonica, ukelele, vocals
Style: Absurdist-dadaist anticommunication-blues-punk-noise (weird shit)
Goals: None. Except maybe record some more songs or something.
Songs: I Got The Blues, Fish For Breakfast, Why'd You Kill My Dog?,
Explosions (a five-part twenty-minute song), Revenge Of The Killer
Radar men From Nebraska, Your Mom Is Stapled To My Chandelier, Just
A Phase, our 'avant-garde' polytonal rendering of "Scarborough
Fair" complete with the new screaming part and various fragments
like "Give it A Rest", "Thank You Very Little", and "Rock And Mother
Fucking Roll". *laughter*
mention: we've made some shitty cheap basement tapes that are real fun.
Name: Flight Attendants
Base: Ames, Iowa... I guess.
People: me. bass, guitar, vocals, trumpet, polyfusion synthesizer, midi
shit, tapes
Style: experimental industrial-noise
Goals: none. Except maybe get someone to buy my tape.
Songs: Currently finished: "Life And Death Symphony (No. 1)"
"Fallen Man", "Hindrance/Rage", "Another Place"
Yet Unfinished: "Relaxing Train Sounds", "Cop Spam", "Mirror
Symphony (no.2)"
Cover: "She's Lost Control" (joy division)
mention: I correspond frequently with Chaotic Noise Productions who may
release the tape i have finished. I have another one i'm currently
unable to/not being allowed to finish right now. Blah! e-mail me or
something.
Scot Art
> Hey folks, it's time for a fun thread! :)
>
>
> Seriously, I'm just curious, how many of you here are in bands?
> I'd like to know basically:
>
>
> 1) The name of the band
Now:Zero
> 2) Where you're based in
Sydney, Australia.
> 3) Band personnel (instruments played, names optional)
Mr. Steel: Turntables, vocals, samples, and stuff
Mr. Art: Synths, computers, rhythms, and stuff
> 4) The style of music
? Electronic
> 5) Band goals + career status (Are you looking for a record deal? Do you
> already have a deal? Do you do this just for the fun of it? Etc)
To make interesting music? "We wuz just in it for the drugs and the
sex"? Who knows - I don't really, certainly drugs and sex have not come
my way because of it, but interesting music has.
Perhaps the best answer to this is "I HAD NO CHOICE!"
> 6) Any songs (original or cover) you're proud of?
All of them, except a couple which I can assure you you'll never hear
anyway.
> 7) Anything else you'd like to mention - band plugs (album releases,
> upcoming gigs, appearances are allowed here if you wish).
Buy Now:
HIGH - compilation on Volition via Sony (several copies spotted by
Bucky James in Virgin Megastore on Hollywood Boulevard so you yanks
must be able to buy it) (2 tracks)
Clan Analogue EP #3 (deEP 3) email the Clan Analogue infobot at
cla...@sysx.apana.org.au for details on how/when/where/why (1 track) -
video available soon.
Evidence - compilation CD from Transmission Communications (email
den...@transcom.brisnet.org.au or check out his regular posts in
rec.music.industrial and alt.rave for info) ... (2 tracks).
Oh, and note the .sig info. ciao.
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System-X () Email me for details on getting a () St James
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Alex Currier
ertr...@aludra.usc.edu writes:
>1) The name of the band
Red Over White
>2) Where you're based in
Austin, TX (but since all the writing is done in my house we could
really be based anywhere)
>3) Band personnel (instruments played, names optional)
Alex Currier (Synths, sampler, computer, effects, multitrack, voice,
guitar, bass, noises)
(Music, lyrics, production)
Jenny Altick (Voice)
(Music, lyrics)
Other musicians as necessary
>4) The style of music
Uh, electronic? Maybe somewhere between Clan of Xymox and Clock DVA?
I really don't know. Kinda dark. What does it sound like when
computers have disturbing dreams?
>5) Band goals + career status (Are you looking for a record deal? Do you
> already have a deal? Do you do this just for the fun of it? Etc)
To play live every now and then but not more often than, say every two
months. To produce music for animations, multi-media productions and
possibly film or television. To produce a single on vinyl for DJ use
and possibly a CD based EP or album within the next year or two with
our own money and possibly sign on with an indie distributor.
>6) Any songs (original or cover) you're proud of?
All original material... Grind (mindless dance tune which satirizes
mindless dance tunes and mindless dancers), Fluid, Retaliation, Calls
Out (my favorite), Time Is Gone and An End To Beginnings (our only
real "slow" songs).
>7) Anything else you'd like to mention - band plugs (album releases,
> upcoming gigs, appearances are allowed here if you wish).
We'll be shopping our tunes around at local dance clubs in the next
few months, listen out for it (as if a dance club ever says who a song
is by). We also may be appearing with Eisley X again (another local
electronic band of a somewhat different bent) in the near future so
look for them.
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Steve Bergstedt
|> >1) The name of the band
|>
|> >2) Where you're based in
|>
|> >3) Band personnel (instruments played, names optional)
|> Jay Johnson : Backing Vocal, Guitar
|> Steve Bergstedt : Keyboards
|> Bobb Nagel : Bass
|> Eric Ryson : Drums, Backing Vocal
|> >4) The style of music
|>
|> >5) Band goals + career status (Are you looking for a record deal? Do you
|> > already have a deal? Do you do this just for the fun of it? Etc)
|>
|> "Labor of Love." We gig about once a week playing bars
|> and festivals. We are thinking about getting an agent so
|> we can get some better jobs in the city (Chicago).
|>
|> >6) Any songs (original or cover) you're proud of?
|>
|> >7) Anything else you'd like to mention - band plugs (album releases,
|> > upcoming gigs, appearances are allowed here if you wish).
|>
|> some better gigs and a CD out within a year. Otherwise I'll be
|> home sequencing with the Mac exploring the styles of Techno.
|> Ever heard of William Orbit? That kind of thing.
|
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be...@areaplg2.corp.mot.com | open steam valves along the sides, and midgets
Notator Logic for Mac, ks32| running up and down the legnth banging on the
Motorola CCR&D Schaumburg | insides with ballpeen hammers. " -je
David Vessell
> 2) Where you're based in
DeLand, Florida
> 3) Band personnel (instruments played, names optional)
Me. All vocals, keyboards, drum programming.
> 4) The style of music
Technopop. Favourably compared to Yaz, Erasure, Lightning Seeds, others.
> 5) Band goals + career status (Are you looking for a record deal? Do you
> already have a deal? Do you do this just for the fun of it? Etc)
Just for fun at the moment. I have a distribution deal with CMC. I've
contacted exactly one record label to date, Mute USA. Haven't heard anything
yet. More demo packages to go out soon. I currently have two cassette
albums available to the public, both through CMC, though I've been recording
since 1987. I haven't exactly been knocking myself out promoting myself,
I suppose.
>> 6) Any songs (original or cover) you're proud of?
Hmmm....originals. Close Encounter, Running Yellows, One Little Star,
Precious Time, and Timing is Everything from _Chivalry_ from 1992. Dancing
On the Line, Just the Same, Send Me Into Heaven, and Don't Say Yes from
_Affection_and_Lust_ from 1993.
Covers....I don't do many covers. I've done three I think since I've started
recording. The one I like the most is a technoid cover of "Windmills of
Your Mind", which I've done for an upcoming project.
> 7) Anything else you'd like to mention - band plugs (album releases,
> upcoming gigs, appearances are allowed here if you wish).
An impartial review by Al Crawford of _Chivalry_ is in the Datta music
ftp site at ftp.uwp.edu in the reviews archive.
Albums, available through CMC, 1024 W. Willcox Ave, Peoria IL, 61604:
_Chivalry_ 1992 14 songs $2.50
_Affection_and_Lust_ 1993 13 songs $2.50
Upcoming releases:
_November_Songs_, due 11/1994, 14 songs
_Poplyfe_Krismus_Noiz_ EP, due 12/1994, 5 songs
_Amateur_on_the_Pro_Circuit_ double cassette retrospective 1987-94
due 8/1995, 28 songs
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Peter Larsen
E> # through these replies? The "protocol" for an informal survey
E> # should be email replies to the poster, with a a follow-up
E> Bollocks... I was really enjoying reading this. If you'd rather slog through
E> endless Tori Amos posts then go ahead and do so - this thread is at least
E> full of original, creative material, and until you popped into it nobody
E> was slagging anyone off and we were all getting along just fine. You don't
E> _have_ to read it you know...
Well, of course there always is the fast-forward button, but whomever
came up with the idea also could have considered not crossposting his
quest for a survey all over internet, or at least requested that any
public replies should be posted in one newsgroup only!
E> |_)|_ *| "I am a manager... and I am in control
E> | | )|| As the local delegator
E> ======== I offer no guarantee at all." -Blur
Steve Price
> Hey folks, it's time for a fun thread! :)
>
>
> Seriously, I'm just curious, how many of you here are in bands?
I'm in two. :)
> I'd like to know basically:
> 1) The name of the band
Dreadful Ettiquete
Monster X
> 2) Where you're based in
DE:Orange County/Los Angles County
MX:Anahiem
> 3) Band personnel (instruments played, names optional)
DE:Me - bass
Tyronne - drums
Calvin - guitar
Andy - vocals
MX:Me - bass
Brian - drums
Dan - guitar
Steve - vocals
> 4) The style of music
DE:Rock/funk
MX:Funk/punk
> 5) Band goals + career status (Are you looking for a record deal? Do you
> already have a deal? Do you do this just for the fun of it? Etc)
Both bands looking, but haveing fun anyways. :)
> 6) Any songs (original or cover) you're proud of?
DE: I really like about all our stuff (orginal and covers).
MX: My favorite, "Take Yer Chances" is an orginal.
> 7) Anything else you'd like to mention - band plugs (album releases,
> upcoming gigs, appearances are allowed here if you wish).
DE's favorite, most often place to play is Time Out in Anahiem, CA, USA
MX plays alot at The Electric Circus also in Anahiem.
I've been with this band for years (we play on and off). Had the
fortune of opening for bands like The Dickies, Agent Orange, The Weirdos
(three times! Once Flea played for em when we opened for em <G>),
Toy Dolls, Dread Zepplin, Voodoo Glow Skulls, and Social Distortion.
What fun!
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Brian Rost
>1) The name of the band
Bones of Contention, Krewe de Roux
>
>2) Where you're based in
Boston, MA
>
>3) Band personnel (instruments played, names optional)
>
Bones: guitar, bass, drums, various guests (fiddle, sax, guitar)
Krewe: guitar, bass, drums, accordion, fiddle, rubboard
>4) The style of music
Bones: R&B, "roots rock"
Krewe: cajun, zydeco
>
>5) Band goals + career status (Are you looking for a record deal? Do you
> already have a deal? Do you do this just for the fun of it? Etc)
>
The guitar player is also in both bands; he runs an indie label we
record for. The label also releases stuff by his old band plus solo
projects by band members and friends. Actually, I officially quit
both bands a while ago but am on the just-released CD and still do
fill-ins with them. Currently cooking up a more rock-oriented project
with the guitarist. These bands are committed to being regionally
successful. The intent is not so much to have "stardom" but to be able
to secure regular, well paid gigs. For instance, doing corporate
functions, private parties, college shows, open air concerts, etc.
for big $$$ instead of endless low paying bar gigs.
>6) Any songs (original or cover) you're proud of?
Three originals the Bones just released on a new CD; they represent the
direction the guitarist and I are heading in.
>
>7) Anything else you'd like to mention - band plugs (album releases,
> upcoming gigs, appearances are allowed here if you wish).
Ask your record dealer to order "The Swamptone Sampler" on Swamptone
records, distributed by Rounder, CD or cassette
Brian Rost @tecrus.enet.dec.com
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it or
not, other people other than the original poster are interested in the
and we're not all going to ask everyone to respond by mail to everyone
who
your threads more wisely....
Bear in mind that many people DO have to read them. If you don't have a
direct internet connection and are gaining access by a commercial bbs
the kill feature is not always available---so you must slog through
zillions of pages of stuff that you may not care about. That is fine if
the stuff is related to the conference you are in; I have no problem
with wading through posts in rec.audio.post that I am not interested
in--but I do hate having to wade through stuff that is not within the
focus of the conference, such as "Who is in a band", which is not within
the focus of rec.audio.pro. It is much as if we are being
"letterbombed", in fact. I'm just glad I've got a 14.4 modem, if I was
still at 2400 I'd have to select message by message to avoid all the
"Are you in a band" posts rather than sit and stare at the screen
forever.
Marc Sabatella
> >1) The name of the band(s)
> Thoughtful Dick (copywrited)
What do mean by "copywrited"? Unless US law changed recently, this has no
meaning. Names can not have copyright protection. You can get it trademarked,
but surely anyone who has gone through that relatively involved process would
not make the mistake of calling this "copywrited".
Anyhow, I suppose I'll answer the survey as long as I'm responding:
I play in several bands. I'll describe the most interesting of these, even
though we don't actually gig as this exact unit:
Name: The Hugh Ragin Collective
Based: Northern Colorado (Denver / Fort Collins)
Personel: - Hugh Ragin - trumpet
- Greg Carroll - vibraphone, marimba, percussion
- Marc Sabatella - piano
- Erik Turkman - bass
- Scott Gordon - drums
Style: adventurous jazz, mainstream with avant-garde leanings
Goals: release the recording we made last summer; tour next summer
(we all gig extensively in various combinations locally already)
Songs: - "Back To Saturn" (Erik Turkman): a Sun Ra tribute that is the theme
of the recording
- "Blue Honda a la Truck" (Marc Sabatella): neo-bop + modal + free
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All opinions expressed herein are my personal ones
and do not necessarily reflect those of HP or anyone else.
Jeff Lawrence
|> Zachary D Stlawrence wrote:
|>
|> > >1) The name of the band(s)
|>
|> > Thoughtful Dick (copywrited)
|>
|> What do mean by "copywrited"? Unless US law changed recently, this has no
|> meaning. Names can not have copyright protection. You can get it trademarked,
|> but surely anyone who has gone through that relatively involved process would
|> not make the mistake of calling this "copywrited".
I could not find the original post, so I *might* wrong.
If the original poster was from Canada, then you would be wrong
since in Canada, bands names (eg. bands are considered businesses from
Day One in Canada) *CAN* be copywrited. It takes $400 CDN and
about 2 months (or the last I heard). If the poster was American then
you would be most certainly correct. Just thought I should
point that out if anyone was not already aware. Keep up the bands posts! :-)
David Copeland
My band is about to pay them $325 to be on a "compilation CD". My
band is completely unsigned and was approached with this offer before
the preson in question had heard us? It sounds very fishy (anytime
someone calls YOU and offers you something you didn't requested, it
sounds suspicious), and I don't want to be out $100. Has anyone
had a similar experience (specific would be VERY helpful)?
Dave
Butch Ammons
>|>
>|>
>
>|>
>|> 2) Where you're based in
>
>|>
>|> 3) Band personnel (instruments played, names optional)
>
David - Guitar, vocals
Hugh - Keyboard, vocals
Jeff - Drums
Me - Bass
>|>
>|> 4) The style of music
>
>|>
>|> 5) Band goals + career status [...]
>
Make money and have fun.
>
>|>
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Richard Martin
Epoch 3 and Undertek
>2) Where you're based in
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
>3) Band personnel (instruments played, names optional)
Richard (me): synths/samplers
Chris: synths/samplers
>4) The style of music
techno/industrial
>5) Band goals + career status (Are you looking for a record deal? Do you
> already have a deal? Do you do this just for the fun of it? Etc)
No goals... to have fun. We often incorporate 3D animations and video
clips (re:battlestar galactica, news) into our show on numerous small
monitors. Using the knowledge of midi, etc with my blossoming career in
desktop video at our University of Manitoba television station (PLUG) and
Chris uses his with his animation/midi sequencing freelance work.
>6) Any songs (original or cover) you're proud of?
Um, er..... no.
>7) Anything else you'd like to mention - band plugs (album releases,
> upcoming gigs, appearances are allowed here if you wish).
Our first audio/video experience, edited totally on computers will be out
shortly, and gigs will begin again in late July/early August.
I would like to plug Utopia/Exist-Dance/Planet Q for their support. Come
out and support the place!
Weird experience: opening for 2Unlimited last summer... they did their
soundcheck without the singers being present... but i coulda sworn I heard
vocals..... hhhhhhmmmmmmmmmmm.
Thanks for readin'.
Richard
NOiSE
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. . . . industri...@UManitoba.CA.
Nummela Ville
: 1) The name of the band
Lounatuuli (like it?)
: 2) Where you're based in
Tampere, Finland (NOT planning gigs in Russia...)
: 3) Band personnel (instruments played, names optional)
Tommi plays Mordor, a self-made active-miked monster of a guitar
I play a Yairi acoustic.
+ one viola-player has expressed interest to join us
: 4) The style of music
Progressive jazz, I guess. (??)
: 5) Band goals + career status (Are you looking for a record deal? Do you
: already have a deal? Do you do this just for the fun of it? Etc)
Used to drag a rock band about and got sick of it...
That is: STRICTLY for fun.
: 6) Any songs (original or cover) you're proud of?
All of our six songs are original. Some of 'em Very original.
Which justabout makes a nice set of roughly 45 min.
(Or more, if we start jamming...)
: 7) Anything else you'd like to mention - band plugs (album releases,
: upcoming gigs, appearances are allowed here if you wish).
Ever done a gig with 1) an amplifier
2) an Y-divider?
(good riddance, PA!)
Comments welcome,
# Ville....@cc.tut.fi
# Lankiniitynkatu 18, 33580 Tampere, Tel. (931) (3)6 36 312
Timothy Bosley
I've not heard of Monkeyland but, for others who might be
interested in this sort of thing, here's another.
Take this for what it's worth (I don't know who they
are or what they do):
Blind Records
PO Box 336
North Chili NY 14514
(716) 594-8123
is accepting submissions for a CD compilation. THEY
claim it will be nationally released and will receive
national promotion through 200 magazines and 500 radio
stations (but they don't have any details).
If you think you might be interested, give 'em a call.
They want bios and tapes.
--
tim bosley tbo...@bnr.ca, tbo...@cse.uta.edu
Paul Kamran Hashemi
Otis Wants Bread.
for info, check out the http site:
http://freney.sys.virginia.edu/otis.html
> >2) Where you're based in
Charlottesville, VA
> >3) Band personnel (instruments played, names optional)
Paul Hashemi - Lead Vocals, Lead Guitar (Electric &
Acoustic), Viola, Keyboards, Lead Ego :)
A. Jay Diamond - Lead Vocals, Rhythm Guitar
Ben Johnson (not the Olympic guy) - Bass Guitar, Vocals
Jacques Gates - Drums, Cool African percussion
> >4) The style of music
College Guitar Pop interrupted by occasional weirdness
and displays of rudimentary technical ability. Usually we
come up with a good, catchy pop song (think REM, Judybats,
happier U2) and then mess with it until it sounds a little
strange. Let's face it, most people have never heard a
wah-viola solo.
> >5) Band goals + career status (Are you looking for a record deal? Do you
> > already have a deal? Do you do this just for the fun of it? Etc)
We're recording a 5-song EP in September, and we're
going to hit the VA/NC/DC club circuit as hard as we can this
fall. We're all students at UVA, I'm in my 4th year, everybody
else in their 2nd, so I'm desparate to become famous before I
have to become a responsible adult. We'll probably shop our
demo around to indies; we already have quite a following here
at UVA, so we know we're accessible and good. Exposure's the
thing.
> >6) Any songs (original or cover) you're proud of?
Crying (on our EP) -
We're watching shadows dance because the TV's broken
We're listening to creaking stairs
We know the clock's hands they haven't moved for hours
We can't begin to tell you how little we care
We falter in our footsteps when someone turns a light on
Not like we were going anywhere
We try to act as nonchalant as fate would let us
We can't begin to hide how much we really care
> >7) Anything else you'd like to mention - band plugs (album releases,
> > upcoming gigs, appearances are allowed here if you wish).
Check the http site or email me to get the gig calendar, order
an EP, or get on the mailing list (REAL mail, not email). In
the future, I might have the capability to put a song or two on
the http site, but not yet. Thanks for your interest!
Elson R. Trinidad
>direct internet connection and are gaining access by a commercial bbs
>the kill feature is not always available---so you must slog through
>zillions of pages of stuff that you may not care about. That is fine if
[...]
You know, I just realized that depite what is previously thought, the world
does not suck after all. It's just that there are too many people that like
to whine.
No matter who you are, remember that the world does not revolve in your
direction. Face it.
Zachary D Stlawrence
Sorry about the mistake. All of our songs are copywrited (lyrics) and all my
previous work (poetry, etc had been copywritted so this led me to cludge the sentance)
But the band name, insignia, t-shirts, tape covers, and name are trademarked (I
though it was patented? aren't they the same?). It was all done by our recording
studio so I didn't know the semantics of it. I will look into it more, it was
something I had always taken for granted and shouldn't have. Now that I think about
it I should check to see that they did stuff right. It would be good to know exactly
who has rights in case we ever decide to go off on our own.
Anyway catch you later,
Zack St Lawrence
Chester Mill
First off: I believe this is my first public post (Iv'e left a few
private messages), so bear with me.
Anyways, my band:
Name: Pulp
Where were based: Saratoga Springs, NY (near Albany)
Musicians: Josh Kaplan - Bass
Gordon A. Shaw III - Guitar
Tom Collins - Drums & Percussion
Type of Music: Instrumental music. Very original style. Weve been
compared to King Crimson - a comparison that I am very
proud of. Our band is in search of a new, untouched
genre, hopefully, we can make one up!
Best Songs: We don't play any covers, and, as an instrumental band, we
can give the songs any names we want. My two personal
favorites are:
An Anorexic Sumo Wrestler in a Ramen Noodle Factory
& The Teeth in the Jaws of the Mouth of the Beast who
guards the Gates to the Entrance to the Mountains
of Yor.
Goals: Our only real hope is to get a record deal. Our music, for
the most part, is unaccepted by any clubs (nobody can dance or
mosh to songs that shift between 11/8 and 5/4 every other measure)
But were doing what we can to gain a following by setting up
our own gigs (outdoor shows, etc...) Hopefully some record exec
will be visionary (or stupid) enough to sign us.
If you play in the Albany area, and are at all intersted, leave
me a reply in my mailbox, please. Keep on rockin in the free world!
Hans Huttel
>>>>> "Zachary" == Zachary D Stlawrence <zu...@athena.mit.edu> writes:
[ stuff deleted ]
Zachary> Sorry about the mistake. All of our songs are
Zachary> copywrited (lyrics) and all my previous work (poetry, etc
Zachary> had been copywritted so this led me to cludge the
Zachary> sentance)...
[ more stuff deleted ]
Zachary, the word "copywrite" does not exist, at least not in the
dialect of the English language that I claim familiarty with. The
correct word is "copyright" as in "the right to copy". "copyright" is
a noun and there is now also a corresponding verb, "to copyright". A
copywriter is a person who writes the words the advertisements.
Hans
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Allan Cline
|>
|> : Seriously, I'm just curious, how many of you here are in bands?
|> : I'd like to know basically:
|>
|>
Tim the Fish
|>
|> : 2) Where you're based in
|>
San Francisco
|>
|> : 3) Band personnel (instruments played, names optional)
|>
Allan Cline - bass
Tim Farris - drums (no, he's _not_ Tim the Fish, he's Tim the Drummer!)
Tom Farris - guitar, vocals
|>
|> : 4) The style of music
|>
Alternative/pop/funk/rock sort of thing
|>
|> : 5) Band goals + career status (Are you looking for a record deal? Do you
|>
|>
|> : 6) Any songs (original or cover) you're proud of?
|>
Tom writes all of the songs. There have been very few I don't like.
|>
|> : 7) Anything else you'd like to mention - band plugs (album releases,
|> : upcoming gigs, appearances are allowed here if you wish).
|>
July 13 - Some club in San Rafael, CA who's name escapes me
July 26 - Bottom of the Hill, SF
I will also be on the staff of the Mendocino Balkan Music and Dance workshop
mentioned by Larry Morandi, June 26-July 2 (Larry's band played last year
and, in my opinion, were one of the highlights).
Allan Cline
Connectivity Products Group
Sybase, Inc.
allan...@sybase.com
Reid Kneeland
>the word "copywrite" does not exist, at least not in the
>dialect of the English language that I claim familiarty with.
He who lives by the spelling flame dies by the spelling flame.
=====================================================================
Reid Kneeland
re...@tti.com
Transaction Technology Inc., Santa Monica, CA, USA (310) 450-9111 x2499
The opinions expressed above do not necessarily etc etc...
Never trust a man who can count to 1,023 on his fingers.
Erik Wierenga
Ode
> 2) Where you're based in
Delfzijl, the Netherlands
> 3) Band personnel (instruments played, names optional)
Tim : Bass
Reinier : Synths, drumprogramming, artwork
Krieno : Vocals
Me : Guitar, drumprogramming
Roland : Drums (-;
> 4) The style of music
Gothic with some electronic influences.
> 5) Band goals + career status (Are you looking for a record deal? Do you
> already have a deal? Do you do this just for the fun of it? Etc)
It's just for the fun, although we're looking for someone to produce our
next tape to get some more gigs.
> 6) Any songs (original or cover) you're proud of?
Our second demo tape featured some songs which helped us creating "our"
sound. One of them was "a strange day" by the cure which still gives me the
chills when we play it.
> 7) Anything else you'd like to mention - band plugs (album releases,
> upcoming gigs, appearances are allowed here if you wish).
We're working on some songs for our next tape (perhaps it will be released
as a cd when someone wants to put some money in us... ). I think we will
plan some gigs at the end of the year (down here and in germany).
Groetjes, | er...@twofence.wlink.nl [Erik Wierenga]
Erik. | fido 2:282/601.14
Mike Porter
Bruce - Drums and vox Ed - bass
Phil - keys and vox Me - guitar, some keys,
Carl - bass and vox vox, and whatever
Me - guitar, bass, keys, percussion, vox noises sound cool
4) The style of music
already have a deal? Do you do this just for the fun of it? Etc)
[2] Play bloody great music (and find a drummer and vocalist)
6) Any songs (original or cover) you're proud of?
quality product.
7) Anything else you'd like to mention - band plugs (album releases,
upcoming gigs, appearances are allowed here if you wish).
and we are timely and pliable.
[2] My passion! If I can EVER get this off the ground, I've got two
people already with great attitudes and abilities, and I'm looking
for the other two. Progressive Rock is my greatest musical pleasure,
and I wish to put out some of this music in a permanent fashion
before I die. I want to soar!
---Michael Porter...
DREAMER Entertainment
Tony Stott
> First off: I believe this is my first public post (Iv'e left a few
> private messages), so bear with me.
Cool.
> Anyways, my band:
>
> Name: Pulp
Just thought I'd warn that there is a (brilliant) UK band named Pulp, they've
been around for about 13 years and are finally getting quite big there (I'm
talking Top 20 singles...)
Good luck with your stuff... :o)
Cheers!
Tony.
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David Demery
>In article <2u516h$7...@falcon.ccs.uwo.ca>, jl...@news.Colorado.EDU (Jeff Lawrence) writes:
>|> In article <2u4sb8$s...@tadpole.fc.hp.com>, ma...@sde.hp.com (Marc Sabatella) writes:
------ [Edit carried out here] -----
> Sorry about the mistake. All of our songs are copywrited (lyrics) and all my
>previous work (poetry, etc had been copywritted so this led me to cludge the sentance)
>But the band name, insignia, t-shirts, tape covers, and name are trademarked (I
>though it was patented? aren't they the same?). It was all done by our recording
>studio so I didn't know the semantics of it. I will look into it more, it was
>something I had always taken for granted and shouldn't have. Now that I think about
>it I should check to see that they did stuff right. It would be good to know exactly
>who has rights in case we ever decide to go off on our own.
>
>Anyway catch you later,
>Zack St Lawrence
Let's see if this helps:
Patents cover inventive ideas relating to new processes, machines,
manufactures, compositions of matter, plants or designs.
Mental processes (ideas and abstract principles) are not patentable.
Copyright (note spelling) provides protection to authors of original
works including literary, dramatic, musical, artistic, etc. Note,
computer software is also copyrightable. Copyright in a work generally
exists from the moment it appears in a fixed form, e.g., a book.
Ideas cannot be copyrighted, but an authors written views on an idea
can.
Trademarks are used to distinguish a business from another business.
The most famous example is probably Coca-Cola, with the golden arches
of McDonald's fast catching them up.
All three are used to protect the interests of the individual/company
involved. You infringe them at your peril: if you are found guilty,
you will have to pay.
If it all seems rather confusing to you, I suggest you try your
local library for some further information, and then seek out a
good lawyer who is knowledgeable in this field.
Dem (prl.philips.nl)
WXYC - 89.3 FM
1. Name:
2. Where: Efland, NC
3. Who: Sasha Petrovich - clean vibraphone, vocals
Sergei Petrovich - distorted vibraphone, vocals
Conrad Hipp - guitar (12 string with G's, B's, & high E's removed)
Squirrel - guitar (like Conrad's), saz (electric), vocals
Chip Monk - moog organ, vocals
Sarah Rapp - moog organ, farfisa organ, guitar (like Squirrel's)
Ward - 5 string bass (tuned, low to high, D-E-A-D-G), guitar (same)
Erich Zann - bass, farfisa organ, guitar (same), bass clarinet
Lex the Yamaha Drum Machine - percussion
4. What: They sound low and droney. The vibraphones are run through
octave pedals, and one through a fuzzbox and Trubo Rat. Songs are
8-10 minutes long. Sasha & Sergei sing half in Russian, half in
English. Squirrel alternates between Turkish and English. They do one
Goats cover per show. They basically rock.
5. Songs: They are most proud of Squirrel's "American Taksim"; a song
Sasha and Sergei wrote that translates into "International
Commerce Drains My Constitution of Vigor" (sorry, no cyrillic on
my keyboard); and a group organ lullaby called "Vegan Farfisa"
6. They play in barns only because Squirrel and Chip are both epileptics
(they came up with the band idea at a camp for epileptics when they were
both 16) and are deathly afraid of encountering stray strobe lights. The
band has existed in its present form for 6 years, and range in age from 19
(Conrad) to 25 (Sergei & Sasha, who are identical twins). They have recorded
about 40 hours of songs in Sarah's studio, and have an album coming out in
December, as well as a quadruple 7-inch (vinyl) single in September.
-Abbas M. Behbehani
eric hancock
I know both Pulps - I like the Saratoga (USA) Pulp buch better.
Those guys are totally insane musicians. Great grooves.
E-
Tony Stott (to...@xymox.apana.org.au) wrote:
Pete Turner~
In article <2up9h5$n...@sun.cais.com>, kap...@cais.cais.com (Chester Mill) writes:
>
> ATTENTION! I have recieved several posts, both public and
> private, telling me that there is a group in the UK with the name
> "pulp". I do appreciate everyone's concern, and I would just like to put
> the world's collective mind at peace when I tell you that we are changing
> our name.
...look on the bright side: better to find out now and do
something about it, than to have to deal with it years down
the road in some record company's legal affairs office...
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Jerry P Morrow
of a food name:
lemonheads
red hot chili peppers
pearl jam (maybe the verb jam)
smashing pumpkins
pulp (fruit extract)
Why didn't they rename Lollapalooza to 'Vegatable Fest'?
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(708) 632-7438 (708) 342-0503
1475 W. Shure Dr. Mail Drop: IL75-1H6 Arlington Hts., IL 60004
Motorola/General Systems Group/Advanced Products Div/Supercell
Steve Manes
: I've noticed MANY band names nowadays are some derivative
: of a food name:
: lemonheads
: red hot chili peppers
: pearl jam (maybe the verb jam)
: smashing pumpkins
: pulp (fruit extract)
Cream
Lovin' Spoonful
Vanilla Fudge
The Electric Prunes
Marmalade
Meat Loaf
Bread
The Honeycombs
Peaches and Herb
Hot Chocolate
Sugarloaf
Humble Pie
The Raspberries
The Lemon Pipers
Wild Cherry
Strawberry Alarm Clock
..... 'nuff said.
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Steve Manes ma...@magpie.com
N'Yawk, N'Yawk =o&>o
B. Underwood
>Jerry P Morrow (morr...@tempo7.Berkeley.EDU) wrote:
>: I've noticed MANY band names nowadays are some derivative
>: of a food name:
>
I think it has to do with the whole 'starving artist' thing.
--
el...@unm.edu PGP2.3 key via finger
"Nuns. No sense of humor."
White boy with algorithm.
<a href="http://volans.unm.edu/~elric/">Booga.</a>
CHARLES M SEATON
>
> I think it has to do with the whole 'starving artist' thing.
Maybe. My college band was "Snack Chunk," named after a type of
pickle. One member used to be in a band called "Lasagna." Of
course, one of my favorite albums is "More Songs about Buildings and
Food."
Elson R. Trinidad
>I've noticed MANY band names nowadays are some derivative
>of a food name:
>
>lemonheads
>red hot chili peppers
>pearl jam (maybe the verb jam)
>smashing pumpkins
>pulp (fruit extract)
>
>
You have to realize that so-called "alternative" music, no matter what
other say, is actually very much formula-based. The formula:
- guitarist, bassist, drummer
- singer with little or no vocal training and poor sense of pitch
- music with a progrssion of no more than four (4) chords
- obnoxiously distorted guitar
- pseudo-funk rhythms
- absolutlely no non-whites in the band (but one token minority is fine)
- flannel, flannel, flannel
- pretentious and/or non-sequitur lyrics
- you have to come from "Seattle."
- band name must include the name of a fruit, vegetable or comprise of a
single, monosyllabic word.
VOILA! YOU HAVE so-called "ALTERNATIVE" MUSIC!!!
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Dylan Vanderhoof
: In article <2v23mu$n...@delphinium.cig.mot.com> morr...@rtsg.mot.com writes:
: >I've noticed MANY band names nowadays are some derivative
: >of a food name:
[Band names cut out]
: - guitarist, bassist, drummer
^^^^^^^
The "bassists" (generally) in these bands are not what you should call a
true bassist...
A real bassist is sombody like, John Pattituci, or one along those
lines...
Bass players in rock (Alternative) music are simply rythem guitar players
in a lower octave...
: - singer with little or no vocal training and poor sense of pitch
: - music with a progression of no more than four (4) chords
: - obnoxiously distorted guitar
: - pseudo-funk rhythms
: - absolutlely no non-whites in the band (but one token minority is fine)
: - flannel, flannel, flannel
: - pretentious and/or non-sequitur lyrics
: - you have to come from "Seattle."
: - band name must include the name of a fruit, vegetable or comprise of a
: single, monosyllabic word.
: VOILA! YOU HAVE so-called "ALTERNATIVE" MUSIC!!!
I made the mistake of calling Rock music Alternative...
Forgive me that one..
there are many good Rock bands... not many good alternative ones though...
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Dylan Vanderhoof
<bas...@pa.olympus.net>
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