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In a message dated 10/9/2005 10:51:45 A.M. Central Daylight Time, writes:
Do you want to get gigs?
Do you want to make enough money to cover expenses?
Is it more important that more people get to hear some of your
originals, rather than some people hear all of your originals?
Will you be bored playing songs you've heard a thousand times over the
last 30 odd years?
Will your band-mates get frustrated from not getting a lot of gigs and
quit the band prematurely?
Play whatever it takes to get gigs and a good crowd. Record a CD of your
original material and sell it at the shows from day one. As you develop a
following, start to incorporate more and more originals into you set.
-Matt Crunk
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Hi Matt,
Devil's advocate here. If I develop a following of people who want to
hear oldies, would the same people be interested in my ( or many other
bands) circa 2005 version of instrumental surf music? Or would they
keep demanding PIPELINE!
Danny
On Oct 9, 2005, at 9:02 AM, wrote:
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> In a message dated 10/9/2005 10:51:45 A.M. Central Daylight Time,Â
> writes:
>
> Do you want to get gigs?
> Do you want to make enough money to cover expenses?
> Is it more important that more people get to hear some of your
> originals, rather than some people hear all of your originals?
> Will you be bored playing songs you've heard a thousand times over
> the
> last 30 odd years?
> Will your band-mates get frustrated from not getting a lot of gigsÂ
> and
> quit the band prematurely?
>
>
>
>
> Play whatever it takes to get gigs and a good crowd. Record a CD of
> yourÂ
> original material and sell it at the shows from day one. As you
> develop aÂ
> following, start to incorporate more and more originals into you set.
>
> -Matt Crunk
>
>
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In a message dated 10/9/2005 11:21:58 A.M. Central Daylight Time, writes:
would the same people be interested in my ( or many other
bands) circa 2005 version of instrumental surf music? Or would they
keep demanding PIPELINE!
Give em Pipeline as an encore, after they've sat through a set of originals.
-MC
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Danny,
Choose art....
fd
--- wrote:
> Hi Matt,
>
> Devil's advocate here. If I develop a following of
> people who want to
> hear oldies, would the same people be interested in
> my ( or many other
> bands) circa 2005 version of instrumental surf
> music? Or would they
> keep demanding PIPELINE!
>
> Danny
>
> On Oct 9, 2005, at 9:02 AM, wrote:
>
> >
> > In a message dated 10/9/2005 10:51:45 A.M.
> Central Daylight Time,Â
> > writes:
> >
> > Do you want to get gigs?
> > Do you want to make enough money to cover
> expenses?
> > Is it more important that more people get to
> hear some of your
> > originals, rather than some people hear all of
> your originals?
> > Will you be bored playing songs you've heard a
> thousand times over
> > the
> > last 30 odd years?
> > Will your band-mates get frustrated from not
> getting a lot of gigsÂ
> > and
> > quit the band prematurely?
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Play whatever it takes to get gigs and a good
> crowd. Record a CD of
> > yourÂ
> > original material and sell it at the shows from
> day one. As you
> > develop aÂ
> > following, start to incorporate more and more
> originals into you set.
> >
> > -Matt Crunk
> >
> >
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In a message dated 10/9/2005 11:56:09 A.M. Central Daylight Time, writes:
Danny,
Choose art....
That's easily said if you have a day job that pays the bills. Then by all
means CHOOSE ART. On the other hand, if you'll be relying on your music to
eat, then you do whatever it takes to make it work.
However, if you're thinking of starting a surf band, that tells me you
probably already DO have a day job.
-Matt Crunk
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Matt, you have deduced correctly. Make a living playing surf music?
That's got to be a short list.
Danny
On Oct 9, 2005, at 7:10 PM, wrote:
>
> In a message dated 10/9/2005 11:56:09 A.M. Central Daylight Time,Â
> writes:
>
> Danny,
> Choose art....
>
>
>
> That's easily said if you have a day job that pays the bills. Then
> by all
> means CHOOSE ART. On the other hand, if you'll be relying on yourÂ
> music to
> eat, then you do whatever it takes to make it work.
>
> However, if you're thinking of starting a surf band, that tells me
> youÂ
> probably already DO have a day job.
>
> -Matt Crunk
>
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I know your reply was to Matt, but it made me think of something.
The Torquays O.C. Trad to a T surf band.
Started out as basically a cover band. They do alot of public
Park/car show/farmers market type of gigs.
Then they started to write alot of originals, which are exceptional
modern trad surf songs.When they play(1 set) with other surf bands,
they'll do mostly originals. But if they play by themslves( 2 or 3
sets) they'll do a mix of Covers and Orignals.
Jeff(bigtikidude)
--- In , snydr@s... wrote:
>
> Hi Matt,
>
> Devil's advocate here. If I develop a following of people who want
to
> hear oldies, would the same people be interested in my ( or many
other
> bands) circa 2005 version of instrumental surf music? Or would they
> keep demanding PIPELINE!
>
> Danny
>
> On Oct 9, 2005, at 9:02 AM, MattCrunk@a... wrote:
>
> >
> > In a message dated 10/9/2005 10:51:45 A.M. Central Daylight
Time,Â
> > snydr@s... writes:
> >
> > Do you want to get gigs?
> > Do you want to make enough money to cover expenses?
> > Is it more important that more people get to hear some of your
> > originals, rather than some people hear all of your originals?
> > Will you be bored playing songs you've heard a thousand times
over
> > the
> > last 30 odd years?
> > Will your band-mates get frustrated from not getting a lot of
gigsÂ
> > and
> > quit the band prematurely?
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Play whatever it takes to get gigs and a good crowd. Record a CD
of
> > yourÂ
> > original material and sell it at the shows from day one. As you
> > develop aÂ
> > following, start to incorporate more and more originals into you
set.
> >
> > -Matt Crunk
> >
> >
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