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But look again. Endless reams of people who all want to be involved in an originals project. So if you're in the market, trying to get a project on the go, you're having to compete with almost everyone else. Everyone's got an idea of the kind of thing they're looking for, and they're looking for other musicians that a; match their style (and the only way to know that is to stick to the people who post audio and/or video) b; give off a vibe of being serious/ professional, because who wants to waste time on an unreliable idiot and c; is in a similar position in life in terms of geographical location, transport, life commitments, and finances.
Between those three things, it begins to get very hard to find the right fit.
Plus, I suppose, a lot more people want to start their own project than join someone else's.
Bandcamp
Spotify, Apple et al
Bandcamp
Spotify, Apple et al
On the other hand, there's something to be said for capturing the moment of spontaneity/ inspiration, while things are by nature still in flux. There are bands I like where the evolution of the song post-recording is a real insight into how they think.
Bandcamp
Spotify, Apple et al
I don't actually see any problem with being about more than one thing anyway. Having an acoustic set isn't a bad idea if people like it, even if it gets played less. We do have different parts for the proper acoustic versions though. Like palm muted powerchords get swapped out for appropriate chord voicings that are strummed, some vocal melodies are different and don't go as high and loud (so as not to over power the acoustic parts). I enjoy the challenge, helps me write better parts for the electric versions too.
a) I stop enjoying it quite quickly and it just becomes a chore
b) I resent the time it sucks up that stops me making progress on my own stuff
I spent last year successfully having chemo (which forced me to leave a proggie originals band I was in) and much of this year catching up on life. (Lots of acoustic playing, writing and very little electric guitar practice). I'm just about to start trying to find people again and it will be just as hard as it is for you - but ultimately worth it.
Im sure a lot of bands would struggle to fill a 200 capacity venue if they gig week in week out in their local area.
I think the slogging around the toilet circuit is not a thing any more, half the venues have closed down and people just don't regularly attend gigs like they did 10-15 years ago.
Take me one of my favourite bands, Caligula's Horse, it's just the singer and Guitarist, they wrote and recorded an album which they self released and garnered enough of a following to warrant recruiting a full band to tour with.
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Sold it it all to get a killer live rig together so I could join a band again.
If your laptop doesn't have high-enough screen resolution, give me a shout...I might be able to help there.
drum programming [to make sound convincing] is quite an art
an easy way to get around this is to use loops that some drum plug-ins have
the upside is that these loops are very good, quick and easy to work with
the downside is that a library of loops will also have some limitations
I do all of my drum programming myself and have also appeared on a few albums as 'the drummer' even though I moused in the drums.. lol..
if you want to programme drums, it helps to be able to play them for real [which I can to a passable level] so that you can at least think like a drummer
With drums - to beat samples for a typical metal kind of set up you need a long list of stuff - good drummer, good drumkit, good skins, good cymbals, good room, good mics, good performances, well engineered, well tuned, enough time to do the necessary number of takes... Right now you're missing the key ingredient - the drummer, so I wouldn't worry about it at all right now, just get recording some good quality versions of the songs now and you can always re-record them with a drummer later if you want
Had a few years of really enjoying getting to play regularly and get paid for it, but eventually just got bored of the whole thing and am currently not playing at all.
From what you say I would think investing in DIY and sacking off the live playing would be the best bet.