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My head said brake, but my heart cried never.
Early next month I'll sit down face to face with @Bridgehouse and draw up a proper plan and work from there.
This is a whole new facet and not one that can run exactly on the same principles that the Jams run on. There'll be a lot more work and some cost so we need to work this out to be viable.
As for whether or not this becomes official, well I'd like to get a handful of sessions successfully done with something to show for it before its seen in any way like the success that the Jams now have. That's taken a lot of refinement and hard work to get that to the stage it's at now. I'm expecting to have the same journey myself.
I said right at the start that this would not be a quick project and it could easily run across the next 12 months and probably will.
If by next easter there's some success and also IF it seems like this IS benefiting the people involved and IF it seems it will benefit the community to "Do something with this..." then sure, we can all sit down again and make it more official.
I've learned only too well that shouting about what you're "Going to do" is never as good as saying "Here's what I've DONE!".
In the meantime it's my project and I'll be asking interested parties to join me on certain dates and see what we can do with it.
It won't have it's own thread for another month or so and when it does its going to be made clear that it's an experiment.
If the results come out really good, I feel sure that "More" will be done with not only what we produce but also the idea/model/format.
There are 10 people interested so far.
Each time we work on a track it'll be a max of around 6 people each time and they'll commit to that track as if they're a temporary band.
Initially those numbers don't really matter because this may generate a lot more interest when the first track is recorded, mixed ad released here for people to listen to.
Again this may be the point where after just one or two tracks the format/model proves itself to work.
It may take longer.
It may also go absolutely no where and become one of those good ideas that was impractical in reality.
That's what I and a few others are working on this month and next month to make sure that from what we can see now, it looks do-able.
Initially there's no reason to think it can't work and so far pitfalls have seem more like potholes so it doesn't look bad and I can't initially see why it won't work but there's a lot to talk about and try to plan for.
When this is about proper plan it'll have it's own thread and when this has something to show for itself, further down the line, maybe there's something it can do for TFB in a positive way. At THAT point then yes, obviously I would involve @TTony and make this more official.
In the meantime it's an unofficial, not-bad-idea but one that could work and work well for all involved.
Does that make things a bit clearer for everyone ?
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Cheltenham also has Two Rivers Studios - if you were looking in this area it's the most suitable place I can think of - it's rehearsal rooms plus a large room which doubles as a gig venue (easily room for 20 people and a lot more), plenty of parking, has a bar too. And I know the owner, he may well be up for this sort of thing given enough notice (although I don't know how much it'd be to hire). It's a 5-10 minute drive from the town centre. I also know a couple of excellent drummers (one is a ridiculously good metal drummer who may be persuaded, the other is a very good all-round guy).
There are a few other rehearsal rooms around the area but they are mostly fairly crappy...pretty sure I've been to most of them having lived around here most of my life There's bound to be some generic venues you can hire for the day too. Plus World Guitars is nearby and always worth a visit
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Have also played in Pirate studios (Earlsfield) and they are pretty small 6 people absolute max.
(which is awesome BTW - both are already viable and enough interest to run - which given it's less than 24 hours since launch I'm stoked - and it just shows how positive this place is)
Plenty of "other" slots though for jamming and gear chat - and if anyone drops out then you'll get a reserve position to jump in!
Plenty of 'other' slots tho..