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"You don't know what you've got till the whole thing's gone. The days are dark and the road is long."
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I've linstened to quite a few entries now and holy crap!! There is some serious talent out there! Definitely worth 10 minutes on the site having a listen to a few entries and giving the ones you like a bit of support
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Yep, think there's a thread about the comp in this section somewhere, not sure if anyone else here has entered though. If they have, they need to post about it so we can check it out!!
Prizes are pretty cool, winner gets a shot at being a JTC artist and there's lots of gear etc. Ultimately its about exposure and trying to find an audience for what you do. As you mentioned yourself there are loads of great players out there but not that much new music, at least not that's visible to the general public/casual fan and not just the hardcore musos. Labels arent investing in new talent anymore, that business model is dead and gone, you have to do it all yourself, there's good and bad in that but yeah making a living is errrrr.... tricky to say the least.
All the judges are top, top players (Marco Sfogli, Martin Miller and loads more check em out!!) JTC is a great site with a lot of fantastic resources, definitely worth a look if you want some inspiring and challenging lesson packages, check it out!
Mike
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Pretty much all the material on soundcloud etc is fairly old stuff. I have a load of new material that I'm currently working on. That's one of the reasons why I'm doing all these competitions and trying to raise more of a profile, so I can attract some musicians to work with. I can write, arrange and record all the parts myself but I want to collaborate as that is how (in my opinion) the best music is made! Greater than the sum of its parts and all that. I want to record a proper album, with proper production and a full live band kicking butt that's my goal but I need to find the musicians who want to do it and then figure out how the hell to pay for it!
I'm trying to be a 'pro' lol! Music is my full time job but all the paid work is mostly teaching in schools and private stuff.
Re recording: Current setup is a Mac Pro running Logic 9, audio interface is a Metric Halo uln2. I use a Cornford Carrera for all the heavier rock stuff and a Mesa Lonestar for cleans and more vintage rock/blues tones. I've just started to use the Metric Halo Mio console via Logic for mixing along with the MH plugins and some Waves stuff. Also going to move over to an Axe FX or Kemper for majority of recording work very soon.
@axisus Thanks dude! I thought that T- shirt might be a little divisive
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Can get pretty decent results with very basic gear these days, its the ideas that count!!
Ahh just figured out its me addons in Firefox blocking it! Will have a fiddle and check it oit tomorow
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Remember, it's easier to criticise than create!
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Thanks Fretwired!! The shirt stays though lol
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