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Offline calan

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« on: November 01, 2006, 11:30:15 PM »
After reading other threads, I'm wondering how many fellow musicians there are here?

Wonder if there's something about flying and playing music that brings certain types of people together?

Now that I think about it, I bet there are a lot of software developers or technical people here also  :-)

You guitar types should check out http://www.fretlight.com   ;)

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Offline Big Mickey

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« Reply #1 on: November 01, 2006, 11:52:16 PM »
Hey Calan,

         I'll add myself to the list of musician types. Been playing since I was just a kid. I currently play in two bands full time and sub in many others.

Band 1- Jump Jones http://www.jumpjones.com
Mostly jump blues from the likes of cats like Louis Jordan, Wynonnie Harris, Big Joe Turner etc... We also throw in a little straight ahead jazz, blues and 50's rock and roll. I drum and front this combo with the lions share of the vocals.

Band 2 - Smokestaxx http://www.smokestaxx.com
60's Memphis soul from the likes of the Staxx recording label aka Sam and Dave, Wilson Picket etc... Also have a little Stevie Wonder, Sly and the Family Stones, The Meters etc... thrown in. Was intending to play trombone in this band but the day job kept me to busy to learn the charts, so, I am just a drummer here. Nice to just sit back and play and not worry about fronting the thing.

None of these bands really make much money, but they provide a lot of enjoyment. Heck last weekend Jump Jones played a halloween show where a little 14 year old girl, who was dressed as Lisa Simpson, happened to be a tenor player. For fun we we put her on stage to blow with us and she was amazing. We through all sorts of charts in from of her and she was right on top of them. Then we through some bebop tunes at her with all sorts of weird changes and she took chorus after chorus of solos. Was amazing to watch someone so young with so much talent. Who cares what the pay is when you get to experience that!!!

Big Mickey
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Offline palef

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« Reply #2 on: November 02, 2006, 12:26:33 AM »
Drumming for 30 years - original bands, recording bands, cover bands, television, radio, teaching. Work in IT. Play computer games. I just looked at my wife. None of those things got me any chicks. I want my life back.
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Offline calan

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« Reply #3 on: November 02, 2006, 01:26:09 AM »
LMAO Palef   :lol

As for me... been playing guitar and a little on keys for 27 years... do a lot of MIDI programming.... developed some music software... (taking a break from the band deal at the moment)...handle the software and web stuff for the site mentioned above.

I like anything with a beat, melody, and harmony.. grew up with (and still love) 70's - 2000's classic rock... blues... big VH and Eric Johnson fan...   anything but (c)rap. (Can't wait for the music industry to come back around and require actual music in the music)   :D

Main ax is an original Steinberger GL2T from '92.. various strats/teles... and a couple of Fretlights of course  :)

Rock On!
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Offline Whisky58

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« Reply #4 on: November 02, 2006, 08:31:13 AM »
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Originally posted by palef
Drumming for 30 years - original bands, recording bands, cover bands, television, radio, teaching. Work in IT. Play computer games. I just looked at my wife. None of those things got me any chicks. I want my life back.


LOL

After 30 years you should know drummers never get chicks - too much sweat & armpit hair.
Keyboards myself.  40years.  Recently succumbed to midlife crisis & got band together then drummer sold his kit (probly something to do with chicks:) )
Saw John Mayall & Bluesbreakers 2 nights ago.  Guitarist is a big Texan called Buddy Whittington who makes it sing & cry like nothing else.  The guy's a genius.  
Regards.
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Offline kvuo75

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« Reply #5 on: November 02, 2006, 09:03:27 AM »
guitar, bass & drums for 15 years... eric johnson / joe satriani / guitar metal type stuff..

never professional, mostly home recording, one semi-pro recording gig several years ago...
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« Reply #6 on: November 02, 2006, 09:04:17 AM »
I've been a drummer for 22 years. I'm currenly in a garage country band called The Apologists. We're somewhere between Gram Parsons and The Minutemen. I played in a Jump Blues band for seven years. We had a female vocalist, so in addition to the aforementioned Louis Jordan, Wynonie Harris, etc. we also did Julia Lee, Ella Mae Morse, Mabel Scott, etc. I actually made fairly decent money with that band, but the current project is just for kicks. I make a living as a television producer and broadcast engineer. I'm also an ordained minister.

You know how you can tell when the stage is level?





The drummer's druelling out of both sides of his mouth.
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Offline aztec

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« Reply #7 on: November 02, 2006, 09:35:22 AM »
Lead Vocalist/Guitar/Bass  33 years. Mostly Rock, blues but have delved into most venues from time to time.
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Offline Mr No Name

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« Reply #8 on: November 02, 2006, 09:51:49 AM »
Guitarist, Been playing 36 years... played in my last band in 2002. I played in a number of heavy metal/hard rock bands throughout the 80's and 90's in 45 states and 4 countries.  Worked through Omni Talent, Showtime, Showtime CMC, Brusco Barr, Southeast Entertainment and a couple of other lesser agents lol.

I played my first live gig in a bar when I was 14 in 1978, that was also the year i saw my first concert... TED NUGENT (I was beyond hooked at that point!) I was on the road most of the time from 86 to 93 when I knew I was at a point that I needed to do something else before I got too old... (It was either computers or learn 50 different intonations for "Would You Like Fries With That?") That's when I became addicted to Red Baron1 DOS on ImagiNation Network. (INN) The rest is history, because I got hooked on that game, I became a repairman, then programmer and now a network administrator.
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« Reply #9 on: November 02, 2006, 09:54:38 AM »
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Originally posted by palef
Drumming for 30 years - original bands, recording bands, cover bands, television, radio, teaching. Work in IT. Play computer games. I just looked at my wife. None of those things got me any chicks. I want my life back.


Palef... I didn't get into music for the chicks... But I adapted.  :aok  :lol
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« Reply #10 on: November 02, 2006, 11:24:31 AM »
Drummer/Percussionist 30 years
Rock/Metal/Jazz/Blues/Reggae/Ska/Local symphony/DCI corps/Latin...

Im the guy they call when the drummer quits the night before the gig...
I can adlib my way thru about anything except a broadway musical, and my sight reading isnt that good anymore with 40 yold eyes...



TJ
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Offline SkyRock

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« Reply #11 on: November 02, 2006, 11:52:49 AM »
Guitar and songwriting and vocals , also bass and peck at drums, recordings, and co-founder of a songwriter association  22 years
original bands
cover bands
commercial ads  radio
television   (songwriter and actor)
Film  (actor)
writer
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oh   and teacher:aok
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Offline Masherbrum

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« Reply #12 on: November 02, 2006, 12:06:13 PM »
Drummed and sang Lead/ and less background for 15 years.    I was self taught and learned to read music in the 5-6th grades, while taking band.
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Offline Yeager

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« Reply #13 on: November 02, 2006, 01:45:20 PM »
Started playing guitar at about 13 years, had my first band back in junior high playing bass.  Was still a senior in high school when I started playing professionally, 5-6 nights a week, every week for over 5 years, then I went back to school and got a real job.  Started playing again a few years back...doing the typical classic rock/blues gig.  Hey, its great guitar music :)
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« Reply #14 on: November 02, 2006, 02:50:22 PM »
I have been playing for guitar for 31 yrs. When I was 14 and realized who Jimmy Page and Led Zeppelin was I was hooked. Now just sit in the home studio and compose for my own amusement. Oh the rumor about musicians and women are true. Wife is posing with my Hendrix strat. She is much younger then me. Woo Hoo!:t :t Schwing:O
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