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Originally Posted by NKBassman  If the guy who hired you can't even remember how to play the song, then how can he possibly expect you to play it properly?
At that point I would have put the bass down and said "Listen, I'm out of here. You do your thing now, and then give me what you record and a couple of days to come up with something that works, and I'll lay down the bass tracks next week." End of story. |
Wow Guys come into the real world here please. As a player looking to pick up session work this attitude will fail everytime.
I have been and still do sessions, not so many these days, for studios and producers in some of the best and worst situation you could imagine, and have always done it with a smile and good attitude.
As a pro you do what comes natural in your playing that's how you get the work, because you get results where others can't.
The attitude of NKBassman puts you in the "can't do" players, and there are lots of them to choose from so why should you be shown any preferencial treatment of coming back when it's easier, any of the other "can't dos" can do that job.
Fact, the longer it goes on the more you earn.
Fact, if you right a line that becomes a major part of the song, you get a songwriter credit.
Fact, if you influence the production to a noticable degree you get a production credit.
There is more to being a "session Player" than just playing. If there was not then anyone who can play would do it. It's about imagination and "getting" where the session, the producer and artist is coming from. That's the secret to successfull session playing, understand the job and accept the responsibility in front of you. If you can't do it then say no at the start and don't waste peoples time and let someone in who will get the job done.
Sound harsh, maybe, but its honest.
