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View Poll Results: Where do you gig? | |
Pro tour
|    | 5 | 5.56% | |
studio
|    | 19 | 21.11% | |
bar/dance club
|    | 45 | 50.00% | |
church/worship
|    | 26 | 28.89% | |
garage
|    | 24 | 26.67% | |
Noodle around at home
|    | 36 | 40.00% | |
other
| | 23 | 25.56% |
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08-23-2004, 02:17 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Maple Grove, MN | | | Where do you play?
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Probably not the right forum but none of the other ones seemed quite right either.
Just signed up for my church's worship band and since it's my new gig it got me to thinking, where do people gig?
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08-23-2004, 03:24 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: VA. | | | Play in a Church worship orchestra and a rock band. We mostly play benefit /outside gigs.
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08-23-2004, 03:45 PM
|  | Fingers, pick, and a little bit of slap | | Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Terrapin country (Crofton, MD) | | Miscellaneous? 
Mostly in bars, but also in the studio and at private parties. I also checked "noodle at home", but that was a mistake because I don't gig at home, I only rehearse there.  |
08-23-2004, 04:31 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: NYC metro area | | | I'd say the Band Management and Performance forum.
I play in Bars/Clubs.
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08-23-2004, 04:34 PM
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Originally Posted by jondog I'd say the Band Management and Performance forum.
I play in Bars/Clubs. | Me too. And Resort Hotels/conventions/special events and private parties. - Gary
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08-23-2004, 04:58 PM
| | "Pile-drivingly Heavy" since 1983 | | Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: South Grand Prairie, TX (d/fw) | | | everything but the Pro Tour for me!
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08-23-2004, 05:09 PM
|  | Player Characters fear me... Moderator | | Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Middletown CT, USA | | I used to play in a worship group at church but that was before my split with christianity (my the things you find out about people on TB  )
Of course i noodle at home - sometime i even practice
i've gigged here in CT since 1985, most of the gigs here in CT are at smaller clubs/bars, private parties are a blast when you can get 'em
plus i'm really lucky in that my guitar player/bandleader is loaded so he built a studio in his home that would make most gas prone individuals have seizures - we get to record a lot (when we have time) - and take all the time we want getting the original signals and mixes right |
08-23-2004, 06:26 PM
| | ...Bluesin' and Funkin' | | Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Montreal, Quebec, Canada | | | i have to do gigs for my school.
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08-23-2004, 08:46 PM
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Originally Posted by Fuzzbass Miscellaneous? | Yup. Moved.
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08-23-2004, 10:27 PM
|  | Holy Ghost filled Bass Player Moderator | | Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Heber Springs, Arkansas | | | All of the above, except pro tour.
I primarily play praise & worship at church, 3 times a week.
My original Christian rock band plays out 3 or 4 times a month, at various clubs and churches.
We also rehearse once a week, and go in the studio a couple of times a year.
I also jam with other friends from time to time, and occasionally take my bass to an open mic.
I used to play in an oldies band too. The pay was good, but it got to be too much of a drag. And the singer's ego was big enough for all 7 of us. We played out at clubs all over the place, 4 or 5 times a month.
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08-23-2004, 11:34 PM
|  | I Know Nothing | | Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Columbia River Gorge, WA. | | | Other, Mostly
Restaurants, parties, weddings, art events, street fairs, festivals, Saturday Farmer's Market, clubs, yadda yadda... |
08-24-2004, 12:47 AM
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Endorsing Artist: Nordy Basses, Schroeder Cabs, Gallien Krueger Amps | | Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: las vegas. nevada | | | just about everything- i just played a concert at the Shrine Auditorium in LA ( where they have the Grammies, etc..) with 2 major recording artists- yet tomorrow, i do a bar/lounge gig for a fraction of the pay and the drunkards of downtown Vegas- i still enjoy every gig as much as i can - its all good, as long as i am playing!
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08-24-2004, 01:45 AM
|  | Unprofessional TalkBass Contributor | | Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Brighton, England, UK, Europe | | My last two gigs were outdoor festivals - in really nice weather with huge crowds - great buzz!!
Of the options in the poll - I wouldn't call most of them a gig at all!! Noodling at home is not a gig!!
Whereas most of the situations people I know play - like a lot of the things 'Passinwind' mentioned - are not covered? 
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08-24-2004, 06:40 AM
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Originally Posted by Bruce Lindfield My last two gigs were outdoor festivals - in really nice weather with huge crowds - great buzz!! | Sounds like fun ! Quote: |
Originally Posted by Bruce Lindfield Of the options in the poll - I wouldn't call most of them a gig at all!! Noodling at home is not a gig!! | OK, maybe "where do you play" would be better. Quote: |
Originally Posted by Bruce Lindfield Whereas most of the situations people I know play - like a lot of the things 'Passinwind' mentioned - are not covered? | It's not like I pondered all the possible selections for mor than a minute.
Interesting. I thought there would be a more even spread actually.
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08-24-2004, 11:48 PM
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Owner, Looperlative Audio Products | | Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: San Jose, CA, USA | | | I play bars, parties at people's homes, charity events, and I noodle around at home.
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08-25-2004, 12:11 AM
| | The emperor has no clothes! | | Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Burbank CA USA | | All of the above. Except for church, don't get there too much. "Other" would include parks, parking lots, festivals, corporate venues, casinos, and Nicky's back yard.
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08-25-2004, 12:23 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Nashville, TN | | | Playing on a pro tour. Right now we are a supporting band for a well known band playing 6000-12,000 seat places (Jones Beach, Greek Theater, Fleet Boston Pavillion, etc.). Back home in Austin I love playing my club gigs (rock and jazz) but the studio is my favorite place to work. | | Thread Tools | Search this Thread | | | | 
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