Banding in College

Oreomeister365 · #1 01-21-2008, 01:16 AM

Okay, so my band has been on hold a few months because college started (a semester ago). Now that we're all fairly familiar with it, how do you go about getting a place to practice?

Anyone have any experience with this? Ideally we'd have a place to lock our gear up, including maybe a drum kit. I was thinking about checking the music area, maybe they have rehearsal rooms with places to keep your stuff. Maybe there'd be a couple hours on a weekend where its open. I mean, as awesome as having my half stack in my dorm would be, I sure as hell don't want to lug it anywhere.

What do/have you fellows do(ne)?

Thanks

Valerus · #2 01-21-2008, 01:21 AM

Just don't do ANYTHING in the dorms. NOTHING.

You'll get owned so hard.

chaosMK · #3 01-21-2008, 01:24 AM

I used to practice in the dorms. They had a room for crap like that.

The hardest part about being in a band in college for me was that we were all broke.

Dogbertday · #4 01-21-2008, 01:32 AM

you could deffinately play on the weekends in your schools music department if it's anything like mine... but storing your stuff would be iffy... i say your best bet is to add a member who's a local.. haha.. or get the drummer some pads and the guitar acoustic and you play through a practice amp.... then the dorms would probably work as long as it wasn't constant.... it'd solve the PA problem too

edit: of course you need your show equiptment for gigs and whatnot but your stack probably makes a decen coffee table... the only one in trouble is the drummer... maybe spread his stuff among members?

mattofash · #5 01-21-2008, 04:31 AM

Dunno what the situation is for you guys over there. But what my band did was find a run down industrial site, and theres normally a practice space there that doesnt mind you leaving gear there, as long as you pay slightly an theres a chance it might be used by other people as well

Oreomeister365 · #6 01-21-2008, 04:53 AM

hmm...yeah. I'm not willing to trust my gear with anybody. period. unless I'm there.

Lets see what I can scrounge up.

I mean for me and my guitarist, we run into our keyboardist keyboard and out his monitors, but the main issue were having is our drummer.

whitedk57 · #7 01-21-2008, 06:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Oreomeister365

hmm...yeah. I/m not willing to trust m gear with anybody. period. unless I'm there.

Lets see what I can scrounge up.

I mean for me and my guitarist, we run into our keyboardist keyboard and out his monitors, but the main issue were having is our drummer.

See if there's a indoor storage area. You could split the cost of the monthly rental.