Changing stage name; Y/N?

[LuckyScott]

Um, in case nobody has noticed, Musicians constantly make poor decisions.
I spend much of my time going "No, thats not a good idea" or "Lets try something else".
You could try to talk reason to her, but as the band leader and the person the project is named after if you don't change her mind you are stuck with it.

 

[bolophonic]

I can understand someone wanting to change the name of their band project, but I could never comprehend the idea of changing it to THAT!

 

[Downunderwonder]

You/she has a following under that name. I can't see anything coming from it other than loss of recognition. If it ain't broke, don't try to fix it.

FWIW, the name she selected doesn't seem to fit anything.

FWIW, for about 5 years I played with a band,called Blue Collar Project. There was another band in same same geographic area. Not a problem, since we were playing different music.

''Uh, sure, we're the Good'ol'boys' Brothers Band''.

 

[edencab]

only guessing and IMHO only and not know the original name but Badfish Ruca sounds unattractive to me ..... corporate gigs and Mayor's Ball are not likely to be as interested in a band that sounds bad...1st impressions on promo material etc etc...sounds like a bad metal or punk bank with attitude(which is all fine in itself for bar gigs)...again IMHO....plus why mess with established reputation

 

[monsterthompson]

First thought was a Sublime tribute band (as someone also mentioned). Rebranding can be helpful or hurtful. I don’t care for the name, but if the shoe fits for some reason...

 

[HubbardsFate]

"Badfish Ruca" - really? Gotta be one of the worst band name ideas I've ever heard...(and I was at one time considering starting a bar band called "Liver Damage Soundtrack"...)

 

[thetragichero]

i prefer "Santeria What I Got" if we're just combining two sublime song names

 

[elgranluis]

Soooo..... what’s the girls name? It can’t possibly sound worse than bad fish ruca, can it?

 

[twinjet]

"Badfish Ruca" - really? Gotta be one of the worst band name ideas I've ever heard...(and I was at one time considering starting a bar band called "Liver Damage Soundtrack"...)

Yeah, I'm hoping she doesn't see this thread...

 

[two fingers]

I looked up the term "badfish" in several urban dictionaries. The consensus seems to be that it means someone who does way too much herion (not that there's an acceptable amount), or drinks way too much, and tries to get others to do herion or drink too much too.

Why in the world would she want to associate with that term?

 

[mark roberts]

Stick with what is known to your network. Change is nice, but it doesn’t always work in art or music. Trouble is, for “team” art, it can be a very closed circuit with local contributors.

 

[twinjet]

Why in the world would she want to associate with that term?

She's a big sublime fan... I'm hoping she takes my advice. Of course, we are her hired guns. She'll make the final call.

 

[gln1955]

Yeah, I'm hoping she doesn't see this thread...

She needs to see this thread. Maybe a few dozen people all saying the same thing will change her mind.

 

[lokikallas]

A new name is not a bad idea, but that name is not a good start.

 

[lowfreqgeek]

The main singer-songwriter I play with is named Matt Jones. About 11-12 years ago when he was first getting his music on iTunes and MySpace, there was another "Matt Jones" in another region of the country. They kept each getting booking inquiries from the *other* region, at which point my friend Matt pulled his whole catalog offline and rebranded himself as "The Real Matt Jones". That name has stuck all these years and even though Matt is no longer touring the country, he's known locally and even nationally to some extent as The Real Matt Jones. The other guy fell off into oblivion years ago.

Anyway, I'm not sure how that helps, other than to say if a name change is a must, then do it in a way that people know who you are when they see the name. As with any product, first to market has a humongous advantage, so if your singer is already out there and known by her name and the other is something of a new-comer, then she really shouldn't be the one changing things up. Obviously, being first to market isn't as good as far and wide distribution, but that's another topic.

 

[Keyser Soze]

Badfish Ruca is a bad name. If she can come up with a good name, I'd reluctantly say, "OK." But her coming up with a bad name that is bad on numerous levels points up that she's not very good at this "name thing." If she doesn't want to use her real name, come up with a professional name, a stage name, and use that. But not Rottencarp Puka.

 

[HubbardsFate]

She needs to see this thread. Maybe a few dozen people all saying the same thing will change her mind.

Seconded...and maybe add a poll: Should we change the band name to 'Badfish Ruca'?

• Absolutely, yes!
• Yes
• No
• HELL no

 

[two fingers]

She's a big sublime fan... I'm hoping she takes my advice. Of course, we are her hired guns. She'll make the final call.

I've played the song. I gotta admit it's pretty catchy.

 

[crazyBassClown]

"Liver Damage Soundtrack"..

The best band for metal?

 

[gumtown]

how about "Ruca smells like BadFish"

I can see that she might want to dis-associate the 'group' session from her 'solo' sessions.

why not call it "Cupcake and the sprinkles"

my opinion: No.