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Gigging w/ your kids - who does it???

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Never done it myself... my 3 adult stepdaughters are all pretty non-musical and even if they were I don't know if I'd want them in the biz... but I was in band for 4+ yrs with a guy and his son. It mostly worked out well and they both sang so that was a cool blend... The band had some issues but the father/son thing didn't have a lot to do with that.

Now husband/wife or boyfriend/girlfriend things within the band... Yuck. That's a whole 'nother truckload of drama.
 
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bthrem said:
I'd love to say it was the Enormodome, but it is just your typical outdoor stage (25 x 15, black truss rigging, etc). Our lead guitarist is obessed with lights so have a bunch of LED's, lasers, etc. I'm glad he has the patience to set it all up because I sure don't.
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Hah! Yeah, that's our BL's thing too. Seems like he's always either tweaking the light show we've got or ordering new ones. Me, OTOH, not so up on the lighting thing and don't really care to learn. Our lighting takes about 5 times longer to set up than our P.A. and when I first joined the band I really wondered if it was worth it. Especially since we're DIY (no roadies) and those crank stands and trussing are butt-heavy. But when I stand out front during the show or see pictures, I have to admit it makes a big difference.
 
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jaywa said:
Hah! Yeah, that's our BL's thing too. Seems like he's always either tweaking the light show we've got or ordering new ones. Me, OTOH, not so up on the lighting thing and don't really care to learn. Our lighting takes about 5 times longer to set up than our P.A. and when I first joined the band I really wondered if it was worth it. Especially since we're DIY (no roadies) and those crank stands and trussing are butt-heavy. But when I stand out front during the show or see pictures, I have to admit it makes a big difference.
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We must be in the same band! This my exact same experience!
 
#9
Last year my band was looking for a guitarist. After months of craigslist nightmare auditions, the band leader suggested that my sixteen year old son should try out. We invited him to a couple of rehearsals and he learned all of songs quickly and even made up some very nice solos. He was very poised on his first gig, played great and its been a blast ever since.
 
#13
My guitarist and drummer are brothers,and they've been gigging with their parents since elementary school. Now in their mid-thirtys,they still gig with Mom and Dad,and it's a blast watching the boys throw in extra fills or riffs trying to throw the ol' man off his game while mom thumps the bass with a resigned "boys will be boys" look on her face :P
 
#15
Not quite on topic, but the drummer in my current band (age 25) is the son of a bassist who has been a fixture on their hometown scene for many years. I'm not sure they've done a lot of gigging together, but this drummer has a feel for working with bassists that I usually only find in guys twice his age. By our 2nd gig together we were locking in on fills, etc. I'm sure some of it is genetic but I think a lot of it just has to do with having seen his dad play in various bands, hearing him say what he does (and doesn't) like in drummers, etc.
 
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Me on the right playing bass, my father on the left playing guitar! Been in two bands with my dad so far!
 

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