Is the owner of the PA really the leader?

Pretty much...yeah.

 

I would say having a nice PA like the Bose is a great way to grab de facto power. Forces the band to practice at your place, which if that's OK with you, is convenient and puts them on your turf. If you're sculpting the concept for this project and recruiting the players, it sounds like a slam dunk to me.

 

It sure makes finding new members for the band easier.

 

Bose L1 is a great PA system?

We would trash that thing in one practice.

I don't know that I think owning a PA makes anyone a band leader, but I sure wouldn't discourage anyone from investing in a good sound system.

 

"Is the owner of the PA really the leader?"

No, I can't see how that would be connected, to me s/he is just the owner of a PA.

 

The Bose L1 is an nice pa for an acoustic ensemble that plays wineries and coffee houses. Mix in a drum kit with a couple toms and so much as a Fender Twin electric guitar amp and you better keep the warranty handy.

 

If you don't have the skills to be the band leader, you're not going to find them in the PA.

 

Nope....

The real musical talent in the band is Tim and Ken (vocalists and guitarists). OTOH, I have more of a technical background and the funds to support the project. I figured my job is to make them sound good. Makes for a great partnership lasting the past 7 years.

Riis

 

The band leader is the band leader. If some upstart uses PA ownership to wrestle away the leadership then the leader wasn't really up to it.

 

PA has nothing to do with it. It's leverage, but it's not leadership. If you're going to be the leader, you're going to have to do at least one of these two things: inspire them to follow you, or pay them to follow you.

 

Not necessarily. The band leader can be anyone in the band.

 

Go hard with your new band!

 

The BL owns the name/bookings and calls the shots and pays the band members - so before you invest in PA gear, focus on where you’re going to work. With that said, if you really want easy travel and quick setup - look into IEM (In Ear Monitoring).

EDIT: Oops, yeah and if you need more help with PA gear checkout the "Live Sound" forum.

Anyway - the BL owns the business (books) (or is hired by someone who does).

 

You are the band leader if you put together a band and hire musicians. PA (relatively speaking) has little to do with it.

 

Certainly not. At least not when I'm hiring someone and their P.A. for my gig.

 

No. You're the owner.

 

Good luck finding a drummer who will be willing much less enjoy playing Edrums.
You'll need a pretty healthy PA to put an eKit into the mix, and a decent set of monitors.
(and yes I do own an eKit, it's down here gathering dust next to the acoustic set)

Having somebody being the BL because they own the PA sounds like the kid that says "I'm the pitcher or I take my ball and go home."

 

Owning a PA doesn't make on the band leader. It's my experience, however, that the member who understands the needs of the band and is willing to invest substantially in it's future is usually the one that buys the pa and is usually the leader.

 

+1 yeah and in my experience 90% of the time that person is a bassist.