There is a local guitarist that has had some local success still living in his patents basement in his 50's. some people never grow up.
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Should I be reimbursed?
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You don't have vacation days?
Sorry a 3 hour drive? I commute 4 hours a day to and from work 5 days a week rehearse once a week and gig 1-2 days per week. If not gigging I'm promoting my band or supporting other local bands.
If gigging on a friday.. after my 12 hours I grab my gear and head to the gig. Each gig is about 6 hours and can be up to 2 hours away from my home...
This is not "buyers remorse" this was you not thinking it through....
A band is a really expensive hobby that requires a job like commitment. ..
You bailed on the investment you made. Kiss the 800 goodbye and realize you made a bad choice.
Sorry a 3 hour drive? I commute 4 hours a day to and from work 5 days a week rehearse once a week and gig 1-2 days per week. If not gigging I'm promoting my band or supporting other local bands.
If gigging on a friday.. after my 12 hours I grab my gear and head to the gig. Each gig is about 6 hours and can be up to 2 hours away from my home...
This is not "buyers remorse" this was you not thinking it through....
A band is a really expensive hobby that requires a job like commitment. ..
You bailed on the investment you made. Kiss the 800 goodbye and realize you made a bad choice.
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Sometimes the truth is the best route.
Everybody seems to be missing one question I have: Looks like you're in Houston (a major city). What studio is so special that you would drive three hours outside of a major city to get to it and pay $4k for the pleasure of doing so? Is it owned by someone famous? Does it have a famous board or engineer?
Why does the band seem to have such a woody for this studio?
Why does the band seem to have such a woody for this studio?
I think you should give the money to Beyoncé.Seems to be the case 90% of the time, but I've been absent because I was on a date.
Just to update, I have received half the money, and should receive the rest by the end of the month.
In your face talkbass!
I agree a hundred percent with you on this. I really like the part when he says, the guitarist can do it better then he can...WOW. If that's how he felt about the project, he should have quit at the time they started talking about the recording session. And for the question you're asking, NNNNNOOOO
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You are contradicting yourself. They are not your friends, they are your friends and roommate. Which is it? You agreed to record, put up some of the money and then decided to not participate and quit. I'm shocked that you would think that they owe you anything. They owe you nothing. If anything, they could sue you for breach of contract. The fact that you put up some of the money proves that you agreed to go to the studio and participate in the recording. They were left having to have someone else do your parts. You can't just change your mind because you decide its inconvenient to travel 3 hours.
On the driving thing - I think the OP is saying the recording studio is 3 hours' drive away, one-way, and its hours are such that he would drive three hours after work to get there, have one hour to record before they kicked him out and closed the doors, then a three hour drive home. Now, I can understand feeling that one hour in the studio might not be worth 6 hours of driving, especially if it's not a project you're passionate about. On the other hand, this is certainly one you chalk up to "get all the information before spending money." And also, whose idea was it to book a studio with inflexible hours so far away? If the OP's roommate is also in the band, he must have a 3 hour drive too, so it's not like the OP is a sole outlying member so far away.
I would have bought an $800 interface and recorded the bass myself
Yeah, that's also a good point. Couldn't you record at home and let them mix it in at the studio?
I was wondering the same thing... Most bands I know who can't be arsed to all show up in a studio at the same time don't have $4000 recording budgets and a preference for recording engineers outside of their immediate circle.
I think this whole thing sounds like it should have been recorded and mixed in someone's bedroom for less than $800.
Yeah, I agree. Take that $4k, cut it to $1k, and buy a recorder and some mics. You're probably out a little more for professional mastering if you want, but that gives you unlimited time to record. Unless it's some big-time producer sitting behind that board with his favorite engineer, I'm not parting with $4k to get my songs recorded. Diminishing returns and all.
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OP, you are a lucky yoing man. My response would have been to tell you to google "pound sand".
It sounds like whoever got the $4000 is going to earn every penny of it. "Ok guys... where is everybody?"
"Well, the bass player didn't feel like coming because he doesn't really know his parts."
Date went like this:
He offered to take her out for dinner, but refused to drive, so he ordered a pizza and had it delivered.
At the end of the night, he demanded the $30 bucks back from the girl and refused to 'close the deal'.
Not gonna lie...pretty d**k move OP. I was rooting for the band.
I can't understand why you would pay $800 NOT to record your own bass lines. Studio work is fun and good experience.
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