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What's your gig?

#81
I'm between bands right now, and it actually feels good. Much to my surprise.

My guitarist GF is tooling up to do her own blues band however. Not my first choice of genre. But I know I'll get asked to audition...

Mostly I'm writing and doing my own project work right now. Had a little medical issue last year that took a lot of the wind out of my sails. Hopefully it's just a temporary state of affairs. If not, I'll figure out a way to work around it. Bass players gotta play, right? No matter what.:thumbsup:
 
#83
One band is once-a-month pubs when we're around, with the occasional private party or fairground gig. Another just does open mics so far, and another does pretty much exclusively charity events at the university we all attend. I'd like to get out more, but apparently nobody in college likes live music.
 
#84
My country band does large bars and events, festivals, etc.

My jazz groups play restaurants, weddings, senior homes, bars, and the occational concert setting.

Even though it still happens I think I've finally developed past doing 9-1 for $80-100. And it feels really good.
 
#86
1). Jazz Fusion Trio (keys, drums, bass) Recording Only, weekly writing/rehearsal religiously.
2). for hire/sub - usually singer songwriters, varies from once a week to more than I can handle (1/wk to 4/wk)
3). 1st call for nearby recording studio
4). Occasional Sub/For Hire Hollywood Records and Watertower records (Disney and Warner Bros.), as I am I studio sound tech by day, and have weaseled my in.
5). I have two small kids, and my wife (afro-cuban percussion player extraordinare') and I are their full time live in music teachers. My youngest will turn 2 in 3 days, and he can hold a steady tempo on a drum with one hand for about a minute...

My wife stopped gigging when we had kids, but I held firm that I would go postal if I didnt escape one night a week minimum and write/play. The fusion group lets me be the young guy in the group, and nobody had delusions of donning leather pants and taking the world by storm. The sub gigs are (usually) paying, so it justifies my time out, and I usually put that money towards a sitter so it comes out a wash. We have sitters that the kids ADORE, so its a treat for them as much as it is for me. The plus is that the missus gets to flee then also, and so she doesnt complain.
 
#87
I'm in 2 Black Sabbath tribute acts...
I play Ozzy in one... the other I play bass, as it is a Dio era Sabbath tribute.
Both are different and a lot of fun.

I have done the original band thing for many years.... and I'm just burned out on it. Lost thousands of dollars and putting up with other musicians that are not on the same page as you. Trying to push material that isn't quite a hit. It gets financially and emotionally exhausting. I have met alot of interesting and famous people on that adventure.... but, never made dollar one.
For me personally, as I'm 41 now.... the Sabbath tributes are much more rewarding. There is never a bad negotiation with money. I play very small venues, dive bars, private parties to very large festivals. When I do 'Ozzy', I am rewarded with everyone having a great time singing along with the songs. When I do Geezer, I have alot of fun with the challenge of trying to mimic his walks and technique.
 
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#91
All original Americana band...not easy to find a local venue that appreciates the music we play, although our audiences do, since most places want a party band to fill the dance floor. So We play a couple of festivals each year and fill the gaps with eclectic venues that are a good fit. And between the gigs we write new material and record.
 
#97
I play with myself, err I mean by myself. I do mostly dub and dark instrumentals, using only bass(multiple parts) with analog synthesizers and drum machine.

As I manage a restaurant, a 50-55 hour work week and rotating days off don't really mesh with a band. Being new to Mesa it would be nice to meet some people to play with.
 
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