Comments on: A Quiet Voice

By: SiliconJesus

SiliconJesus — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 14:54:49 +0000

@blinder:

Cool, I was misunderstanding the motive.

By: blinder

blinder — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 14:43:42 +0000

@sj:
yes i understand, but the whole point of things like Taxi is to get “discovered” by an A&R type, and what’s the end game of that? putting out a record. yes, booking a tour is also a big part of that, but i chose to ignore that side of the business and stick to the side i gravitate to… it was just convenience

By: SiliconJesus

SiliconJesus — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 14:18:27 +0000

@blinder

You are sharing your art. You’re using a different medium, but its one where people ‘get’ your music and have feedback to you. I guess I’m just trying to say there’s another way to get there.

By: blinder

blinder — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 13:43:56 +0000

@sj:
i can’t speak for anyone else, but for me the live experience is the narcotic end of the art. quick fast high, a lot of work to get it, and leaves just as fast.

i like recording. i love the process of creation, and like a painter or a writer, i share my creation through the releasing of things (demos, cds, records…)

have i completely abandoned the idea of performing live? no, but it isn’t my priority. having a huge fan base? nope, not a priority either, the same as a painter just wants to produce, that’s what i want to do. if someone else happens to like it (or consume it) then, that just made the experience for me that much more richer.

By: SiliconJesus

SiliconJesus — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 11:31:38 +0000

The big thing for me was never to make records, but to make ‘music’. The only things my band ever recorded were simple tapes so we’d remember how the song went the next week or so.

The live experience is much more important, and if you do want that contract, the easiest way to get it is to show a fan-base, which you get from playing live. Stop playing for yourself, talk to the folks at that coffee shop that occasionally has live acoustic music, or the restaurant that has rock night, or the club that has open mic auditions, the festival that allows community groups to play. Get out there. Do something. Play your music.