Mike Nobody wrote:Chaeya wrote:Mike Nobody wrote:KLUGMO wrote:Except those in there early 20s and teens. I think most others
should have had some recording of some type to post.
In this day and age even a half ass video of play should be had by all.
Apparently, you've never been homeless.
One of my husband's clients was homeless when he started recording with us. He would find bikes and fix them up then resell them as well as detail cars, he lived in a truck on a tow lot and at night provided security for them in exchange for a place to stay. He would hustle all kinds of ways then spend most of his money on recording. We cut him a lot of deals. He's living in someone's garage right now. He has something like 6 CDs worth of music now.
There's also a homeless musician down in Laguna Beach who busks on the street. He records his music on his laptop and burns CDs to sell of his music. A group of homeless musicians got together a few years ago and recorded a CD.
There's no excuse not to have a demo.
Chaeya
And here I've been squandering everything on food and shelter! Boy do I feel like a dummy!
Sorry Mike, you know I'm gonna get on your ass with this one. If you're a musician, why aren't you playing, by yourself if need be? When I worked in downtown LA, there was a cat named, Don, a black guy with long dreds. Every evening Don would be right there when we get off work, croonin' a bunch of Frank Sinatra tunes acapella, saying "how ya doing'" to everyone like he was working inside a nightclub. When Don wasn't on the street singing, he would go around to the neighborhood restaurants and help out in the kitchens or to take out the trash in exchange for a meal. He lived in the shelter.
Have you heard of the barter system? Why can't you look up some recording studios and ask if you can do some work for them in exchange for getting a simple demo done. There are many small studios around and people who just may help you out.
Life don't give you squat if you don't ask and put yourself out for it. You argue for your limitations, they are yours, man. I barely had money to eat in London, but I was recording, that's how bad I wanted it. I would walk right into the record companies and hit people up for a lead or whatever. I answered newspaper ads and I didn't get paid for most of the stuff I did, but I managed to hustle up a pound for some fries or for a loaf of bread and peanut butter to get me through the week.
My drummer just lost his place so he's back to living in his truck again. I have several musicians who I feed and who sleep on my couch from time to time. They're out there hustling to do their music. I'm the breadwinner in my family, and I hustle my butt off to make a few extra dollars to pay for our studio every month. I got mental issues too, but my family has to eat and I want to do my music and write, so there's a part of me that has to fight to not let myself be a victim of anything.
So like I said, you want to keep telling yourself the reason you can't do music and get a demo is because you have to eat and sleep, you can't find musicians, and blah blah, fine, believe that, but to me it's bullshit.
And if you get mad, good, use that anger and show me you can do something, Mike, like I know you can. It all comes down to priorities and sometimes eating and sleeping comfortably just have to take a backseat. if you want it bad enough.
Chaeya
