Gis a gig, will ya? (1 Viewer)

[Buzz Fledderjon]

i've only been in a band for barely a year (no priors like) and don't really know what i'm doing, but fecking hell, trying to organise gigs is the most annoying frustrating pile of bollucks in the world!!

 

[shower another shower]

The key is to play in a band with somebody thats really good at organising gigs.

 

[Buzz Fledderjon]

that's supposed to be me.

it's a balls!

guess it would help if we had some music people could listen to like, but still. ya know?

 

[shower another shower]

Have ye got a demo tape?

 

[Buzz Fledderjon]

we got acoustic tracks from when we were on college radio. it's only one song though, and half of another, cause the other one didn't come out great.

and that was a good while ago, so our sound has changed somewhat, though we still play that song. plus, on the recording, there's one acoustic guitar and 2 voices, as opposed to the 2 guitars, 2/3 vocals depending, bass, drums, and either guitar player can also double on piano/microkorg.

so sound is generally a bit fuller than the demos. which is unfortunate, cause it means whenever we do get offered a gig, it's generally from a singer songwriter type who isn't expecting a full band!

though then again, it has its good points too. we're playing with nina hynes in november. we just had to drop our drummer for that gig

 

[shower another shower]

Shmoose with Nina.

 

[Buzz Fledderjon]

oh, and might as well throw this out there, just on off chance someone actually takes it seriously

http://www.myspace.com/halfthebandiusedtobe

it's a bit of a catch 22, cause ya don't get any gigs unless ya have music, but generally, yer not good enough to record the songs unless you have played a few gigs together first.

errah fuck it. i'll just find some pretty young thing with a voice and write/produce some pop songs for her

 

[lympog]

you'll need to slut yourself to a few heads
but i know the feeling music wise - i tend to get gigs with laptop heads and i just despise those shows
trying to get a gig anywhere is like pulling metaphorical teeth


- leigh

 

[Buzz Fledderjon]

yerrah aye. i moved to cork around 4 years ago for college, and spent a while just being a fan, going to gigs, etc..before deciding to give it a crack meself. and that was purely just by chance too!

mostly, it's luck of who a friend knows, or what you've done for a band before, etc...

wouldn't mind, but there's few names we could name drop if we wanted to go that way, but it takes from the nice sense of achievement when ya finally get something sorted!!

 

[lympog]

yerrah aye. i moved to cork around 4 years ago for college, and spent a while just being a fan, going to gigs, etc..before deciding to give it a crack meself. and that was purely just by chance too!

mostly, it's luck of who a friend knows, or what you've done for a band before, etc...

wouldn't mind, but there's few names we could name drop if we wanted to go that way, but it takes from the nice sense of achievement when ya finally get something sorted!!

thing was i spent years doing for other bands and whatnot, but when it came to organising stuff for myself i was not at my best

- leigh

 

[RED(tape)MENACE]

It's very easy and quick to record these days.
If you sound nothing like your myspace songs, you're probably doing more harm than good having them up there.
First impressions and all that.
Just get someone to record one song for you, use that to get gigs.

 

[Pantone247]

wouldn't mind, but there's few names we could name drop if we wanted to go that way, but it takes from the nice sense of achievement when ya finally get something sorted!!

drop the names

 

[Yurn!]

21 Demands? Daves Radio?

 

[Moods For Mallards]

Whatever you do don't do any of those random gig nights. They're crap. Practice instead.

 

[Deleted member 3435]

Whatever you do don't do any of those random gig nights. They're crap. Practice instead.

What's a random gig night? Or what do you mean?

 

[Scientician 0.8]

RANDOMNOCITY '08

 

[RED(tape)MENACE]

Mind you, I'm trying to get my shit together to get some gigs at the minute.
It's no fun.
A guy was telling me how they played a gig in voodoo recently and brought the backline.
Got onstage at 11 to find that the support had put their pints on top of the amps.
Pints fall, spill on amp.
Glass/booze all over the stage.
Amp no worky.
No gig.
Fuck that.

 

[Denny Oubidoux]

Mind you, I'm trying to get my shit together to get some gigs at the minute.
It's no fun.
A guy was telling me how they played a gig in voodoo recently and brought the backline.
Got onstage at 11 to find that the support had put their pints on top of the amps.
Pints fall, spill on amp.
Glass/booze all over the stage.
Amp no worky.
No gig.
Fuck that.

glass in support bands face?

 

[Deleted member 3435]

Mind you, I'm trying to get my shit together to get some gigs at the minute.
It's no fun.
A guy was telling me how they played a gig in voodoo recently and brought the backline.
Got onstage at 11 to find that the support had put their pints on top of the amps.
Pints fall, spill on amp.
Glass/booze all over the stage.
Amp no worky.
No gig.
Fuck that.

OUCH!

Fuck that indeed.

Giz a gig too.

I'm hijacking the thread. Giz a gig.

 

[RED(tape)MENACE]

Tell you what, let's use this thread to make a gig!
Wanna play Nuggs?
What's the venue?