[Guitar101]

A gigging musicians forum would be fine.

It would remind me of the days I played the Ganny in Port Hope Thurs, Friday and Saturday nights and a Saturday afternoon matinee about once every 6 weeks or so.
Hauled the gear in Thursday night, played till 1am. Up at 5am for work on Friday. Played till 1am Friday night and back for a Sat afternoon matinee till 5. Home for a nap and back again Sat night till 1 am, packed up and home by 3am. And then there was the odd time when I worked Sat morning at my day job. Not complaining, we had some good times.

 

[slag banal]

Yes

 

[Peel Ferrari]

A gigging musicians forum would be fine.

It would remind me of the days I played the Ganny in Port Hope Thurs, Friday and Saturday nights and a Saturday afternoon matinee about once every 6 weeks or so.
Hauled the gear in Thursday night, played till 1am. Up at 5am for work on Friday. Played till 1am Friday night and back for a Sat afternoon matinee till 5. Home for a nap and back again Sat night till 1 am, packed up and home by 3am. And then there was the odd time when I worked Sat morning at my day job. Not complaining, we had some good times.

And it still continues there, probably for the same $ too..

 

[Richard Gear]

If there is a whole dedicated space to idiots who post kijiji ad's I'm gonna say this is a whole lot more relevant.

I like information, most of which is useless to me but that hasn't stopped me yet.

I’ve been using this entire forum to lure middle aged men into parking lots so I can talk to them for 3 hours in a snow storm.

 

[Richard Gear]

If it was regional some regions might just have one guy there playing gigs and accompanied by a dog that howls the blues more or less on key.

I’m the only guy in Simcoe County who has trained raccoons to play the banjo. I want my entire own forum where nobody but me can post.

 

[Sketchy Jeff]

lure middle aged men into parking lots so I can talk to them for 3 hours in a snow storm.

hey if it's consensual then whatever gets the blood pumping i guess

will be interesting to see who self-includes as 'gigging' musicians. i play a guitar in public about three times per month these days but i don't think of it as gigging 'cuz it's in a church service. what about music therapy at a seniors' care home? i wouldn't call it gigging either except it is in some ways. if me and my howling dog and your trained '***** put on a show and two people sit in lawn chairs and pay five bucks apiece that's a gig but if i play at a funeral and there are 200 people there that isn't by my own definition anyway.

as far as talking about the ins and outs of playing live music yup let's do it the more the merrier
j

 

[Peel Ferrari]

So, on this idea whos got a gig tonight and whats the setup for your band?

 

[bw66]

So, on this idea whos got a gig tonight and whats the setup for your band?

This might be better as a separate thread, but I'm playing a private birthday party from 4 - 7. Just me playing acoustic covers of mostly classic rock. Simple set up: Acoustic guitar, Baggs ParaDI, Shure 55SH mic, Yamaha mixer with built in reverb and compression (one knob), and I'll pack a pair of Yorkville NX-10C speakers but probably only use one. If I decide I need monitors, I'll probably go with wired in-ears. Outdoors unless it rains (60% chance right now), in which case it gets moved into the garage which will be "intimate".

 

[Peel Ferrari]

This might be better as a separate thread, but I'm playing a private birthday party from 4 - 7. Just me playing acoustic covers of mostly classic rock. Simple set up: Acoustic guitar, Baggs ParaDI, Shure 55SH mic, Yamaha mixer with built in reverb and compression (one knob), and I'll pack a pair of Yorkville NX-10C speakers but probably only use one. If I decide I need monitors, I'll probably go with wired in-ears. Outdoors unless it rains (60% chance right now), in which case it gets moved into the garage which will be "intimate".

How did it go? Do you play to backing tracks?

 

[player99]

I’m the only guy in Simcoe County who has trained raccoons to play the banjo. I want my entire own forum where nobody but me can post.

Be very careful with the raccoons. They are sociopathic. They will have no problem stealing your gigs and will be 100% gilt free. Plus keep your eyes on your girlfriend when they're around.

 

[bw66]

How did it go? Do you play to backing tracks?

It went well. The weather wasn't great, but they had a shelter for me. The "audience" was sheltered in a nearby garage for much of the evening - they could hear me, but I really couldn't see them very well. Nevertheless, everyone seemed to really like it.

No backing tracks, just my voice and my guitar.

 

[Guitar101]

And it still continues there, probably for the same $ too..

Yes, I haven't been in awhile. I can't believe Rick (the owner) has survived all those years of people smoking in the bar before they put a no smoking ban in the bars. I don't think their doing Thursday nights anymore. The last I heard Thursdays were Karaoke.

 

[AJ6stringsting]

It would be a great idea .
I posted some threads reflecting those subjects before.

Cool subjects, like how to setup lodging, food expense, taxes / tax right offs, pass ports, fuel use and other essential needs if you're doing cross country trips or gigging in another Country .
When I was based out of Los Angeles, I was on the road for 7 to 8 months, a year , for 3+ years.

You should just add another subcategory here on this forum , instead of opening up a whole other forum.

 

[Peel Ferrari]

I went and lobbied for this, and then got busy...gigging all summer.

 

[Dalzgolf]

YES ! I’d like a gigging musicians forum

 

[DrumBob]

I think it's a great idea. There were times on TGP where someone would post a question geared toward other gigging musicians, and we got responses from basement hobby players who had never played a gig in their lives, trying to dole out advice. If music is a hobby, that's fine and good. Enjoy your hobby, but don't comment on something doesn't pertain to you. I mean no offense to hobby players.

So absolutely, a forum for gigging musicians an excellent idea.

 

[Peel Ferrari]

I think it's a great idea. There were times on TGP where someone would post a question geared toward other gigging musicians, and we got responses from basement hobby players who had never played a gig in their lives, trying to dole out advice. If music is a hobby, that's fine and good. Enjoy your hobby, but don't comment on something doesn't pertain to you. I mean no offense to hobby players.

So absolutely, a forum for gigging musicians an excellent idea.

That makes sense to me. The consensus here leaned towards more negative than positive though.

 

[Milkman]

Perhaps somebody should develop an entirely new forum for gigging musicians.

 

[PTO]

I’d suggest discussing live sound in the Recording and PA Lounge, and create a sticky there for booking, set lists, and reviews of past performances. That way the forum doesn’t get swamped by threads of individual shows, and if the thread gets such a volume that a sun forum seems necessary, it’ll be apparent.

 

[Chito]

Some folks and I have started threads with gigs and stuff and very few people post their gigs or shows in it. So how would this be different from just starting a thread about gigs?