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Any real musicians on this site?
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16-08-2009 1:06pm#1
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Here's your post: http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055651081 It's only two days old. Give it a little more time.
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Here's your post: http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055651081 It's only two days old. Give it a little more time.
It's the 300 odd other posts that I have put up that are really getting me down! 0 -
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Guitareaxe wrote: »If people wanna get some more replies, gotta stop putting the age limits. I'm 25 and wouldnt give a damn what age my band were as long as they were great musicians with the right attitude to work.
Great point ! I have often wondered about this. If people are really into the same type music, then age should not matter. If someone is a bit older, so what ?
You are there to make music together, and this should be your common denominator. You dont necessarily have to hang out together if you dont want to, except for practice and gigs.
The aged rocker, Jeff Beck has an 17 y.o. female bassist in his band. Does n't seem to bother him.
Here she is in action with the band. I rest my case...
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Great point ! I have often wondered about this. If people are really into the same type music, then age should not matter. If someone is a bit older, so what ? You are there to make music together, and this should be your common denominator. You dont necessarily have to hang out together if you dont want to, except for practice and gigs.
The aged rocker, Jeff Beck has an 17 y.o. female bassist in his band. Does n't seem to bother him.
Here she is in action with the band. I rest my case...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hxczsofejF8
it wouldnt though would it!!0 -
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DieselQueen wrote: »it wouldnt though would it!!
Maybe not, though the point still remains. It can work. He, she, the band, and the audience seem to be enjoying themselves.
So why cant other people follow suit ? 0 -
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I've jammed with younger musicians and based on past experience I would set the minimum age at 18 and must be in college or at least have the Leaving Cert finished.
In my case though, my band members are also drinking buddies so it helps that we're all around the same age.
As for DerKaiser's original post maybe there are a surplus of drummers in Dublin but there are stilll feck all available in Galway. 0 -
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define REAL musician?
Drunk / Stoned layabout that can't be replied upon to honour any commitments, finish anything or remember what they were doing the previous day without having to seriously thinking about it for 5 minutes.
Pretty handy with an instrument and generally good company on a night out.
Is never on time, except musically.
It's all tongue in cheek of course0 -
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The Seeker wrote: »We're Looking for a drummer in south dublin area we've been giggin for two years but recently lost our drummer check out youtube/rennieandtheheartburns or myspace.com/rennieandtheheartburns to hear some stuff see what you think
Thanks for the interest Unfortunately not my kind of sound, looking for more classic rock kind of thing, cheers though and best of luck in your search 0 -
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rachel_123 wrote: »would you consider a singer a real musician? I can read and write music notation, I can harmonise, I generally dont mess up, and I improvise all the time . oh and I can play my vocals damn well might I add!
In that case I'd consider you a musician, though there is the other type of "singer", i.e. the one you hear singing out of tune on a saturday night karaoke night. 0 -
In that case I'd consider you a musician, though there is the other type of "singer", i.e. the one you hear singing out of tune on a saturday night karaoke night.
haha ah yes that , or the type that makes it big by simply singing other peoples music. im not saying these people are not talented - because frankly, a couple of them truly are - but i wouldn't call them musicians. more" performers". 0 -
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rachel_123 wrote: »would you consider a singer a real musician? I can read and write music notation, I can harmonise, I generally dont mess up, and I improvise all the time . oh and I can play my vocals damn well might I add!
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need_a_singer wrote: »I'm new to boards.ie and I'm not sure how to start a new topic yet, so apologies for piggy backing on this topic. Anyway, to the point. We (3 musicians) are looking for a singer to complete an original band. Any style of singer is welcome. We had been playing full time with a band for the last 3 years but things unfortunately sometimes do go sour and we're no longer involved with out singer. We've been writing and practicing a lot of new music for the last few months. We're very active and dedicated, rehearsing 5 days a week. This dedication is not a definite requirement for a potential singer as we understand that not everyone, who has a strong interest in music performance, has as much free time as we are lucky to have; so don't let that put you off. Anyway if you are interested in talking to us or know of someone who might be interested, we can be contacted on 087-6386908. We are based in Gorey in north Wexford. If you want to hear some of the music we've written, give us a ring on the number above and we can arrange something.
Hi, and welcome to "boards". At the bottom left hand corner of the forum you'll see "New Thread". This is where you start your own thread. Also, it's not advised to post mobile or private numbers. If you want to contact someone personally, then use the P.M. (private message) system. It might be a good idea to read the "Stickys" (kind of "rules") at the top of the forum.
Hope you dont mind me giving you this friendly advice. 0 -
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I would define a real musician as someone who earns a living from playing music. Be that as singer/frontman in a band or as a keyboard/guitar player/drummer. A person who is on a payroll for playing music. If it doesn't pay bills you are not a musician. You are a person who plays music as a hobby. A wannabe musician. Of course that hobby might become a job at some point. That's wher lots of them started.
Musicians are usually closer to 30 than 18. Many of them learned to play things like tin whistles and accordians when they were really young, went to fleadh ceoils and other events which many of the people on here calling themselves musicians would look down on. Such events and instruments are probably not what they do now but they grew up immersed in some form of music. It's a liifestyle a lot of them grew up with. Most of them are not people who decided to learn guitar at 16/17 because it was fashionable/attracts girls.
30 seconds:eek:A real musician can keep it going for 2 and a half hours for a performance. Probably why most of them are closer to 30 than 18, it takes years of experience to do that. That's where the tin whistles and accordians learned when they were 5 years old gives them an advantage.
Being on stage is a glamerous job. The lifestyle involved requires hard work and a messed up body clock for all the late nights.
Generally real musicians avoid alcohol. Usually they will be driving home from their gigs.
I'm not a musician but I do know a few:)
This is a very general and loose definition of a "musician" IMO. My personal idea would be anyone that can express themselves proficiently on their instrument in any genre. Age and money are neither here nor there. If they are making a living from music they are professional musicians, but being paid does not make them musicians IMO. There are lots of prodigies that can tick all these boxes before the age of 18 years.
There are lots of great musicians around the world that would not know what a fleadh ceoil was...... oh wait..... there are not musicians, are they ?
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