I hadn't thought of it before, but given your ruminations, I don't think one can record 4' 33''. Well, of course one can record it, but the recorded product will be something different than the live (non) performance, and not just trivially differen…
Avant/Outsider music is music that deconstructs, critiques, or just plain ignores standard musical forms, music which tries to be different and new. This group is for fans and practitioners of that which is somewhat out of the ordinary.
Transitions can be stressful, but PJ seems to be pretty good at them. I remember when he was longing to come down to New Orleans to be with his lady-love. He asked if there were any job opportunities that I knew of. Alas, no, there were not. So he m…
Dang I would have invited you Ed B! I didn't realize but I think like said everyone was welcome usually. I always thought putting a rap beat to some Blue Oyster Cults songs like that would just rock. I guess that's still why a lot of my songs have c…
technically it was for the bands but mostly it was for the pot smokers. When I was a janitor c 1995-6 I found a lot of "left overs"...
I'm kinda shocked you were never back there Bart! I would have thought you would have been a regular... :)
Oh, and I don't think there were any formal invitation requirements for that fabled room - though some people would be swiftly bounced. Glenn Hicks acted as de-facto doorman/bouncer. Or maybe it was Eloid...
I met Eric on MFT as a matter of fact - we've corresponded a bit. We've never met face-to-face. He had to bail on our plans due to pressing matters in B'ton. I look forward to meeting him - he's a smart feller.
Sometime way back in 1992 a co-worker of mine at DialAmerica, a freaky long-haired nipple-ringed Mormon dude named Rob, told me that he and another guy were trying to get band together. Next thing I knew I was in his basement with a mic in my hand. Rob was a d… Continue
This is just some input from a seasoned song writer musician .
I think song writing should be paying attention to world community in regard to
it's struggle and life experience . Example ( Song For My Son ) is a song about children weapons or a son away at war . It is culturally diverse because of it's performance .This song has over 45.000 views and growing on You Tube . I invite you to view it and hope you enjoy
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gey8AAlMHDs
All the best
God Bless
Mickey
Mickey Carroll
www.motherj.com
Grammy nominee
Gold Record recipient
I'm all for MFT and the artists both making some money whether it's NP or not. I'm glad there is another way of getting us out there.
If I would have sold an album in the 80s, I remember most little labels and artists would be happy to sell their t…
PJ- I thought of that too! I could use a new Ping hat.
We aren't too far down the road of the NP thing to turn back. But John is right, if we can find a way to funnel money to artists then I'm all about having MFT make some of that transaction. It…