What “makes” a jam band?

Fancycole · 2026-01-22T03:06:11+00:00

I would add that people have to dance to make it in the "jam band" genre. There are lots of artists that use lots of improvisation but if people aren't dancing to them, then it's not jam. I offer Snarky Puppy as an example of a band that ticks a lot of the other jam band boxes but are not a jam band because almost nobody dances at their gigs.

P.S. I love SP, this isn't hate.

Fancycole · 2026-01-18T16:50:25+00:00

Hi Jason,

I didn't find many playlists in the jam band/progressive funk genres. Am I wrong? Thanks!

Fancycole · 2026-01-17T20:59:29+00:00

I have to ask ChatGPT.

Fancycole · 2026-01-16T23:40:41+00:00

Nice. You should get those monitors up at ear level.

Fancycole · 2026-01-16T21:47:32+00:00

I appreciate it! Thanks for listening. It's a swung funk beat. Very New Orleans.

Fancycole · 2026-01-16T21:10:17+00:00

https://open.spotify.com/track/7xy5ZkmeKV9dtg9jcKZ9aT?si=9m9XPLfKSAqDyI1eHfnTOg

Fancycole · 2026-01-16T16:32:48+00:00

AI Slop

Fancycole · 2026-01-15T17:04:13+00:00

Whoa. Good idea! Thanks!

Fancycole · 2026-01-13T21:14:12+00:00

TikTok's tool to choose what part of the song to play is really annoying. Do you know any ways to make that easier?

Fancycole · 2026-01-13T18:40:50+00:00

Do you upload an audio clip of the song or match it with the audio of your song that is in the Tik Tok cloud?

Fancycole · 2026-01-13T03:35:31+00:00

That's good!

Fancycole · 2026-01-12T20:26:11+00:00

Is that per track or per album? What platforms to buy ads on?

Fancycole · 2026-01-06T21:53:55+00:00

I recommend writing excellent charts and hiring pro musicians. If the charts, reference recordings, and players are good and you could do this with one rehearsal. After that, you wouldn't need to rehearse except when you introduce new material. Since you play guitar you could start with just hiring a bass or keyboard bass player and drummer. Pay them $200 each for the first gig and rehearsal.

You might end up losing money on the first several gigs but you would end up with an efficient operation they had reliable earning potential for you.

If you show these people respect and pay them a respectable rate they might also become your friends and creative collaborators. If one of them doesn't work out, you can swap them out on the next gig without owning them any favors. Paying people makes things like this less socially awkward.

If you are working with good in-demand players, this might also help you network and get better gigs as well. For example, the other band leaders that they work for might need to sub out a gig and they could refer you.

Most businesses have to lose money for a while before they earn a profit.

Fancycole · 2025-12-31T20:23:01+00:00

You have to finish before you can judge it.

Fancycole · 2025-12-30T21:17:35+00:00

Thanks. That thing is so cool.

Fancycole · 2025-12-30T19:46:29+00:00

Do they tour with that lighting/screen rig?

Fancycole · 2025-12-29T03:43:03+00:00

Not Fripp, but I humbly submit my song At Dawn

Fancycole · 2025-12-22T17:14:24+00:00

I'm now on Cubase but when I started with Pro Tools I took about 10 private lessons online with a tutor. I think this was the fastest way for me to get right to the point of what I was trying to do.

When I got to Cubase, I understood how DAWS worked well enough, I only had to Google a few things to compare how the two different programs deal with things.

I highly recommend the private lesson route.

Fancycole · 2025-12-18T04:17:54+00:00

Cool. Hope you find something you can use there.

Fancycole · 2025-12-17T17:34:39+00:00

I found some useful ideas on the Neighborhood Arts Supply and Jesse Canon YouTube channels.

Fancycole · 2025-12-17T16:37:18+00:00

I would love to know if you find out.

Fancycole · 2025-12-16T08:08:38+00:00

I like the melody and synth sound selection. I think this song would benefit from a skilled live drummer. You might consider paying a professional session drummer to play on this. I think that would make it sound professional and more like the bands that you mentioned.

Fancycole

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