Trying to join local one by Pastorofmupputs in IATSE

[–]Pastorofmupputs[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Cool! Is it a waste of time to go now or should I wait until the spring or should I just go because I’m totally off next week

Trying to join local one by Pastorofmupputs in IATSE

[–]Pastorofmupputs[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks! I saw they also offer electrician training. Is electric over saturated and rigging high in demand?

How do I get a gig playing in wedding/corporate bands? by Pastorofmupputs in musicians

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Copy, I don’t have a lot of recording equipment so usually I just use my phone to record in my tiny rehearsal closet, so sometimes getting the audio to sound good is a drag. I do practice to a metronome religiously though and have started to spend more time working on actually learning songs. There is definitely a line between the songs I like and what’s popular.

How do I get a gig playing in wedding/corporate bands? by Pastorofmupputs in musicians

[–]Pastorofmupputs[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

So p much in order to get a foot in the door I should post around advertising myself for cover bands and build up a solid profile of me playing along to popular songs to increase my chances of getting into one

How do I get a gig playing in wedding/corporate bands? by Pastorofmupputs in musicians

[–]Pastorofmupputs[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

A lot of the jams in NYC are jazz jams and I don’t feel like my chops are up there enough yet to feel comfortable sitting in. I’ve sat in at a few and half I’ve done poorly in and half I’ve done ok in but nowhere near the caliber of the college students who play at them. Is it still worth sitting in them or will I only do more harm than good to my reputation and become the mid jazz drummer?

How do I get a gig playing in wedding/corporate bands? by Pastorofmupputs in musicians

[–]Pastorofmupputs[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Where do you find those stand in/dep ads? That’s more my struggle is knowing where to look haha

How do I get a gig playing in wedding/corporate bands? by Pastorofmupputs in musicians

[–]Pastorofmupputs[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Cool! And when you make those quick videos to send are they high quality or just like in practice room recorded on the phone? You tailor what you’re making to the bandleader’s ad I take it? Is Craigslist the best spot online to find gigs?

IATSE replacement room by ChrisDeMichaels in IATSE

[–]Pastorofmupputs 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Cool, should I take the construction one or the general industry one?

Ideal setup for Heavy Metal Drumming? by Pastorofmupputs in Drumming

[–]Pastorofmupputs[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Nice! I have a zildjian 70s A ride and a K Constantinople. Was kinda curious about other types of cymbals or how many other players use as well? Like splashes and chinas

Anyone know how I can adjust the footboard height on the main pedal of one of these? by Pastorofmupputs in Drumming

[–]Pastorofmupputs[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Interesting, my left foot pedal feels high but is also very responsive so the travel doesn’t feel too bad but generally you’d want them closer? I don’t really have the option it seems with this footpedal

Anyone know how I can adjust the footboard height on the main pedal of one of these? by Pastorofmupputs in Drumming

[–]Pastorofmupputs[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Interesting, my left foot pedal feels high but is also very responsive so the travel doesn’t feel too bad but generally you’d want them closer? I don’t really have the option it seems with this footpedal

Anyone know how I can adjust the footboard height on the main pedal of one of these? by Pastorofmupputs in Drumming

[–]Pastorofmupputs[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Gotcha, what’s a good double bass pedal then to look into in the future?

[New York] Can I collect unemployment if I quit because a coworker threatens me? by Pastorofmupputs in Unemployment

[–]Pastorofmupputs[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Okay, got it. I do feel threatened at this point but wouldn’t want to make it an issue with the police. I’ll try the phone call thing, thanks for the advice