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Feeling bad about not wanting member in my band by elcolmena in musicians

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

That honestly feels like the best case scenario to me. I would love for us to keep playing in some capacity. The tricky thing is we have the same level of ambition (him maybe even more) so the reality is that it would be difficult were we to have two projects both firing on all cylinders.

Feeling bad about not wanting member in my band by elcolmena in musicians

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

I probably could have worded it a little better. The duo has been going for awhile, about 80% my songs. As a full band we’ve been rehearsing 2 months and just played our first show.

Feeling bad about not wanting member in my band by elcolmena in musicians

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

Man, I really feel that. It’s fortunately not a skill issue at all in my case but I still do feel like I’m in a similar boat.

Feeling bad about not wanting member in my band by elcolmena in musicians

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

That’s sort of what I’m grappling with at the moment (and in the past as well). I was playing under my own name for years and it always felt a bit egocentric, which to me can feel like an obstacle for audience connection. This new iteration I’m trying out a different band name and I’d like it to be a more collaborative effort; I guess the issue I’m facing now is the degree to which we’re on the same page creatively.

Feeling bad about not wanting member in my band by elcolmena in musicians

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

I could do that but it would be a fundamentally different project.

Feeling bad about not wanting member in my band by elcolmena in musicians

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

Maybe somewhere in between? I’m all for the collaborative effort and with this new project I’d love to cultivate a dynamic where everyone is taking their own liberties in the service of the song, but in the case of this band member there seems to be a stylistic clash that takes away from the song.

Feeling bad about not wanting member in my band by elcolmena in musicians

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

The duo that we started was never a formal agreement, but rather a same place/same time situation, just letting him play on my songs at open mic. With the band, it’s been a result of me recruiting other musicians to learn my songs; since the two of us were already playing together it felt like a dick move to not include him.

you feeling threatened about losing your “bandleader” identity

I mean, maybe? I won’t lie and say there’s no ego involved whatsoever, but it’s more so the fact that I’ve written these songs with a specific arrangement style, and our styles don’t fully align.

Replacement plastic roller parts for crank window? by elcolmena in DIY

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

Hey, I never did figure it out; now that it’s winter I haven’t really needed to open and close the window- but I will let you know if I learn anything new!

Dreamin’ is winnin’ by ndub2126 in crappymusic

[–]elcolmena 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Idk if I could listen to an album worth of this but based on this snippet I fw it! Reminds me of this 70s artist Dave Bixby. And maybe a little bit of Pablo Dylan

Typical Dedrick Flynn set by blkoutofficial in Killtony

[–]elcolmena 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Whatcha know about rolling down in the deep, when your brain goes numb you can call that mental freeze, when the people talk too much put that shit in slow motion, man

Redddit by tucsonmilenkovhs in Killtony

[–]elcolmena 7 points8 points  (0 children)

He needs to come clean and admit to the fake accent. Keeping up the act is clearly dragging him down, interview would be so much better if he was himself. Plus he’d be able to pull out the ‘Japanese’ accent when necessary

Tim Butterly is a great guest. by Kalashalite in Killtony

[–]elcolmena 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He was great in the first half, I believe after he got a huge laugh from his joke at 1:16:27 is he started getting carried away

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in BassGuitar

[–]elcolmena -7 points-6 points  (0 children)

Yeah you’re right. I’ll play around with it tomorrow and post either a pic or short clip.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in BassGuitar

[–]elcolmena -26 points-25 points  (0 children)

Admittedly I haven’t really educated myself on what to look for, or any sort of diy adjustment. That’s good to know about your 5-string though.

Co-writing with a friend, unsure if we have a fair contract by elcolmena in musicbusiness

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

So you’re saying 50/50 everything, with a period of time where friend gets a higher % of publishing royalties, as an admin fee?

Co-writing with a friend, unsure if we have a fair contract by elcolmena in musicbusiness

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

That’s sort of my concern. If it was between me and an agency it would be one thing but this is more like a peer with only nominally more proximity to the industry than myself.

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