Play For Other Artists, what do you think |
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Oct 27 2008, 04:13 PM
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If I were good enough and had the oppertunity.. definately!
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Oct 27 2008, 04:21 PM
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QUOTE (coffeeman @ Oct 27 2008, 04:04 PM)  What do you think ? Would you do it? If you have already do it what are your experiences? Sounds booring to be a session musician. I would do it if it was my work and I had to earn a living. Only reason I would. In "your own" rockband there are more possibilities to freak out and take up space. Use your creativity and shine. With a huge artist you're there to do your job, do it good and by the note, while the star is supposed to shine, noone cares much about who you are and what you do or if you stand behind the scene. I wouldn't apply for a TV band playing for Idol 2009 or similar either. Or the TV bingo saturday entertainment. Brrr  In a band where the guitarist is supposed and allowed to be creative I'd go. Like with the Boss, or if I could take Steve Morse's place in DP that would be cool too to mention a couple examples 
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Oct 27 2008, 04:54 PM
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QUOTE (Iluha @ Oct 27 2008, 03:42 PM) If I get an opportunity to play with someone famous, than I will defintly take it. Sure, he might want me to play very specific and boring parts, but the publicity I will recieve will be worth it, not to mention the money.. And those should hopefuly help support my own musician career. Plus, it never hurts to meet people in the industry.. I agree 100%. -------------------- Check out my <a href="https://www.guitarmasterclass.net/instructor/Emir-Hot" target="_blank">Instructor profile</a>
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Oct 27 2008, 10:21 PM
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Also the experience gained when doing these kind of jobs makes you even better musician and a professionalist, so always take a chance if you have one.
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Oct 27 2008, 10:22 PM
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QUOTE (Iluha @ Oct 27 2008, 04:42 PM) If I get an opportunity to play with someone famous, than I will defintly take it. Sure, he might want me to play very specific and boring parts, but the publicity I will recieve will be worth it, not to mention the money.. And those should hopefuly help support my own musician career. Plus, it never hurts to meet people in the industry.. Problaby the most quoted post on one page, ever  But I agree as well ^^ Playing as a session musician and actually playing guitar as a living, is better then working as, say, a electrician.. Where you work from 9-5 thinking about playing guitar, then going home to play a few hours dreaming about working with the stars.. And I have had a good, hard think about that very subject, since this was the path I went at first.. Before I changed studies completely to become a journalist/music colomnist/writer or whatever I turn out as ^^ This post has been edited by Canis: Oct 27 2008, 10:23 PM -------------------- GMC is not just a website... It's a lifestyle!
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Oct 27 2008, 11:11 PM
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Well if you have the opportunity to play guitar as living - why not ?? You choose the job that satisfy you....something you like doing..It can be in any form , strictly as a session musician or just playing in your own rock band or teaching or any combination of those things...Its a nice living definitly...But as with everything , you need to invest a lot of time and effort in order to be successful in it..(same with all the jobs)...I don't believe in the "luck" part of music jobs, if you're persistent and good in what you do - you will find a gig/job and you will be able to make money one way or the other..
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Oct 27 2008, 11:53 PM
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I did some session work, and as I see it you always learn something even if the style is not of your taste.
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Oct 27 2008, 11:59 PM
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I've played and recorded for dozen of different solo artists and bends
from my country and region. Th deal is,there are some major popular guitarists out there and they can live by playing their own stuff only, which is an absolute achievement imo. On the other hand,there are a whole lot more pro players without so great solo career so they have to work as "hired guns",sessions players etc. I'm one of them of course, many times I play with people I don't like that much but that's business only and you do it as business,cool head. There are good and bad experiences when you're playing for someone else,but that's another story.
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Oct 28 2008, 01:57 AM
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If you want to make a living of playing guitar only, you must do some session work. Chances are 1 : 100.000 that you can make it by selling and playing your music only. I am also trying hard with my music but I can see that some miracle needs to happen before I can put a smile on my face. I have worked with many famous people and all of them also do session work plus have some other regular full time job. Gone are the times when we had only one Vai, one Satriani and a couple of more. Today you have million simillar players and there is no way to be on the top of them if you count on sales of your own music only. Even the industry doesn't care about guitarists anymore. The only option is if they make X-factor for guitar and make a media BUM out of it then you can give it a try. These guys who did competitions for Guitar Idol and similar stuff are still nowhere in the see of similar players. Some of them got guitar, some amp and some a couple of packs of strings
 Playing for some famous musicians is definitely a great promotion but even that doesn't mean that you've made it. Canis said: Playing as a session musician and actually playing guitar as a living, is better then working as, say, a electrician Yes bro it's a lot better but trust me that every electrician here in London drives £30.000 cars and I am still riding my bicycle
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Oct 28 2008, 02:25 AM
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I don't think there's a need to be on top of any player, that is mission impossible, and ideal that is unachievable. Working with other musicians and major stars is a good thing to add to a CV, and it will certainly be useful as and experience gaining opportunity. That kind of stuff cannot be learned in any school and it is priceless, while money comes and goes. There is no fame in that line of work, rare are occasions where players actually get the credit for what they played, often the star has all the rights. In some countries the situation is better of course, but here it is even often worse..
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