ITS THE END OF IT EVERYWHERE. as much as I love my mp3's the day the home pc could rip a CD this was on the way. It has been forever that bands played others music. and I truly believe that bars have shut off the music because there are no mega record sales, thus as I said before. Jerome has a valid point, yet bands have always played other peoples music. and I firmly believe YOU CANT KILL ROCK AND ROLL. They may not become mega rich, but it will be done for the love of music. OPEN YOUR BARN, CALL YOUR FRIENDS AND HAVE THEM CALL THEIR FRIENDS, AND ROCK AND ROLL! BYOB, and leave a tip jar at the door. Private Property, its yours use it and tell any HOA to KYA and GTFO
878 2017-01-11 22:29:10
Re: Coming soon-NGD (9 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
. I'm going to try to get pics up of it and the rest of my guitars but have to find a youngster to get me through the technical process of transferring pics from my phone.Lol. Can't wait
If its a android, just attach USB cable, click into phone, and you want to find a file called DCIM, this is where your phone pictures are. just drag and drop or copy and paste to your computer, then you can edit and resize. Im sure apple is the same in many respects, but I dont own one and have never tried.
Looking fwd to seeing the new guitar!
879 2017-01-11 22:20:47
Re: BMI (26 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Its a crap shoot, and all opinions differ. Why not ask the club owners?
880 2017-01-11 12:26:28
Re: BMI (26 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Interesting replies , and much appreciated guys.
Alton is basically thumbing his nose @ BMI , vs. i'm told it's also a good org to join
If we 'create' , i can understand the copywrite laws granting ownership to the creator.
Where we to do so, this is easy to do (i've done the postage thing in my past)
IF i was an aspiring artist , i'd want my work foisted upon the public in any mode of communication possible, imitation being the highest form of flattery i can plainly see the exponential returnWhat i don't understand is where that dime really goes playing covers , what % does the actual creator really get? Most of what i read from top players isn't all unicorns and buttercups concerning the 'industry'
~S~
BMI is the music mafia, its not about the artist, its about their profit margin, They didnt have to worry about it in the old days cause it covered mainly for covers you do on a record or commercial, but now with streaming and low record sales,ect,, they are going after club owners like a strong arm collection for the mob. Honestly, and no offence to any in chordie, but I would take advice from the guy who is still in the thick of the industry at the club level. Not only the above stuff I have showed you , but he has also been road mgr for Caleb Johnson (American idol winner and touring with Kiss at this time) and he works sound for the Artimis Pyle (original Lynyrd Skynrd drummer) band. The guy lives music and Pays his bills with it. I would take his advice any day.
881 2017-01-11 06:20:29
Re: January 2017 FSOTM - Chordie Members Original Songs! (32 replies, posted in Featured Song of the Month)
Y'all don't need to be nice to me. I know both renditions stink, but I feel glad to have been the first to present versions. If I can't be good, I may as well be fast.
Awww, its all good! Ill listen when I get home.
Just got home and as I left the message in SC you did a great rendition! To me this is a great compliment!
882 2017-01-10 21:31:02
Re: BMI (26 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
and some excerpts from Alton (you can tell he is one of my favorite guys) Taken from this web blog http://allmanbrothersband.com/modules.p … ;tid=13287 (and his almost big time band that i have been name dropping here for ever - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AYz0tjm5nns and http://www.metalforcesmagazine.com/site … rior-mf15/ and the last long time project the sharkadellics http://www.sharkadelics.com/ & https://www.reverbnation.com/thesharkadelics
EXCERPT:
So, realistically speaking, what's the best-case scenario for a cover band?
To find out, I looked up Alton Eddins, guitarist for the Sharkadelics, one of the region's most heavily promoted cover groups. Eddins, once aligned with guys who would later form '80s metal outfit Firehouse, has had his own dalliances with original music. ("Everyone who knows me has heard that story 100 times," the guitarist jokes.) These days, however, he's with a band that's successful in its own right.
"I guess you could say that we play a lot of hard-rock and pop-type music," Eddins muses. "We play some funk, too. Songs like 'Brick House,' and things like that. We try to keep it interesting."
Eddins notes that songs by The Clash pop up in a Sharkadelics show as frequently as those by The Commodores – but his group's set list is largely composed of radio-rock tracks that almost anyone with an FM receiver would know. The Sharkadelics try to appeal to as many people as they can; providing variety is part of their job, and they take it very seriously.
Not long ago, in fact, the group was picked for a Budweiser sponsorship. They started getting bigger and better gigs, and their faces began appearing in print advertisements – courtesy of one of the world's most successful breweries. The Sharkadelics even received boxes of giveaway items to distribute at shows – a development that, not surprisingly, pleased the crowd to no end.
The only catch – if you can even call it that – is that band members now have to wear Budweiser-emblazoned clothes during their performances. They consider it a small concession.
Because the Sharkadelics now find themselves at the top rung of their chosen profession – an in-demand band playing to packed bars on choice nights. Eddins even claims that his group makes a decent living off their performances.
So, the big question: Where to next?
"Nowhere," admits Eddins. "Not around here, at least. Not in this market.
"Hopefully," he adds, "we'll be exactly in the same place 10 years from now that [we're in] today."
883 2017-01-10 21:28:14
Re: BMI (26 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
AS I mentioned I have ananswer from a friend who has been a "working class musician" since he was 16 and is still in the game, mainly running sound for people now, bu the has pretty much been there and done that, played with incredable players and some famus ones at that. anyhow, Here is his answer " This has been a question fr years. BMI & ASAP go around collecting fees from club owners for using cover music in the bars to make money. I have never seen BMI or ASCAP collect money from bands for playing covers even though technically its possible. They usually just harass the bars till they pay up. I have heard of publishing companies trying to threaten bands online into paying or they will send a cease and desist order but its nearly impossible for them to enforce it. Technically any of us using cover music that is owned by a publishing company are suppose to pay for the rights to use or perform it but think of how many years it been done without any success from publishing companies collecting money from us. Again its nearly impossible but occasionally they will try to find a "sucker" that will pay
884 2017-01-10 12:01:55
Re: BMI (26 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
IDK, when I grew up I worked the door for a band that did all covedrs,,, but the sure fire way around this,, Play all original music. Hilly Crystal had it right when he opened CBGB's Play original. (or something soooo obscure no one knows its not yours)
I just sent this to my buddy ( via FB) who is a professional musician for 40 yrs . He may get back to me.
885 2017-01-10 02:58:49
Re: Anticipating 2017 (8 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
1. Pay more attention to the ones who matter (family)
2. Work harder on my voice
3. write more
4 Grow Full Circle Detail in this very competitive market.
5. pay down bills so i can get a new truck
886 2017-01-10 01:53:06
Re: Cast your vote for February's FSOTM! (16 replies, posted in Featured Song of the Month)
Cherry bomb JC ( but how I might cut into the runaways version and back again!)
And I gotta toss in my old suggestion of Rip It out.
887 2017-01-09 00:41:45
Re: January 2017 FSOTM - Chordie Members Original Songs! (32 replies, posted in Featured Song of the Month)
I will post my 2 versions as well
888 2017-01-08 10:51:52
Re: January 2017 FSOTM - Chordie Members Original Songs! (32 replies, posted in Featured Song of the Month)
Thank you for the pick! Its really up to you guys to do your own interpretation. feel free to change arrangement or cording to however it works for you! cant wait to hear some more efforts of it!
889 2017-01-07 01:06:04
Re: CHORDIESTOCK V - 3/16/17 - 3/19/17 (60 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
It may be a long reach, but I dang sure dont want to miss another year! No clue what my time off days will look like or if I will have earned back the time. All I can say is ill sleep anywhere and it will b e a last minute decision I think. (Jeff, I'll have my gear for your host present again if I do make it, I wont have to worry about a machine braking as I now have 2 )
890 2017-01-05 01:31:32
Re: Montaya guitars (5 replies, posted in Acoustic)
play it. check it out for cracks, if it looks good sounds good, its up to you. 200 for a 12 string is pretty good deal
891 2017-01-04 03:01:28
Re: Happy Birthday (10 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
HAPPY B DAY !! FOR 2017 I AM CHOOSING A NEW BIRTHDAY SONG! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sv-OYkGWOhE
892 2017-01-02 23:15:20
Re: SUGGESTIONS: JANUARY 2017 FEATURED SONG OF THE MONTH (16 replies, posted in Featured Song of the Month)
Ok going I am going to start the ball rolling …. here are some suggestions from me ………. it was hard to choose as there are heaps of great songs.
Beamers song …Mother … (A Punks Ballard) http://www.chordie.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=24591
Tenement Funster …. MELTING …. http://www.chordie.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=30296
arkady ... END OF THE DAY …. http://www.chordie.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=30062
Grah01 … CLOAK OF INVISIBILITY … http://www.chordie.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=29769
TIGLJK … ME AND YOU … http://www.chordie.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=29618
Mojo01 … REUNION … http://www.chordie.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=29443
easybeat … COUNT YOUR BLESSINGS … http://www.chordie.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=25595
mekidsmom … WHITE SAND … http://www.chordie.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=23191I tried to find some of your songs Peatle in the song writing section but I couldn’t find any in there?
So, that is just SOME choices of many, after flicking through the song writing section. I know there are heaps more to choose fromIf for any reason you don’t want your original song posted here, please let me know and I will delete it
Thank you for the addition of remembering my song.
893 2016-12-31 05:07:08
Re: New FB Account (3 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
BILL , ILL GO AND SEND THE FRIEND SUGGESTIONS TO YA.
894 2016-12-31 04:55:16
Re: For Bill (Opie) (11 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Thank you also for the personal note in my card. I enjoyed it.
895 2016-12-31 04:53:35
Re: HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!! (26 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
I left Amy my special birthday song on her FB page. its the one by NOFX ,,
896 2016-12-31 03:45:38
Topic: THUNDERMOTHER (0 replies, posted in Bands and artists)
Just found this all "chick" band. I commented on one of the vids, " Love chick bands that just kill it. Good sound and production. A little Runaways, a little 80s glam, with a good dose of Slash and AC/DC style."
+ they are not all "slut-suited" out jeans and T-shirts.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=01t63Z6BVs8
Give them a listen. good musicianship also.
897 2016-12-29 04:48:01
Re: Look What I Got *MY* Hands On Today!!!!! (50 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Bill, transpose it to where you can hit it?
899 2016-12-29 00:26:54
Re: FL Studio 12 Producer Edition (Fruity Loops) (6 replies, posted in Recording)
Despite Jerome's Humor, My son was thrilled with his presents. (this is the best smile I could get out of him lol)
900 2016-12-27 08:31:55
Topic: BLINK (0 replies, posted in Poems)
In the moment between what we see and know to be real, and that other moment,
The one in which subconscious takes over,
do you find there is yet a third moment?
STOP, BLINK. BLINK AGAIN.
Did you feel it. It was right there. In that BLINK.
What does it show you. How long do you want it to last,
Sometimes we blink and nothing happens, Sometimes we try and hold it so it won't go away
In that moment we hide our most valued secrets. Our truest pain , our hottest passions
BLINK
What do you see?