Help me start my band!!!

[kimmygirl_13_20]

I want to start a band! I know how to play the instruments and i got friends in my band! but like equipment do i need? I dont want to record yet i just need a microphone and some other nessacry items!!! Help!

 

[fraserhutch]

I want to start a band! I know how to play the instruments and i got friends in my band! but like equipment do i need? I dont want to record yet i just need a microphone and some other nessacry items!!! Help!

If you don't want to record, why are you asking this question on HOMERECORDING.com?????

And with a handle like that, why aren't you hitting me up every 10 minutes on AIM asking if I'm lonely tonight????

 

[mx_mx]

If you don't want to record, why are you asking this question on HOMERECORDING.com?????

And with a handle like that, why aren't you hitting me up every 10 minutes on AIM asking if I'm lonely tonight????

So...fraserhutch.....









































Are you lonely tonight?

 

[dwarf]

Please excuse these ill minded children they are a menace to what we here at homerecording.com stand for.

Ok if you're a girl first of all you need to be able to scream into a mic much like Courtney love. Next you'll need some indy guitarists one of which must be male. Next you need a drummer or failing that a small picture of jesus behind a drum kit. you can pick these up cheap from ebay. I hear you say "what about bass?" well the answer is you don't need one you can replace it with a trumpet. Ok next you need a cause I'd suggest white male order opression or Hating Bush I don't believe that these have been covered by anyone.

Last but certainly not least you need to get your hands on as much smack as you can, so that when your song goes to #1 you can OD and Live on in infany amoungs all thoes other artists such as hoozit and thinggy.



Boy I'm an asshole

 

[Big Kenny]

Boy dwarf you make it hard to remain in your camp against Canibus, yet I stay. You didn't tell her about the costumes, cmon man, it's all about the look.

 

[dwarf]

Pfft I forgot I'm sorry.

Ripped jeans and a tank top should do. But you must make sure that the male guitarist wears a compleatly differant atire to the rest. So you can sepperate the male hippocrosy (spelling, meaning )

Oh yes and If you have time please take some time to check out the RAP BATTLE IN THE MIC FORUM dwarf VS Canibus OHH YEAH IT'S ON HOMIES

 

[kimmygirl_13_20]

The facts...Ok..sheesh!

Ok these are the facts! First I am not wearing "tight" clothes to catch a "crowd", i don't scream (you hurt your voice doing that)! I am thinking about starting a christian band playing gospel, pop etc.! I am writing songs now as we write! And I DO want to record! But I don't know what equipment to get! So help me there? I got my drummer and keyboardist and singer (which in short is me)! But I would need a subitute when playing live! Does anybody know how much it costs to hire a band? But I still need a gutairist!!! So what you guys recommend for a good gutairist??? Well, I am writing way to much! So someone please HELP ME WITH THE ABOVE! I am SOOO confused!

 

[peritus]

Ok these are the facts! First I am not wearing "tight" clothes to catch a "crowd", i don't scream (you hurt your voice doing that)! I am thinking about starting a christian band playing gospel, pop etc.! I am writing songs now as we write! And I DO want to record! But I don't know what equipment to get! So help me there? I got my drummer and keyboardist and singer (which in short is me)! But I would need a subitute when playing live! Does anybody know how much it costs to hire a band? But I still need a gutairist!!! So what you guys recommend for a good gutairist??? Well, I am writing way to much! So someone please HELP ME WITH THE ABOVE! I am SOOO confused!

Price of a band or any hired help has a lot to do with where you are, and what level of skill you require...

 

[fraserhutch]

Yikes.

Ok these are the facts! First I am not wearing "tight" clothes to catch a "crowd", i don't scream (you hurt your voice doing that)! I am thinking about starting a christian band playing gospel, pop etc.! I am writing songs now as we write! And I DO want to record! But I don't know what equipment to get! So help me there? I got my drummer and keyboardist and singer (which in short is me)! But I would need a subitute when playing live! Does anybody know how much it costs to hire a band? But I still need a gutairist!!! So what you guys recommend for a good gutairist??? Well, I am writing way to much! So someone please HELP ME WITH THE ABOVE! I am SOOO confused!

Yikes.

Join a praise team in a local church, play and/or sing with them for a while, and recruit a band over time.

 

[lucky13]

So what you guys recommend for a good gutairist???

Well there's a guy out there named Jimmy Page, I don't think he's in a band anymore. Or you could get another guy, his name is Eric Clapton, he should be available too.

 

[bubbagump]

Yeah totally. I don't care what the discipline is... professional hoolah hooping, dog catching, or soap box derbies... get out into the community that is into those sort of things. I mean, we could give you a laundry list of stuff to buy that you may or may not need. My number one prioirty would be getting out there and doing it. Meet some folks and stuff will start to happen and through a natural progression you find... Jeez I need a PA or a mic or a drummer or whatever. I would hit all the open jams and open mics you can find. meet folks. See other local bands similar to what you want and hang around to talk to them after a show. Get involved in all you can. Sorry I don't have an easy go buy 6 cans of mushroom soup kind of recipe, but this stuff doesn't work like that. You are at the point now where you know just a little and don't even know enough to know what questions to ask. Don't take this as an insult... it is just how it is when we are leaning about something new. So get out there with other folks who are doing it and learn from experience, watching others, reading, being involved, etc.

 

[JeffLancaster]

Yikes.

Join a praise team in a local church, play and/or sing with them for a while, and recruint a band over time.

Exactly. I don't go to any regular church, but I've checked out a few from time to time, and one of the things I've noticed is the quality of the music in some of these modern churches are absolutely first rate. I'm talking about outstanding musicians, playing in rooms with well designed acoustical qualities, and top notch PA gear being run by talented people. Go check out as many of these as you can and find a church with a top notch production like this, where they'll let you play your keyboards and sing. You'll get to work with people who know what they're doing, you'll learn a lot, and probably have a lot of fun. And the best part is, the people you get to jam with will likely be reliable, unlike the flakes I used to play rock n roll with when I was younger.

 

[BigRay]

Dont listen to that guy. He uses dynamic mics live. If you are as young as you sound you need to get the hell of the interweb and away from this pack of clap ridden dingos.

Yikes.



Yikes.

Join a praise team in a local church, play and/or sing with them for a while, and recruint a band over time.

 

[fraserhutch]

... And the best part is, the people you get to jam with will likely be reliable, unlike the flakes I used to play rock n roll with when I was younger.

They'll just be a different kind of flake.


(This of course coming from a clap-ridden dingo).

 

[fraserhutch]

Dont listen to that guy. He uses dynamic mics live. )

I'll stop when I stop getting paid good money to do so. Until then, my AEA R84 stays in my studio, thank you very much.

Total aside....
One day, I'll show you what happened to my nice beautiful LA Benge at a live concert courtesy of a drunk patron, and describe how I could not get the bar owner to compenstate me for the damage. So my good mics stay home, particularily delicate ribbons.

 

[Innovations]

Ok these are the facts! First I am not wearing "tight" clothes to catch a "crowd", i don't scream (you hurt your voice doing that)! I am thinking about starting a christian band playing gospel, pop etc.! I am writing songs now as we write! And I DO want to record! But I don't know what equipment to get! So help me there? I got my drummer and keyboardist and singer (which in short is me)! But I would need a subitute when playing live! Does anybody know how much it costs to hire a band? But I still need a gutairist!!! So what you guys recommend for a good gutairist??? Well, I am writing way to much! So someone please HELP ME WITH THE ABOVE! I am SOOO confused!

Trying, unlike the others to take your request seriously. The main thing you have to work on is your music. Then assemble your band with musicians that are pretty much in the same place artistically as you. Then work some more on your music. Then work on your music some more. Then, if in doubt work on your music some more. Do you see a pattern here? Then promote, promote, promote. Work gigs for a fee that you only feel moderately abused for being paid so little. You are playing for the experience and exposure. Only when you have people you never knew before ask you if you have anything that is recorded for sale or download should you begin to consider recording. Then find somebody who already has the stuff and experience to put together your recordings.

 

[JeffLancaster]

Trying, unlike the others to take your request seriously. The main thing you have to work on is your music. Then assemble your band with musicians that are pretty much in the same place artistically as you. Then work some more on your music. Then work on your music some more. Then, if in doubt work on your music some more. Do you see a pattern here? Then promote, promote, promote. Work gigs for a fee that you only feel moderately abused for being paid so little. You are playing for the experience and exposure. Only when you have people you never knew before ask you if you have anything that is recorded for sale or download should you begin to consider recording. Then find somebody who already has the stuff and experience to put together your recordings.

You know, I actually was trying to take her seriously. Which is why I ran with the "playing in a church band" idea. What the heck, she wants to do Christian pop music anyway!

Look, she's obviously young and enjoys music, but judging by her questions she doesn't know the first thing about how to put together a band. She will learn, but how long will it take if she just tries to get together with a bunch of penniless middle schoolers in her parents garage (just kind of guessing on the age thing by the way). They're not gonna have any decent equipment, no one is going to know what they're doing, and she'll be lucky if all their parents let them go to practice at the alotted time.

Now, if she was to find some dedicated musicians in one of these church groups, she'll be able to learn from people who know how to pull off a musical production. All she has to do is prove she has the talent to be there. She'll then be able to learn about equipment as well as how to interract with other musicians in a group setting. After she get's this kind of experience, she'll have a much better idea what it would take to form a band which will play her original music.

 

[mshilarious]

All the equipment you really need is a small PA. There are lots of inexpensive PA packages around these days; tell us your budget and someone will help with a recommendation.

As for your band, you can't front a band playing drums. It has been tried many times by major acts, and it doesn't work. Karen Carpenter would play drums every now and then as a novelty (and she could play, no doubt), but if you are fronting a band, you gotta be out front

So you are playing keyboards and singing. To find your other band members, try bulletin boards in local churches, or the church bulletins if they will let you run a short blurb. Put up your number in local music stores.

Then rehearse. And then rehearse again. And then rehearse some more. One thing that kills me about a lot of kids these days is they are so scheduled with activities, they are lucky to get together once every two weeks. That works fine for experienced musicians, but newbies need to practice two or three times a week together, and every day on their own if they want to avoid sucking.

Don't worry about recording yourself. At all. Look around this board and you will see hundreds of people with small studios who rent themselves out dirt cheap. For the price of a half-decent mic, you could get a good sounding demo CD. You need to focus on rehearsal, composition, performing, and promotion (nods to Inno). You don't have time to waste learning how to record on top of that. Save that for when you are older and washed up

Good luck

 

[kimmygirl_13_20]

Trying, unlike the others to take your request seriously. The main thing you have to work on is your music. Then assemble your band with musicians that are pretty much in the same place artistically as you. Then work some more on your music. Then work on your music some more. Then, if in doubt work on your music some more. Do you see a pattern here? Then promote, promote, promote. Work gigs for a fee that you only feel moderately abused for being paid so little. You are playing for the experience and exposure. Only when you have people you never knew before ask you if you have anything that is recorded for sale or download should you begin to consider recording. Then find somebody who already has the stuff and experience to put together your recordings.

Thank you! soooo much! this is what i needed!!!

 

[scorpio01169]

Ok these are the facts! First I am not wearing "tight" clothes to catch a "crowd", i don't scream (you hurt your voice doing that)! I am thinking about starting a christian band playing gospel, pop etc.! I am writing songs now as we write! And I DO want to record! But I don't know what equipment to get! So help me there? I got my drummer and keyboardist and singer (which in short is me)! But I would need a subitute when playing live! Does anybody know how much it costs to hire a band? But I still need a gutairist!!! So what you guys recommend for a good gutairist??? Well, I am writing way to much! So someone please HELP ME WITH THE ABOVE! I am SOOO confused!

ummmmm put an ad in your local zine or go to the local music store and put a ad there.