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11-30-2012, 02:18 PM
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Musicians out there?
My husband and i are musicians (drummer, keys, guitar,steel pan, vocals). We are thinking about rving full or almost full time, at least till we decide on a home base. Now in Wa state and the weather doesnt work for us.... Does anyone have info on where there are other musicians and fun places to play? One of our must haves is others to jam and gig with.
thanks for any thoughts....
Deb and Brad (planning an early retirement this coming summer)
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11-30-2012, 02:24 PM
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Just a note on the guitar (s). Hollow bodies do not like rapid changes of temperature and humidity. I do not take my prized Martin on the road, but leave it at home. An inexpensive used or new unit is fine to keep up the practice and calluses.
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11-30-2012, 03:27 PM
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What type of music? I would think that would be important. Pretty much gonna be a city mouse if night life and music go hand in hand. If gospel maybe not the case. Austin Tx has night life lots of musicians - and little something for everyone.
Still - narrow it down for us a bit. I'm sure you will get some answers.
Good luck.
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11-30-2012, 04:32 PM
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Originally Posted by Samsonsrv
My husband and i are musicians (drummer, keys, guitar,steel pan, vocals). We are thinking about rving full or almost full time, at least till we decide on a home base. Now in Wa state and the weather doesnt work for us.... Does anyone have info on where there are other musicians and fun places to play? One of our must haves is others to jam and gig with.
thanks for any thoughts....
Deb and Brad (planning an early retirement this coming summer)
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Lots of places in WA state and the NW to play... Check out the booking agents for local music societies, city sponsored events and a whole slew of wineries and festivals. For touring on the rainy side you might want to save your pennies and look at rainsong guitars - carbonfiber, road worthy and lovely to play.
You might consider doing a demo at a booking conference if you want lots of exposure to event planners and bookers as well, but will need to schedule space well in advance - it goes quickly.
here are some links:
https://www.artsnw.org/
SRO Artists, Inc. :: Northwest Booking Conference
Festivals Directory Northwest. Festival directory for artists, crafters, performers, organizers, vendors, service providers, bookers, tourism centers, chambers of commerce, with information for washington festivals oregon festivals and idaho festival
Washington Festivals & Events Association
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12-01-2012, 01:55 AM
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Thanks for the ideas. I totally agree with the carbon fiber guitar on the road. I travel with a stratacoustic. We play country, vintage rock and contemporary Christian music. But love all types. Texas might be interesting. Thought az might have musical snowbirds. Love the links in wa though. Didn't know them all
Deb
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04-29-2013, 02:34 PM
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We be jammin'
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04-29-2013, 08:29 PM
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Guitar, vocals, .... play some keyboard but my 12 st Martin (30 something yrs old now) is my prized guitar. But when we FT, I might have to part with it since I do not want to store it. Only option is to bring it with....
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04-29-2013, 09:30 PM
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I can play a jukebox!
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05-12-2013, 02:03 PM
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Originally Posted by Nadafollie
My husband and i are musicians (drummer, keys, guitar,steel pan, vocals). We are thinking about rving full or almost full time, at least till we decide on a home base. Now in Wa state and the weather doesnt work for us.... Does anyone have info on where there are other musicians and fun places to play? One of our must haves is others to jam and gig with.
thanks for any thoughts....
Deb and Brad (planning an early retirement this coming summer)
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Hey fellow musicians! Where did you folks end up? I'm looking to take a similar leap and would love to find an RV/musicians community.
www.soundcloud.com/myerhollow
I write, sing, drum, play guitar, (mostly rhythm), simple bass, simple keys.
And looking for more sunshine, as well.
Alan
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05-12-2013, 10:41 PM
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With us we have Thom's 1972 Rick bass and an slim backed Ovation. Almost all his other music stuff got taken when the house got broke into. Ah well ya move on when things happen. He also does karaoke and has all the equipment for that and has the option to plug in any one with instruments that wants to play and sing. Have gone cross country several times with all of it and no problems.
He will play just about any type of music and sings just about any kind too.
By the way if it was that bad to travel with good instruments then how come major stars travel all over with all their equipment and have for years and years? We know lots of musicians that travel all over doing the circuits with their stuff for years and nothing bad.
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05-13-2013, 09:53 AM
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Originally Posted by flaggship1
What type of music? I would think that would be important. Pretty much gonna be a city mouse if night life and music go hand in hand. If gospel maybe not the case. Austin Tx has night life lots of musicians - and little something for everyone.
Still - narrow it down for us a bit. I'm sure you will get some answers.
Good luck.
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STEVE and ANNIE!! Alan is my brother!! I'm so glad you guys are in touch!! I so love him, but I could be biased, LOL, Denise aka RVM25 Oh,hydrogen56 is my brother Sorry, I got confused and thought this was the thread he started
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05-13-2013, 10:11 AM
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Originally Posted by nwcountry
STEVE and ANNIE!! Alan is my brother!! I'm so glad you guys are in touch!! I so love him, but I could be biased, LOL, Denise aka RVM25
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Small world!! Some time back a friend of mine with a large restaurant with a stage and dance floor wanted to have live music. For a little over a year I booked blues bands into the place. It was great fun. I knew / know lots of musicians and really enjoyed it. The cost of legal live music with ASCAP, SESAC and BMI is based on size and his place was so big he finally gave up on it. He paid the bands fairly - fed them any meal off the menu and let them have a few drinks on the house. Bands loved playing there. Even running specials on appetizers and cocktails to bring people in, it was just to hard to cover the cost of royalties. It's a tough business for everyone. Kind of sad that it costs so much just to let someone play. And believe me - there are field mice and PRO reps that will walk in and ask for the paperwork or report you and you will get a call - hey you are breaking the law. And the royalty payments to musicians are nothing compared to the fees.
My guitar
Others sold on the way to RVing and this little Ibanez will go too before we go full time. Will pick up an acoustic beater in a pawn shop somewhere on the road.
RVM2
Steve and Annie
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05-19-2013, 01:15 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by PyrateSilly
With us we have Thom's 1972 Rick bass and an slim backed Ovation. Almost all his other music stuff got taken when the house got broke into. Ah well ya move on when things happen. He also does karaoke and has all the equipment for that and has the option to plug in any one with instruments that wants to play and sing. Have gone cross country several times with all of it and no problems.
He will play just about any type of music and sings just about any kind too.
By the way if it was that bad to travel with good instruments then how come major stars travel all over with all their equipment and have for years and years? We know lots of musicians that travel all over doing the circuits with their stuff for years and nothing bad.
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Haven't seen you post on your blog in awhile. Are you still in Cali. ?
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05-19-2013, 02:01 PM
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Originally Posted by DonDee
I can play a jukebox!
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I wish I knew how to play a guitar, I guess I'm all thumbs
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