Gigs

If you are a music producer or musician, can you be in the Military and still have your gigs? And when I say gigs I mean to work in the music industry on the civil world?

Yes – you can.

First of all, there are musicians in the military – however, you need to be very good! Each branch of the military have bands in several locations. In most cases, music is their primary job.

If you have a ‘regular’ job in the military, that is your first duty. If you have a regular schedule, and can work your ‘garage band’ around that schedule, there is nothing stopping you from playing, writing, producing with civilians in your area.

I was in the Navy, and played rythm guitar n a band that took of local gigs. When it conflicted with my ‘duty’, I had to miss the gigs.

Bottom line, as long as you’re staying ‘legal’, and your involvment with music doesn’t conflict with your job in the military – you should be fine.

Good Luck

i have around 30 gigs of music. my got a macbook air for christmas and i’m afraid it won’t be able to hold my music once i try to transfer it.

Hi ian
30 gigs is next to nothing with a mac book i have one also it has over 150 gigs of free space.
if you are that worried an external drive might be the answer or a flash drive some of these now are up to 32 gigs so you could carry your music around in a pendrive. .
the hard drive is upgrade able to 1000 gigs.

I have a Toshiba. I just got it this summer and I am using Windows 7. I have 4,974 tracks in my library and that is 350 hours.

my question is where on my computer would it tell me how much that is?

If your music are scattered over several folders on drive C, and you want to list them all in one window, open Windows Explorer. Click on drive C. Search for .MP3. Once all MP3 files are listed, press Ctrl+A to highligh and select all in the list. Press Alt+Enter and see how many they are and the total size occupied.

You will probably do a separate search for WMA also because some of your music may be in WMA format.

I’m trying to start a band but I’m 14 and I was wonder if I could play, without child labor laws effecting anything

Short answer is yes.

The long answer would be that it will depend on a number of things. Paying gigs often are at events that serve alcohol. Depending on your local state and/or municipal code you may be barred from such establishments completely or you may be allowed in as long as a parent/ guardian is with you. I had a number of playing experiences when I was in high school that my father had to come along or the establishment wouldn’t let me in…

Other places like bowling alleys and restaurants often fall under a special clause in most states. Basically if a room or the venue can be used separate and above for purposes besides selling alcohol then you are allowed to be there as an unaccompanied minor.

Another item to consider, as one previous poster mentioned, is that being under the age of consent you cannot enter into any legal agreements. It would be best to have a an adult (parent) take care of all the paperwork to protect both yourselves and the buyer.

So, seek out venues that you can get into unaccompanied and make sure that the parents of everyone in the group would be willing to accompany their kids if and when they would need to.

If it’s not all on your computer just estimate. (All the Beatles albums makes one gig)
I have 262GB. some people tell me it’s a lot while others say it’s average or below. What do you guys think comparatively?

347GB
i have to store some on an external hard drive

I’m in the tiny town of Charleston Illinois but I’m too damn anti-social to go out and get answers for myself. That’s why I’m on yahoo answers! =D

Also I sing and play piano. I have no idea where to go here, I just finished college and moved here. I have no idea what to do.

If you’re too anti-social to walk into a bar and ask if you can play there, then there’s no hope.

They way to get gigs is to get off your duff and do legwork. If you can’t do that, get a manager.

Bars, hotels, shopping malls, churches, weddings, parties etc. You can find someone who wants a live musician. Don’t expect to be paid much, if anything. But you’re not in it for the money anyway, right?

Right so I’m going to a music gig by myself soon and wondered how common are sex? I am female and just want to know whether I should be more careful at all? How can I avoid anything dangerous happening? How likely is it a guy would ask me to have sex with him randomly when I’m there (hey I only want to have a bit of fun )… if so where exactly could you do it – in the toilets? :-S

Thanks

I know a couple people who went to a Green Day/ Billy Talent/ Alexisonfire concert recently… actually, about a year ago. They said there was a girl giving head to a couple of guys. In public. There was apparently a circle surrounding her.

Not sure if that’s your forte, but…
hey, I tried to help

i’ve always wondered, cause when ever i go to gigs i mosh.
you can’t exactly mosh at a rhianna gig. do they just stand there??

I have never been to a pop gig, I’ve only ever been to metal/rock ones, so like you, I just mosh there.

However, lots of my friends are more into pop, and say that at the gigs they basically just clap, sing along and yes, just stand there.

Sounds completely boring to me, but I guess if that’s what they’re more into, good on them!

I want to see a few bands I like playing in London soon but no one I know likes that sort of music, but I really want to go plus I see it as a chance to possibly make friends. Would it be weird to go to a gig by myself, or dangerous even? I tend to get very drunk at gigs…

What do you think?

Do it up, son.

What’s a good way to find some gigs for a rock musician? I don’t have a band but I can start solo if necessary.

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