Any musicians here?

[Ryanfromindiana]

I'm just curious....my home studio is my other equally expensive hobby?

 

[Captain Faramir]

My Dad is professional performer/singer and voice instructor back in southern California, so I was raised singing in choral, concert and popular styles, plus in my house learning to read music is as important as learning how to read words. One of older brothers is getting his master's at Indiana to become a professional clarinetist, and my Mom studied music and singing at the Met. I'm pretty shy about it in person though; I guess it's one of my secret talents.

 

[Ryanfromindiana]

Sweet! I went to IU I played in a touring band when I was younger...played guitar and sang, then settled down and do fun studio stuff now. Studio gear is every bit as bad as statues ...I find myself always looking for that next piece lol!

 

[Captain Faramir]

That's awesome! My family is majorly music-oriented. My brother just got accepted there so he's SUPER excited. I guess it's the best school for clarinetists in the country. If we could afford that kind of studio stuff we would; but then, you probably know what a musician's income can be like--if you can call it an income!

 

[Ryanfromindiana]

I actually studied journalism there! It's a really fun, great school! Congrats to your brother! As far as income...I saw a band we played with at Lollapalooza digging food out of a trashcan and playing shows on the sidewalk to get the money they needed to take a bus home

 

[LOTRFan]

I am not a professionally trained musician by any means, but I do play bass. I have been playing for about 15 years, and while I am not so active anymore - my old punk/ska band played with some larger talents: Reel Big Fish, The Aquabats (they actually opened for us their first gig), Jeffrey's Fan Club and of all things No Doubt (when they were ska).

 

[Captain Faramir]

So sad, but so true. Before we moved to California we lived in a two room (not bedroom, just room) apartment in Queens NYC--and that was when we only had 5 kids! Yes folks, five children and their parents making less than 1200 a year in New York City. THAT was true poverty. Luckily my Dad broke into the LA theater scene (by sheer persistence, talent, and education) and now has a fantastic reputation--he gets about 3 of every 4 shows he auditions for--and that's without an agent! But of course, even then, our income is about half of what the average school-teacher makes. We live simply, but in a beautiful city and in a beautiful little home. Dad's got just about the perfect life doing the music he loves with seven children who adore him and a wife who is his best friend and equal in every way. So yeah, he's got rhythm, he's got music, he's got his girl--who could ask for anything more?

Musicians rock! Get it? Musicians? Rock?

 

[Bodie The Cursed]

Guitar/Bass/Drums

 

[PosterBoyKelly]

I play guitar, barely, but when all you gig are bars no one cares what you sound like. I learned from The Stooges, KISS, Ramones and Motorhead: as long as it's fast and loud and you're entertaining (spit blood/fireworks/breaking junk) that's all the drunks want. It's also fun because the boring band that can actually play who come on after you look like crap and get mad.

 

[El Roranous]

Guitar, drums, trumpet, violin, and vocals.

 

[The Ringer]

I play the upright double bass. Pretty damn good 2 boot.

 

[user 1190]

I am not a professionally trained musician by any means, but I do play bass. I have been playing for about 15 years, and while I am not so active anymore - my old punk/ska band played with some larger talents: Reel Big Fish, The Aquabats (they actually opened for us their first gig), Jeffrey's Fan Club and of all things No Doubt (when they were ska).

What band where you in. I wonder if I ever saw you. I was going to SKA shows alot around the time when all those bands were coming up.

 

[nash]

I play the water bong. :maul

 

[tomandshell]

I have marginal guitar skills, and I just bought a mandolin that I am learning to play. I don't have enough of a vocal range to do much in the way of singing by myself, but I sang bass in choir and ensemble back in high school. I also played trumpet for about six years.

 

[darthviper107]

I play the saxophone, it's pretty fun, but here at college we don't have a band so I haven't played for a year. But I've got a friend who's an amazing piano player, he practices in all of his spare time, he just went to a contest where he was 1 of 5 chosen from three states to compete, he's also doing a contest next month that's in the top 15 competitions in the world. It's crazy, and I'm lucky to have him as a friend, since I'm in movies I'll be able to get him to write the music for me, right now he's going to the University of Colorado.

 

[rabidwolverine21]

ive ben playing bass for about 5 years.

 

[pixletwin]

I studied piano and composition when I was young until I got to my teen years and played guitar in various crappy punk bands in SLC until our lead guitarist started telling us about all these different coloured ghosts who guided him and one of them told him to put his fist threw a window and wear dresses... So that was the end of that...

I am finishing up my degree in music composition at the University of Utah this spring and judge the odd piano piano competition here and there.

 

[JSA]

Drummer/percussionist here. Started learning in 5th grade and
ended up receiving the John Phillip Sousa award my senior year.

I've played in some local bands at a festival or two, but now just
have fun playing on my drumset whenever the mood suits me.

JS

 

[El Roranous]

ANy guitar player here ever lay their hands on one of these. They even smell great!

 

[abstractharmony]

Sadly, I am glam *** hairband rawk musician from back in the pre-grunge days (or should that be daze?)

Primarily drums, BIG drums, 26 inch Bass Drum.

But I'm also a Vocalist/Guitarist/Bass for several bands.

It keeps me out of trouble.