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do they need a true synthesist who lives on the other coast
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As I always say to my kids when they can’t make a decision, what is the worst thing that will happen if you make the wrong decision?
What have you got to lose go for it.

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The dog is really cute. That might be incentive enough for me. She does make good points, but in the end, you have to trust your gut. Is this something that will make you happy or miserable? It might sound cliche, but it's as simple as that.
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Hey, that's you in the Tech Boys video, right?
Look, you have to establish context for these things. And I maintain that unless you appreciate the Fall of Constantinople, the Great Fire of London, and Mickey Mantle's fatalist alcoholism, live Freddy makes no sense. If you want to half-ass it, fine, go call Simon Schama to do the appendix.

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matedog wrote:
22 Feb 2018, 10:47am
Hey, that's you in the Tech Boys video, right?
That's a girl!
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muppet hi fi wrote:
21 Feb 2018, 9:38pm
Kory wrote:
21 Feb 2018, 9:30pm
muppet hi fi wrote:
21 Feb 2018, 9:27pm
Kory wrote:
21 Feb 2018, 9:21pm
muppet hi fi wrote:
21 Feb 2018, 9:17pm

Fuck the Clash reference - coulda been any band (tho I do take your point).
If you go with it, make sure you insist on any and all songwriting/compostional attributes, monetary or otherwise. And NEVER play any riff/progression that you might want to save for your own stuff the exact same way with her/the band. (It'll hold up in litigation that way). Yeah, she does come off a bit "corporate", to say the least.
I hate my stupid indecisive brain.
Good. That's a well functioning brain.
Hey, you don't have kids yet, no? You're what - 35? You're in your prime, dude. Just give it a shot, pay close attention to anything you're wanted to sign, and just take fucking over. Push YOUR ideas front and center (assuming, as you said, she wants to go with a new vibe). Let her/them know you've got serious ideas and you're not "just the bass player".
Yeah, I just gotta figure out if this other project I've been wanting to do for a few years is more important to me at this point, since I won't have time for both. I might have to just flip a coin or something.
Is your other (preferred?) project just you solo (i.e. just you writing, playing, programming, producing, mixing, etc.)?
Remember this: Mick Jones and Paul Westerberg could afford to do their solo one-man-band basement stuff only because they'd played for years in unlikely-ly (is that a word?) successful bands, live and in studio. And as songwriters they get to live off their royalties from said bands (and largely earn zilch from the home studio albums).
I hate the term, but "paying your dues" comes to mind. (unless you're Prince, and surely you don't have the hubris to compare yourself to that musical freak of nature).
Yeah it's just me alone, but I'm not trying to make a living from any of it—that's not my motivation at all. It's just the production of music that I bother with, and I'm frankly reluctant to do music for a living at all in order to prevent it becoming an obligation and something I resent. A job is a job is a job.

My wife has no idea what I should do because I can argue both sides equally well and she's as indecisive as me about it. She'll support whatever decision I make. My friends are split pretty much down the middle, which isn't much help, but it's my own fault for not having a decisive mind.
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eumaas wrote:
21 Feb 2018, 10:33pm
do they need a true synthesist who lives on the other coast
If you moved over here, we would likely be able to use your skills...synth is in the cards for whatever this turns out to be, if anything.
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Dr. Medulla wrote:
22 Feb 2018, 11:00am
matedog wrote:
22 Feb 2018, 10:47am
Hey, that's you in the Tech Boys video, right?
That's a girl!
Yeah, they needed an extra body and asked me, so I said "what the hell, why not?" I'll tell you, doing even the simplest moves is compounded like crazy when you have to do them in unison with a bunch of other people. Many, many takes.
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Kory wrote:
22 Feb 2018, 3:24pm
Dr. Medulla wrote:
22 Feb 2018, 11:00am
matedog wrote:
22 Feb 2018, 10:47am
Hey, that's you in the Tech Boys video, right?
That's a girl!
Yeah, they needed an extra body and asked me, so I said "what the hell, why not?" I'll tell you, doing even the simplest moves is compounded like crazy when you have to do them in unison with a bunch of other people. Many, many takes.
Who'd expect a bass player to have a sense of rhythm? :shifty:
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Dr. Medulla wrote:
22 Feb 2018, 3:44pm
Kory wrote:
22 Feb 2018, 3:24pm
Dr. Medulla wrote:
22 Feb 2018, 11:00am
matedog wrote:
22 Feb 2018, 10:47am
Hey, that's you in the Tech Boys video, right?
That's a girl!
Yeah, they needed an extra body and asked me, so I said "what the hell, why not?" I'll tell you, doing even the simplest moves is compounded like crazy when you have to do them in unison with a bunch of other people. Many, many takes.
Who'd expect a bass player to have a sense of rhythm? :shifty:
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Kory wrote:
22 Feb 2018, 3:24pm
Dr. Medulla wrote:
22 Feb 2018, 11:00am
matedog wrote:
22 Feb 2018, 10:47am
Hey, that's you in the Tech Boys video, right?
That's a girl!
Yeah, they needed an extra body and asked me, so I said "what the hell, why not?" I'll tell you, doing even the simplest moves is compounded like crazy when you have to do them in unison with a bunch of other people. Many, many takes.
So which asshole, erm, I mean Tech Boy are you? (I'm hoping the one who doesn't look like an asshole :mrgreen: ).
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Kory wrote:
22 Feb 2018, 11:52pm
Dr. Medulla wrote:
22 Feb 2018, 3:44pm
Kory wrote:
22 Feb 2018, 3:24pm
Dr. Medulla wrote:
22 Feb 2018, 11:00am
matedog wrote:
22 Feb 2018, 10:47am
Hey, that's you in the Tech Boys video, right?
That's a girl!
Yeah, they needed an extra body and asked me, so I said "what the hell, why not?" I'll tell you, doing even the simplest moves is compounded like crazy when you have to do them in unison with a bunch of other people. Many, many takes.
Who'd expect a bass player to have a sense of rhythm? :shifty:
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Where's that Paul "dancing" gif when I need it?
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Dr. Medulla wrote:
23 Feb 2018, 8:56am
Kory wrote:
22 Feb 2018, 11:52pm
Dr. Medulla wrote:
22 Feb 2018, 3:44pm
Kory wrote:
22 Feb 2018, 3:24pm
Dr. Medulla wrote:
22 Feb 2018, 11:00am


That's a girl!
Yeah, they needed an extra body and asked me, so I said "what the hell, why not?" I'll tell you, doing even the simplest moves is compounded like crazy when you have to do them in unison with a bunch of other people. Many, many takes.
Who'd expect a bass player to have a sense of rhythm? :shifty:
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Where's that Paul "dancing" gif when I need it?
Hoy's usually pretty quick on the draw with it.
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muppet hi fi wrote:
23 Feb 2018, 12:06am
Kory wrote:
22 Feb 2018, 3:24pm
Dr. Medulla wrote:
22 Feb 2018, 11:00am
matedog wrote:
22 Feb 2018, 10:47am
Hey, that's you in the Tech Boys video, right?
That's a girl!
Yeah, they needed an extra body and asked me, so I said "what the hell, why not?" I'll tell you, doing even the simplest moves is compounded like crazy when you have to do them in unison with a bunch of other people. Many, many takes.
So which asshole, erm, I mean Tech Boy are you? (I'm hoping the one who doesn't look like an asshole :mrgreen: ).
Oh I definitely look like an asshole.
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Whelp, I just emailed her and committed to joining. It's definitely going to be a "trial period" in my mind. If the stuff we produce isn't very good, I'm going to jump ship, but she seems to be into Go4 and Magazine among others, so I'm cautiously optimistic. The real challenge will be in not sounding too much like another band.
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