My Beat

As I stated in my introductory blog, music is my main passion in life.  When I'm not playing music I am constantly listening to different influences to learn new things constantly, and to broaden my horizons because there are so many good musicians and bands out there.  I have been playing drums and percussion for over five years in a couple of different bands, but the local band that we have had most success with is the band that I'm in now with my three best friends called Vespertine Movement.  We started in November 2007 and we had no clue how to go about booking gigs and were still very premature in that process. We are all good musicians and we have great chemistry when we jam, but we all had no experience with working on the business side of a band, and that is just as important as the music, because if you don't do an of the leg work you will never get anywhere in the local or regional scene.  In the past year and a half, we have all learned a lot and met a lot of club owners, promotional companies, and other local bands who share that same passion, and we have really stayed on top of our game with booking shows and promoting ourselves so we can get new people to hear our music.

In my MCOM 257 blog, I really focused on some of the things VM goes through as a band every day such as the recording process, booking shows, finding a rehearsal studio, and some show reviews, but my beat for this class will talk about other local bands I have come into contact with through Vespertine Movement, and what are some of their methods to booking shows and getting new fans to come out to support their music.  I will also talk about the different clubs and venues in the Baltimore area and what the owners look for in a band. I will also explain the processes it takes to get your own gigs and other things that local bands do to "make some noise" in their local area.  I am really looking forward to writing this blog throughout the semester, and I hope if any of you reading this are in a local band or wants to be,  you will use some of my blog posts to benefit you in anyway possible.

Jam On!