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    How was your gig last night?

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    5 hours ago, neepheid said:

     

    If it was directed at you, then it was in error...

     

    On 02/05/2024 at 13:48, BigRedX said:

    ... The fact that Whitby has it's up and coming own goth band in Westenra has most definitely helped to keep the music current.

     

    The question 'Does Humour belong in Music..?' has its answer here. No bullying; I can't know the status of every BC member, and I dish these out randomly (so fairly...) whenever the mood takes me, whoever has blundered. It's usually only the predictive typing at 'fault' anyway, but the poster has not read through his/her copy to spot these little things. No kittens die, the sun rises the next day with or without my tiny joke, but, as it seems to offend so many folk maybe I'll sit it out for a while.
    Have fun, y'all, bunch of grumpusses that you seem to be. I'm sorry that the lighter side of Life has not come across for you as I would have hoped. Never mind...  :friends: Peace.

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    anybody watched This Town?

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    I'm afraid that it stretched my gullibility beyond snapping point, and, although I did watch it right through to the end, was rather disappointed at so much promise being squandered. There was a weft of decent plot running through it all, but the weave was not 'right'; the characters bobbed about in mawkish sauce in order to get to the unconvincing ending. I can't see it coming back without a re-write; might as well start afresh with more credible material. A wasted opportunity, especially after the preceding series. Never mind. :(

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    microphone for making demos at home

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    3 hours ago, Ramirez said:

    ... Beyerdynamic M88...

     

    Surely overkill, given the OP's brief..? A splendid mic, I've no doubt, but there's a long way to go in home recording before its qualities come to the fore, I'd suggest. If money's no object, fine, but is it the case here..? o.O

    Rolling Stone's 'Top 100 Drummists'.

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    16 minutes ago, Cliff Edge said:

    Aren’t lists like this compiled from a poll of readers dumplings..? If so I doubt the editorial staff had anything to do with it. 

     

    Readers of Rolling Stone that would put Meg White above Joe Morello in a graded list of drummers..? It's a rum ol' world alright, but still... o.O

    Band Bank Account

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    1 minute ago, zbd1960 said:

    ...They'd have to register as some sort of business structure. 

     

    Must be different in France, then. We were registered as an association, just like the local tennis club, a music school and the organising of our local music festivals. All declared as 'non-profit' associations.

    Band Bank Account

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    9 minutes ago, zbd1960 said:

    Unfortunately, the UK's approach to the AML and KYC legislation (anti-money laundering and 'know your customer') has been to over react and make it draconian. You are unlikely to get a club/associations account without evidence of a governing document, designated officers, and an extract from committee minutes authorising the setting up of the bank account.  

     

    We did all of that; there are templates for most of it on line, and it all worked well for several years. There was no, or very little, cost involved. How do your local football or tennis clubs work..? It should be similar, I'd have thought.

    Band Bank Account

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    8 hours ago, zbd1960 said:

    Other than having a member use one of their accounts to handle it all, there are a couple of ways of doing this, but one of them probably doesn't suit your set-up. 

     

    A small business account is the obvious route. The challenge here is that it's not free and to some extent charges will be based on turnover.

     

    The other option, which probably is not a valid one here is if you were set-up as a small society/club, most banks have some sort of 'clubs and charities' account, which below a certain level of activity will offer free banking. If you were running some sort of local 'come and play' thing then that might be a viable option. Downside is you'd have to set up as a club with a constitution etc - which is why I say it's not really an option for you. I mention it as it might suit some people for some types of set up. 

     

    Not sure about the UK, but, in France, it's easy enough for a local Association (table tennis, footie team, Am-Dram society etc...) to have a bank account. It needs only three designated members (President, Secretary, Treasurer...) and have meetings with Members. Our band (Kiemsa...) used this for the whole of its existence, with official 'meetings' every three years, to vote in the statuary roles, above. It works very well, for very little, or no, cost, and has advantages when contacting other Administrations, such as Town Halls and the like. :friends:

    Recommendations for a simple metronome with a BIG flashy light.

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    A drummer speeding up or slowing down during the song is not the same issue as setting the tempo for the band at the start (clashing the drumsticks as a 'click', whilst shouting out '1-2-3-4' for a 4/4 song ('1-2-3' for a 3/4 song etc...). Once this tempo has been declared, every player is expected to adhere to this tempo, assuming no tempo change in the composition itself. It doesn't have to be the drummer, as long as there's someone else with a pair of sticks to clash and a loud voice. :|

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    Where do you stand in a five piece band

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    2 minutes ago, BassAdder60 said:

    Played mostly in four piece bands so always stood left side of drummer as you face band but I’m now in a five piece band with two guitarists.

     

    Which is the better side to stand and why ?  I see many five piece bands with bassist on right side as you face band 

     

    Welcome to the First World. :|

     

    ...

     

    :lol: :P

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    Recommendations for a simple metronome with a BIG flashy light.

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    Posted · Edited by Dad3353

    53 minutes ago, Marky L said:

    Shoving it in his face allows me to say "THIS SPEED!" at him and for him not pretend he wasn't aware. If I get a confirmation then I'm part way happy.

     

    I sincerely hope for your health and safety's sake that your bandmate drummer has a lot more patience and restraint than I. A pedagogic approach of this nature would, at a minimum, be met by me with a deft drumstick through the offending metronome, and a fair few Anglo-Saxon words and phrases that would make my displeasure clear to all around. Still, if it works for you both... ^_^

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