I want to start a band in Richmond, VA and I live in a 1 bedroom apt. Where can we practice?
85492
Rent a storage room at one of those storage facilities.
258040
The answer above is correct and here is the link to create a band profile\n\n\nhttp://signup.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=bandjoin&Mytoken=49D3F876-8B9B-4478-B5EA69C8CE2085AB2294160750\n\nHope this helps!
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There are tons at cary'oke bars but allot of them are no good. There are singers in your church quire.\nOr you can call a talent agency.\n\noh ya add edit... um you can also goto free conserts some malls and coffee houses have a weekly free consert were some band is trying to promote it's self.
112810
Music is a dangerous business because you have to be popular to get your music played on the radio. New bands have a hard time making it and become one hit wonders. but, that's not the answer to your question. You need to submit a demo CD (or tape) of you or your band singing to record companies. Then there's a long waiting period. So it would be good to get some gigs at local joints while you wait. If you get a call back, they might ask you to preform for them (record companies). If they like you, you better start writing songs, get a damn good manager, and be careful when you sign something, because theres people out there that'll steal your music. Good Luck
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The best place to start is to learn to play an instrument such as guitar, base, keyboards or drums & make sure you can sing and hold a note. If you can then put a band together, write some songs and tour the pub & club circuit. When you get some experience you can record some demo's either on a home pc or at a studio depending on how much money you have and then start sending demo's to indipendant labels & radio stations such as XFM.\n\nThere is no "School of Rock" but if you want to learn more about it then talk to some local bands (no matter where you live you'll be able to find some on MySpace) and see about woring for them as a roadie etc... this is very unliekly to lead to a "promotion" into the band unless you have some great hidden talent but it will give you a better idea of the life & culture.
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I have a couple of friends that play gigs throughout town.  You need a following of people.  I would have a mail list set up at your gigs and inform them of when you are playing next.  When you have a big enough following, you can get into places like the Viper Room (in LA) or other places  (depending on your type of music).  These types of places have A&R scouts, managers etc.. \n\nDo everything you can to get the word out.  Go to myspace and start a band following there.  It also is a fast and easy way to let people know where you are gonna be playing..\n\nSending unsolicited tapes are the long shot way of getting a contract simply because there are so many submissions.. most of the time they end up in the trash (unless you are unique sounding or spectacular)..\n\nGood luck..
967045
Go to your local music store and they will hook you up with others that are looking for singers and other band members. This is how i got my band together.
554226
either the Paradise Rock Club or the Middle East- both in the Boston, MA area\n\nThey play all kinds of music both places, and they're not really local for me, but it's one of the closest cities and both venues are great for small shows with indie "unknowns" playing.
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Check around UTA. I'm sure there are a lot of student musicians there who wouldn't mind making a few bucks on the side teaching somebody how to play.\n\nI know there are plenty at North Texas who will teach.\n\nBut just remember - there are very few things in life that can be all three "Good. Fast. and Cheap." You may have to compromise on that somewhere. And for "Fast" ... it all depends on how "Fast" you can learn.
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There's Metro Music at Bank St (between clemow and pretoria) They have good products and good support even though they're small. Songbird Music is just off Bank St. on Gladstone Ave. (They sell used equipment, but be sure you know what you want before you go in there. I once had them tell me one year after I bought an $800 guitar that it wasn't worth $200 when I tried to sell it back to them...they're thieves!) There's also The Folklore Center on the south side of the canal. They have an excellent choice but they tend to be a bit more expensive. My first choice would be Metro Music.
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Hi, \nTry calling B&C Musin Studio in Pittston.  Phone 570-654-4420.  I don't know about prices for any of what you want, but they offer instruments and lessons.  Maybe if you call you can get started by getting some information, and maybe an idea of how to get started with your dream!  Good luck.
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Ask now. Why wait? Get your name in first. I did the same thing in my old building (went from a studio to a one bedroom). The circumstances were slightly different, but it was no big deal. Call them today and set it up. If you've been a good tenant, there should be no problem and they'll be glad to rent it to someone already there.
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start singing in some local clubs and getting some gigs and researching some recording companys
702270
MUSIC!!! start a band:Dplay guitar together:D
715152
First upload your demo songs to C/net at http://music.download.com, then when you start getting people listening to your songs, e-mail Sirius, they will check the number of plays on C/net ,and ask you for a demo. This worked for my band, good luck!!
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I'll assume that this is for a small in home type studio...\n\nThe first thing you'll need is a room the is setup for it...  This means a room that has good audio insulation...  This can be as simple as using a soft packing foam to cover all the walls and the ceiling, and a good soft/thick rug on the floor(you don't want echo's that are unintentional)...\n\nNext is the ability to record, Personaly I would use digital recording into a computer...  You can use a piece of equipment like this:\nhttp://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/Firepod/\nto get many different mic lines into the computer, then use software (sorry, I don't have a piece of software that I know of off the top of my head, but if you call at sweetwater they can tell you a good one), it can even record each input seperatly to that you can listen and mix them after the fact(mixing means setting the volume of each channel to get the sound you want).  If you use a good software you can add effects too(such as delay's or echo's and other things)...\n\nNext would be speakers and an amp (or powered speakers, that's where the amp is built into the speakers), this way you can listen to the recording.  you want good speakers so that you can hear what it will realy sound like.  for listening to the recording and mixing, you don't want to use headphones because that wont sound how it'll sound in a sound system unless you use realy expensive headphones, and with headphones like this you can't have multiple people listening at the same time and be able to talk about it...\n\nNow, for while your recording, if you have a group (like a band) they might want to be able to hear the other people playing (such as an electric guitar), but you don't want to have any speakers turned on in the recording room while recording because that can cause feedback, or echo's.  For a situation like this they would need to wear headphones, and you can use a system that is made by Aviom for this.  They have this at sweetwater as well, and the way that works is to just plug in the instrament into the aviom directly, then it has a through put to plug into the digital recording system.  With the aviom, it takes all the imputs, digitizes them into it's own format, then you can use that to have any of the people having what ever they want in their own headset.  Look at Aviom.com to get more information about their system.\n\nI've been using live mixing and recording equipment for almost 10 years and would be happy to help out more, my email address is my user name here @ yahoo.com
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Try Austin, Texas. It's the "Live Music Capital of the World", it's in the middle of the "Hill Country", home of Lance Armstrong.  It's a beautiful place with dirt cheap housing compared to California, and the city promotes greenspace preservation and outdoor activities.  Look into it!