[NewMusic] Booking / 'Usual Suspects'

[Matt J. Ingalls]

> that's why as a programmer, you book a new musicians opening for more
> established musicians as part of a bill. you don't just give a bunch of

yes - totally - although it's easier said than done.  when we were running 
the ACME series, that was always on the top of our agenda, and somehow 
still never achieved my ideal:  some famous dude selling out the house 
with some young unknown stealing the show.


> part of the reason i might seem to play at 21 grand so often (yeah, we're
> talking, like, twice a month sometimes! wow!)

was that 'wow' sarcastic?  2x a month is a lot!!

> we're talking statistics, i've performed at 21 grand approx. 23 times
> since december 2005 with almost 60 different performers!!!! women, men,
> white, black, latino/latina, asian, mexican, native american, gay,
> straight, weird, normal - you fuckin' name it. there's a lot of good
> musicians out there and i feel that it's my role to play music with them
> ALL.


maybe it's because i am one of those "part-time improvisers" (aka 
clasical dork), or too monagamous or something, but i never was interested in that -- as a 
performer and as a listener -- and in general more interested in hearing 
solos and long-standing groups than one-off groupings. although each 
kind has its own attributes and am interested in both (just prefer the 
former - and good thing because no one seems to asks me to 
play with them anymore -boo hoo)


> totally different group of people. i don't see every gig i play there as
> the "weasel walter show" (and i hope nobody else does): the point is to

have you video taped your shows? :)


-m