[NewMusic] 3rd party music

[Damon Smith]

I still prefer recorded music over live music, but I try to make it  
out to gigs pretty often. I am not a fan of hearing a set before I  
play, except when it is really riveting like that duo with Darren  
Johnston and Devin Hoff, they just really had something that night!
What Jacob said pretty much sums it up. Just practice, work with good  
musicians and try to get your ideas realized is the answer.
People that are going to get attracted by spectacles are not going to  
stick around.
I am happy if some really good, serious listeners show up, like Buzz  
or Paul Murphy.

On Oct 28, 2008, at 5:38 PM, Daryl Shawn wrote:

> This definitely touches a nerve with me. A number of my closest  
> musician
> friends, in fact I could even say most of them, never go out to other
> people's shows anymore. One of them lives in friggin' New York  
> City, but
> can't be bothered to go out to see any of the amazing music happening
> night after night. The excuses are the same - kids, work, money -  
> but it
> seems that the connection isn't made that going to see a show is not
> just entertainment for oneself, but supporting actual musicians and  
> the
> greater music scene, which by extension includes their own selves.
>
> Daryl Shawn
> www.swanwelder.com

Damon Smith

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