Topic: Here's a really great idea we do in my local scene (Read 4367 times)

Keith Decent · « **on:** 05 Aug 2006, 14:22 »

yeah the more i say/type the word "scene" the more i hate myself. But i didn't wanna glob up the subject with "local community of artists and musicians."

anyways...

We have a band scrambler. This is where everyone in or around the area who is interested puts their name in a hat, and four names are pulled at a time. Each group of four names is a band and you get a month or so to write two songs pick one cover and practice. At the end of this time we have a big show and all the bands perform. It's really really awesome. It's cool cause sometimes you get like 3 drummers, or 2 bassists in a band, or a band that is 50% people with no musical talent. My friend just got into a band with 2 drummers, a flutist and a comedian. Needless to say we're all really amped about what they'll come up with.

I thought I'd just put this out there, it's a good time. Anyone else do this?

Misereatur · « **Reply #1 on:** 05 Aug 2006, 15:34 »

That's a brilliant idea.

Lummer · « **Reply #2 on:** 05 Aug 2006, 17:27 »

Do I see a DVD in the near future? I sure hope so!

The Hammered · « **Reply #3 on:** 05 Aug 2006, 18:28 »

I second the cry for a DVD.

Keith Decent · « **Reply #4 on:** 05 Aug 2006, 18:32 »

hmmmm perhaps. that's not a half bad idea. We do this every month or so, so there'd be plenty of time for planning a recording of a few sessions.

I might just be able to pull it off. Considering (and here comes the "yeah, right, sure" part) that my local artistic community is PHENOMINAL it should be a pretty good watch.

Thanks guys. I got something to do now for the next couple of months, haha.

Mikendher · « **Reply #5 on:** 05 Aug 2006, 18:40 »

I like that idea a lot. It would be very inspiring

corwinzor · « **Reply #6 on:** 06 Aug 2006, 20:17 »

I've been involved in something similar, also called a scrambler, except we didn't do the drawing names out of a hat thing. Basically the scramblers in this particular music scene were held around Halloween time so people could costume it up and dress like a band and then play covers of that band. You can do a makeshift band or play with your band that already exists. Last year my friends and I did a Kinks cover set. We also saw cover sets of: the Labyrinth soundtrack (yeah, costumes and everything- even the bulge), Roy Orbison (hella sunglasses), Daniel Johnston, two guys playing Nirvana songs on keyboards and a drum machine, Tom Petty, Electric Light Orchestra on a distorted autoharp, Stereolab, Magnetic Fields, etc.etc. It was pretty awesome-- scramblers are always a good idea and tons of fun.

Lines · « **Reply #7 on:** 07 Aug 2006, 06:36 »

that sounds like a whole lot of fun, keith. i third a dvd! where are you from?

Keith Decent · « **Reply #8 on:** 07 Aug 2006, 10:46 »

i'm from Yonkers, NY, just above the city, my "scene" I guess is Westchester county.

I lived in Brooklyn for two years, and just realized I haven't changed my "location" on this baord yet.

Lines · « **Reply #9 on:** 07 Aug 2006, 11:25 »

well...i should have just looked at your location. whoops!

but yeah, ny does have a nice art/music community.

Scandanavian War Machine · « **Reply #10 on:** 07 Aug 2006, 16:16 »

thats a really cool idea. well done

minkles · « **Reply #11 on:** 08 Aug 2006, 16:08 »

I wish I had a local community of artists and musicians.

And I love comedic flute and drum music.

malloryfrancesca · « **Reply #12 on:** 08 Aug 2006, 16:18 »

at least put this on youtube, this sounds awesome

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Keith Decent

Here's a really great idea we do in my local scene

Misereatur

Here's a really great idea we do in my local scene

Lummer

Here's a really great idea we do in my local scene

The Hammered

Here's a really great idea we do in my local scene

Keith Decent

Here's a really great idea we do in my local scene

Mikendher

Here's a really great idea we do in my local scene

corwinzor

Here's a really great idea we do in my local scene

Lines

Here's a really great idea we do in my local scene

Keith Decent

Here's a really great idea we do in my local scene

Lines

Here's a really great idea we do in my local scene

Scandanavian War Machine

Here's a really great idea we do in my local scene

minkles

Here's a really great idea we do in my local scene

malloryfrancesca

Here's a really great idea we do in my local scene