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Title: Here's a really great idea we do in my local scene
Post by: 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?

Title: Here's a really great idea we do in my local scene
Post by: Misereatur on 05 Aug 2006, 15:34

That's a brilliant idea.

Title: Here's a really great idea we do in my local scene
Post by: Lummer on 05 Aug 2006, 17:27

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

Title: Here's a really great idea we do in my local scene
Post by: The Hammered on 05 Aug 2006, 18:28

I second the cry for a DVD.

Title: Here's a really great idea we do in my local scene
Post by: Keith Decent 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.

Title: Here's a really great idea we do in my local scene
Post by: Mikendher on 05 Aug 2006, 18:40

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

Title: Here's a really great idea we do in my local scene
Post by: corwinzor 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.

Title: Here's a really great idea we do in my local scene
Post by: Lines on 07 Aug 2006, 06:36

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

Title: Here's a really great idea we do in my local scene
Post by: Keith Decent 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.

Title: Here's a really great idea we do in my local scene
Post by: Lines 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.

Title: Here's a really great idea we do in my local scene
Post by: Scandanavian War Machine on 07 Aug 2006, 16:16

thats a really cool idea. well done

Title: Here's a really great idea we do in my local scene
Post by: minkles 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.

Title: Here's a really great idea we do in my local scene
Post by: malloryfrancesca on 08 Aug 2006, 16:18

at least put this on youtube, this sounds awesome