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Hmmm, Kay'lon, I'm not sure what your experience with noise music (the genre) is these days. Lob specializes in that, but I think he has an open ear to lots of different types of unusual music. He has a band named Instagon, which prides itself on having a different set of musicians each time they play - usually somewhere between improvised rock and pure noise. I lucked out in the beginning, because there were "open invite" shows at the time I was new to San Francisco. "Open Invite" would be something like "We are having an open session at this cafe tonight. Whoever shows up with an instrument is welcome to play in the group improv." I met people through those shows, who then helped me get opportunities to play solo concerts. (At first, sharing a bill with their band.) That helped me get connections to the venues. It didn't take long to get to the point where I could contact a venue myself and ask for a gig. These are still mostly "door gigs", in which the artists take home a portion of the profit. For local-level experimental music, this can be between $5 and $50 for a set. (Usually on the lower end of that scale, depending on how many people come to the show.) Night clubs that frequently have well-known national and touring acts usually won't book a local or new musician unless they are faithful that at least 50 people will come to see that musician. So, my advice is to go to a lot of local-level shows. Say hello to the artists you like. If you find a cafe or venue that is hosting a lot of music you like, say hello to the people booking the show. Once you know them a little bit, give them a CDR of your music, or email them a link to a youtube of you doing your thing. I should also say something about this: I think you are much further along than most 17 year olds, but as you encounter local music you like, you'll probably start incorporating those elements into what you do, and figure out different ways to present your "live set". For me, I entered the music scene as someone who played turntable and used cd and tape samples. After immersing myself in San Francisco improvised music, I learned to: --Stop expecting people to be "blown away" by the concept of what I'm doing or the gear I'm playing. I have to really play my instruments creatively in order to impress people. --Reduce my number of instruments and boxes to only the ones that are the most useful and flexible. --Be willing to admit that the "great idea" that I walked in with might not be the way to go, and that if I try to shoehorn it in the wrong situation, it could become terrible. -- Matt Davignon mattdavignon@gmail.com www.ribosomemusic.com Podcast! http://ribosomematt.podomatic.com On Mon, Jun 18, 2012 at 1:04 AM, Jim Goodin <jimgoodinmusic@gmail.com> wrote: > Kay'lon get to know Lob Instagon. He produces NORCAL Noisefest every > October. Google it. He's good people as they say. Generally a lot of > experimental music is done at Cafe Luna downtown. I'm not from there, > live > in NY but I have played Noisefest before and it's far from conservative. > > Best with all. > > Jim > > > On Sun, Jun 17, 2012 at 11:52 PM, kay'lon rushing <k3zz21@gmail.com> > wrote: >> >> I've always wanted to play some "gigs" well not really gigs because i >> think I'd do them for free. but anyways I live in Sacramento and I dont >> know >> of any places to play at that would even allow me to. Being in such a >> conservative city i dont see much going on out here as far as music goes >> unless im just under a rock. but what would a 17 year old kid do to >> build up >> a local fan base? > > > > > -- > -- > jimgoodin.com - 'Acoustic guitar renaissance, color blue, repetitive > minimalism' > > From Brooklyn To Glindran, a new World/Free Jazz recording by Jim Goodin > & > Peter Thörn. Proceeds from this CD will benefit JDRF International > > Tips Across the Waters, a new app for iOS from James Goodin/Wood and Wire > Ware. >