This musician named, Frank Palangi, is getting so much hate online lately. I may have already seen him perform once before in Glens Falls, but he was performing with a couple of other people as a special guest. I might of already met Frank Palangi, once in person as well.

The reason some of the Glens Falls musicians don’t like him is because, they don’t like how he promotes himself as a “mainstream” artist, but in his defense, he doesn’t see himself as a “mainstream” artist, it’s just his dream to get there. He’s just doing whatever it takes to get there. He wants to break into the major label industry, as you can clearly see. He knows he’s not a “rock star” yet, but that’s his goal. That’s why he’s being wrongfully accused of being a rock star ego-maniac, but I don’t see it.

Listen to his tunes. And check out his videos in youtube. You would see that he’s a great songwriter and a good live performer.

In my opinion, Frank, is doing the right things to get himself out there. I think he’s a good musician. I would like to open a show for him sometime. I’m sure he’ll be down for it. When your goal is to break into the big time, you have to look like a rock star, if you want to make it. End of story.

Kev

There are plenty of musicians out there who mistakenly believe that you need to be a part of a local musicians community. You know, a whole group of musicians getting together to hang out, become friends, and play music together out in their local scene. You see the same group of musician friends online talking to each other everyday publicly. Why do musicians do this? I understand they do it to try and network with other musicians, so they can get themselves out there, but the reality is, a lot of them just want to feel accepted as a musician. They just want to feel part of the crowd, ya know? I am noticing that a lot of these musicians don’t have much going on in their lives so they try to become a part of a music “community”, so they can feel alive.

When you want to become a musician, you don’t really need to be a part of anything. That’s right, you don’t need to be a part of any so called, “music community”. I try my best to not be a part of the music community anymore, why? Because there’s so much drama going around. I’ve been stabbed in the back by so many musicians in the past, it’s crazy.

You see, the local music, “scene” is a public place. A public area, which gives you the freedom to do what you want to do and be who you want to be. You don’t need to make friends with other musicians. You must concentrate on you, and your music, that’s it. You shouldn’t be wasting so much time chatting with your musician buddies, when the important thing you should be doing the most, is spending hours on your instrument, honing your craft and getting your own music out there.

The whole “music community”, is a bit childish to begin with. Way too much, “I think this guy’s a jerk”, “I don’t like this (musician)” bullshit going around. Plus, all musicians seem to want to do is drink and party which is what I don’t do either. Too many people called me a “troll” over the years and I’m sure some still think of me of that way, but I don’t care. Like I said, “local music”, is a public place, and the internet is the real world. So people have no right to control who I am as a person. I can’t please every single person around here, that’s for sure. That’s not what I’m here for. That’s one of the biggest problems of the “music community” right there. They expect me to be like everyone else. There are tons of musicians out there that can be way more negative than me.

I’ll admit that I can be an asshole sometimes, but if I was all nice and friendly, then people wouldn’t pay attention. This is why I go on these rants and raves. I enjoy getting support from other musicians, don’t get me wrong. Music is the only thing you should be worrying about. Not worrying about who likes you or who hates you.

I haven’t posted much the last couple of days, ’cause having computer problems again, things seem to be working alright now.

Kev

Everyone wants to see their favorite local band or solo artist succeed in their careers and move forward. Thing is, people can get really weird when it comes to a local band or solo artist wanting to get more recognition. All bands and solo artists, start off from the bottom and make their way to the top. When you start to see bands and artists becoming local media darlings, (being obsessed with radio and website interviews, being on the covers of newspapers a lot, getting reviews by local critics, etc.), that often gets a mixed response by the public. Some will be happy with their success and some will not be. Some of the haters & doubters will accuse them of being sellouts, fakes, and egomaniacs wanting to be at the center of everyone’s attention. It usually sparks some controversy when a band or artist becomes successful and well known in your area.

Look, I do know, that it can be frustrating and annoying, that the local media can keep shoving the same bands & artists in our faces on a regular basis, but I understand why they do it. The only way to get recognition like that these days, is that you must have a very large following, and fanbase. It doesn’t matter how good or bad their music is. As long as that band or artist has a lot of people supporting them, the local media outlets will support them because it can help draw people to buy their newspapers, get more radio listeners or get more website hits. Popularity is key to getting that recognition.

When you start to get a mix of supporters, haters & doubters, that’s a clear sign that you’re going places with your music. That’s the thing that younger bands need to understand a little better. The younger bands seem to be becoming defensive of the mixed reactions when they become established musicians. It seems that more younger bands & artists are getting more recognition in local music than ever. Why? That’s probably because the power of the internet, makes that happen. Back in the early days when there were no internet in the 80’s or early 90’s, it was hard for young musicians to get success.

On top of all this, I never really believed in being a “local superstar”. If that’s what you guys out there want to see yourself as, that’s fine. I never believed in being the local rock star. I play music, ’cause I enjoy it, that’s it. Just a human being, enjoying life, and playing music for fun. I would not want to become a local media darling or don’t really care to. I don’t take myself seriously as a musician. I just do my thing. I’m happy for other musicians wanting to succeed, but music should be for the love and enjoyment of it. Just go out and play. There’s no such thing as a superstar or a legend around here.

Kev

There is too much bashing and hating going on, even to this day. It never ends. I know musicians wants to get respect for themselves as a person and as a musician. One way to get more respect, is to stop the hating and bashing of other musicians completely. Support them, even the successful and more established musicians. I understand you may not like other musicians but keeping your opinions to yourself is the best thing to do, on a professional level.

If you support other musicians, you will get support from them in return, trust me. I’ve supported too many musicians over the years. If you support other musicians, they will reward you stuff in return. Some will just simply give you respect in return. Some musicians will be willing to even become your friend. Some will offer you free CD’s. They will ask you to play on their gigs. They will also give you shout outs on their websites or social networking pages. Things like that, ya know. Some of you have seen me support a lot of musicians over the years, and I got some of the stuff I listed above, back from them. It does make you feel good.

Sure, there will be some bands & musicians that won’t even give you support in return no matter how much you try to support them. Some bands & musicians don’t even play music for the people, they do it for themselves. If you don’t get support from bands & musicians back, then never mind them and move along. Even if they ignored you, at least you did good for the music scene. Believe me, I’ve tried to support some bands and solo artists, the best I could, and they didn’t even care.

Supporting other musicians is key to getting respect around here, and a good way to get your own music out there. Treating other musicians how you like to be treated, is a good way for a positive music scene. It would be nice if this could be a more positive music scene though. There are too many negative musicians that want to rant and rave about everything. People blame it on the old crumbs board, but it’s not the internet. This is how people are.

Kev