If you really think that I’m trying to minimize the success of other bands, when I call out their unprofessional behaviors, then that just shows that you don’t deserve to be a musician or even be playing in a band to begin with. In reality, it shows that you are a complete failure at music and has gotten nowhere with it. If you were as big and successful as you say you are, then you wouldn’t be on here writing all that stuff to some blogger on the internet. If you were a real musician, out there making a living and being successful, you wouldn’t have time for any of this online drama that these bands constantly get themselves into. You would be out there focusing on the music, 24/7. Making albums, touring, and busy promoting yourselves. If these bands think they are so successful, then they wouldn’t be replying to me trying to defend themselves, so they can make themselves look better than I am with their musical resumes.

You see, nobody cares about your resumes. Nobody really cares if you shared the stage with this band or that band, and nobody really cares if you traveled across the states or even the world. Your resumes and the opportunities you got in the past, does not give you the respect as a musician. That’s why musicians constantly talk about their resumes to everyone, ’cause it’s their way of showing off, to make themselves look good. Don’t get me wrong, congratulations on all those opportunities and success, all that stuff is great, but that’s not the only way to earn respect toward you as a musician.

The way to earn respect, is just play your music. That’s it. Just play the music, let the music, speak on it’s own and the respect from the people around you will come on it’s own, that way. Like I said before, respect doesn’t fall in your lap. You can’t force it into you. Bands are so full of themselves, and the way they promote themselves in facebook, just proves it.

It would be nice if the local music scene would treat each other as a community. Help each other move forward and achieve our dreams, but nope. Sure enough, everyone wants to think they’re better than everyone else ’cause they opened for national acts or played on some big festivals or toured overseas. Like I said before in one of the comments in the previous post, as a local musician, nobody is bigger than anybody. We’re a local musicians community. We’re all the same. There’s really no such thing as rock star around here. Of course, in this day and age of the internet, everyone wants to make themselves look like a rock star.

I’m a fan of local music. I’m a musician myself. I’ve had gigging experience. I’ve worked with live bands at shows before, so I know how it’s all done. I do have plenty of experience even though people would want to think, I have none. And yes, acoustic performing can be considered gigging just like the full bands. Some would mistakenly believe that acoustic performances are “open mics”, but yes, an acoustic performance is a gig.

Definition of a gig from a dictionary:

A light two-wheeled carriage pulled by one horse.
A live performance by or engagement for a musician or group playing popular music.
A harpoonlike device used for catching fish or frogs.”

Whether acoustic or full band, it’s considered a gig. Doesn’t matter what you think of it.

I’m not saying that I play better than everyone else. Not saying that I’m just as big as everyone else. I’m just saying that musicians need to leave their egos at the door. It’s a turn off for me. It’s not cool. It doesn’t make you look better. Bands think they don’t have an ego but a lot of them really do. We’re not celebrities or stars, folks. We’re just a local resident who plays music just like everyone else. Some may have more experience, but that doesn’t make them any better.

I’m a big fan of quite several established acts out there not just, EBJ. I just don’t like getting accused of destroying other bands success and goals. That’s not my intention. I only look out to them.

The reason I take band professionalism very seriously is not only ’cause I want to make my money’s worth, I also want to make sure if they’re worthy enough of sharing a gig with them. I have experience sharing the stage with other acoustic acts and yes, I’ve opened for plenty of full bands too! Soon, I will get myself back out there doing the live gigging thing all over again, whenever I get new songs together. When I do, you should expect me to write brutally honest reviews of all shows that I have been a part of, like I’ve always done. Nothing wrong with it.

I’m noticing that my local music discussions is getting more views and more action, which is feeling good. I’m leaving the comments closed on this topic, ’cause I just wanted to rant some more. Enjoy, and your welcome.

Kev