So, I've been playing bass in a funk band called Shaded Perfect for a while now. Tonight, we did a show sponsored by a radio station. Some guy afterwords claims to have connections to major record labels or people in the industry or something like that, and would like to get us signed. Strangely, I don't know if I like that or not. I mean, once people really know who your band is, you can't really play locally without being bombarded with people. Me, I tend to like playing in small places from time to time. Not to mention I have a band of my own I'd like to work with. Interestingly, half of Shaded Perfect (like 2 people :p) are in my band, counting myself. So... should this whole thing actually goes through (if the guy was real), I don't really know what to do. If I stay with Shaded Perfect, I most likely would have to give up on my band. On the plus side, it would give me a possibility of bringing my band along, but I'm aware we're not ready for this type of thing. If I quit SP, then I'm losing my lead guitarist, and SP is losing their bass player (for the 2nd time now). And I lose that possibility I mentioned earlier. But it gives me time to actually work with my band. So... I dunno.

Wait, you're in two bands?

I say go for it. since -your- band is actually you, and you say it doesn't feel ready for this kind of gig, this is the opportunity to learn how things work from a background view, and then you can just bring your band to readiness with the knowledge of the industry you'll have gathered, and avoid a flop!

Industry experience is always a good thing, even if it isn't -your- band, you're still part of Shaded Perfect, so you'll learn as much as the others.

GO FOR IT.

ka-ching.

Sellout.

Three, actually.

SP's drummer has (in the past) also mentioned he doesn't want to be signed. So I guess it's not just me. I don't know his reason in particular, but at least I'm not the only one with doubts.

LETS MAKE IT FOUR

>.>

That explains why all our shows are FREE. And our merchandise is CHEAP (and in some cases, also free). Like our CDs are only $5 at our shows, half of what they are online.

hmm...
i took a listen
i like it
makes me want to get my groove on...

is that a good thing?

That depends on whether or not you want to get your groove on... I guess...

I hate the word sellout.

When your a musician. And you want to make a living off of it. You have to make money somehow... otherwise, work a job, and play local gigs all the time.

Me too. I was just joking around. I think that if a musician can make better money by switching to a bigger label, without changing the style of their music, then more power to them. But artists shouldn't change how their music sounds just to make more money. That's not cool.

And that funk is making me want to get my groove on, too. It has inspired me to learn some new funky riffs. Good stuff.

Wow,

its really werid that you'd say something like that. If you have worked hard enough in the shadedperfect band (which is awesome by the way) why not reward yourself with a possible career in music. Also I was reading your lyrics on the site, who is your writer, those lyrics are fantastic especially for a unsigned band.
Being a christian myself I agree to bring glory to god with my music, so why through away one band that god has blessed so richy. Only to start with some band that isn't working out as much. Obviously there must be a reason your in this band, god has you there for some reason. I think you should explore that more.

Our drummer writes most of them.

I actually haven't been with them that long. They've had plenty of time to refine their stuff before I came around. It's not that my other band is terrible, it's just that we haven't been at this very long, and we haven't been serious with it even longer. It's only recently that we started sounding good, which was enough to make us (or at least me) a bit more serious with it. We do more rock-type stuff, as well as a lot of other styles, whereas SP does funk. I don't like subscribing to only one genre. At all.

I kinda disagree with the one style statment you made about shadedperfect. It seems with the stuff I've listened too that one style is never preferred with sp. Are you Able is a funky rock blues thing and love is, is more a groove, jazzer
I don't know why you aren't satisfied with these guys.......didn't you come to them in hopes they would take you as there bass player?
god bless,
andrew

It's not that I don't like playing with them, because I do. It was Kyle (their lead singer) that asked me to play bass because they kicked out their last bass player for reasons I'm not exactly clear on. And I agreed, although I was supposed to be temporary and start playing keyboard when they found a permanent bass player. But I decided I suck too much on keyboard and declined that offer. I never actually decided on whether or not I wanted to be a permanent bass player.

In my own band, I play guitar, which is what I'm best at. And I like singing a lot, so I get to do that, too. And I'm closer friends with the guys in my own band. We do a lot more rock stuff, which (when playing guitar) is what I prefer. I dunno. I don't want to give up either one.

I respect that.
Its always hard to choose your path between bands. I'd say continue to play in both, but try and give shadedperfect a chance to grow as friends. If you don't have very good relianships with anyone but your singer, then how can you all grow.
god bless