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I had mentioned working on a UK option, and it's been announced via Burning Shed's newsletter today: https://www.burningshed.com/newsletters/newsletter_11-09-2015.html
Thanks Tim!
Thanks Tim!
Good question Peter. Short answer is we do it because we love it. We make money from music but it isn't enough to pay the bills.
Cooke has toured a bit actually (probably fifteen tours in the past ten years), but the band only joins him for bigger stuff due to kids, families, jobs, etc.
He's fairly unique live and solo, as he loops his cello and voice. For many, it's still novel - and more interesting than a band. He loves touring, and loves living in his van.
Whit and Sean both have kids, wives, mortgages and such and can't leave town as easily. Whit works in a art gallery and Sean is a nurse and drum instructor.
I have a mortgage and a cat. I am a video editor and producer and make money editing tv shows - previously reality tv (cooking, home reno, etc) and now mostly sports. I'm a freelance editor and do a lot of Olympic sports and Colorado Rockies baseball. Tour of Britain (cycling event) this week. I also play in several other bands, mix audio, produce shows, promote, edit the Cooke video stuff, so I stay quite busy.
Cooke hasn't worked for a couple years and makes enough from shows to make ends meet, sort of. A couple years ago I finally realized that bar shows were not working and we gradually moved into a more academic environment. Cooke often plays at museums, schools, prisons, libraries, weddings, airports, art galleries and rarely plays at bars and rock venues. Generally, people aren't listening at bars and we want to play in places where people can sit and listen.
I've been applying for grants the past couple of years have funded a few projects - including an upcoming stage production of Antiquasauria. Denver is a pretty special place, and I'm not sure our thing would be as well-received elsewhere. Here we do pretty well.
Streaming pays nothing. Bandcamp is great. itunes is pretty great. We make some money from that but most of it comes from live shows.
More thoughts on this but I've got to go ...
Okay I'm in. Only problem now is that I'm not set up for vinyl but the thought of a dinosaur themed amber disc is nearly irresistible.I can't be sure you will like it, but it's very reasonably priced and the surround mix done by our own Neil Wilkes is excellent, IMHO. The CD/DVD-A/Book is around $12 on Amazon last I looked. I've spent a lot more than that on discs I've only played once.
Okay I'm in. Only problem now is that I'm not set up for vinyl but the thought of a dinosaur themed amber disc is nearly irresistible.
I wish this sucker would hurry up and get here. Amerzurn order has been hung up forEVAR.
If it hasn't shipped yet (and it's currently showing as "Usually ships within 9-12 days") it might be better to head over to BestBuy.com and order it from them for the same price. I ordered mine on Thurs, and it's due to arrive at my apt tomorrow!
Colouring books are infinitely better than scarves and at least moderately more fun than marbles.
I've been told I'm losing my marbles...
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