[Fmpro] Working outside L.A./ relocating to Tampa Bay, Florida

[John Stone]

Chris,
 
Your Florida description is excellent! My musical partner in CO. is from Miami via Havana and the "Boat Lift". He is a Republican no matter what!  A great bit of advice you give to Todd!  Julio (my partner) says getting a real job in live music in Miami is nearly impossible due to the "Miami Sound Machine Mafia" and much of the latin music is disc spinning and latin rap.   JohnS



> From: chris at alpiar.com> there, and with quite a few TV shows being produced in Miami, there is > a lot of big business down there. But again the clique that runs that > scene is almost exclusively Cuban or South American. So understanding > that culture, politics, music and language will set you apart from the > other non hispanics. Understanding why the majority group of Florida, > Cubans, are vehemently loyal to Cuba and refuse to leave that culture > even though they hate Castro even more and willingly have left family > in Cuba to escape his rule, and all of the emotional experience that > places are all represented strongly in South Florida. Its really amazing> > Good Luck with it Todd, sounds like a lot of fun!> > > On Mar 4, 2008, at 12:07 PM, Todd Burns wrote:> > > This is a bit hypothetical, but would any of you fine folks care to> > comment on working outside a "major" music center like Los Angeles or> > NY? There's a possibility we'll end up in the Tampa Bay area. My> > current situation isn't location based, so (in theory) I can move to> > anywhere with a power generator and a high speed Internet> > connection. But, sure, that's a little scary. Any work in that area,> > and maybe nearby Orlando?> >> > Thanks! Really!> >> > Todd Burns> > _______________________________________________> > The Film Music Pro List is sponsored by Film Music Magazine - http://www.filmmusicmag.com> >> > Best of FMPRO: http://www.fmproquotes.com - Quotes site by Billy > > Hale Music> >> > To edit your list options or unsubscribe, visit:> > http://nxport.com/mailman/listinfo/fmpro> >> > Christopher Kennedy Alpiar> Cinematic Composer> www.alpiar.com> > > > > > > _______________________________________________> The Film Music Pro List is sponsored by Film Music Magazine - http://www.filmmusicmag.com> > Best of FMPRO: http://www.fmproquotes.com - Quotes site by Billy Hale Music> > To edit your list options or unsubscribe, visit:> http://nxport.com/mailman/listinfo/fmpro
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