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

[Christopher Alpiar]

Yea that is very true, it is very much a clique that is hard to be in  
unless you are exactly that type of person. And even if you do get in,  
expect sub-par treatment. I remember playing tons of salsa gigs where  
I was the one non latin, and I would get paid usually 20-50% less than  
any of the latinos, even someone that all they did was play shaker. If  
you do want to give it a go tho, contact me off list and I can try and  
give some names. I went to school with some of the Miami Sound Machine  
guys and I hung out at some of their studio sessions on their first  
album before they got hot as one of their sax players was a good  
friend of mine and some of those guys I toured with in Europe.  Its  
been years since I have been in contact but I can at least tell you  
who the players were in the late 80s, probably one or two are still  
around ;)

And yea the music scene in Miami has taken massive hits to the art in  
the last 15 or so years. The happening spot for salsa was on Calle  
Ocho (SW 8th Street in Miami) where there used to be club after club  
where they played live salsa till 4am every night. Now 90% of those  
clubs are gone or with a DJ

But like anyplace, there is always room for talented people if you  
have a good attitude and play your cards well

Chris

On Mar 4, 2008, at 12:53 PM, John Stone wrote:

> 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 are!
> a. 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!> >>  
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Christopher Kennedy Alpiar
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