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

Tue Mar 4 18:25:25 GMT 2008

Even living in the L.A. area, it can take a while to get established 
and get work. It has taken me the three years I have lived here to 
get any things going. I have been very aggressive putting myself out 
there. The only thing I can say about L.A. (as apposed to my old 
stomping grounds NYC) is that it is a very relationship/face to 
face/schmooz-a-holic type place. You have to really go to the 
conferences, BBQ's, meetups, Network breakfasts to get any amount of 
movement . I have done that enough though every time I do it, I get 
work.

Keith

>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:
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>>  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
>>
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>>>  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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