great thread starter Tim. I know there are a lot of lurkers here who are very good (and prominant) NZ musicians.... let's see if they come out of the woodwork...

- me is 17 yr old kook from Wely making some moog / tourettes-tastic hospital electronica with a cheese sauce. checkmeoouut!

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im in a band that does heavy shit we plan to play at the rockquest
only bum thing is we need a vocalist
so if your between 15-18 and got a mic and amp and live in chch e-mail
me and together we can show these so called heavy nz bands how itz done
ps don't reply if you are religious as we are taking up marilyn mansons
path of lyric styles and
manson sounding music mixed with kitte / coal chamber
the sound is really original
oh yea and the band name is insidious demise but that may later change

of course mike, people in bands should talk themselves down so no-one listens to them. fuck off

To any musos out there, young/old or whatever, i have a question...what is it that drives you...how much of it is for the love of the music and how much of it is ego???. Are there other factors that make you want to get up in front of people and strut your stuff?? I'm not in a band but have been associated with a few over the years, and from a purely observational point of view ego appears to be the main driving force behind at least one member of any band you care to name. This can be a good thing, but if theres more than one strong ego in a band it can ultimately lead to conflict and eventually destroy it. Some would argue it adds spice to the creative process...nuthin like a bit of angst to produce a real hard out performance. Food for thought . Anyways...i'm keen to understand wot makes you guys/gals tick....feel free to say your bit and be honest...

well deek im in a band (vocalist), and what drives me to keep practising whenever i can is my dream of making a living from doing something i truly love. never mind sacrificing my life for music, i actually wanna live in relative comfort. but if somehow i can have food on my table and have other basic comforts, i would be glad to follow my life as a musician. the feeling i get when we mesh all our parts together; the feeling when we have a practise for the first time in ages; when we perform live to a good crowd; whenever we do anything i get a good feeling. i mean im even sorta getting a sick and twisted rush from planning how to kick out one of our guitarists!! granted i get a buzz from performing, probably the biggest buzz out of all band related stuff is to do with performing. and it would be interesting to see, if i had the option of being able to perform successfully without practising, would i take it. i'd think so, but maybe what makes performing/massaging my ego so great is all the hard work youve put into the band finally paying off. no matter what anyone else says or does, ill still love music, and ill follow it my whole life, but im not gonna ruin my life for it.

hey there,

Me too (in a band).

I just can't NOT do it. It's me. It's not an 'interest' or 'pastime', although I can't seem to give it the time I want to give it. Maybe that's why it's so important to me, because it's infrequent. Sometimes I wonder how diferent things would be if it was all I did. Maybe I wouldn't like it as much, or it would upset the balance somehow.... maybe I'm scared of putting myself out there too much. I can't deny that music is all I want to do. Tomble, how do you do it? You have a lot of support on this forum, and I respect how tough you are- having people piss on the music of your soul, and stepping them out demanding an explanation.... awesome, full respect from here.
I guess having complete faith in what you do also means not listening to anyone else's negative shit even for a second. The greatest thing in the world is to have complete faith in your passion, whatever it is.

with respect,

hey tigers...
well to tell you the truth im probably not fit to respond to this.....but i'll give it a go.
Im not actually in a band....but it is the one thing that i would love to do most. Unfortunetly i havent found anyone who both shares my love of music and would like to do something with it.
I dont believe i was born with that great a musical ability...but i do sing...and am learning to play some half arsed guitar.........
anyway the point of me saying this is, .....well basically if you are in a band.....just think yourself lucky. music and art.....its never easy to make a living of.......but if your in a band......just think yourself lucky because at least your able to do something........

ps: ok i understand i havent really answered your question there deek......but......i think everyone should just realize that if they're in a band, and are passionate of not.........and even if there just stroking their own egos.....i mean......they're just lucky to be ABLE to do something they love......

Who said you need to be in a band? I'm a solo performer - most acoustic indie folk/blues/pop in the style of Billy Bragg, Ron Sexsmith and early Dylan. I'm writing songs at the moment and I'll be cutting some demos in the not-too-distant future.

hey soldier boy, i think being a soloist can be quite a good experience, due to full power over creative processes and full credit for good work, but i reckon one of the best parts of being in a band is the personal relationships that develop. the level of understanding and unspoken knowledge we have of each other after two years is something totally different to what i have ever experienced in 'real' life. something very special... i mean sometimes doesnt it get a bit lonely for you when you're composing??

Static Chaos - auckland heavy rock band

I have a solo dark folk/classical/ambient project called Vagrant's Steps - have a peruse at:

www.mp3.com/vagrants_steps

or

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does any one know them?

Yessir. MC Chicken, finger lickin' good is in a band! Hurrah!
We are soo crazee. We are also funky, fresh and oh so hip... Check out 'the Phoenix Foundation' at www.whizzkids.co.nz (audio section).

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I'm in Steriogram

Fuck the link didnt come up:

two Lane Balck Top at nzmusic:
http://www.nzmusic.com/artist.cfm?i=385

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well Im in a new wellington band called Seraphim
we have a gig @ valve, a venue on vivian street on friday the 16th of Nov. So I'll see u all there 8)

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