musician’s cooperative
So I’m a musician when I’m not a blogger or a worker or a father or a husband (etc.) In other words, I’m a very part-time musician. Indeed, while I’ve gotten better over the years, at the same time my output has dwindled. So I was jamming with a friend last night and an idea struck me. In my hometown we have lots and lots of local musicians, but no recording studio. Why not start a musician’s cooperative? We have community gardens. We have a population very into being a community especially downtown. Has anyone heard of such a project? Does anyone know of any resources on how to start co-0ps? I also want to start a local currency, but that’s a story for another time….
We self-produced a bluegrass album in my brother’s basement over the course of a year on cheap software with rented equipment and a couple of decent computers. The only cost was editing and there are a lot of people here that will do it on the cheap. Granted, Louisville has a huge music scene, but with technology going the way it is, it’s easy to pull these things off as a DIY project.Report
When I was still in Jerusalem, I lived across the square from a terrific artists’ coop called Barbur (Swan). I believe they did some recording there once in awhile — you could contact them at their website: http://www.barbur.org/
Really, all you need to get going is a space. Do you have a basement with an exterior door?Report
Heh. I have a tiny two-bedroom apartment. But I may have some other space-options. I mean, we jam out in a garage right now. But I’m thinking bigger – like a studio space with high quality equipment. We have so many musicians here I think it might be doable.Report