[Harp-L] Re: asking to sit in

[Ray Beltran <raybeltran@xxxxxxx>]

And the reality is, the band always has a bigger picture in mind than  
just making music. At least with me and my band, anyway.

I want to make sure I put on a professional performance. If I start  
having people sit in, unless they are top guns, it's gonna look  
amateurish.

I want to be asked back by the club owners. I want mo' gigs. I want to  
establish an identity to the band, and when someone else comes up and  
particularly does their number, I'm no longer presenting "my band."

And the top guns understand, since they have gigs of their own, that  
there is no guarantee for them to be invited due to their presence.  
Vice versa. I'm cool with that.

Keep in mind, there are nights when all the mojo is working just  
right, crowd is going crazy, and there may just be room for that guy.  
You really have to evaluate each situation.

But by and large, that is my policy. And I'm stickin' to it.

Ray.



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On Aug 4, 2011, at 12:09 PM, John Sturm wrote:

> Ray said.."Git yer own"  Best advice of all.... Nothing worse then  
> booking a gig and having someone sit there all night on the edge of  
> there seat hoping to get up with the band.
> Do what they did, approach the owner, agree on a price, shlep all of  
> your gear in,
> set up, do a sound check and play. It will be much more rewarding.  
> Just my humble opinion.
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> > From: raybeltran@xxxxxxx
> > To: harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx
> > Date: Thu, 4 Aug 2011 11:37:21 -0700
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> > Subject: [Harp-L] Re: asking to sit in
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> > Yup, what Buzz said.
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> > I'll let them know I play in simple conversation. But I don't push  
> it.
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> > It ain't my gig. It's their gig. Git yer own.
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> > Ray.
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> > > Message: 9
> > > Date: Thu, 04 Aug 2011 11:46:36 -0500
> > > From: buzz krantz <buzzo@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > Subject: Re: [Harp-L] asking to sit in
> > > To: Robert Hale <robert@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > Cc: harp-L list <harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx>
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> > > I never ask. It's cool to let them know you can play. If they want
> > > they can ask you. If they let you sit in do your thing, thank the
> > > band
> > > & get the hell out of the way. I almost always refuse to let  
> people
> > > who
> > > ask sit in unless I know them.
> > > buzz
> >