The frustrations Of A One Women Band

trueblue22 · 05-13-2011, 11:10 AM

One women band with the stress of mainstream bull!
Hey everyone,
My name is Danielle I am from PA. I feel the need to vent over the mainstream monkey that runs around with luck and complete acceptance. I will not sell my soul for fame, or change who I am!!!!
I have been writing music for years… and I mean years. I feel my main inspirations have been Zack De La Rocha, Anthony Kiedis, Mike Patton, Pj Harvey, Trent Reznor, and Josh Homme along with their band mates.
As a one women band and the only being who has touched my tracks (writing, performing, mixing and recording, anything under the sun) I have been screwed by fate, for now!
As a women who has been a lyricist in my shower, while I do dishes, gardening…. You get the point, I have nothing to show for the hours I exposed myself to and feel I have wasted away in the process. Why did I decide to by a guitar, a keyboard, an MRS8 and sing my soul off? I don’t know.
Today , walking around and not experimenting with new sounds, people of the same musical likeness and just feeling it, is like me pretending to be something I am not, a cat claiming to be a dog or a mouse acting like a horse. I feel trapped in my body, just dying to get out. Then, I get down on myself… asking am I delusional? Why would a girl like me ever get anywhere. No contacts, no known fame, nothing. Then I remember my sadness as a child and how I always ended up with a pen and paper writing some rhyming words… must be that ocd, because I can only write in rhymes. Or maybe I was a singer, songwriter in another life. That could be why the thought is comforting not nerve wrenching. Whatever the reality, it sucks. At 28, do I throw it all away?
Maybe not yet… A few yrs ago I posted about 3 songs on a worldwide site where fellow musicians reviewed it and so on. To my surprise I got a lot of perfect scores, some saying things like I would be huge in the UK. Where does that leave me? I also sparked interest with some other far away lands. I speak the truth in my words. Life is so dark man, so dark. But.. am I cool enough for the US? Who knows!
My other inspirational experience was when FNM’S Bill Gould was nice enough to give me a listen. What a great guy, seriously! He said “It was not what he was expecting in a good way” he understood it.
Over the years, sure enough.. More people became interested. But I don’t have a lawyer, no a&r person.. No money. So what do I do? May we find out some day soon.

[EDIT: NO ADVERTISING AND SELF PROMOTION PLEASE]

~~[MERIT]~~ · 05-13-2011, 01:32 PM

All musicians started off being nameless and faceless, then worked hard and made a name for themselves.

If you've been doing it for an extremely long time and still haven't seen any progression in your career, I would suggest either finding a new career or changing your approach.

Progression is part of music. It doesn't mean that you have to sell your soul to the devil and pretend to be something that you're not. But if you've been playing the same music for years and gotten nowhere, it's obvious that your current formula for making music is lacking something and needs to be changed.

DoctorSoft · 05-13-2011, 04:59 PM

You gotta giv'r.

Urban Hat€monger ? · 05-13-2011, 05:10 PM

Act slutty in a video

Engine · 05-13-2011, 05:34 PM

"Women" is plural.

Neapolitan · 05-13-2011, 07:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Engine

"Women" is plural.

no career advice?

**Scarlett O'Hara** · 05-13-2011, 08:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Engine

"Women" is plural.

Exactly, reading this drove me crazy.

Meh.

Neapolitan · 05-13-2011, 09:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Vanilla

Quote:

Originally Posted by Engine

"Women" is plural.

Exactly, reading this drove me crazy.

Meh.

In her defense she is a women whose multi-tasking, and is under a lot of stress.

Quote:

Originally Posted by trueblue22

One women band with the stress of mainstream bull! ...
(writing, performing, mixing and recording, anything under the sun)

The Batlord · 05-14-2011, 11:42 AM

Burning Down · 05-14-2011, 11:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Batlord

Was there supposed to be something posted there?

05-13-2011, 11:10 AM	#1 (permalink)
trueblue22 Groupie Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 0	The frustrations Of A One Women Band One women band with the stress of mainstream bull! Hey everyone, My name is Danielle I am from PA. I feel the need to vent over the mainstream monkey that runs around with luck and complete acceptance. I will not sell my soul for fame, or change who I am!!!! I have been writing music for years… and I mean years. I feel my main inspirations have been Zack De La Rocha, Anthony Kiedis, Mike Patton, Pj Harvey, Trent Reznor, and Josh Homme along with their band mates. As a one women band and the only being who has touched my tracks (writing, performing, mixing and recording, anything under the sun) I have been screwed by fate, for now! As a women who has been a lyricist in my shower, while I do dishes, gardening…. You get the point, I have nothing to show for the hours I exposed myself to and feel I have wasted away in the process. Why did I decide to by a guitar, a keyboard, an MRS8 and sing my soul off? I don’t know. Today , walking around and not experimenting with new sounds, people of the same musical likeness and just feeling it, is like me pretending to be something I am not, a cat claiming to be a dog or a mouse acting like a horse. I feel trapped in my body, just dying to get out. Then, I get down on myself… asking am I delusional? Why would a girl like me ever get anywhere. No contacts, no known fame, nothing. Then I remember my sadness as a child and how I always ended up with a pen and paper writing some rhyming words… must be that ocd, because I can only write in rhymes. Or maybe I was a singer, songwriter in another life. That could be why the thought is comforting not nerve wrenching. Whatever the reality, it sucks. At 28, do I throw it all away? Maybe not yet… A few yrs ago I posted about 3 songs on a worldwide site where fellow musicians reviewed it and so on. To my surprise I got a lot of perfect scores, some saying things like I would be huge in the UK. Where does that leave me? I also sparked interest with some other far away lands. I speak the truth in my words. Life is so dark man, so dark. But.. am I cool enough for the US? Who knows! My other inspirational experience was when FNM’S Bill Gould was nice enough to give me a listen. What a great guy, seriously! He said “It was not what he was expecting in a good way” he understood it. Over the years, sure enough.. More people became interested. But I don’t have a lawyer, no a&r person.. No money. So what do I do? May we find out some day soon. [EDIT: NO ADVERTISING AND SELF PROMOTION PLEASE]

05-13-2011, 05:10 PM	#4 (permalink)
Urban Hat€monger ? The Sexual Intellectual Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Somewhere cooler than you Posts: 18,605	Act slutty in a video __________________ Urb's RYM Stuff Most people sell their soul to the devil, but the devil sells his soul to Nick Cave.

05-13-2011, 05:34 PM	#5 (permalink)
Engine air quote Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: pollen & mold Posts: 3,108	"Women" is plural. __________________ Like an arrow, I was only passing through.

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05-13-2011, 01:32 PM	#2 (permalink)
~~[MERIT]~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Missouri, USA Posts: 4,814	All musicians started off being nameless and faceless, then worked hard and made a name for themselves. If you've been doing it for an extremely long time and still haven't seen any progression in your career, I would suggest either finding a new career or changing your approach. Progression is part of music. It doesn't mean that you have to sell your soul to the devil and pretend to be something that you're not. But if you've been playing the same music for years and gotten nowhere, it's obvious that your current formula for making music is lacking something and needs to be changed.

05-13-2011, 04:59 PM	#3 (permalink)
DoctorSoft Rocket Appliances Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 1,335	You gotta giv'r.