Guest Jecklin Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 I started a similar thread this time last year and it seems like a good idea for another. So what have you got planned for 2016? What was good about this year that you want to continue and develop and what will you be changing? 2015 was a good musical year for me: I made the switch from ensemble playing to taking my material out as a solo act and I wish I'd done it sooner! I played in some of my favourite venues at some of my best gigs ever! 2016 will be more of the same, but to a less London centric audience. Bristol, Glasgow and Manchester are all on my radar along with dates in Europe. It will also be a year to write new material - my current music will be out in EP format very soon and I want new music to sit alongside integrated projected visuals I'm developing. finally I'll be launching a musical (micro) business which will make me less reliant on my part time day(night) job. So how about you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mykesbass Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 Get my blues band, which is now settled in nicely, gigging 2/3 times a month, and to see if we can start cracking some better gigs - local festivals, beer festivals etc. instead of just pub gigs. Other target is purely reliant on finances, but is to get a DB and start playing that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GarethFlatlands Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 1) Play a few more gigs with the covers band and make a little extra cash. 2) Finish off the riff ideas and demos I have on my computer and maybe put out a little 4-5 track EP. I'm learning to draw so if I can make my own artwork for it then that'll be a bonus. 3) Either get back up to speed on trumpet (I had an embouchure collapse in August and my playing range more than halved overnight) or find something else to learn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gary mac Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 Just hoping that my body doesn't continue to fall to bits too rapidly and that I'm able to keep gigging for another year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassace Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 Amen to Gary Mac. I'll be 75 in Feb and I just hope my constitution will be up to another year of gigs. I won't be travelling such crazy distances tho. I'll try to knuckle down to some more sustained practice to improve my technique. Oh, and not to buy any more gear - although ten minutes ago I ordered a new preamp at an eye-watering price. But that was still in 2015. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alembic1989 Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 I'm going to put in some serious practice everyday without fail..like I used to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coilte Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 [quote name='bassace' timestamp='1451388606' post='2940015'] I'll be 75 in Feb and I just hope my constitution will be up to another year of gigs. [/quote] I was thinking the same thing, but at a mere 62 years old, you certainly give me inspiration. Good on ya...!!!..to be still gigging at 75. Long may you continue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geek99 Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 Having given a good show at the church OM night with a scratch duo playing a song I've heard twice - I'm intending to go back and smash it again with huge slabs of Precision bass goodness Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Number6 Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 I'm 44 and arthritis is in my neck and shoulders That said i am hoping to put in more practice and learning and aim for a gig a month at least..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lozz196 Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 So far for 2016 we are looking at: 1. Recording our 2nd album (planned for 22 - 24 Jan) 2. Touring our 2nd album (planned for March/April, starting with Another Winter of Discontent Festival at The Boston Arms, London, ending at The Hope & Anchor, London, on St Georges Day) 3. Play The Rebellion Festival for the 2nd year in August And amongst all that try and get some overseas gigs - Germany looking like the most likely at present - and hopfully get to support some more fantastic bands along the way, as we`ve already added a good few "names" to our list already, hoping to further this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Machines Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 1) Join a band with people I find agreeable (this will be the hardest one). 2) Avoid GAS a bit more, there were 3 new basses in 2015 I didn't need (2 outgoing though). 3) Learn more theory, for 12 years of playing bass I know pretty much nothing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger2611 Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 survive the year! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JapanAxe Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 (edited) Last year's goals were to do with depping with lots of bands. Did that In 2 bands for 2016, so looking to make a go of both of those. Edited December 29, 2015 by JapanAxe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spongebob Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 I hope to pretty much continue my current path. My main band has been together since 2012, and with a new drummer in place, we are booking for the year ahead, and will record our 3rd EP of originals (with another one from me!) during the Spring/Summer. I've also got the possibility of some gigs with another band - just some covers stuff, but it's nice to get out and play with as many people as possible. Gear-wise, I'm sorted. Only thing I'm looking forward to is getting my earlier Ricky back, as it is currently undergoing some resto work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yorick Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 New, band, new album to promote. Hopefully a small tour and some select festivals... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickyV Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 My goal last year was to start playing with other people with a view to gigging at some point. 5 piece covers band now established and our first public performance in the bag. The plan for 2016 is to establish ourselves as a regular gigging band. Other than that, improve my theory and sight-reading on bass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RhysP Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 Try & improve my guitar playing. Finish writing a couple of songs that I've hit a brick wall with. Co-write some new songs with people I met in on a songwriting course in Scotland earlier this year. Help a friend of mine with arranging her songs & be involved with the recording of her first EP. Continue to avoid being in a band/gigging. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 (edited) Next year's goals will be to continue improving my theory and reading, learn more disco and funk and help develop my main band, whilst picking up the odd dep gig here and there to play with different people. The singer and guitarist from my main band are planning on doing music professionally in the second half of the year, so will hopefully be busy with a lot of gigs next year, which is good as we're hoping to buy a house in 2016 and everything helps. Edit: also, writing; I've got ideas for a solo project, so need to get them properly worked out and down on tape. Edited December 29, 2015 by Graham Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Froggy Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 By the end of the year I want to be able to sight read music and to see where my new band takes me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickD Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 Last year's big job was to relearn everything with a floating thumb. Took a while but it's second nature now. This year it's a return to playing live which looks on the cards. My proper resolution is to enter the recording challenge at some stage. I've always listened and voted, and I'm just trying to cobble together a tiny kidsafe workspace to have a go myself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skol303 Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 (edited) [quote name='NickD' timestamp='1451416433' post='2940336'] Last year's big job was to relearn everything with a floating thumb. Took a while but it's second nature now. This year it's a return to playing live which looks on the cards. My proper resolution is to enter the recording challenge at some stage. I've always listened and voted, and I'm just trying to cobble together a tiny kidsafe workspace to have a go myself. [/quote] Good on yer Nick! If you need any pointers in getting started then drop us a line in the Rec' forum. Coincidentally I'm planing on switching to floating thumb this year (I currently play with my thumb anchored). Initial practice is already cleaning up my muting technique dramatically... The tricky part is un-learning old habits Practice, practice, practice, etc... Edited December 29, 2015 by Skol303 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Telebass Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 To get more than the two paying gigs I played in 2015. About 60 more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickD Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 [quote name='Skol303' timestamp='1451418338' post='2940360'] Good on yer Nick! If you need any pointers in getting started then drop us a line in the Rec' forum. Coincidentally I'm planing on switching to floating thumb this year (I currently play with my thumb anchored). Initial practice is already cleaning up my muting technique dramatically... The tricky part is un-learning old habits Practice, practice, practice, etc... [/quote] Thanks a lot! Starting with what I have (laptop, midi keyboard with Pre Sonus artist, instruments and a Zoom B3), no sense spending unless I take to it. If I do find the time and inclination to expand I'll definitely be in there with questions... looks like a supportive bunch! Best of luck with the floating thumb. I only play fivers and find it's made me so much cleaner and quicker. I just started working through songs I could already play, starting with the least demanding. I found it came pretty naturally sitting, then I had a bit more work to do when standing. Not sure how long it took as the change took me by surprise... I just realised that anything new I learned, I automatically used floating thumb... job done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Painy Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 I used to sight read when I played piano as a young kid but lost it completely when I gave up playing (my dad, who was a professional piano tutor, taught me from 4 years old until my parents split up when I was 8). By the time I started playing bass at 14 I'd pretty much forgotten how to read altogether so I've always played by ear or used tab. This year I plan to work on getting my sight reading back up to speed (with the added bonus of being able to focus on the bass clef) and to really brush up on my theory along the way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blue Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 Hoping our 11th year as a 70s style rock & blues band continues. 2016 gigs are rolling in at a rapid pace. Last year we relied on call ins and existing business, I want to focus on New business in 2016. Blue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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