Session Musician

... and another one bites the dust ...

If I cant get a decent income from a band,them I'm gonna be a bartender.Well I'll still have bands and stuff,but mixing drinks and talking to chiks will be my day job.
Ive come to the conclusion the I'm too lazy to learn anything worthwhile like engineering,since I suck at math and would find no pleasure sitting in a corner soldering circuit boards or tapping away html and java for a living.

just thought id jump in here and say hello since this is my first post...my name is paul and i live in malibu calif...im a guitarist...peace...PJS

Paul, i want to move in with you, lol.

I have always wanted to live in Malibu. I plan on moving to CA at some point.

Welcome to the board :)

I was a scence musician for bands at clubs when i was younger. Only did it a coupel times though, i was still in school at the time. I would skip school do do this,lol.

If someone in their band didnt show up, i would step in. It helped alot with my music reading, and my social skills. As far as getting along with people, and taking directions. it gave me some experince as well.

Is it possible to be a part-time studio musician for the fun and experience?

depends on your connections. if the owner or the producer is a friend of yours that might work. he might let you in for a few sessions just to give it a try. i love studiowork, because i learn soo much when i do it. its perfect ear training since i dont give a damn about the harmonic structre of the song i gotta record. i listen to it once and then two or 3 takes - thats it. best stuff cut together and its done.

This is cool. The more I find out about this, the more I'm looking at doing it just to comtinue learning about music, rather than doing it as "the musical career" or whatever. In any case, it still sounds like fun.