<p>My progressive/alternative band is going solid right now, but our guitarist/songwriter wants to stay in LA for college to be close to the center of the music industry. There's a good shot we could get some serious record label attention in the next few months, but I'm not even applying to any schools in LA because, frankly, I'm not the biggest fan of horrendous traffic every day and hot, sunny weather 360 days a year. I was hoping to start a band where I go to school next year, which is probably going to be new england or the chicago area...anyone else in a similar position or interested? (I'm a drummer btw)</p>
<p>I'm a singer...I'm not in a band or anything, but I would encourage you to do what YOU want, not what your guitarist/songwriter wants. Granted there are some great schools in LA, but there are also some great schools in other states and you can get discovered anywhere.</p>
<p>Yeah, I'm a musician. I play guitar in a band and we're doing great. Right now we're still in the writing phase, but hopefully we'll gain attention from there. Sadly, I'm the only one in the band who is serious about going to a good school (rest of them are C/D students), so I really don't know. They'll all probably go to community colleges or state schools, but I definitely want to go to a city for college and hopefully start a serious band there. I'm thinking maybe Los Angeles, New York, or Chicago for college, but not really sure.</p>
<p>Besides being in a band, I also play jazz/classical in a few orchestras and ensembles. I also produce, as I am good with sound engineering, but its nothing big (just some easy money for me).</p>
<p>That's cool. I've always envied guys with sound engineering skills, since I never took the time to learn it myself and wish I could put together better recordings of my solo acoustic songs. Maybe I'll see you in Chicago or NY next year. What schools are you looking at?</p>
<p>I used to be a lead screamer, then I was a singer, then I quit because of high school. Scream band did well locally, but we were really young so nobody took us seriously. A lot of places booked us though because there was a chick lead.</p>
<p>I hope to go back in college and be a screamer or singer again. I also do drums, keyboard, and I'm learning bass.</p>
<p>Best of luck to ya.</p>