musician’s cooperative

by E.D. Kain

So I’m a musician when I’m not a blogger or a worker or a father or a husband (etc.)  In other words, I’m a very part-time musician.  Indeed, while I’ve gotten better over the years, at the same time my output has dwindled.  So I was jamming with a friend last night and an idea struck me.  In my hometown we have lots and lots of local musicians, but no recording studio.  Why not start a musician’s cooperative?  We have community gardens.  We have a population very into being a community especially downtown.  Has anyone heard of such a project?  Does anyone know of any resources on how to start co-0ps?  I also want to start a local currency, but that’s a story for another time….

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3 comments

1 Mike at The Big Stick { 07.15.09 at 10:45 am }

We self-produced a bluegrass album in my brother’s basement over the course of a year on cheap software with rented equipment and a couple of decent computers. The only cost was editing and there are a lot of people here that will do it on the cheap. Granted, Louisville has a huge music scene, but with technology going the way it is, it’s easy to pull these things off as a DIY project.

2 Max { 07.17.09 at 2:13 pm }

When I was still in Jerusalem, I lived across the square from a terrific artists’ coop called Barbur (Swan). I believe they did some recording there once in awhile — you could contact them at their website: http://www.barbur.org/

Really, all you need to get going is a space. Do you have a basement with an exterior door?

E.D. Kain
July 17th, 2009 at 2:15 pm

Heh. I have a tiny two-bedroom apartment. But I may have some other space-options. I mean, we jam out in a garage right now. But I’m thinking bigger – like a studio space with high quality equipment. We have so many musicians here I think it might be doable.