musician’s cooperative

by Erik Kain on July 15, 2009

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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Erik Kain is a blogger and freelance writer. Currently he serves as Editor-in-Chief of The League of Ordinary Gentlemen and writes a tech blog at Forbes. Visit his politics blog here. He can be found occasionally composing 140 character cultural analysis on Twitter. His writing has appeared in The Atlantic, The National Review, The Washington Examiner, and the now-defunct True/Slant. You can also contact him via email.

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1 Mike at The Big Stick July 15, 2009 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 July 17, 2009 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?

3 E.D. Kain July 17, 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.