May 1, 2021

Work talk. Not using good mics today. Demo talk. How to practice/play more during these meet ups. Luke debuts “Work harder,” discussion. Ryan - Playing with a pick vs. fingers. Luke - GarageBand is like a whole other instrument. Ryan - these aren’t demos, these are the real thing in progress. Luke - studios have the gear to get the sounds. Ryan - release 1 song at a time. Luke - release singles ahead of an album. Not gonna release shit that sounds amateur. Go live on these meetings so people can follow along. Artists always want to release shit right now instead of setting it up. We gotta be patient, this is our 4 month anniversary as a band. Where can we go to find listeners. Ryan’s been off social media for years. Ryan’s a videographer. Luke’s down to leverage his skills + network. Be everywhere all the time. We’re doing this backwards, lots of strategy talk, demos instead of jamming. How many songs do we have - 23 works in progress, 10 far along. How hard should we be working on demos in GarageBand. Business formation discussion. Luke Jams. A label manager and a videographer. Luke wants to pay homage to our roots. Indie Radio. Luke’s rise in Columbia music scene. The Echo. Work with people + venues that we like + want to spend time with. Old songs that were never finished. Collaborating on parts in garageband. Band name discussion. Luke guitar improv, “Work Harder.” Vaccine update. Ryan performs “Rent Free” - guitar + vox, then discussion. Ryan’s writing group performs material out loud as a group, instead of reading privately. Luke: “I don’t really like to be organized in art.” Luke performs “Ambra Cadabra” then discussion. Ryan performs “Lady Luck,” Luke shows lead guitar idea. Uploading voice memos. Luke performs 12 string song ideas + discussion. Getting together every few months, vaccines. Listen to voice memo - “Sweet sliding blues fill on 12 string” + discuss. Ryan plays a little bit of “Walk Right In” on guitar. Ryan performs “Dark Night” on guitar + vox, Luke shows idea for bass part, discuss. Upcoming schedule. https://www.youtube.com/@RyanThousand https://www.instagram.com/ryan.thousand https://www.youtube.com/@TheStoicks https://www.instagram.com/thestoicks 210501 - ep 107