Post #291018 by DJ Terence Gunn on Sun, Mar 11, 2007 8:18 AM

I wish you success in your endeavor, TT!

There was a similar group in Seattle in the late 1990s (during the end of the Lounge craze here), called Johnny Astro, that were quite good. The founder of the group still does stuff under that name, I think, but only hires session folks now and plays only corporate functions, weddings, etc.

In the past I've put together two such groups, similar to what you're trying to put together, and it was a very difficult task, indeed, to find the right musicians, let alone musicians who love that kind of music and would be willing to spend time playing it. Needless to say the groups didn't last long, and had a good deal of musician turn-over.

I'm a percussionist (and reluctant trap set player) very much interested in that style of music, and a year or two ago tried to put such a group together again, but to no avail. Now I'm focusing on putting together an instrumental Lounge & Exotica group, and am facing the same problems.