Hand Percussionists in Tampa/St. Pete for Working Exotica Group - Tiki Music

K kountzyro Member Brooklyn, NY Joined: Jul 02, 2008 Posts: 49	K kountzyro Posted posted on Sun, Jul 6, 2008 1:57 PM I used to live in Tampa back in the '90's and would have loved to have a band like you describe around back then. I pretty much kick started the whole Tampa Lounge scene with my DJ collective, The Deep Lounge Experience, at The Castle, The Rubb, and Frankie's Patio in Ybor City. It was a fun scene while it lasted. Later though my Lounge Music offerings were eclipsed by the "Swing" movement and while I had some fun putting those gigs together, at the Masquerade, SugarPalm Club, and Storman's Palace the narrow dance-centered playlists and tastes of that crowd eventually became far too constricting for my eclectic proclivities, but, man, those swing gigs sure payed well! But I ramble... I hope you get this band up and running to your satisfaction! I'll notify my ol' skool lounge posse to be on the lookout. Keep me posted, I'm in the area a couple times a year and would LOVE to check you guys out. My friend, Dadia, who runs Orbit 19 Lounge/Universal Liquors up in Holiday FL. on US 19, is a HUGE tiki-phile. If you get your act together, she'd most likely give you a gig, probably throwing an exotica flavored theme party around it! Good Luck! [ Edited by: kountzyro 2008-07-06 14:15 ]

I used to live in Tampa back in the '90's and would have loved to have a band like you describe around back then. I pretty much kick started the whole Tampa Lounge scene with my DJ collective, The Deep Lounge Experience, at The Castle, The Rubb, and Frankie's Patio in Ybor City. It was a fun scene while it lasted. Later though my Lounge Music offerings were eclipsed by the "Swing" movement and while I had some fun putting those gigs together, at the Masquerade, SugarPalm Club, and Storman's Palace the narrow dance-centered playlists and tastes of that crowd eventually became far too constricting for my eclectic proclivities, but, man, those swing gigs sure payed well!

But I ramble... I hope you get this band up and running to your satisfaction! I'll notify my ol' skool lounge posse to be on the lookout.

Keep me posted, I'm in the area a couple times a year and would LOVE to check you guys out.

My friend, Dadia, who runs Orbit 19 Lounge/Universal Liquors up in Holiday FL. on US 19, is a HUGE tiki-phile. If you get your act together, she'd most likely give you a gig, probably throwing an exotica flavored theme party around it!

Good Luck!

[ Edited by: kountzyro 2008-07-06 14:15 ]

Post #391960 by kountzyro on Sun, Jul 6, 2008 1:57 PM