Okay, so we said give us questions and we will get you answers. This is one question that we need help with. It was not directed to anyone specifically, so we will have to survey our loyal listeners, readers and of course… we will get some feedback from people in the industry.
“How do you define ‘beach music band’?” – If they have a song on the beach music charts, are they a beach music band or artist? If they play in the beach music clubs, are they a beach music artist? Do you, as a band or artist, welcome the tag “beach music band’ or do you tell people you are not a beach music band, but play some beach music songs. If you play in a beach music festival, should you be a beach music band? We would love to know what you think!
We will play another 3 hours of the best music in the world on The Edge Radio Show today at Shag City USA while we watch the comments and facebook posts to see what you think about this question. Look for responses from some of the artists that we think are beach music bands.
Friday Edition of The Edge Radio Show starts at 9AM
How do you define beach music band?
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Hard question and an equally difficult answer. I am not sure that there are any bands existing today that can be considered 100% beach music. If there are, they are definitely not in it to make money. There are venues such as clubs that prefer all or almost all beach music to be played, but most if not all of such venues cannot afford to pay top dollar. All bands that want to play private gigs for premium prices must have a varied repertoire of which beach music can be an integral part. From a definition perspective, and it is certainly not cut and dry, I would think that a band that books multiple public venues that are considered beach music clubs/nights/parties etc. and/or release the bulk of their new music into what would be considered the beach music genre could be referred to as a beach music band. A group that releases say one song here and there in the genre but does not really pursue what would be considered beach music bookings would not be called a beach music band.