Hi David,

First, I assume there are some people that have the time to listen to most of the songs that are posted.

That is something I don't have the time or will take the time to do. I have a serious interest in music but I also have many other things that I like to do.

There is a wide variation in skill sets among the people who post here. Some of us have a very limited understanding of all this home studio world technology. Some of us are not even musicians, to begin with.

Put all that in one pot and it sort of turns into a jam session. There is such a thing as a Pro jam session where one needs to be invited to play but that is a bit too exclusive for this site.

The comments in the User Showcase have the tendency to be of the "Attaboy" type. I think for the most part people are trying to be kind.

The whole BIAB concept tries to provide a place for all levels of musical ability and interest.

The forum provides a place to ask questions, both serious and frivolous. It is a place to escape the isolation most of us feel, something to feel a part of.

I think it would be difficult to get many people to buy into the idea of "You really wouldn't join in such conversations unless you yourself were posting songs that you obviously had put a lot of work into and had also established yourself as a trusted and trustworthy mentor of others."

I personally would like to see something like you are proposing even if I were not qualified to join in.
That is just me David and I would guess I would most likely be in the minority. I wish it would be on Zoom live and in color...lol

I would love to have a place to go to where I could ask serious questions. I would love to be able to ask if someone could play a piano part. I would love to have a place where I could say I have an idea for a song. Anyone here interested in working together on this?

We had a site like that in Dallas, Texas but it only lasted a couple of years. It was generally for local musicians, many of which knew each other and got to play together live.

I have listened to a lot of your songs. You do good work and it is obvious you have some serious training.

All the best,

Billy

“Amazing! I’ll be working with Jaco Pastorius, Charlie Parker, Art Tatum, and Buddy Rich, and you’re telling me it’s not that great of a gig?
“Well…” Saint Peter, hesitated, “God’s got this girlfriend who thinks she can sing…”