Brian Brewer Formerly of Cheyene
Introduction: Brian Brewer was one of original touring members of Cheyenne. I always had a blast hanging out and talking to him when Cheyenne would come to Kansas City with the band. He is no longer playing in the band but that is what is fun about this series.
How have you been spending your days?
I think I am pretty much done playing in bands. It started to be a pattern, I would be asked to join a band, I would give them warning about not wanting/being able to tour, they accept, it becomes a problem down the road. I have a career in the IT field, I currently am the Video Conference Administrator for a large law firm in Portland. I have always put my career and paying bills before any idea of a music career. Had I not taken a student loan, or learned the benefits of a savings account, health care, normal working hours, and being home all the time, I might have done more in the music field. I am also unsure about the passion. I love listening to music. I can be passionate about a song or an album. But playing music seemed more like a technical exercise most of the time for me. There were occasions where it really seemed to be a way of expressing myself in a cathartic performance, but those were not the norm. I also am not the type to sit around and play the guitar at home, never really have been. Again, i don’t think I have the passion for it that others do. I think trying to be a “professional” musician is a very risky gamble. You have to be willing to be broke as hell for a long time, possibly for your lifetime. I was never comfortable with that. Congratulations if you read this far.
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The Record Machine is just days away from launching our new website. We are really excited about it. We will send out an email update as soon as it goes up. We also have a lot of tricks up our sleeves right now.
Mike had an interview in the KC Star about the label. You can check it out here.
Please go here and vote for The Winston Jazz Routine and Cheyenne if you saw them at Cornerstone. We would love to crack the top 100 if possible.
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So the Kansas City Star had an article on labels from Kansas City. We were lucky enough to be featured in it.
Cornerstone was a blast. We met a lot of really great people there. We want to thank everyone that come out to the showcases. We had really great turnouts. Both Cheyenne and The Winston Jazz Routine did great jobs. I think we will be back next year in some capacity.
The show that we put together at The Record Bar was a sucess. We want to thank every last one of you that came out. It was a great end to Cheyenne’s summer tour. It was really good to see so many familar faces. The Billions and Kelpie were great. We are so sad to see Kelpie go.
We have some merch left over from cornerstone. We will try to get up on the store soon. If you want one of the shirts and we don’t have your size email us (info@therecordmachine.net) and we will try to get some new ones made soon.
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So the Kansas City Star had an article on labels from Kansas City. We were lucky enough to be featured in it.
Cornerstone was a blast. We met a lot of really great people there. We want to thank everyone that come out to the showcases. We had really great turnouts. Both Cheyenne and The Winston Jazz Routine did great jobs. I think we will be back next year in some capacity.
The show that we put together at The Record Bar was a sucess. We want to thank every last one of you that came out. It was a great end to Cheyenne’s summer tour. It was really good to see so many familar faces. The Billions and Kelpie were great. We are so sad to see Kelpie go.
We have some merch left over from cornerstone. We will try to get up on the store soon. If you want one of the shirts and we don’t have your size email us (info@therecordmachine.net) and we will try to get some new ones made soon.
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Cheyenne is heading out for a tour across the midwest. If you look at the Cheyenne page you can see all the dates. Check out Cheyenne’s Myspace. They have been showing off demos from their next record. We are really excited to hear what they have been working on.
The Winston Jazz Routine are also working on their next record. You can check out a song on their Myspace.
Both bands will be playing at the Cornerstone Music Festival.
The Winston Jazz Routine play Thursday July 6th @ 2:30 on The Decapolis Stage.
Cheyenne play Friday July 7th @ 1:00 on The Decapolis Stage.
Last but not least The Record Machine presents Cheyenne at the Record Bar on July 9th with our good friends Kelpie and The Billions. The show is 18+ and it starts at 9:00
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