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LYON music scene

Last activity 22 December 2011 by yomanite

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yomanite

Good morning,
Paris is generally seen as the musical (and artistic) capital of France, what about Lyon?
Are there many live venues/concert halls/festivals and opportunities to be a freelance musician?

thanks

Francesco

rockyn2020

Hello,

I came to Lyon in July and was wondering about the same thing. Lucky enough I found an awesome group to play with and we already have a busy lineup of performances. Maybe it's easier for me as a drummer out of New York and maybe solo artist are harder to sell here in Lyon. However, try Zinkif they have listings and stuff.

My bands name is Be My Doll if you are interested.


What instrument and what style of music do you play?

yomanite

Cool, I'll check out your band right away. I'm a keyboard player and I play various stuff in between jazz-rock-funk-pop but I'm into electronica as well so I like synths and beats.

But i'd do anything as a session musician, live comping/recording for singers, jingles, theaters...hopefully getting paid a bit ahah

Do you think there's a fertile scene for that or should I try Paris? I suppose the singer/songwriter scene must be huge in France so I could start creepin' in as a supporting player

PS: couldn't find Zinkif

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