Southern Missouri Musicians Network

A place to network with other real musicians and enjoy yourself !!

Music

Loading…

Forum

Earl Knapp Jr. ~  Site Owner

How to refine your tone and sound and help your next studio visit.

Started by Earl Knapp Jr. ~ Site Owner in Uncategorized Jan 27.

Earl Knapp Jr. ~  Site Owner

Our Star Members for the Month

Started by Earl Knapp Jr. ~ Site Owner in Our Star members of the Week Jan 23.

Earl Knapp Jr. ~  Site Owner

Equipment Trading Corner 4 Replies

Started by Earl Knapp Jr. ~ Site Owner in Uncategorized. Last reply by Eddie Mac Jan 23.

Earl Knapp Jr. ~  Site Owner

Bass Guitar Talk 2 Replies

Started by Earl Knapp Jr. ~ Site Owner in Uncategorized. Last reply by Steve Cole Feb 5.

Earl Knapp Jr. ~  Site Owner

Keyboard Corner. 2 Replies

Started by Earl Knapp Jr. ~ Site Owner in Uncategorized. Last reply by Mike Knapp Nov. 10, 2009.

Earl Knapp Jr. ~  Site Owner

Drummers Corner 2 Replies

Started by Earl Knapp Jr. ~ Site Owner in Uncategorized. Last reply by Roger Dodge Flugher Jan 9.

Earl Knapp Jr. ~  Site Owner

Open Mic Jam Sessions 10 Replies

Started by Earl Knapp Jr. ~ Site Owner in Uncategorized. Last reply by Earl Knapp Jr. ~ Site Owner Oct. 20, 2009.

Paul Valenti

Where have all the FIDDLE players gone? 1 Reply

Started by Paul Valenti in Uncategorized. Last reply by Jerry Bull May. 21, 2009.

Earl Knapp Jr. ~  Site Owner

Sound Reinforcement talk. 4 Replies

Started by Earl Knapp Jr. ~ Site Owner in Uncategorized. Last reply by Earl Knapp Jr. ~ Site Owner May. 21, 2009.

Earl Knapp Jr. ~  Site Owner

Steel Guitar Forums 2 Replies

Started by Earl Knapp Jr. ~ Site Owner in Uncategorized. Last reply by Hank Ruf May. 19, 2009.

Visit Kevin Dunn at Mercenary Studio



Visit them on Myspace at;
www.myspace.com/mercenarystudio

or call :417-527-9294

We highly endorse this studio here at S.M.M.N. !


My Facebook page



Earl Knapp Jr
Earl Knapp Jr
Create Your Badge
____________________________
We now have a Facebook page for The New Spur Band ! Come join us and visit on our new page.

My Catfish Site

My new URL for my site is now
www.CatfishOutlaws.proboards.com

Be sure to search with Google. Yahoo won't find it yet.
It is still the place to get to the Catfish Outlaws forums. Come and join for free if you like to fish for catfish or just see some pictures of some nice fish. Look forward to seeing you there ! Earl.
______________________________

Help your band out by Joining these sites for gigs and musicians for free !
www.bandmix.com
www.gigleader.com

New Spur uses both of these services and have gotten gigs and found band players there also. Very useful for musicians!
_________________________

Here is a link for some Hot Texas Red Dirt Music. This is one of the best internet radio stations I've heard to date and some hilarious commercials !

http://www.noproblemranch.com/playing.html?buster=0.3172337498207948'
________________________

Here is the place to get your country music lyrics with tablature and chords. They have a great selection of songs. I find my words for country songs here every time.

http://www.cowboylyrics.com
-------------------------------------------------------------
Here is a link for one of the areas very best country swing bands. The Jazzabillies feature Jimmy and Starla Queen ,Ronnie Blecher, Lonnie Patterson, Scotty Henderson and Dave Owens. Give them a look here and we are sure you will like what you hear !


www.jazzabillies.net
____________________________
Here is a link for a national radio show that delves into the roots of "Honky Tonk" music with interviews with some of our hero's from country music. It's called "HonkyTonks, Hymns and the Blues".They have stories from the archives on how they got started and the real gravy on what it was like !

http://www.honkytonks.org/
------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------- Here is a new site that helps bands book a tour WITHOUT the use of any agents. They have lots of tips on touring for new bands and also a database for gig swapping with other bands in other cities. Just pick your path on the state map and start picking your venues from their listings (complete with phone numbers !) A nice site for bands wanting to tour ! www.indieonthemove.com -------------------------------------------------
Here is a cool site I found that advertises your band and you can also enter your songs in contests and apply for spots in concerts and gigs across the country. You can upload songs , pictures and links there easily.It's a pretty nice site for your group. Here's the link :

http://www.ourstage.com
 

Welcome Everyone to our site and we hope you enjoy and post often !

Welcome to all ! We hope you get some use from this site and we encourage you to post often and all you want. We also urge you to invite more of your friends to join. The more members we get , the more info we will get also. So feel free to start a new discussion or just put up a new blog for us to read ! Add your pictures and your songs or videos for us all to enjoy. This is also a good place to look for a new band member or to advertise yourself for hire. You can also buy or sell equipment here. To add your Biography simply go to your page and just add your text where the page says "Add Text" in the middle of the page. Anyway , we hope you like our little site and help us grow. Thanks . Earl Knapp ~ Site Owner and guitarist for The New Spur Band.

WE SUPPORT LIVE MUSIC EXCLUSIVELY !! JUST SAY NO TO KARAYUCKY AND D.J.s !!!!

Create your own banner at mybannermaker.com!

______________________________________________________________________

Blog Posts

Sarah Dunn

Sarah's New Songs

Hey everyone here at SMMN! I hope everyone's weekend was great! Mine sure was! I was able to get down to Branson and record a few songs at a place called Mercenary Studio. The sound was crisp and clear, and the equipment is truly the best of the best. (So you local artists, check it out!) Anyway, I'm very excited, because I'm going to have some new songs to post soon! I am looking forward to getting some feedback from all my friends here online.
I'm also looking forward to playing my next sh
Continue

Posted by Sarah Dunn on February 8, 2010 at 11:04am — 1 Comment

Mike Knapp

Looking for Musicians for our Church

Before you dismiss this offhand, consider that this ain't your grandma's church! We are at Lake of the Ozarks and we play rockin' music. We already have a couple of good players and a dynamite singer. Sorry to say we can't pay anything yet, but are willing to consider a stipend as the church grows. We are a brand new church just starting up, and we're aiming for a young and energetic group. For more info check out our site here and shoot… Continue

Posted by Mike Knapp on February 4, 2010 at 10:18am

Earl Knapp Jr. ~  Site Owner

We just created a "Group" on Facebook for SMMN !

Now you can join us on Facebook too. We have created a "Group" category for our site to help bolster our membership. We are fast becoming the largest musicians networking site around this area. At the rate we are going I expect us to be at 500 members by the year end. Thanks to you all for helping us grow and to be more helpful and informative. I do this all for my fellow musicians ! ~ Earl Knapp Jr.~ Site administrator.

Posted by Earl Knapp Jr. ~ Site Owner on January 31, 2010 at 9:56pm — 1 Comment

Earl Knapp Jr. ~  Site Owner

Recording tips to help your sound.

I just posted some helpful tips I got from a friend of mine about helping your studio sounds. It is in our forums. Check it out, it may just make your next studio trip more productive !

Posted by Earl Knapp Jr. ~ Site Owner on January 27, 2010 at 2:30pm

Cool Beenz

Cool Beenz @ Flatcreek Resort Bar & Grill Feb. 13th Showtime: 9:00pm

Don't miss this party band!

Posted by Cool Beenz on January 24, 2010 at 8:37am

JR Davis

Events for The New Spur Band



Posted by JR Davis on January 17, 2010 at 8:51am

Earl Knapp Jr. ~  Site Owner

Giant Jam Session at the Eldorado Springs Eagles Lodge on March 13th

We will be hosting a big Jam session from 2:pm til 6 pm on March 13th at Eldorado Springs Eagles Lodge for all country musicians interested. After the jam New Spur will be playing from 8 pm til Midnight for a dance. We hope you all try to come out . We already have quite a few guys coming to play. This will be a fun time for all country lovers. Hope to see ya there.

Posted by Earl Knapp Jr. ~ Site Owner on January 13, 2010 at 11:40pm

littlefield

new music

have some songs uploaded on my page....just a so-so recording..but it'll give ya some idea wat we sound like..we seem to be having trouble capturing our live sound..but it'll come...hope you enjoy it...would appreciate any feedback...thanks paul.....bands name is....LITTLEFIELD....

Posted by littlefield on January 10, 2010 at 1:23pm

Photos

Loading…

Latest Activity

41 minutes ago
1 hour ago
Dane Estok and don brown joined Southern Missouri Musicians Network
9 hours ago
March 20, 2010 at 8pm to March 21, 2010 at 12am
New Spur will be Rockin The Rocky Ridge Saloon on March 20th with some Bad to the bone Cowbilly music. Or "Bovine Jazz" as we call it !
22 hours ago
Sarah Dunn added a blog post
Hey everyone here at SMMN! I hope everyone's weekend was great! Mine sure was! I was able to get down to Branson and record a few songs at a place called Mercenary Studio. The sound was crisp and clear, and the equipment is truly the best of the bes…
yesterday
Steve Cole added 2 photos
on Sunday
Steve Cole added 2 events
on Sunday
on Sunday
Charlie Fowler is now a member of Southern Missouri Musicians Network
on Saturday
on Friday
on Friday
Kenny Burford, Kimberly Carlton, Steve Cole and 2 more joined Southern Missouri Musicians Network
on Friday
on Friday
on Friday
I live in Branson, but if the gigs pay well enough & I'm not booked..will be happy to fill in in an emergency.
on Friday
on Thursday
on Thursday
Steve Cole added an event
4-Play at Dockside Pub at Dockside Pub
February 13, 2010 at 9pm to February 14, 2010 at 1am
Come out & support Branson's newest rockin' band 4-Play on our 3rd show since forming earlier this year!
on Thursday
Steve Cole added 8 photos
on Thursday
on Thursday
 
 

Badge

Loading…

Events

Some of our Favorite Links


Here is a great site from one of our new members Kimberly Carlton called Branson Nightlife ! This is a very good site to use to advertise your group in the Ozarks. Be sure and give it a look !
http://www.bransonnightlife.com



This is for my brothers church at L.O.Z. Give them a look !
http://www.lakehillsfmc.com.


Here is another cool site you can visit and talk to musicians based in Texas.

http://reddirtrebel.com

Give em a look ! We are in there too !
______________________
Image and video hosting by TinyPic

www.buckatune.net


This is a great site to upload MP3s and to sell your music there. It is owned by our friends Starla and Jimmy Queen and features lots of great national acts as well as local artists. It features some exceptional western swing tunes ! You can also download some of Starla and Jimmy's music there as well as a couple of our originals. Give it a look . We are sure you will like it !
_________________________

Here is a great link for all of you guitar pickers ! It's a link for Guitar Player TV with all kinds of lessons and video feeds. iT'S A REALLY FUN SITE !

http://guitarplayertv.com/index.html
_________________
Here is another great Texas internet Radio station. Some hot music !

http://www.alltexanmusic.com
_____________________

Here is a link to one of the best eateries in central Missouri located in Cole Camp Mo. It is owned by Russ and Alicia Niccum. Russ is a longtime musician from the Independence Mo area and leader of the top notch band "Wild Rukus" Their place is called "The Red Baron Pub and Deli" look them up when in the area . They have an outstanding menu and upcoming entertainment as well ! Here is a link to their place.

www.redbarondeli.com
__________________________--
Here is a link to Russel's band Wild Rukus also . Give them a look . They are a great band !

www.wildrukus.com

Gig Salad





Notes

Osage River Bar and Grill Jam Sessions

If your looking for a quality Jam session with some outstanding musicians as hosts ,look no more ! Jimmy and Starla Queen have a great jam on Sundays at 5 pm at the Osage River Bar and Grill in Laurie Missouri on Hyway 5 just a few miles north of Camdenton Missouri. Their house band consists of Jimmy Queen on keyboards and vocals and Starla Queen on bass guitar and vocals , Lonnie Patterson on lead guitar and vocals, and Rompin Ronnie Blecher on Drums. A great band coupled with a very relaxed an… Continue

Created by Earl Knapp Jr. ~ Site Owner Nov 16, 2009 at 1:46pm. Last updated by Earl Knapp Jr. ~ Site Owner Nov. 16, 2009.

Notes Home

Welcome! To view all notes, click here. Continue

Created by Earl Knapp Jr. ~ Site Owner Oct 10, 2009 at 1:03pm. Last updated by Earl Knapp Jr. ~ Site Owner Nov. 14, 2009.

 

© 2010   Created by Earl Knapp Jr. ~ Site Owner on Ning.   Create a Ning Network!

Badges  |  Report an Issue  |  Privacy  |  Terms of Service