JimboK Posted February 10, 2011 Posted February 10, 2011 So I am in a band that has decided (not my creation) to name the band "Dammit Jim" after, oddly enough, me. I guess I scowl at folks when they screw up and they all scowl back and say "dammit jim" whenever I screw up (never right? ) So, we want to get a logo/picture for the kick drum. I come up with an idea. Another guy comes up with one. Which do you prefer? Assume printed on a drumhead or on a thin vinyl sheet cut to size and velcro'd on head. http://i1082.photobucket.com/albums/j365/Phinnin/DammitJimround40.jpg or http://i1082.photobucket.com/albums/j365/Phinnin/dammit3.png or Neither, different direction needed. I need thoughts, any will do. *Edit* Classic Rock Cover band btw. I know, I know.... Korg Kronos 2 61, Kronos 1 61, Dave Smith Mopho x4, 1954 Hammond C2, Wurlitzer 200A, Yamaha Motif 6, Casio CDP-100, Alesis Vortex Wireless, too much PA gear!
Sven Golly Posted February 10, 2011 Posted February 10, 2011 The first one is obvious... frankly the second one is an amazingly bad choice of font + color on that background. Might want to get someone with some graphics chops to do it for you, though...
J. Dan Posted February 10, 2011 Posted February 10, 2011 I like the first one - no question of the reference. With the second one, people may not make the connection, plus the diamond plate background just doesn't seem to fit as far as a theme. Dan Acoustic/Electric stringed instruments ranging from 4 to 230 strings, hammered, picked, fingered, slapped, and plucked. Analog and Digital Electronic instruments, reeds, and throat/mouth.
gryphon Posted February 10, 2011 Posted February 10, 2011 Is this a trick question? #1. Estonia 190, Korg TrinityPlus, Yamaha P90, Roland PK-5a
J. Dan Posted February 10, 2011 Posted February 10, 2011 Use this font: http://blastr.com/assets_c/2009/02/STarTrek_OldLogo-thumb-300x303-13784.jpg Dan Acoustic/Electric stringed instruments ranging from 4 to 230 strings, hammered, picked, fingered, slapped, and plucked. Analog and Digital Electronic instruments, reeds, and throat/mouth.
mate stubb Posted February 10, 2011 Posted February 10, 2011 It probably infringes on a copyright. Moe ---
Sven Golly Posted February 10, 2011 Posted February 10, 2011 It probably infringes on a copyright. Yep, but it's not like he's not already 'borrowing' from other existing sources: http://media1.teenormous.com/items/www.goodguycomics.com/media-9-a20791f125d88159e33431_m.jpg Oh, and for what it's worth, there's a band in Eugene, Oregon with the same name, in case you guys are planning on touring out that way.
J. Dan Posted February 10, 2011 Posted February 10, 2011 Every band name is used all over the place. Ours is obvious. There's a "that 80s band" in almost every major US city and 2 in Australia. I think the one in Detroit actually has it trademarked, so we can't play there. Dan Acoustic/Electric stringed instruments ranging from 4 to 230 strings, hammered, picked, fingered, slapped, and plucked. Analog and Digital Electronic instruments, reeds, and throat/mouth.
JimboK Posted February 10, 2011 Author Posted February 10, 2011 No, we plan to toil in obscurity indefinitely. And I'm not kidding. Outstanding Grab on that shirt by the way Sven. Should have guessed it would be you to snag it first. I'm Busted! I know about the Oregon Band. More southern rock then us and considering we won't travel from our little berg (all married, kids, jobs) they won't crowd. Dan: Yep, agreed on that font. Now we just need some star-fleet uniforms and we're set. Oh yeah, and Geordi glasses http://i1082.photobucket.com/albums/j365/Phinnin/0727_1_lg.jpg Korg Kronos 2 61, Kronos 1 61, Dave Smith Mopho x4, 1954 Hammond C2, Wurlitzer 200A, Yamaha Motif 6, Casio CDP-100, Alesis Vortex Wireless, too much PA gear!
Sven Golly Posted February 10, 2011 Posted February 10, 2011 Every band name is used all over the place. Not true at all, but at the same time it doesn't hurt to mention it, just in case they're in geographic proximity to one another (not sure if "in Chico" means in Chicago, or Chico, CA, in which case the Oregon thing isn't far off the mark.
JimboK Posted February 10, 2011 Author Posted February 10, 2011 Chico, CA is correct. Eugene is still 400 miles away and at 7 hours drivetime, the other Dammit Jim is a small threat. If they were gonna travel that far, they would most likely hit the SF Bay Area for a bigger draw then a small college town, if they even travel out of the Portland area. Thanks for the heads up however. Korg Kronos 2 61, Kronos 1 61, Dave Smith Mopho x4, 1954 Hammond C2, Wurlitzer 200A, Yamaha Motif 6, Casio CDP-100, Alesis Vortex Wireless, too much PA gear!
kanker. Posted February 10, 2011 Posted February 10, 2011 Yeah, lord knows a band trying to build a following would probably avoid college towns at all costs... A ROMpler is just a polyphonic turntable.
iLaw Posted February 10, 2011 Posted February 10, 2011 Why would you knowingly use someone else's name and likeness for commercial use? It's not just an intellectual property rights issue (which it is). Leaving aside the rights to the Leonard McCoy image, particularly with the band name, do you want to: - get sued (by mistake, of course, but it's still a hassle) when they get in a car wreck on the way to their first California gig? Or run up bills that they can't pay for? - lose gigs because somebody recognized the name and remembered that their cousin had said the band (the other one with the same name, of course) is terrible? Even in a world with a billion bands, it is possible to come up with a name and graphics that somebody else doesn't already own. Larry.
Mogut Posted February 10, 2011 Posted February 10, 2011 I started a band called "The Banthas" with star wars-ish font on the website. Lucas entertainment contacted me, so i simply shut down the website. The band fell apart anyways. But dammit jim shouldnt have any issue like that. -Greg Motif XS8, MOXF8, Hammond XK1c, Vent Rhodes Mark II 88 suitcase, Yamaha P255
J. Dan Posted February 10, 2011 Posted February 10, 2011 Lucas entertainment contacted me, so i simply shut down the website. When we played our 5 yr anniversary gig a couple years ago, we brought in the original band members. After several songs, the first guy who left the band exited stage as I played a video on the screens we set up...more on that later. The guy who replaced him came on, and after a few songs, the next guy left, video, etc, until the bands current lineup was left playing. Now for the video. I did a parody of MTV news from the 80s with Kurt Loader and the intro sound effects, etc. I did a VoiceOver with a fake story about some scandal that led to the band member having to leave the band - complete with discriminating doctored photos, etc. The guys didn't see the videos until the show when they left the stage and watched. It was quite hilarious. Anyway, they wanted to see them after the gig so I posted them on YouTube. Well guess what, MTV didn't like it a whole lot, so yank. I guess if I had used a Kurt Loader look alike and rewrote my own intro music and sound effects that was just similar, it would have been ok. Dan Acoustic/Electric stringed instruments ranging from 4 to 230 strings, hammered, picked, fingered, slapped, and plucked. Analog and Digital Electronic instruments, reeds, and throat/mouth.
Mogut Posted February 10, 2011 Posted February 10, 2011 btw... i like the name.... but it would be cooler if you didnt use any star trek likeness. The name is original. -Greg Motif XS8, MOXF8, Hammond XK1c, Vent Rhodes Mark II 88 suitcase, Yamaha P255
iLaw Posted February 10, 2011 Posted February 10, 2011 ... The name is original. I think the thrust of the thread is that the name isn't original. The thread already identifies an Oregon band with the same name, and a quick Google identifies a third Colorado band with the same name. Larry. Edit: Just found two more; one in Tempe, Arizona and one in Long Island, New York. Dammit Jim, they're everywhere!
drawback Posted February 10, 2011 Posted February 10, 2011 Then I'd name it "Dammit Larry!" ____________________________________ Rod Here for the gear.
iLaw Posted February 10, 2011 Posted February 10, 2011 Then I'd name it "Dammit Larry!" Exactly. That's how easy it is to come up with name that isn't already on a dozen bass drum heads around the country. A little creativity. Larry.
drawback Posted February 10, 2011 Posted February 10, 2011 I was in a band circa 1970 named after an insulting waitress who didn't like longhairs. ____________________________________ Rod Here for the gear.
JeffLearman Posted February 11, 2011 Posted February 11, 2011 Just don't name it after the gym teacher. Been done. I always google-check a band name first. But even more important is whether it's still available on facebook. For a startup act getting gigs on the pro-am circuit, a FB page seems to be the first critera. Having good players, great material, a big following, etc, hardly matters in comparison. This may not apply to more professional acts where the members have street creds already at the venues they plan to play.
NewImprov Posted February 11, 2011 Posted February 11, 2011 My old band was based in Eugene, and we played Chico a couple of times a year. We'd do a circuit of the college towns on our way down to the Bay Area, Ashland, Chico, Davis, sometimes Sacramento. Plus, we'd get bands from Chico and Davis coming through all the time. So the odds of you crossing paths with the other D-Jim are not that slim. On the other hand, I've never heard of the Eugene band, so they may not be too serious of a threat. Not that I pay attention to everything that happens around here, but if they were a major draw or were touring, I'd probably at least know the name. Turn up the speaker Hop, flop, squawk It's a keeper -Captain Beefheart, Ice Cream for Crow
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