Fellow musicians

Hello, my name is Ben. I'll be moving out to Busan in January to start teaching for a year. I should be bringing my computer/recording equipment with me and I was wondering if there were any musicans in the area. I've been looking around the forums here and there isn't really many posts having to do with music or instruments. I play guitar myself and would just like to look for any other musicians that would like to get together and mutually enjoy making/playing some music together at some point down the road. Send me a PM or add me on skype.

Skype: mechajabo

 

Re: Fellow musicians

Busan has a thriving expat music scene. Most of the online evidence is on Facebook, but it's not easy to access simply. It consists of several overlapping, informal networks of musicians and promoters rather than an organized group.

The easiest way to meet other musicians is to show up at open mic nights. Two of the long-running ones are at Basement (near PNU) on Tuesday nights and at Ol'55 (near KSU) on Wednesday nights.

Unfortunately, you'll be arriving at a bad time. The scene dies down a lot during the university breaks (Jan.-Feb. and July-Aug.), and it's least active in the middle of winter. It'll come back to life at the beginning of March.