#63572 by FBDrummer
Mon Apr 13, 2009 9:17 am
Mon Apr 13, 2009 9:17 am
maybe it's just me or maybe I'm not looking in the right places but I'm having a really tough time finding members for our band.
here's a little background info. I played drums for a few years when I was a teenager. i was in 2 garage bands and eventually things changed in my life and I quit playing. Now, some 15 years later I picked up playing again and while I'm what I would consider and intermediate drummer I dont feel like I'm anywhere near my full potential so I started taking lessons with a major drum mfg. endorsed pro studio drummer.
My wife is a singer who sounds pretty much like amy lee of evanesence and other than being a church soloist she doesnt have any experience performing with a band.
We started out just messing around playing some cover tunes along with the cd's pumped through the PA system and then decided it would be fun to start a band so I posted an ad on craigslist looking for a guitarist and bass player.
We got a few responses but not really anything that we were looking for, it was either someone who played a totally different style of music (even though I was pretty specific in the ad) or someone who was already in 3 other bands and didnt have time to show up to jam, why they even responded to the ad is still a mystery me.
I finally found one guitarist and while he seems like a decent guy he's basiclly a total beginner so that really doenst help us much.
Do you all have as much trouble finding the right people for your band?
I dont know if it's because we're middle aged or what, granted we dont have much experience but that can be overcome pretty quickly.
any suggestions on where to look for people? We're located about 25 miles outside a major metro area and the closest music store is located there.
-Dave
here's a little background info. I played drums for a few years when I was a teenager. i was in 2 garage bands and eventually things changed in my life and I quit playing. Now, some 15 years later I picked up playing again and while I'm what I would consider and intermediate drummer I dont feel like I'm anywhere near my full potential so I started taking lessons with a major drum mfg. endorsed pro studio drummer.
My wife is a singer who sounds pretty much like amy lee of evanesence and other than being a church soloist she doesnt have any experience performing with a band.
We started out just messing around playing some cover tunes along with the cd's pumped through the PA system and then decided it would be fun to start a band so I posted an ad on craigslist looking for a guitarist and bass player.
We got a few responses but not really anything that we were looking for, it was either someone who played a totally different style of music (even though I was pretty specific in the ad) or someone who was already in 3 other bands and didnt have time to show up to jam, why they even responded to the ad is still a mystery me.
I finally found one guitarist and while he seems like a decent guy he's basiclly a total beginner so that really doenst help us much.
Do you all have as much trouble finding the right people for your band?
I dont know if it's because we're middle aged or what, granted we dont have much experience but that can be overcome pretty quickly.
any suggestions on where to look for people? We're located about 25 miles outside a major metro area and the closest music store is located there.
-Dave