theyellowcar Posted July 13, 2014 Share Posted July 13, 2014 The last few weeks I've been hankering after playing in a band again, but I'm a little bit lost as to where to start. All of my musician friends are up north, and I don't really know any folk in London who play (amazing right?) So where do I start? What's the best way for me to find a bunch of like-minded people to make noise with? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted July 13, 2014 Share Posted July 13, 2014 I've had a couple of good results using this site. [url="http://www.starnow.co.uk/"]http://www.starnow.co.uk/[/url] Look out for jam nights at your local boozers too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theyellowcar Posted July 13, 2014 Author Share Posted July 13, 2014 Thanks Mark! I thought I had started this in General Discussion rather than the Bass section, could someone move it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lozz196 Posted July 13, 2014 Share Posted July 13, 2014 Local rehearsal rooms often have ads for musicians wanted. Bandmix is worth a look too, and as Mark says, local jam-nights are a great way to network. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted July 13, 2014 Share Posted July 13, 2014 [quote name='theyellowcar' timestamp='1405274398' post='2500373'] Thanks Mark! [/quote] 'Looking for jam nights' is a great excuse for a local pub-crawl. Research, innit? I'll come along and 'help out' if you like... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gary mac Posted July 13, 2014 Share Posted July 13, 2014 Lemon Rock is worth checking out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HowieBass Posted July 13, 2014 Share Posted July 13, 2014 Notice boards in music shops? Leave the wallet at home though... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CamdenRob Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 I put an ad up on Gumtree when I was looking for other musicians to play with a year or so back... Got three or four responses a day whilst the advert ran. Once I'd sifted through all the metal bands I ended up going to several auditions and eventually sorted out a couple of bands. I'm a grumpy bastard with a very stringent set of conditions for any band I'll play in, so for anyone more reasonable and normal I'd imagine it would be even easier to find a band Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toneknob Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 [quote name='theyellowcar' timestamp='1405273929' post='2500365'] So where do I start? What's the best way for me to find a bunch of like-minded people to make noise with? [/quote] Avoid the biggest band-related argument by deciding on the band name before recruiting anyone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damonjames Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 Jam nights are a great source, you get to see prospective band mates in action and this can save you the hassle of auditioning people who really have no ability. It also allows people to see YOU! Failing that, joinmyband.co.uk has proven useful as well as musolist.com Be patient and know what you want before you start out, if you settle you at get a few Months Into it and realise it's not for you and then you have a to start the process all over again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Number6 Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 Gumtree is a useful site but be careful because a lot of grumpy bastard's read it.....lol ;-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rOB Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 (edited) Dunno if this is what you're looking for but I've started a couple original bands from scratch and I'd suggest writing and recording home demos of songs before advertising if at all possible. Then you can send prospective band mates the material to make sure they're into what you want to do. Also gives you songs to play together at the first few meet ups. I'd give some thought to the logistics of band activity as well. Where/when are you rehearsing? When/where will your most frequent gigs be? Can you accomodate someone who works shifts? Post on social media and get your Northern muso mates involved, they might well know people in other areas of the country. Hope some of that is useful. Edited July 14, 2014 by rOB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allighatt0r Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 I've had luck with partysounds.co.uk in the past, but I think it's declined recently Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 I found my current bunch of reprobates on JoinMyband. Worth keeping an eye on IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redbandit599 Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 We found a guitarist through bandmix recently, he's very good and fits in well. Might also be worth looking at Facebook for any muso type communities. Our new singer responded (she's great ) to a post I put on The Essex Coverbands Community page on Facebook. I don't go on it much, and there may be other variations of this that are suitable near you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weststarx Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 Check out 'Join My Band' thats how I got into the last 3 bands I was in! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barkin Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 The last 2 outfits I've become involved with were from me responding to ads on Gumtree & Joinmyband. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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