Finding a band

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[quote name='chrismuzz' timestamp='1431634048' post='2773540']
However, I went to my first jam night a couple of months ago and I was offered a spot playing in a band that very evening... [/quote]

If you were offered a paying gig on the spot, that is awesome!

Blue

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[quote name='blue' timestamp='1431813365' post='2775310']
If you were offered a paying gig on the spot, that is awesome!
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Actually this wasn't a paid gig offer.

I did join a paying band through a drunken phonecall at 2am though... Stayed in that band for a few years and did some really awesome shows

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[quote name='chrismuzz' timestamp='1431860286' post='2775603']
Actually this wasn't a paid gig offer.

I did join a paying band through a drunken phonecall at 2am though... Stayed in that band for a few years and did some really awesome shows
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Cool, my thoughts we're, if your a complete outsider paying gigs are rarely offered on the spot. For me paying gigs usually involve at least 2 auditions and several weeks for a band to make a decision.

Blue

Edited May 18, 2015 by blue

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[quote name='Skybone' timestamp='1431690543' post='2773997']
I've always used the "dick-head test" when meeting a potential band. If I think one or all of them are dick-heads, then I'll not join the band. Been in too many situations in the past where the band goes nowhere because of the dick-heads involved, and annoyingly, you knew they were dick-heads the instant you met them.
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Agreed, and the more experience you have in the business the easier it is to spot and ask questions that will expose these undesirables.

Blue