ivansc Posted August 10, 2017 Share Posted August 10, 2017 (edited) I am sort of at a crossroads and wondering what to do. The singer of my long - time 60s band died a few weeks ago and the rest of us have sort of slid into doing other things. In my case, a couple of friends who form the basis of most of the house bands around here said they wanted to do some gigs with me and went so far as to actually get us a couple, which went well enough that I now have the likelihood of more if I let the promoters & landlords involved know I am up for it. The bad news is that the guys have said they will always play for me "whenever they are available". So - obviously if I decide to do this seriously, I need some regular musicians who aren`t already booked out to wazoo. Bearing in mind the comments on here about auditions, what do you think? Do I book a bunch of gigs so I can say I have work waiting before recruiting players or get the " new " band personnel sorted out first? What I do isnt the usual 3 minute 12 bars so I will need people who are prepared to learn songs. Edited August 10, 2017 by ivansc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AntLockyer Posted August 10, 2017 Share Posted August 10, 2017 Why not see what dates you can get and see if your regular guys can do them first. It might be you only need a dep here and there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris_b Posted August 10, 2017 Share Posted August 10, 2017 Get the gigs. If these guys will honour the first gig in the diary then you might be OK. As long as these players are around for long enough to get the band off the ground it will give you enough time to build up a list of good deps that might become permanent members at some time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ambient Posted August 10, 2017 Share Posted August 10, 2017 Get some dates and ask, if they're not available go back to the venue and get alternative dates. Isn't that usually what happens? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivansc Posted August 10, 2017 Author Share Posted August 10, 2017 Ambient - this is all very new to me. I have never been the front man in a band before. Hence the reason I asked for opinions, but with 3-1 in favour of getting the gig first, looks like that may be what I need to do. I may well be recruiting a bass player as I will be singing and giwristing, so anyone on here in the Cambridge area that's interested give me a shout. But I have a feeling that getting a good reliable drummist will be hardest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rOB Posted August 11, 2017 Share Posted August 11, 2017 Just wondering whether you could perform the gigs with slightly different lineups depending on who is available? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulWarning Posted August 11, 2017 Share Posted August 11, 2017 find out when they are available, get it down in a band calendar, book the gigs for then, of course if they're unavailable at short notice it sounds like a massive headache to me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpondonBassed Posted August 11, 2017 Share Posted August 11, 2017 You'll find a way Ivan. I have every confidence in you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alien Posted August 12, 2017 Share Posted August 12, 2017 [quote name='ivansc' timestamp='1502385954' post='3351156'] I will be singing and giwristing [/quote] Doing what, already? A Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivansc Posted August 12, 2017 Author Share Posted August 12, 2017 Alien: playing a bass that is tuned all wrong and has six strings. Are they called fretwiddlers rather than gitwristing on your planet? P.S. Just realised I missed a "t" out of the original post! Sorry - that was a bit confusing wasnt it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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