yorks5stringer Posted September 16, 2018 Share Posted September 16, 2018 (edited) This is from an ad currently running in JMB: comments?.... US Billboard charting artist looking for bassist -Rock/Metal Los Angeles / UK This opportunity is for a bassist who can commit to touring for several months at the time and sign a contract with the band. In the last 4 years the band played 400+ shows in 16 countries and is a US Billboard charting artist. This opportunity is open to musicians regardless of what country/city they live in, since the band is out on the road traveling most of the year. The next leg of the World Tour will start October 26, 2018 in Italy and finish December 18 in UK, to then restart in April/May in USA and Canada. The right candidate must be able to leave his living/working situation behind or have enough flexibility to be gone from home for several months out of the year. As the band is independent any new member will be required to also handle many business tasks besides just playing their instrument, so we require a certain level of computer skills, good team work, patience and a willingness to learn and help the band succeed further. This is for career oriented musicians. No amateurs, no session musicians looking for a quick buck. This is a once in a lifetime opportunity to make that music career a reality, but you have to be in touch with reality (99% of musicians aren't) and make your move fast while the opportunity lasts. TO APPLY REPLY BY FILLING THESE QUESTIONS & FORWARD IT TO: ([email protected]) YOUR NAME: YOUR BEST PHOTO (link): PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE: YOUR LEVEL OF UNDERSTANDING OF THE MUSIC BUSINESS (strictly the business part) (1-10): REASON FOR FAILURE OF YOUR PREVIOUS PROJECTS: FAVORITE ROCK BAND: FAVORITE METAL BAND: FAVORITE ELECTRONIC BAND: FAVORITE BASSIST: DRIVING SKILLS (1-10): COMMUNICATION SKILLS (1-10): Edited September 16, 2018 by yorks5stringer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The59Sound Posted September 16, 2018 Share Posted September 16, 2018 This band normally pops up every 6 months or so looking for new members. I don't think they're that successful... 'Sign a contract with the band' - puts me off immediately. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpondonBassed Posted September 16, 2018 Share Posted September 16, 2018 I found this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Jack Posted September 16, 2018 Share Posted September 16, 2018 Yeh, well I found this: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skidder652003 Posted September 16, 2018 Share Posted September 16, 2018 1 hour ago, Happy Jack said: Yeh, well I found this: jezzuus imagine the smell on the tour bus... 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted September 16, 2018 Share Posted September 16, 2018 There's something of the Spinal Tap about this... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steantval Posted September 16, 2018 Share Posted September 16, 2018 I think I’ll stick with my covers band. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpondonBassed Posted September 17, 2018 Share Posted September 17, 2018 I wouldn't be surprised if this is one of Cowell's side investments. Awful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowdown Posted September 17, 2018 Share Posted September 17, 2018 (edited) “REASON FOR FAILURE OF YOUR PREVIOUS PROJECTS:”. I bet the band leaders wife/girl friend/partner might feature heavily in this. Well, it wouldn’t be Rock & Roll otherwise. Edited September 17, 2018 by lowdown Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musicbassman Posted September 17, 2018 Share Posted September 17, 2018 (edited) Hi mum……………..yes, everything’s fine…………….well, we’re three months into the tour now, and we’re playing the little town of Bullethole, Texas tonight……………..yes, I’m just fine, and I know I’m not allowed to leave the tour bus and the guitarist is right when he says he’s the King of The Lizard people, praise His name, …………………no, no, I’m not being brainwashed…..must go, we have two hours of prayers to do before we go on stage………………… Edited September 17, 2018 by musicbassman language Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickD Posted September 17, 2018 Share Posted September 17, 2018 Flashing cabs... They're gonna be huuuuge!🤣 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newfoundfreedom Posted September 17, 2018 Share Posted September 17, 2018 I'm reading, lead singer/ guitarist rock God wannabe and only female member of the band are an item and an absolute nightmare to work with. Other members are expendable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cato Posted September 17, 2018 Share Posted September 17, 2018 (edited) 12 hours ago, Happy Jack said: Yeh, well I found this: There's something a bit odd about that clip. There's a quite a lot of it where what the guitarist and bass player appear to be playing doesn't seem to be the same thing that's coming out of the PA. And what's all that strumming the strings halfway up the neck about? Edited September 17, 2018 by Cato Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newfoundfreedom Posted September 17, 2018 Share Posted September 17, 2018 (edited) Sod it! I'm applying. YOUR NAME: Zod The Destroyer (stage name obviously. My real name is just Zod) YOUR BEST PHOTO (link): https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-gurner-from-the-annual-world-gurning-festival-in-cumbria-uk-known-3936055.html?pv=1&stamp=2&imageid=D47B0987-6837-43C9-8FA5-A823F6AACF22&p=5913&n=0&orientation=0&pn=1&searchtype=0&IsFromSearch=1&srch=foo%3dbar%26st%3d0%26pn%3d1%26ps%3d100%26sortby%3d2%26resultview%3dsortbyPopular%26npgs%3d0%26qt%3dgurning%26qt_raw%3dgurning%26lic%3d3%26mr%3d0%26pr%3d0%26ot%3d0%26creative%3d%26ag%3d0%26hc%3d0%26pc%3d%26blackwhite%3d%26cutout%3d%26tbar%3d1%26et%3d0x000000000000000000000%26vp%3d0%26loc%3d0%26imgt%3d0%26dtfr%3d%26dtto%3d%26size%3d0xFF%26archive%3d1%26groupid%3d%26pseudoid%3d%26a%3d%26cdid%3d%26cdsrt%3d%26name%3d%26qn%3d%26apalib%3d%26apalic%3d%26lightbox%3d%26gname%3d%26gtype%3d%26xstx%3d0%26simid%3d%26saveQry%3d%26editorial%3d1%26nu%3d%26t%3d%26edoptin%3d%26customgeoip%3d%26cap%3d1%26cbstore%3d1%26vd%3d0%26lb%3d%26fi%3d2%26edrf%3d%26ispremium%3d1%26flip%3d0 PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE: I was in a band at school and we did a gig in the gym. YOUR LEVEL OF UNDERSTANDING OF THE MUSIC BUSINESS (strictly the business part) (1-10): 42 REASON FOR FAILURE OF YOUR PREVIOUS PROJECTS: Left school FAVORITE ROCK BAND: Guns N Roses FAVORITE METAL BAND: Guns N Roses FAVORITE ELECTRONIC BAND: Guns N Roses FAVORITE BASSIST: That dog off of Banana Splits DRIVING SKILLS (1-10): 11 COMMUNICATION SKILLS (1-10): Eh? So, When do I start? Edited September 17, 2018 by Newfoundfreedom 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uk_lefty Posted September 18, 2018 Share Posted September 18, 2018 I hate my job and have been looking for a while... But I'm not tempted by this. I don't think my driving skill level 4 will work. And I think that means they want me to drive the tour bus. And I don't like the music. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wateroftyne Posted September 18, 2018 Share Posted September 18, 2018 11 minutes ago, uk_lefty said: I hate my job and have been looking for a while... But I'm not tempted by this. I don't think my driving skill level 4 will work. And I think that means they want me to drive the tour bus. And I don't like the music. But apart from that, it's got to be worth a punt..? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uk_lefty Posted September 18, 2018 Share Posted September 18, 2018 8 minutes ago, wateroftyne said: But apart from that, it's got to be worth a punt..? If they have a gig in St Albans I guess I could help out. But my communication skills are only a 2 so I don't think they'd get the message. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EliasMooseblaster Posted September 18, 2018 Share Posted September 18, 2018 (edited) On 17/09/2018 at 08:58, Newfoundfreedom said: I'm reading, lead singer/ guitarist rock God wannabe and only female member of the band are an item and an absolute nightmare to work with. Other members are expendable. You're absolutely spot on. Their management contacted [A Band I have Worked With*], and at the same time their frontman decided to connect with the band on FB, at which point it became very obvious, very quickly, that they were a couple, and the only constant members of the band. (I have seen semi-regular posts advertising vacancies for a new drummer to tour with them - did someone say Spinal Tap?) Still, they'd got in touch regarding a buy-on as supports to their European tour, so we did our research. It wasn't just that their music wasn't our cup of tea, it would have been the most horrendous mismatch with the music we were making: using loose analogies to try and preserve a veneer of anonymity, imagine if Stevie Ray Vaughan had been invited to open for Limp Bizkit. They also wanted a small fortune to buy on; offered a very restrictive financial arrangements which would have made it nigh on impossible for us to recoup said cost; and were very explicit that we should absolutely, under no circumstances whatsoever, presumably on pain of death, bring any amps with us - we had to plug into their Helix / AxeFX setup, whether we liked it or not. We politely declined. But they still tour Europe quite regularly from what I see. Edited September 18, 2018 by EliasMooseblaster 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sprocketflup Posted September 18, 2018 Share Posted September 18, 2018 On 16/09/2018 at 20:23, Happy Jack said: Yeh, well I found this: Couldn't watch all of it, but it looks to me like the three front row members of the band are enjoying the show an awful lot more than the audience is Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Jack Posted September 18, 2018 Share Posted September 18, 2018 Well the 'audience' is pretty sparse, actually ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beedster Posted September 18, 2018 Share Posted September 18, 2018 7 minutes ago, sprocketflup said: Couldn't watch all of it, but it looks to me like the three front row members of the band are enjoying the show an awful lot more than the audience is Why not, and they wouldn't be the first band guilty of that anyway Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Low End Bee Posted September 18, 2018 Share Posted September 18, 2018 They definitely enjoyed it more then I did. Keytar and singing in Elvish are on my list of unnaceptables too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebassist Posted September 18, 2018 Share Posted September 18, 2018 It sounds like something that would be rejected from the qualifying rounds for Eurovision Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sprocketflup Posted September 18, 2018 Share Posted September 18, 2018 I don't think it'd pay well anyway, moneys too tight to Maension 2 6 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpondonBassed Posted September 19, 2018 Share Posted September 19, 2018 (edited) 16 hours ago, Happy Jack said: Well the 'audience' is pretty sparse, actually ... It only looks that way. The mosh pit is in the car park. Edited September 19, 2018 by SpondonBassed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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