mrtcat Posted November 23, 2018 Posted November 23, 2018 Sitting in a coffee shop on a Friday morning waiting to go to an audition at 11am for a really great and busy band. Pretty sure they'll be seeing loads of really great bass players so not getting my hopes up too much. If i did get it I'd be able to pretty much go down to just a couple of days a week in my day job. I feel well prepared and if I don't get it I'm already in a really good band with plenty of gigs but I'll admit I'm pretty nervous. One way or another I'm going to enjoy it and regardless of outcome I'll have a few beers tonight. Wish me luck. 1 Quote
hubrad Posted November 23, 2018 Posted November 23, 2018 G'wAAAN! Take it steady on the caffeine.. less is more! 🙂 2 Quote
mikel Posted November 23, 2018 Posted November 23, 2018 Nerves can be calmed, to a certain extent, by focusing on the process rather than the outcome. If, as you say, you are well prepared then focus on that fact rather than what might happen. Do what you know you can do, play the way you play and be friendly. After that its apples and oranges. 1 Quote
police squad Posted November 23, 2018 Posted November 23, 2018 rock it baby seriously, good luck fingers crossed 1 Quote
Lozz196 Posted November 23, 2018 Posted November 23, 2018 Being nervous is good, it shows you care rather than being blasé and "not bothered". Good luck, hope you get it. 1 Quote
JapanAxe Posted November 23, 2018 Posted November 23, 2018 My band auditioned 3 drummers yesterday. One of them was clearly bricking it, but as I said to him, the worst that can happen is that he gets the 'Dear John' phone call the next day. To quote Brian Eno: In music, you can crash and burn and walk away. 1 Quote
mrtcat Posted November 23, 2018 Author Posted November 23, 2018 Thanks all. It went pretty well I think. No obvious mistakes and I got on really well with the band. I also knew everything on their set list, above the 5 songs they'd chosen for me to do, and let them pick some at random so they could see I knew it. All gear functioned flawlessly and I showed I'm really comfortable using in ears. They had over 70 applications so I won't be holding my breath but at least I didn't let myself down in any way. Aaaaaand breathe 🙂 9 Quote
ahpook Posted November 23, 2018 Posted November 23, 2018 That's great news, chuffed to hear it all went well. 1 Quote
martthebass Posted November 23, 2018 Posted November 23, 2018 Nice one - hope it works out for yer. Quote
JapanAxe Posted November 23, 2018 Posted November 23, 2018 4 hours ago, mrtcat said: Thanks all. It went pretty well I think. No obvious mistakes and I got on really well with the band. I also knew everything on their set list, above the 5 songs they'd chosen for me to do, and let them pick some at random so they could see I knew it. All gear functioned flawlessly and I showed I'm really comfortable using in ears. They had over 70 applications so I won't be holding my breath but at least I didn't let myself down in any way. Aaaaaand breathe 🙂 70 - far canal! Quote
Dad3353 Posted November 23, 2018 Posted November 23, 2018 4 hours ago, mrtcat said: ...They had over 70 applications... And none of those are BC members..? How odd..! Quote
lowdowner Posted November 23, 2018 Posted November 23, 2018 I have this in a week or so's time but as I keep telling myself, joining a band is a two way thing and you are auditioning them too! To make a band that works needs so many different stars to align that if you don't get the gig it's to be expected in many way - getting the gig is a bit of a miracle! Good luck! 4 Quote
mrtcat Posted November 23, 2018 Author Posted November 23, 2018 2 hours ago, Dad3353 said: And none of those are BC members..? How odd..! There's every chance that quite a few of them are BC members. As far as I'm aware, the departing player visits the forum on occasion but I don't know who he is. Quote
mrtcat Posted November 23, 2018 Author Posted November 23, 2018 1 hour ago, lowdowner said: I have this in a week or so's time but as I keep telling myself, joining a band is a two way thing and you are auditioning them too! To make a band that works needs so many different stars to align that if you don't get the gig it's to be expected in many way - getting the gig is a bit of a miracle! Good luck! Absolutely, I think the odds in this instance are stacked against me but nothing ventured nothing gained and someone has to get it. My wife asked me "if you get offered the position will you take it?". I definitely would in this instance but I've also done auditions where I have turned down the offer. Quote
Bluewine Posted November 23, 2018 Posted November 23, 2018 Just remember some of the best bass players are not the best band members. Blue 2 Quote
Bluewine Posted November 24, 2018 Posted November 24, 2018 4 hours ago, mrtcat said: Absolutely, I think the odds in this instance are stacked against me but nothing ventured nothing gained and someone has to get it. My wife asked me "if you get offered the position will you take it?". I definitely would in this instance but I've also done auditions where I have turned down the offer. I do a lot of home work and ask a lot of questions before I audition. I never audition unless I really want to be in the band. So, I would never turn down an offer. Why would you turn down an offer, didn't really want to be in the band, found out things about the band after the audition that made you turn down the offer? Blue Quote
Woodinblack Posted November 24, 2018 Posted November 24, 2018 4 minutes ago, Bluewine said: Why would you turn down an offer, didn't really want to be in the band, found out things about the band after the audition that made you turn down the offer? I would say the obvious thing was not getting on with them at the audition, or seeing something in them you know would be a problem. Or even finding out they are not as good as you thought they were. 1 Quote
Bluewine Posted November 24, 2018 Posted November 24, 2018 8 minutes ago, Woodinblack said: I would say the obvious thing was not getting on with them at the audition, or seeing something in them you know would be a problem. Or even finding out they are not as good as you thought they were. Yeah, I guess there are somethings you can't cover with questions. I remember auditioning for a band once and I could tell from they're personalities they'd never leave the basement. Blue Quote
BreadBin Posted November 24, 2018 Posted November 24, 2018 I can't be the only one wanting to know the name of the band surely? 2 Quote
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