Musician wanted ad - a penny for your thoughts...

[wateroftyne]

Picture the scene. You see a 'Bass player wanted' ad for a decent-looking gig on social media... but it has this at the end of it:

 

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Please email our office at [email protected] for more information or pass this email along to anyone you think might be interested.
PLEASE NOTE one of the big parts of this job is following instructions, it says 'email'. If you message through facebook or post a comment / link instead of emailing then you are not the right person for this position. Many Thanks.

 

Would you still apply? Just curious...

(FWIW, I'm not interested in the gig)

Edited November 24, 2021 by wateroftyne

[warwickhunt]

Oddly enough I read the original ad and I thought; 'Yeah, fair comment!'  However, I can see how it might seem a bit abrupt/belittling.  

 

Are you going for it?    

 

[Bigwan]

Hell no...

[wateroftyne]

Just now, warwickhunt said:

Oddly enough I read the original ad and I thought; 'Yeah, fair comment!'  However, I can see how it might seem a bit abrupt/belittling.  

 

Are you going for it?    

 

 

No 😄

[ezbass]

Hmm, probably, but I’d go in with my eyes wide open for control freaks. It could also be covering up for a lack of social media savvy.

[warwickhunt]

Just now, ezbass said:

Hmm, probably, but I’d go in with my eyes wide open for control freaks. It could also be covering up for a lack of social media savvy.

 

Nooooo not really!  The guy organising the band/show/gig seems pretty clued up on marketing etc.  

[Crawford13]

From a lot of stories I have read over the years, this was standard behaviour for professional MD's looking for musicians. You would be told what exact instrument to bring (black P bass etc) and exactly what to wear.

 

But if it's for a non pro band it seems a bit OTT.

[wateroftyne]

Just now, Crawford13 said:

From a lot of stories I have read over the years, this was standard behaviour for professional MD's looking for musicians. You would be told what exact instrument to bring (black P bass etc) and exactly what to wear.

 

I get that, but it's more the wording of the ad that I'm intrigued about.

[ezbass]

3 minutes ago, warwickhunt said:

 

Nooooo not really!  The guy organising the band/show/gig seems pretty clued up on marketing etc.  

Ah, OK. It was just speculation on my part, I know nothing about the band concerned.

[Crawford13]

1 minute ago, wateroftyne said:

 

I get that, but it's more the wording of the ad that I'm intrigued about.

I get you, to answer that question, I would have no interest in spending my free time around someone who operates like that.

[Rexel Matador]

One the one hand, yes, it comes across as rude, but I totally get it. The amount of musicians out there who can't follow instructions/process the most basic requests/suggestions has led them to this (and led me to resign myself to the life of a perpetual bedroom warrior).

 

EDIT: The more I think about it, surely it would have made more sense to NOT reiterate the instruction. Instead of filtering out those who don't listen, they've given them a free pass. Now they're going to hire someone who needs everything explained to them twice, in all caps.

Edited November 24, 2021 by Rexel Matador

[wateroftyne]

1 minute ago, Rexel Matador said:

One the one hand, yes, it comes across as rude, but I totally get it. The amount of musicians out there who can't follow instructions/process the most basic requests/suggestions has led them to this (and led me to resign myself to the life of a perpetual bedroom warrior).

 

That's a little bit sad... literally because people won't do as you tell them?

[RhysP]

That wouldn't put me off, no.

 

Having said that, as someone who would rather slam his knackers in the fridge door than ever play in a band again I wouldn't reply to any "bassist wanted" ads. 😂

[Nail Soup]

If they want to de-select people who use the wrong media to reply then that is their choice, no problem.

But it is going to far to mention the policy in the ad.

So it would be a ‘no’ from me.

Edited November 24, 2021 by Nail Soup

[Rexel Matador]

1 minute ago, wateroftyne said:

 

That's a little bit sad... literally because people won't do as you tell them?

Ok ok, it's not as bad as all that. I've just got frustrated over the years by band members, particularly drummers, who don't seem to be interested in paying a little more attention to detail to get everything tightened up and doing the material justice.

[Newfoundfreedom]

Yup. I have no problem with that whatsoever. That's exactly the kind of thing that boils my p#ss. 

 

I think I'd fit in that band perfectly. 

 

Are they called "The Pedants"?

[Steve Browning]

3 minutes ago, Newfoundfreedom said:

Yup. I have no problem with that whatsoever. That's exactly the kind of thing that boils my p#ss. 

 

I think I'd fit in that band perfectly. 

 

Are they called "The Pedants"?

 

"Some Pedants" surely. The Pedants suggests they are all the pedants, and they can't be. I'm one, for a start.

[wateroftyne]

Just now, Steve Browning said:

 

"Some Pedants" surely. The Pedants suggests they are all the pedants, and they can't be. I'm one, for a start.

 

That would be The Pedant's, would it not?

[Newfoundfreedom]

1 minute ago, Steve Browning said:

 

"Some Pedants" surely. The Pedants suggests they are all the pedants, and they can't be. I'm one, for a start.

 

Ok. You're on bass. I'll play rhythm guitar. 

[Newfoundfreedom]

1 minute ago, wateroftyne said:

 

That would be The Pedant's, would it not?

 

........ And we have a drummer!

[bass_dinger]

9 minutes ago, RhysP said:

 . . . someone who would rather slam his knackers in the fridge door  . . . 

 

I hope that your fridge of choice will be a Smeg . . 

[Doddy]

I saw that ad on Facebook too. I didn't think that part of the post was a big deal. You see a lot of posts asking for people to email, and the comments are filled with comments saying they've PM'd or quoting their interest. It's an easy way to weed out people who don't read the info properly. Kind of like the Van Halen M&M thing.

[Steve Browning]

3 minutes ago, Newfoundfreedom said:

 

........ And we have a drummer!

 

Maybe we should be called tHE gRAMMAR pOLICE

[wateroftyne]

Just now, Steve Browning said:

 

Maybe we should be called tHE gRAMMAR pOLICE

 

Stop having opinions, you. You'll bloody well do as you're told!

[Cato]

My first thought was that they're harvesting email addresses.

 

Especially with that 'tell all your friends and get them to email too' line.

 

But then I have a nasty, suspicious nature.

Edited November 24, 2021 by Cato