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Topic: Where Do You Search for New Musicians |
Jason OConnor
From:
Massachusetts, USA
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Posted 22 Dec 2019 5:10 am |
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Besides https://bb.steelguitarforum.com/viewforum.php?f=20, where do you go when you want to find a new person for your band or project, or if you're looking to join a new band?
I've always used Craigslist, but are there any other alternatives people use? |
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Michael Sawyer
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North Carolina, USA
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Posted 22 Dec 2019 6:54 am
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Check out Bandmix,you can limit the search area
I've met some good folks thru it here in NC |
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Travis Wilson
From:
Johnson City, TX
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Posted 22 Dec 2019 6:56 am
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| Try the “musicians wanted†Facebook group in your local city. Craigslist is really the bottom of the barrel. The best way to meet players is just by getting out and going to shows and talking to people. |
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Howard Parker
From:
Maryland
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Posted 22 Dec 2019 7:32 am
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Other shows in the region.
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Erv Niehaus
From:
Litchfield, MN, USA
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Posted 23 Dec 2019 8:17 am
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I would try the homeless camps, there surely must be an unemployed drummer needing work.
Erv |
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Jim Cohen
From:
Philadelphia, PA
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Richard Sinkler
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aka: Rusty Strings -- Missoula, Montana
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Posted 23 Dec 2019 11:36 am
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I find that Craigslist and Bandmix are totally useless (Bandmix is the worst).
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Carter D10 8p/8k, Dekley S10 3p/4k C6 setup,Regal RD40 Dobro, Recording King Professional Dobro, NV400, NV112,Ibanez Gio guitar, Epiphone SG Special (open D slide guitar) . Playing for 54 years and still counting. |
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Jason OConnor
From:
Massachusetts, USA
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Posted 23 Dec 2019 11:45 am
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| Travis Wilson wrote: |
| Try the “musicians wanted†Facebook group in your local city. Craigslist is really the bottom of the barrel. The best way to meet players is just by getting out and going to shows and talking to people. |
Thanks for the advice. I will try it and will give a look at Bandmix too.
Craigslist does feel bottom-of-the-barrel-ish! |
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Herb Steiner
From:
Briarcliff TX 78669, pop. 2,064
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Posted 23 Dec 2019 2:38 pm
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I found my last band hanging out in front of Home Depot in North Austin, but I got there at 7am and I was driving a long bed F-150. Your results may differ.
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My rig: Infinity and Telonics.
Son, we live in a world with walls, and those walls have to be guarded by men with steel guitars. Who's gonna do it? You? You, Lt. Weinberg? |
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Donny Hinson
From:
Glen Burnie, Md. U.S.A.
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Posted 25 Dec 2019 7:02 pm
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| Herb Steiner wrote: |
| I found my last band hanging out in front of Home Depot in North Austin, but I got there at 7am and I was driving a long bed F-150. |
Herb, I never knew you played Mariachi music!  |
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Clyde Mattocks
From:
Kinston, North Carolina, USA
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Posted 28 Dec 2019 7:53 pm
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You really have to start way out ahead of the time you need a particular musician by hanging out where music is played, meeting players and glad handing. If you're lucky enough to play in one of the better bands yourself, there will be people who will volunteer to give you their phone number and ask that you consider them when you need someone. All the good bandleaders I know keep a little black book and are not without a replacement for very long.
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