audition

Last night I tried out for a guy putting together a cover band. I started playing bass at 20, but there was a multi-decade hiatus in there, so...

[MEDIA] It’s been 2 months of playing now ! But sadly I am not satisfied with my tone please help.

So, have you ever auditioned for a band where the person you would be replacing is at the audition? (I have not, and find this awkward).

A month or so ago I shared a Craigslist post that went as follows: Bass players beware (east greenbush) Bass players STAY AWAY from the ass-hat...

I need a little insight with the audition process for joining a band. First, my general view and thought process: I look at an audition the same...

One Found Sound (OFS) announces an open-call audition for its list of substitute musicians. All instruments will be considered. We welcome...

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Hi there - I'll be auditioning to a Berklee summer program soon, and I wanted to know if you guys thought I should play a) an expressive...

Jazz Bass Career! Please help spread the word, the Navy Band Commodores (my band here in DC) is hiring for Jazz BASS for the first time since...

When it comes to auditioning, there’s a common adage “always try to play with people who are better musicians than you”. Thing is, it’s not always...

I answered a CL posting seeking musicians for a forming new band. The CL poster is a drummer and listed a few drummer influences. I asked about...

Hey Guys, I'm finally getting back into playing in a band. My youngest son turned 1 and we now have some time for me to take on my hobby again....

I have an upcoming audition with the US Navy Fleet Bands and for part of the audition I need to play an a bluegrass/country selection. I want to...

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I'll try and keep this brief. I recently moved about 60 miles out of a big city so opportunities are slim. I was browsing Craigslist and came...

I have a band audition this Saturday with a 5 song set list to learn. I've spent the last 2 days learning the songs but I don't feel ready. Some...

Today I auditioned for a five piece rock band. Original music, quite good I thought. Gigging but not a lot. Could be fun. So I applied. On the...

so I’ve been talking to a guy that claimed to have a blues trio together and his bassist left.. Sent me a setlist and a starting of 10 songs to...

This should be interesting, not quite sure what I'll be playing. Progressive Psychedelic.

After several weeks of texting back and forth with the guy who contacted me to come try out for the bassist in a country band he is forming, this...

I’m auditioning for my high school jazz band and I am looking for a piece to play on electric bass. Any ideas? TIA

So it appears I've managed to secure an audition for a band next week. Guitar, bass, and drums, and a female lead singer, doing what appears to...

I auditioned for Berklee on drums in 2016 and was rejected. I can pin point a few things I did wrong and lacked in. I play multiple instruments,...

Hi, I auditioned at Berklee College two years ago, 2016 December, on drums and I was rejected. Thinking back, I can pick out a few things I...

Morning chaps, Myself and a couple of friends started a new cover band recently. There doesn't seem to be anyone doing punk rock/90s and 2000s...

I made the mistake of judging the book by it's cover. I'm in the process of launching a new band. We just need to find a lead guitarist. I went...

A great opportunity popped up that I just auditioned for and won the other day. Cover band, good pay, mostly in-town shows. I just wanted to...

It looks like I may have found an opportunity to play with some people for the first time. I posted a CL ad and got a response from a band. They...

I'm 49, only been playing bass at church for 2 years. I have an "audition" with a Jazz / oldies group on Sunday night. The music is kind of...

... but I would love to be a fly on the wall and watch this go down: AMAZING opportunity to make ZERO MONEY working with DIFFICULT PEOPLE

Regrettably, I am parting with my personal instrument that helped me to win two professional orchestra auditions during the time that I was...

Regrettably, I am parting with my personal instrument that helped me to win two professional orchestra auditions during the time that I was...

Apparently this is from the new Master of Puppets reissue. It leaves no doubt that Newsted was an absolute monster of the bass guitar. Creeping...

Hello Low-enders! In a few months time i will be auditioning for a "pre college of music school" (not sure what they are called in English to be...

Hello, I recently applied to my university's amateur orchestra and just got a response saying I have to perform a 5 minute piece next wednesday...

I was asked to audition at my church next Monday to play bass with worship bands and our choir and orchestra. My family and I are also packing to...

Hello people! Today I had a couple of doubts. I am putting together a band again and I got the "honor" to be the band leader (or the one who...

It's been a while since my last audition. I contacted a band from their Craigslist ad and they replied immediately. A few text exchanges on a...

I'm thinking what people think about being in the other side of an audition, I mean when you audition someone. What was the main factor that...

So I was asked to go on audition for a cover band in the wedding/corporate scene. The are apparently all highly schooled musicians (college...