Some of the nicest people I know have more tattoos than bare skin. Come to think of it, the only 2 in our house of 8 that don't have at least one tattoo on their face is me and the 12yo girl. You can't always judge a book blah blah.
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Audition tips?
- Thread starter Michael B
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Some of the nicest people I know have more tattoos than bare skin. Come to think of it, the only 2 in our house of 8 that don't have at least one tattoo on their face is me and the 12yo girl. You can't always judge a book blah blah.
Sorry to hear that, but better to realize this now than later, I suppose. Maybe you can put together a jam or something with some other people on weekends during the day.
Back on. Had driving at night concerns but a band member lives nearby.
Wish me luck!
Michael B
Wish me luck!
Michael B
Some of the nicest people I know have more tattoos than bare skin. Come to think of it, the only 2 in our house of 8 that don't have at least one tattoo on their face is me and the 12yo girl. You can't always judge a book blah blah.
The issue wasn't that he had a tattoo. It was that he was (as far as we could tell) an ex con.
I ended practicing 20 songs. Probably overkill. Heading over.
Very inconspicuously hide a fresh fish somewhere in their rehearsal space just in case they're jerks, so their rehearsal space will smell bad.
If they're nice, very inconspicuously remove the fish.
If they're nice, very inconspicuously remove the fish.
Ok audition report:
I played half a dozen songs I knew better. We worked out 2 more. Commited to the same number more for second visit.
People were super cool. Band leader was organized and corrected a part here and there. That actually went fairly well.
I had a ton of fun to boot. Awesome. Thanks again to all here for support.
I played half a dozen songs I knew better. We worked out 2 more. Commited to the same number more for second visit.
People were super cool. Band leader was organized and corrected a part here and there. That actually went fairly well.
I had a ton of fun to boot. Awesome. Thanks again to all here for support.
Glad it went well, but don't forget to value your own time. You learned 20 songs, played only 6-8, and they want a 2nd round with an additional 6-8 songs? That's a lot of good faith effort on your part, just saying don't let them take advantage of that good faith by wasting your time.
Yeah good advice. Only one new one is not one of the initial 20.
Some excellent advice in this thread. Glad your audition went well and that you told them about your night driving issue.
If regular gigging is important to you, use social media and the band's (and perhaps venues' websites) to check whether a band really has gigging experience. I've found a few "currently gigging but retooling" bands that misrepresented themselves or considered open mic nights as gigs.
Also, if band members split costs for rehearsal space, make sure you'll gig enough to cover this. I recently left a group after it was apparent this would continue to be a negative investment.
If regular gigging is important to you, use social media and the band's (and perhaps venues' websites) to check whether a band really has gigging experience. I've found a few "currently gigging but retooling" bands that misrepresented themselves or considered open mic nights as gigs.
Also, if band members split costs for rehearsal space, make sure you'll gig enough to cover this. I recently left a group after it was apparent this would continue to be a negative investment.
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Haha, sort of like leaving an upper decker but easier to reverse.
Everything going well. Almost up to 24 songs. Great bunch of people. Excited for more. Having a blast.
Michael B
Michael B
