So,
Last year I had a really bad experience with an audition, which was pretty well documented on here. I bounced back with a local band who seemed really happy to have me.
We played 5 gigs together, from Sept to January. During that time there were a few disagreements between me and the singer on opinion type stuff, but nothing (I thought) insurmountably damaging. Some where after the holidays, they were presented an opportunity to bring in a new bass player who promised them "Agency Leads" and who I think may have sang better than me(note, lead singing was never part of the original deal, in fact I was told on more than one occasion how good my backups were). 3 weeks ago I was told that they found someone who was a "better fit" and wouldn't be needing me anymore. I'll say the guitarist tried to be nice about it, and I kind of flipped a little, though I didn't say anything mean or hurtful, but in any case they made their decision to move on and I wasn't really happy about it. I felt my time was wasted, rehearsing for 5 months, going through 2 different audition processes for drummers and paying 20 dollars or more for rehearsal each time, only to be let go once we started booking shows. And let me also point out, my playing was not an issue and I strive to be as helpful as possible when it comes to gig time, like assisting with equipment and such.
Anyhow, I've done my best to move on, despite still feeling bitter about the whole thing. So I post an ad on craigslist last week... and today ... I get an email from the singer, Hey we are a 5 piece band... blah blah blah looking for a bass player. HOW SWEET! Really? After "Careful consideration" and "making a really hard decision" (Her words), the guy who was leading you to the promised land quit after 3 weeks? I personally gave the guy 3-4 months, but wow...
I emailed the drummer, who had just been recruited (and he made clear in his response that it was nothing he said that made them let me go, and enjoyed playing with me) to see what happened but I haven't heard back yet. Maybe the bassist is a talk bass member? I'd love to know exactly what happened.
So I feel kind of vindicated...
Last year I had a really bad experience with an audition, which was pretty well documented on here. I bounced back with a local band who seemed really happy to have me.
We played 5 gigs together, from Sept to January. During that time there were a few disagreements between me and the singer on opinion type stuff, but nothing (I thought) insurmountably damaging. Some where after the holidays, they were presented an opportunity to bring in a new bass player who promised them "Agency Leads" and who I think may have sang better than me(note, lead singing was never part of the original deal, in fact I was told on more than one occasion how good my backups were). 3 weeks ago I was told that they found someone who was a "better fit" and wouldn't be needing me anymore. I'll say the guitarist tried to be nice about it, and I kind of flipped a little, though I didn't say anything mean or hurtful, but in any case they made their decision to move on and I wasn't really happy about it. I felt my time was wasted, rehearsing for 5 months, going through 2 different audition processes for drummers and paying 20 dollars or more for rehearsal each time, only to be let go once we started booking shows. And let me also point out, my playing was not an issue and I strive to be as helpful as possible when it comes to gig time, like assisting with equipment and such.
Anyhow, I've done my best to move on, despite still feeling bitter about the whole thing. So I post an ad on craigslist last week... and today ... I get an email from the singer, Hey we are a 5 piece band... blah blah blah looking for a bass player. HOW SWEET! Really? After "Careful consideration" and "making a really hard decision" (Her words), the guy who was leading you to the promised land quit after 3 weeks? I personally gave the guy 3-4 months, but wow...
I emailed the drummer, who had just been recruited (and he made clear in his response that it was nothing he said that made them let me go, and enjoyed playing with me) to see what happened but I haven't heard back yet. Maybe the bassist is a talk bass member? I'd love to know exactly what happened.
So I feel kind of vindicated...
