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This thread has actually done like a good compressor and squashed the transient before things started clipping...please continue the trend of progressing towards civil discussion and read all replies before posting on something you feel is inflammatory, the user may have apologized or addressed it already.
OK to give a little background, I just auditioned (and nailed it, beating out 4 other applicants) for a local grunge/alternative band. The drummer is sort of the band leader, he was in another group for 7 years and even got to open for Puddle of Mudd before. He's a level-headed guy and isn't ignorant to how things work, is the point I'm trying to get across.
So we're taking a beverage break after playing a few tunes and the BL was telling me he feels really strongly about getting a female vocalist. No complaints from me, I've actually wanted to try that in previous bands myself. He and the guitarist are very down-to-Earth kind of guys though, and while I wouldn't say naive, I would say they are good-natured people. As we're talking about the audition process, I brought up the point of whether or not a female vocalist would feel meeting with a bunch of strange guys from Craigslist all alone is a safe idea.
BL definitely took that concern as valid, but was coming up dry on ways to try and mitigate this possible issue. He suggested having his female neighbor come over and chill in the house too, but I am unsure how well that would work as getting a private rehearsal space (we're in his older brother's house at the moment) means that coming every week might not pan out for the neighbor. He'd also like a keyboard player that's female, but that could severely limit our options if that becomes a necessity.
Anybody gone through this same scenario and found something that worked? Obviously things can happen at any time and place, but I'd like to make sure we limit how uncomfortable things feel as much as possible.
This thread has actually done like a good compressor and squashed the transient before things started clipping...please continue the trend of progressing towards civil discussion and read all replies before posting on something you feel is inflammatory, the user may have apologized or addressed it already.
OK to give a little background, I just auditioned (and nailed it, beating out 4 other applicants) for a local grunge/alternative band. The drummer is sort of the band leader, he was in another group for 7 years and even got to open for Puddle of Mudd before. He's a level-headed guy and isn't ignorant to how things work, is the point I'm trying to get across.
So we're taking a beverage break after playing a few tunes and the BL was telling me he feels really strongly about getting a female vocalist. No complaints from me, I've actually wanted to try that in previous bands myself. He and the guitarist are very down-to-Earth kind of guys though, and while I wouldn't say naive, I would say they are good-natured people. As we're talking about the audition process, I brought up the point of whether or not a female vocalist would feel meeting with a bunch of strange guys from Craigslist all alone is a safe idea.
BL definitely took that concern as valid, but was coming up dry on ways to try and mitigate this possible issue. He suggested having his female neighbor come over and chill in the house too, but I am unsure how well that would work as getting a private rehearsal space (we're in his older brother's house at the moment) means that coming every week might not pan out for the neighbor. He'd also like a keyboard player that's female, but that could severely limit our options if that becomes a necessity.
Anybody gone through this same scenario and found something that worked? Obviously things can happen at any time and place, but I'd like to make sure we limit how uncomfortable things feel as much as possible.
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