Don't move to find band members, there isn't a better place where people are dedicated to original music, and you will make it.
Here is the reality of being in a band/playing music, money talks bull!@#$ walks. So, you may have wrote some great songs. So, what. Unless you have a record deal inked or paying shows lined up musicians/players don't really care.
And even if you find some players that like your stuff and believe in it they will eventually quit because of one of the following.
1. Not makeing any money.
2. Young and move on to the next band/big thing.
3. young and gets first real girlfriend.
4. Grown and gets married.
5. Gets married and not making any money in your band.
6. Wakes up from dreamland and realizes your band won't be on mtv next week and that trying to make it is actually a lot of work.
7. a.d.d.
8. Goes temporarily insane for no apparent reason.
9. You aren't writing songs/running the show like they think it should be.
10. Plays a few gigs and finds that gigging isn't always fun, especially when you get home at 2 am and have to be at work at 5 am.
11. Plays a few gigs and finds out that getting on stage with a guitar doesn't make hot chicks fall all over ugly guys with no personality.
the list could fill a book.
I've literally had players play with me two time and act like finding my band/original act was like finding the holy grail, then not hear from them ever again.
I'm 36 now, and have always wrote my own songs. People have often said they were good, but it was always hard to keep a band together with the good players.
Why? Because all original, unsigned acts make 0 dollars.
I may sound negative, but that is the reality of finding people who are just more or less hired guns to play your music. I still play in a rock band and write original music, but I'm also lucky enough to be married to my writing partner, my wife. (Lucky, riiiiiiiiight.) So, she's invested in the songs/music. We also have a long time friend who we've known for over decade now, that for some reason sticks around and plays drums in our band.
Being in a band can be fun, but more often that not it's more hassles than it's worth. You really have to look at what you want to do. If you want to gig out, then of course you would need a band. If you can't play all the instruments to record your music you might need a band, or at least know some players.
If you are not so concerned with gigging but want to make demos and try to get a deal, and can play all the instruments you really don't need a band. If you were to get a deal you could put an add in the local musicians wanted and with the fact that you had a deal you'd probably be able to put one together within a couple of weeks if not days.
