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Conference napalm::commusic_v1

Title:	* * Computer Music, MIDI, and Related Topics * *
Notice:	Conference has been write-locked. Use new version.
Moderator:	DYPSS1::SCHAFER

Created:	Thu Feb 20 1986
Last Modified:	Mon Aug 29 1994
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	2852
Total number of notes:	33157

1761.0. "How do you get a NEW gig??" by HPSTEK::RENE (that dreaded FORMAT button....) Tue Nov 08 1988 08:16

(also in DREGS::MUSIC)
    
      Well, guys, since my band has recently broken up, I am actively looking
for another gig. What are the best ways to do this? Some ways that come to 
mind are:

	1) posting your name at local music stores

	2) posting your name in the notesfiles 8^))

	3) try the 'musicians wanted' part of the WantAd...

      How do you do it? How have you found a band in the past that may need
you? Is it a good idea to call booking agents and ask them if any of their
bands needs an XZXZXZX player? 

    Any info GREATLY appreciated !!!

   
          Thanks again,

                    Frank

T.R	Title	User	Personal Name	Date	Lines
1761.1	number please?	SUBSYS::ORIN	AMIGA te amo	`Fri Nov 11 1988 15:54`	17
	Frank, This guy called me up one time, because I had an ad in the WantAdvertiser selling my Kurzweil 250. He was looking for musicians for his band, and figured that anyone selling a keyboard was probably a keyboard player, or might know of someone who was looking to play in a band. I thought this was a rather unusual but clever approach. You could use the same approach. If you play keys, try calling some of the people selling guitars, or even keyboards. They might be just leaving or forming a band, or may have other musician friends who are forming a band or looking for new members. It might take a lot of phone calls, but it is kind of fun talking to other musicians. It's kind of a networking strategy. good luck, dave
1761.2	Small world...	BPOV02::HARRINGTON	Career?! This is just a job!	`Wed Nov 16 1988 08:08`	14
	Re. .1 - Hey...! That must have been ME that called you up! If it was four or five months ago that this happened, then I'm SURE it was me, since I was doing exactly what you described. How 'bout that?! ----- Shawn Harrington
1761.3	arrrgh	HAMER::COCCOLI	blinded by science	`Fri Jan 20 1989 22:34`	8
	You think YOU got problems finding a band? I work SECOND SHIFT! All I can find are low-lifes who don't have jobs and can play all day but they stink. unhappy rich