Start a Band - How To
Apr 18 '07 (Updated Apr 19 '07)
The Bottom Line Don't miss out on following your dreams.
If you don't have friends who:
� play instruments
� like the same type of music as you
� are extremely creative
� are personable/friendly
� have any type of musical motivation
� you can picture yourself in a van with for months at a time
then you'll probably have some trouble trying to start your first band. Here is what you'll need.
1) The ability to play an instrument or sing (duh). I'll post links on free places to learn when I get a chance, but for now I'll assume you can do something useful.
2) Your gonna need some members. Sometimes local newspapers, coffee houses, schools and colleges will have wanted ads up, but its very unlikely and hard to find a band that fits your age and taste in music. You might be able to find some people through word of mouth. Let your friends know your looking for like minded musicians and see if anybody knows somebody who might be interested. You can also try going through some local bands. Usually they have an extended network of people that play instruments. You can usually find a few bands that have material written already and recently had a member drop out, or bands that have just fallen apart through your local musicians. Thats probably the best way to do it. But if your on the shy side, the internet is becoming a great place to meet potential members. Myspace.com has and probably will stay a great place to find like minded musicians. Their musician's classified section is an easy way to find people in your area. Other websites like Bandmix.com, Formingbands.com are great for searching by location and style. I know I've found many other great resources by just typing "musician classifieds" into Google. There are endless resources available. Don't give up if you can't find something that fits what your looking for. I never said you couldn't post your own ads as well.
3) Every new band needs a place to practice. I know I've practiced in garages, bedrooms, basements, living rooms, hallways, and even written some acoustic stuff on a train bridge and on the edge of a cliff. Anywhere your comfortable (and let me stress the word comfortable) can make a great practice spot. Being comfortable is important though, especially for a vocalist. Any stress can throw off their game, and practicing for the first time with a new band in front of your extended family can't help. Distance is also a big problem. Most bands contain between 3 to 5 people. If the practice space is hard for even 1 person, it will throw the whole band off.
Good Luck with starting your first band!
If you have ANY questions at all, or I missed something you feel is important, feel free to let me know!
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