Drummer and bass player seeking the right bandmates

Los Angeles CA

Description

Experienced drummer and bassist team with dual backing vocals looking for a male singer who plays guitar or keys and possibly another guitarist. You: We need someone open to doing something different, who is willing to put in the work to learn the songs and not have to stare into an iPad or lyrics sheets all night. We need that person to be an active, contributing part of the direction of the band and song choice, while considering everyone else's input. This is your chance to do those guilty-pleasure songs other bands might dismiss. Both of us do background vocals with not much interest in doing lead, so you'll have harmonies. We want the freedom to play out songs or do instrumentals if desired and it's no fun for a singer-only to just stand there for 10 minutes, so you'll need to at least hold your own on guitar or keys..or play a wicked tambourine/maraca. If you don't need another guitar, great! If you're more comfortable doing rhythm, that's great too! We'll find a guitarist. Obviously you have your own gear and are not too lazy to move it around if needed. Age-wise, we're are in our 40s and 50s, whatever that means to you. Us: Having played in many bands over the years, we're putting together our own project that is not limited to decades or genre or expectations. We'd like to get people involved who want to help build an interesting set list that is fun, diverse and at times a stretch from what we might usually do, but the songs are still fun for the audience in a live setting. All song recommendations are welcome, considered with open minds and honest responses are given. The only thing we're not interested in doing is a night of the typical Classic Rock/Dive Bar/Tribute Band stuff. There may be a song or 2 from there that we do because it's fun to play, but that if your looking to step into a band where you already know all the songs, this is probably not that band. If you're looking for a band open to play songs you've always wanted to do, this is the band for you. Right now we've got stuff in the pipeline from the 60s to relatively current and from folk to punk to soul to rock and a couple that I'm not sure really where they fall categorically but they're great tunes! We'll likely do our own version of some of them. Nothing is set in stone. Originals are also not off the table. Keys players: We know you guys are rare, but there is always room for you if interested. Please reply with links to you playing live, preferably with a band. That's pretty much the audition. We're super easy-going but we've been at this long enough to be able to tell. No link, no response. Optional: List 5-9 songs you would want to do, whether you even know them or not. We are not trying to make a living or looking to gig every week or even every month. Just when we all agree we should. We're using the time right now to build and learn a set list, then we'll look to rehearse at a mutually agreed upon rehearsal studio in 4-5 weeks, most likely in the West San Fernando Valley, provided no COVID surges pop up and shut everything down. That should give us time to learn a bunch of mutually-agreed upon songs and have them ready to polish. We'd love to hear from you!