The James Rocket seeks a Bass Player

260 Meserole Street, New York City NY

Description

The James Rocket are one piece short of a four-piece original band based in Brooklyn. We've weathered the pandemic, gotten our shots, and are ready to start gearing up for live gigs again. While we have someone who can step in to cover for the odd gig, that's no way forward. You can only ride the spare so long. We want you to join the band and make the four-string-corner your own. On the assumptions that: • You would like to play these songs, and others like them, and make them rock: https://thejamesrocket.bandcamp.com/ • You have the mighty powers of memory to internalize a set of 12-15 of said songs, gradually building up a full rep (we have maybe thirty of these in rotation now, always adding more) • You play bass with sufficient confidence to rock a set from the above songs live, in front of people and everything without shameful sheet music • You have your own gear (though we do have a rig you can use, at least until you decide you're sticking around.) • You have it sufficiently together that you will not immediately require the services of another bandmember's couch, as we are all grown adults and are not about that • You are willing to shoulder the immense burden of one rehearsal a week (currently usually Thursday evening or Saturday afternoon) • You can take on the grueling tour schedule of give or take one show a month locally, with the occasional day trip for gigs in Boston or Philadelphia or wherever • You are willing (in time) to share in rehearsal space rent, as well as the vast riches that ensue from our gigging proceeds • Five strings are one too many unless you're a Tom Petersson freak and have twelve. That'd be cool. • If you drink or smoke that's fine, but if you're druggy it's gonna be weird. • If you're younger than thirty, it's gonna be weird. • If you don't plan on getting vaccinated, that might be weird. But there might be reasons. Let's talk about that • Black Lives Matter. If that's a problem for you, we don't even want to know you. If you're down with the above, and want to be in The James Rocket, hit me up. Also! I want a pony.