Indie-dance-rock band seeks bass player- Daft Punk-ish etc.

Cambridge MA

Description

Mosaic Mirrors is seeking a bass player. Our old bass player is simply going to start singing and playing guitar and he was always just doing his best with the old "I play guitar so I'll just play bass for the band" trick. I'm Andrew Scandal, the singer/writer of most of the music. We were killing it before the sky started falling- were scheduled to play in the Rock and Roll rumble and every gig we were playing was an absolute party! Then the Vid rolled into town... At any rate, we're quite a gaggle- at one point we were 8 people with people playing different instruments on different tracks- 2 electro-drummers, 2 synths, effected vocals, keyboards, bass, guitar, 2 saxophones, flute, and trumpet... Here's us playing live: https://youtu.be/9kcp23lLCT4 And a track we recorded: https://open.spotify.com/track/66VoU41RmWCfwmL3wO7l8J?si=d60ae9863a7d47a2 That track is a bit more "laid back" but we also do more uptempo stuff. The main core of the band is still intact though I need to find new saxophonists and potentially expand even more from there. With that many people, our shows were really like parties and we were the #2 night in bar sales of 2019 at one of the bars we play. We are not a jam band (no offense, I did my time at Phish shows!). We "groove", not jam... There are no 5-minute solos to the center of your mind. We're more about locking into a groove ala LCD Soundsystem, Daft Punk etc. It's song-based music, more or less. I would love a bass player who can go from dropping sick dub bass lines to slapping some funky ish to whatever the song calls for. I want the band to be free to pursue any style from indie-psych to indie-rock to hip hop to whatever. The old "leave your ego at the door" approach! I'm the elder statesman of the band (aka I'm old but I clean up well!) but I was smart enough to fill the band with people mostly in their late 20s- early 30s so they bring out their beautiful friends to shows. We have a big, awesome practice space at The Sound Museum in Brighton (with a bass amp there). We've all been vaccinated btw. Regarding pay, everyone in the band is doing this for fun- we were making enough from gigs to pay for our space and have a little extra money to throw around, but everyone in the band has day gigs. But if you're looking for a paid-gig, I wish you luck but this probably isn't the gig you're looking for. Also full disclosure we're all a bunch of trash-talkers so have a sense of humor! Here are some other influences to give you an idea: Tame Impala Mac Demarco MGMT Gorillaz Timber Timbre Thanks and best of luck with your music either way!