where do people find other musicians

[Telerocker]

Good God, I'm a lucky guy. I have my coverband (seven players including a hornsection), my classic rock/bluesrock-projectband and I am regularly asked by coverbands when their guitarists can't do the gig. Doing at the moment nearly every weekend one or two gigs. I guess I'm just in the right network at the moment.

[Dmoney]

I've had a look at those websites and couldn't find much. They also hurt my brain with how bad the search function works on some of them.

I've played with enough bands to know people run things different and have different approaches to doing bands and that's not really all that bad, there is no right or wrong way other than thinking you can't do certain things without being on a major label. All this signing of contracts, sending photos along with a musical CV, I don't have time for any of that. That tells me these are people I wouldn't get on with in face to face.

I've been having a look around since I started this thread. Nothing has popped up that interests me. Lots of blues rock stuff, or covers bands. I don't really have anything against them but it's not what I want to do or feel able to do. My lead playing isn't that good but I pick stuff up quick. I wouldn't even play in many thrash or metal bands. Anything I find vaguely interesting also seems to be somewhat pretentious at the same time. I have a lot of friends that play in bands still, but basically they're all still straightedge (which is fine with me) and I think they'd all rather do bands centered around that (which is also fine) but I think since I moved away from that it's been the end of me being seriously involved in a band past the odd practice and bit of rhetoric.

Really, I just need to play and write, since i have been asked by some great dudes to put something together. 4 songs would do. I have a direction but nowhere to start. As of this moment I don't find playing that enjoyable. If I play guitar I usually just play a couple of songs over and over. The Weakerthans version of Anchorless  or some Osker songs. Maybe playing with other people isn't the answer. I just wish I played more generally.

[_tom_]

Know exactly how you feel mate, since I got my house i play a fraction of what I used ro just because I'm either doing stuff around the house on my days off, or have my mates round in the evening. Really need to dedicate one night a week to playing I think!  A band seems like a good idea but at the same time I'm a bit of a control freak w/r/t music and find it hard to write with others - no problem playing with em, its just writing I struggle with

[CommonCourtesy]

Its really hard to find good musicians online these days. And in my experience there's alot of people who can play, really well but are just pr1ck5's about it! (All talent and the ego to go with it.)

Writing can be a struggle esp if people work differently, being guitar players we are accustomed to coming up with a riff or chord progression first right? Does anyone work with a vocal melody to start with perhaps? How hard is to come up with music to vocals? I've done it a few times and I find it very hard.

When you're a bit younger its easier as there's less commitments. That's why the best time to form originals bands is when you're at college or university. At least at uni you're old enough to play gigs in 18+ venues!

[Toe-Knee]

Its really hard to find good musicians online these days. And in my experience there's alot of people who can play, really well but are just pr1ck5's about it! (All talent and the ego to go with it.)

Writing can be a struggle esp if people work differently, being guitar players we are accustomed to coming up with a riff or chord progression first right? Does anyone work with a vocal melody to start with perhaps? How hard is to come up with music to vocals? I've done it a few times and I find it very hard.

When you're a bit younger its easier as there's less commitments. That's why the best time to form originals bands is when you're at college or university. At least at uni you're old enough to play gigs in 18+ venues!

I write a bit different to most. Probably as I started out as a drummer.

I write a nice pattern decide on a tempo and time signature them jam out riffs over it.

[Dmoney]

I like the method Tony describes. I think the best results I've had are from thinking of the song as a whole and working backwards, if that makes any sense.

[_tom_]

I always come up with riffs then record something rough to a click in Reaper, then write the drums around that. Usually when I'm doing this I'll figure out how to link the different sections of the song together.

[JimmyMoorby]

I think any way you can come out with riffs the better but if youre on your own and inspiration doesnt strike youll struggle.

I have found though that if I play to ome sort of machine or with a drummer so if you lock in with the groove youll always come up with some thing decent or awesome when you least expect it!

Its always cool when you come out with a riff and the drummer is on the same wave length or you explain what you want and they can get it but more often than not they want to do their own thing :/

I remember once I was trying to describe how I wanted a drummer to play some thing in a Mickey Dee/King Diamond kind of way knowing he'd never even heard any of their stuff so when he just cracked some thing out just how I had in my head those magic moments make being in a band worth while.  Few and far between though......

There I go hating on people again lol

I generally like it when drummers overplay but i've only ever played with one drummer like that thus far and the problem there was when there was a genuine need for simplicity he refused to do it saying it was beneath him and 'gay'.  Still better that that ot being good enough to play what you want to be able to do like every other drummer I played with before and after.

[CommonCourtesy]

Rhythm in riffs and syncopation is quite important for what me and my band do, as its quite tight sounding. We have a drummer who plays double kick so the need for the rhythm section and the drums to match up (incl accents/stops/pushes etc) is quite important.

It also helps me and him listen to the same kind of bands so our ideas kinda sound good together, which is good. Can be frustrating when you can't get on each other's level though and neither can get into the song haha.

[m t soule]

If anybody is in or around Manchester UK then I am up fer jam.