yammyfan
Senior Member
Hi all,
The long and short of it; I auditioned for and was offered a position in an all original band (a trio, including me) composed of two other members who are former professional touring and recording musicians.
I should have known that something was up by the quality of the demo they provided, and by the strength of the writing. Of the eight tracks they provided me to listen to, I heard a couple of potential singles. Needless to say, I want to stick with these guys for a little while.
So what is it that the pro's look for in a drummer, beyond the obvious stuff like the ability to keep steady time and show up for rehearsal, prepared? What qualities do you think it takes to hang with these guys?
Now, this is important. I am entirely self taught and have no formal training whatsoever. Everything I know comes from thousands of hours of jamming along to my favourite records. I've been in plenty of bands, however, and gigged some too.
I need advice on how to prepare my mind to deliver the kind of reliable performance that these guys are going to need. I want to focus on the things that matter and ignore the things that don't. The times I lose it during practice (never during gigs, oddly) are the times I start to think during a song instead of simply playing. I want to develop that quiet mind that I think I'm going to need.
So, any advice that you can give? No doubt many of you have been in my shoes before. How did you prepare for it?
Thanks for reading, and for any insight you can provide.
The long and short of it; I auditioned for and was offered a position in an all original band (a trio, including me) composed of two other members who are former professional touring and recording musicians.
I should have known that something was up by the quality of the demo they provided, and by the strength of the writing. Of the eight tracks they provided me to listen to, I heard a couple of potential singles. Needless to say, I want to stick with these guys for a little while.
So what is it that the pro's look for in a drummer, beyond the obvious stuff like the ability to keep steady time and show up for rehearsal, prepared? What qualities do you think it takes to hang with these guys?
Now, this is important. I am entirely self taught and have no formal training whatsoever. Everything I know comes from thousands of hours of jamming along to my favourite records. I've been in plenty of bands, however, and gigged some too.
I need advice on how to prepare my mind to deliver the kind of reliable performance that these guys are going to need. I want to focus on the things that matter and ignore the things that don't. The times I lose it during practice (never during gigs, oddly) are the times I start to think during a song instead of simply playing. I want to develop that quiet mind that I think I'm going to need.
So, any advice that you can give? No doubt many of you have been in my shoes before. How did you prepare for it?
Thanks for reading, and for any insight you can provide.