Couple of weeks ago I advertised on a few musicians' sites, looking for a band. There's nothing happening. No-one's advertising for a drummer. One band responded to my ad, and after speaking to the guy on the phone he said he'd get in touch to arrange an audition, but hasn't.
In April I depped for the house band drummer at a blues jam, (which I loved and it went really well) but it was a one-off. They' do monthly jams in a local pub and have said to come back and sit in for a couple of numbers, and I've also spoken to a guy who operates another monthly blues jam at a different pub who said the same thing (they also have a regular house band).
They both tell me that these jams are a way for musicians to find each other - but does it really work? It seems sort of desperate somehow - a sort of "last chance saloon" for failed or wannabe musicians.
I'm feeling like a failed wannabe myself at the moment. That one-off dep gig gave me such a huge boost of confidence after suffering a crisis of confidence last year followed by a fairly lengthy break, and now I feel I'm falling back into that mind set again.
Help !!
In April I depped for the house band drummer at a blues jam, (which I loved and it went really well) but it was a one-off. They' do monthly jams in a local pub and have said to come back and sit in for a couple of numbers, and I've also spoken to a guy who operates another monthly blues jam at a different pub who said the same thing (they also have a regular house band).
They both tell me that these jams are a way for musicians to find each other - but does it really work? It seems sort of desperate somehow - a sort of "last chance saloon" for failed or wannabe musicians.
I'm feeling like a failed wannabe myself at the moment. That one-off dep gig gave me such a huge boost of confidence after suffering a crisis of confidence last year followed by a fairly lengthy break, and now I feel I'm falling back into that mind set again.
Help !!