MaryO2
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Since I've spent at least the last 10 months trying to get a final lineup for our band set up, I'd be interested to know what you think the hardest position to fill is?
For example, in our area, it seems that the capable guitarist has been the most difficult to find. We spent a lot of time looking for a 2nd guitarist for our band so we would be a 5 piece only to end up deciding to go with just one guitartist because we couldn't find decent enough talent to fill that second slot. Or if we did, they would come in completely wanting to do something different than the direction we were going, even though we made that perfectly clear prior to the audition. (In the end, however, our 4 piece has worked out wonderfully for us and has probably turned out to be the best decision anways).
Now we seem to have a plethora of drummers in our area. Of course, finding a good solid drummer whose main goal isn't just to make as much noise as they possibly can is another thing. We finally stumbled on one that is awesome and knows the meaning of dynamics, appropriate fills, and timing. So thankful to have him especially after the others we have seen. My favorite being the drummer who stormed out after the 3rd rehearsal because he was sick of being the one responsible for maintaining the tempo of the music...no, seriously, he said that. And gosh forbid, we asked him to count off a song. <insert eye roll here>.
Anyways, it's been an interesting journey so I'm curious as to what others experiences have been.
For example, in our area, it seems that the capable guitarist has been the most difficult to find. We spent a lot of time looking for a 2nd guitarist for our band so we would be a 5 piece only to end up deciding to go with just one guitartist because we couldn't find decent enough talent to fill that second slot. Or if we did, they would come in completely wanting to do something different than the direction we were going, even though we made that perfectly clear prior to the audition. (In the end, however, our 4 piece has worked out wonderfully for us and has probably turned out to be the best decision anways).
Now we seem to have a plethora of drummers in our area. Of course, finding a good solid drummer whose main goal isn't just to make as much noise as they possibly can is another thing. We finally stumbled on one that is awesome and knows the meaning of dynamics, appropriate fills, and timing. So thankful to have him especially after the others we have seen. My favorite being the drummer who stormed out after the 3rd rehearsal because he was sick of being the one responsible for maintaining the tempo of the music...no, seriously, he said that. And gosh forbid, we asked him to count off a song. <insert eye roll here>.
Anyways, it's been an interesting journey so I'm curious as to what others experiences have been.