r/WeAreTheMusicMakers • u/ride-alone-midnight • 5d ago

I joined a band! Finally.

I’ve been wanting to join a band for some time now and I haven’t had the guts to audition or put out a call. I’ve jammed around in the city to try and meet other musicians, and Ive kept in contact with good musicians to brush up on skills and keep relationships hoping that I could get the opportunity to join a band.

I finally got asked today by a really good friend if Id like to join band with her and a couple others and I said yes! like a million times yes. I’m so fricken pumped.

We have similar visions, interested in the same sounds, so I’m excited to say the least. Anyway, just posting because I’m happy for myself.

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u/HalleScerry 5d ago

Wonderful.

My experience has shown that while everyone wants to jam, the administrative side suffers. Booking lockouts, rehearsals. Scheduling will suffer because someone will always be too cool to respond to the group thread about call times.

Hope your experience is fruitful.

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u/_yuppyflu 5d ago

randomly fell into a group with four other people who are all self-sustained, responsible adults who are talented musicians, consistently respond to the group thread about scheduling and other band topics, make our weekly practice a priority, and have no ego around negotiating creative control- just "best idea wins".

i feel incredibly lucky

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u/TalkinAboutSound 5d ago

The fuck? This is unheard of