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Tuesday, December 15, 2009
News / Opinion / Eric Mullis Wanted: Musicians... but where to find them?
Posted By Eric Mullis on Tue, Dec 15, 2009 at 3:47 PM
With the help of Charlotte venues and the Carolina Live Music Society my band, Actual Proof, has gotten some steam and has been regularly playing shows in the Southeast. This has us tickled because we’re able to write and perform music for music lovers who celebrate live music.
But it turns out that our keyboard player is leaving the group. He has several reasons for leaving but it boils down to the fact that he’s not feeling it and is getting tired of traveling. It’s a bit like one of those relationships where you’re still in love but the other person doesn’t feel that way anymore and you come to a point where you accept the fact that you can’t force love. Nothing we can do can make him dig performing our music.
So, how to go about finding a replacement for him?
It’s damned difficult to find musicians other than by relying on word of mouth and friends of friends. Someone in the band or someone who’s familiar with the band’s sound might know of someone that would fit. This is difficult for us since we play original music and have distinct sound. We don’t play well-known covers and need to be sure that the new guy’s or girl’s sound meshes well with what we do. So, it will take some shopping around to find the right match.
Another problem is that the perfect musician might be out there in Charlotte somewhere — sitting in a practice room playing licks and writing songs that would be perfect for our group — but they aren’t currently on the music scene and consequently we won’t be able to find them via word of mouth. So, how do we find him or her?
If you’ve gone through this before, let me, and other musicians reading this, know what solution you found...
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