PHOOD Posted August 7, 2006 Share Posted August 7, 2006 Me and my bes friend have started a band. We have a guitarist (me) and a drummer (freind), and we have a couple options on a bassist, but the singer. I don't know how to find a singer. If you have a band, how did you get yours. And if you are the singer, how'd the band come to you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevin Posted August 7, 2006 Share Posted August 7, 2006 Just talk to people and go to local shows and ask around.. Try the singers out before telling one that they for sure got the gig. Also maybe post a flyer in local music shops saying that you need a singer, what you guys wanna do, your influences, etc.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweetness Posted August 7, 2006 Share Posted August 7, 2006 Just talk to people and go to local shows and ask around.. Try the singers out before telling one that they for sure got the gig. Also maybe post a flyer in local music shops saying that you need a singer, what you guys wanna do, your influences, etc..Exactly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maddergascar Posted August 7, 2006 Share Posted August 7, 2006 try singing yourself, you might be surprised If nothing else, it means you get a bigger share of the money Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest knerken Posted August 7, 2006 Share Posted August 7, 2006 ^That's what we did.. We had played for a couple of weeks without a singer, and one day our guitar-player says: "Well, I can at least try..", and suddenly we had a singer! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bucketslash Posted August 7, 2006 Share Posted August 7, 2006 Start a series on cbs to find the best in a bunch of jack off singers works for gilby clarke Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gash Posted August 7, 2006 Share Posted August 7, 2006 Buy a really big mousetrap and put a mirror as the bait. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swlabr Posted August 7, 2006 Share Posted August 7, 2006 Buy a really big mousetrap and put a mirror as the bait. good one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gash Posted August 8, 2006 Share Posted August 8, 2006 Buy a really big mousetrap and put a mirror as the bait. good one.Worked for Skid Row in the 80's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Almost Famous Posted August 8, 2006 Share Posted August 8, 2006 Start a series on cbs to find the best in a bunch of jack off singers works for gilby clarke Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
worldwideboss Posted August 8, 2006 Share Posted August 8, 2006 Me and my bes friend have started a band. We have a guitarist (me) and a drummer (freind), and we have a couple options on a bassist, but the singer. I don't know how to find a singer. If you have a band, how did you get yours. And if you are the singer, how'd the band come to you?AC/DC started off with a newspaper ad, so there you go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supersillyspacemonkey Posted August 8, 2006 Share Posted August 8, 2006 well i tried myself and turns out im kickass.i make the band and thats how it came to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bucketslash Posted August 8, 2006 Share Posted August 8, 2006 Whaaat...it also worked for velvet revolver.......ok, if my first idea dosen't work....silently go into a band and quietly replace the band members one by one with members of your band, and voila, free bandshould all else fail, do it the army of anyone way....Poker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ohdistortedsmile1789 Posted August 8, 2006 Share Posted August 8, 2006 try singing yourself, you might be surprised If nothing else, it means you get a bigger share of the moneyBest answer so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nightrain_Kid Posted August 8, 2006 Share Posted August 8, 2006 (edited) Buy a really big mousetrap and put a mirror as the bait. good one.Worked for Skid Row in the 80's.HAHA Your a funny man Gashoops that sounded kinda sarcastic, wasnt meant to be Edited August 8, 2006 by Nightrain_Kid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Axel1304 Posted August 8, 2006 Share Posted August 8, 2006 For our band we had guitarist (me) , bassist and drummer all set all we needed was a singer so i asked my best mate is a great singer to sing and were all set But yeah as someone mentioned earlier try getting one of your band members to sing it might work. If not place adds in local music stores and stuff like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marky Posted August 8, 2006 Share Posted August 8, 2006 Just hang around a gigs and ask how they got a singer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bax Posted August 8, 2006 Share Posted August 8, 2006 I would follow the advice of thoses who have said to try out someone already in the band first, the primary lyricist/songwriter being the first choice since they already have a connection to the material an outside singer would lack. If this doesn't work, the old ad in the music store may work, but be sure to spell out what you are looking for influence-wise so you don't have to waste your time with people who have a different sound in mind. There are also a lot of websites that offer musicians wanted classifieds for free and I have met a lot of people doing this. Good luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrisi Rokks Posted August 8, 2006 Share Posted August 8, 2006 try singing yourself, you might be surprised If nothing else, it means you get a bigger share of the moneyThats what i did haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Third Man Posted August 8, 2006 Share Posted August 8, 2006 Poached one from another band Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
damian 1200 Posted August 8, 2006 Share Posted August 8, 2006 Here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
browser Posted August 8, 2006 Share Posted August 8, 2006 put out flyers or an ad, or just put the word out you need a singer. myspace and garageband.com are good too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slash 20 Posted August 8, 2006 Share Posted August 8, 2006 throw money in the street Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bucketslash Posted August 9, 2006 Share Posted August 9, 2006 don't follow that advice....thats how 1 in 5 surviving hair metal singers die each year Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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