Not sure if I'm in

I'd continue with your other stuff unless--or until--you hear anything more.  If communication is their strong now, it probably won't get better.  

I've auditioned for a few bands in my time.  In the mid-80's, I auditioned for a band where I didn't know anyone.  I don't remember how I heard about the audition.  Anyway, the audition went well and they called me up and asked me to come back for a second round.  After that, they called me up again and asked me to come in for one final round of auditions.  After I played with them the third time, I didn't hear from them again. After waiting a couple of weeks, I called them to ask what they had decided.

They had no idea who I was.  They didn't remember me at all.  I reminded them what we had talked about, how I had played, what I looked like, what my drum kit looked like...  Nothing. 

I told them that I could understand if I had only auditioned once for them.  After being called back twice, however, I felt the very least they owed me was a phone call saying they were going with someone else. 

I suggest that if you don't hear from them, it doesn't hurt to call them just to see if they're still interested.  If they can't remember you, they probably are going another way...

Starise


 
How do you know when your in a band? 

Do you have a van, a practice place or a P.A.? Then you're in.


If you have all three, you're the new leader.

Funny... I have all three and the members of the band I'm in are in the UK, Holland, Henderson Nevada, Minnesota and Ohio.

bapu

Starise



How do you know when your in a band? 

Do you have a van, a practice place or a P.A.? Then you're in.


If you have all three, you're the new leader.

  I have a van.  Love the avatar. I usually have a diet Bapsi with dinner when we eat out. After consuming the 2000 calories in the meal I need a little help.

Starise
 Love the avatar.  

Jules (julibee) made it for me.

Starise


If I don't hear anything I'll give them a ring.

I think JBs point is; you already have not heard anything.

bapu

Starise
Love the avatar.  

Jules (julibee) made it for me.

   Good job Jules! No one makes my avatars as you can tell.

Lemmee see if I've got this straight.  It's a "volunteer" band with NO PAY that practices in a room that's 105 degrees and plays so loud that you can't hear yourself...and all the members are at least 10 years younger than you.  Is that correct?

And you're worried if you're IN???????????????????? :-)

yorolpal


Lemmee see if I've got this straight.  It's a "volunteer" band with NO PAY that practices in a room that's 105 degrees and plays so loud that you can't hear yourself...and all the members are at least 10 years younger than you.  Is that correct?

And you're worried if you're IN???????????????????? :-)

I guess the only downside is they just lack communication skills........nobody's perfect.

Post 18 made me smile.... yeah... that would be my take on it too. 

If you "get the gig".... you will have to join the loudness wars because the chance of you talking them into playing at a reasonable level is likely about as good as the proverbial snowball in hades. 

To "keep up" you would need more wattage and more speaker coverage..... at your expense, to play in a non-paying band...... really? 

Short personal experience story: I auditioned back in the early seventies for a group needing a guitarist to play Black Sabbath, Deep Purple, and other heavy bands of the day. The group was called "Lucifer" and the biz card said...."Satan's Gift to Music"....  (Are you with me so far?)  This was an established working band that was pretty well known at the time in S Jersey.  So I answered the ad and they came to my house to jam since I had a pretty good sized rec-room.  After running through a few tunes there was a pressing need to make a liquor store run to get more wine and beer.  They had already gone through what they brought with them. 

We all returned to the house a bit later. They then said they did have a practice hall where the band's gear and PA and lights were all set up and they wanted to rehearse there with me a few days later. They gave me the address and headed out the door.

My mom came in and we talked a bit. She obviously did not like them because of the name, the motto, and the liquor store run. They left and didn't bother to assist in removing the empty bottles and cans..... But ultimately she left the decision up to me. I pondered the decision for a few days, and decided not to go to the rehearsal hall. A number of factors played into that decision. A big one was the location of the hall .... it was not exactly where a young white boy would want to be found (in Philadelphia) with a car, and some nice musical gear. The second was that the boys in the band were seriously sh**faced by the time we got back to the house, and hanging and playing with guys like that didn't do it for me..... not that I was a prude, but there is a time to party and a time to be serious about business. 

They never called back to see if I got lost or whatever..... 

yorolpal


Lemmee see if I've got this straight.  It's a "volunteer" band with NO PAY that practices in a room that's 105 degrees and plays so loud that you can't hear yourself...and all the members are at least 10 years younger than you.  Is that correct?

And you're worried if you're IN???????????????????? :-)

  I know how this sounds OL PAL.  I was using a 15 watt behringer practice amp that day. The fault was mine only. I have been looking to upgrade anyhow if I start to play regularly,maybe a DT50/DT25

 I feel that the experience gained in this will far outweigh what they are paying me lol. I can't think of a better way to polish my chops.

 I called yesterday and they want me to come back for another rehearsal . I imported some of their files into Sonar and added my parts in there. The band is tight and has some good original material.They threw stuff at me I didn't know and I was able to play along with it, but thats not necessarily a challenge for someone playing lead parts. Not like finding full chordings on the fly. It is what it is I guess. I just want to get way from the piano for awhile and play with some different people.

 

craigb


Next time roll in with something like this...

That's like 50W, roight?

BTW - Not an original concept either!  Here's a MUCH bigger fake back line:



And, from the back...