Dave's worried for his CHB slot....

My suggestion is that he focus his demo on playing grooves over soloing.  Can you record him at your place?  He should play all the styles he knows in order to open more opportunities.  He needs to find a band too.  
 
I wish him all best.  
 
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bapu
Dave's worried for his CHB slot....

What I meant to say was that ... I don't think he would be a good fit for an online heavy metal collaboration.

He's 23. He is in a band... that hasn't met or rehearsed in a year. The low-tuned guitars and croaking-vocals type.
He assumes that means there is no longer a band.
My "studio" is a 9'X11' bedroom. I suppose I could move the bed out to make room for the drum set. Or use the living room, borrow a few mikes and see what happens.
The guy that recorded him told Ryan he'll give him a free hour of recording because Ryan felt that he didn't get what he paid for.

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craigb

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My friend Ryan is a drummer. He's currently unemployed and almost homeless, living in a friend's shed.

And this is different from other drummers how?
 
(Ok, ok!  Good luck to him and all that. )

HEY!!!!
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I know this does not sound right, but it is!
 
And if there is a chance, and a prayer in heck that anyone can make it, you have to go to New York, London, Paris and the like, so you learn to tougher inside and also fight harder to get to it. You either want to and DO, or you are done, in those places, because there are too many folks on the same boat!

The guy sounds like he could lay down the beat for most rock bands and more....
 
However... this is NC.  Country is really popular and most bands are country to one degree or another if they are working in this economy.
 
Back in the day, NC was a hotbed of nightclubs and bars which all used live music. It was easy to throw a band together and make money. I have literally done that several times.... having gigs before the band was even rehearsing. Been there done that more than once.
 
With the DUI laws tightening and the economy in the hopper, the number of clubs that are still using live music and paying enough to support bands is pretty slim from my vantage point. My local town doesn't have a regular club with live bands..... there is one place that does have bands but it's a family style place which allows no alcohol.  Small family kind of place..... 90% country.
 
I see a number of tiny places having "play for the door and tips" live music, which is OK for a guitarist and a laptop....
 
The best thing he can do is get a daytime job to pay the bills.... and get an apartment so he doesn't have to live in a shed. A good drummer, like a good guitarist can generally find a part time band to play with where everyone works M-F and gigs on the weekends when they can find gigs. I wish him all the best in finding work and a band.