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Forming A Band?
Looking to start a band? Join a band? Recruit a band member?
We tend to get a lot of posts on here about this kind of thing, so for clarity I thought it'd be a good idea to keep them all in the same place.
Maybe if those of us who are musicians would like to make themselves a profile in here it'll be clearer and more effective for everyone.
Let's see how it works. I'll kick things off.
Name: Ryan
Year: Third
Instrument(s): Acoustic guitar, electric guitar, melodic vocals, aggressive vocals
Experience: Guitar - 4 years, Vocals - 3 years. Have been playing guitar and doing aggressive backing vocals in a metal band
(Abaddon) for two years. Have also been doing my own acoustic stuff for about a year.
Influences: Slipknot, Machine Head, Lamb of God, Darkest Hour, Children of Bodom, Nile, Frank Turner, Mike Park, The Lawrence Arms,
Alkaline Trio, Rise Against, Meat Loaf.
If you're interested in joining/forming a band or recruiting a musician, please U2U the relevant member in order to keep this thread clean.
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Ahmet-Revolver
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| posted on 2009-9-9 at 21:27 |
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Name: Ahmet
Year:2-4,
İnstrument:Bass guitar
experience layed for school orchestra,also a band for 2 years, also can do
some back vocals but ı dnt want to 
ı can play almost everything
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erathirea
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If anyone wants to start a punk-ish band, and needs a bad but... energetic... vocalist, let me know. I have no talent, but lots of... presence...
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pheonixplayer
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Name: Tom 'pirate' smith
Year: second
Instrument(s): Backing Vocals, Electric Bass and Accoustic Bass
Experience: 6 years playing bass, 4 of which in a powermetal band (northern winter) gigged around the northeast and love playing live. I also did
backing vocals for the band. I can play just about any genre.
Influences: All Rock and Metal + all subgenres of the stated.
What is it about the Vampire myth that explains our intrest? Is it the overtones of sexual lust, power, control, or is it simply the fascination of
the immortality of the undead?
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Tharrick
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| posted on 2009-9-11 at 18:24 |
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You'll find that there are far too many bass guitarists in nottingham. I gave up looking about 3 years back
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pheonixplayer
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i know, but not that many with experiance running the shows and playing live.  lol
What is it about the Vampire myth that explains our intrest? Is it the overtones of sexual lust, power, control, or is it simply the fascination of
the immortality of the undead?
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Richard_A_Garner
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Name: Rich
Year: Ancient (write up of a part time Mphil, so about 6!)
Instrument: Guitar, since about 1997.
Experience: Gigged with a ska-punk band, played with a melodic hardcore band we couldn't keep together. Also interested in playing power metal. I am
lousy at learning covers (especially their solos!) so I am more likely to have original material. that said, I can play every Pistol's song, some Bad
Religion, AFI, Pennywise, Helloween's "Victim of Fate" (not the solo!), Iced earth's "Melancholy" and "Winter Nights" and some metallica and
Megadeth riffs if I have to!
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Oh go on then, I'll throw my name in here:
Name: Tom
Instrument: My voice. Aggressive with a touch of deep melodic thrown in to boot
Experience: Until a few months ago with 'V-Twin' various gigs including supprorting Projekt and Evil Scarecrow. Previously with a couple of other
bands including 'Pyretta' with Al and Kam - the Trent old guard might remember those days
Influences: vocal style wise - Fear Factory, Paradise Lost, erm, Soil maybe. Take a fair bit of influence from Manowar in terms of writing
Basically metal in it's broad sense, but not black /death. As a vocalist i like to be able to make out the words!
Oh, and I do enjoy playing live and posing
Let my spirit rise, Valkyries carry me,
Take me to Valhalla, where my brothers wait for me,
Fire burn into the sky, my spirit will never die
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Fletchreborn
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Name: Fletch
Year: Fresher
Instrument: Keys/Synth (~10 years experience), Guitar (~2 years experience-self tought, I'm not that good though), Vocals (bought a mic recently for
singing along to things, I'm learning how to death grunt, and generally improve myself melodically, haven't the foggiest If I'm any good)
Experience: As I wrote on my introduction thread bit, I've been in 8-9 different bands throughout the years, varying genres for them all from classic
rock/blues, to gothic metal, to death metal, etc etc
I'm also a pretty alright song writer, between myself and my bands current guitarist we have 38 songs in different stages of construction, progress
is slow in learning them but we hope to learn 5 and then get them recorded soon
Influences: for keyboard playing, Janne Wirman, Rick Wakeman, Tuomas Holopainen, Rosie Smith, Jordan Rudess, (anyone who can name all of their
respective bands gets a cookie), for guitar most metal bands, Metallica, Machine Head, LOG, Trigger the Bloodshed, etc etc
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Richard_A_Garner
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Fletchreborn
Name: Fletch
Year: Fresher
Instrument: Keys/Synth (~10 years experience), Guitar (~2 years experience-self tought, I'm not that good though), Vocals (bought a mic recently for
singing along to things, I'm learning how to death grunt, and generally improve myself melodically, haven't the foggiest If I'm any good)
Experience: As I wrote on my introduction thread bit, I've been in 8-9 different bands throughout the years, varying genres for them all from classic
rock/blues, to gothic metal, to death metal, etc etc
I'm also a pretty alright song writer, between myself and my bands current guitarist we have 38 songs in different stages of construction, progress
is slow in learning them but we hope to learn 5 and then get them recorded soon
Influences: for keyboard playing, Janne Wirman, Rick Wakeman, Tuomas Holopainen, Rosie Smith, Jordan Rudess, (anyone who can name all of their
respective bands gets a cookie), for guitar most metal bands, Metallica, Machine Head, LOG, Trigger the Bloodshed, etc etc |
Excellent, a keyboard player: Essential for a power metal band, but metal-liking keyboard fans are so far and few between.
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Fletchreborn
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haha yeah, I enjoy being what I consider to be an exception, I certianly don't personally know many other keyboarders, let alone into metal =]
a power metal band would be awesome if anyone wants to make one, i was talking to a few people today about forming a band at the Rocksoc meet and
greet
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PsyX
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I wish to leave my shite current band.
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Just kidding :]
Name: Gongda
Year: Third
Instrument(s): Acoustic/electric guitar, bass, vocals ranging from low down cookie monster to shrill siren shrieks and singing. I also play two
Chinese folk instruments...
Experience: Guitar - Around 5 or 6 years. Vocals - Around 4 years. I've gigged heavily around Nottingham as guitarist for Diyu and do vocals for Abaddon.
Influences: 36 Crazyfists, Alice in Chains, Arch Enemy, Chimaira, Decapitated, DevilDriver, Dream Theater, Five Finger Death Punch, The Haunted, In
Flames, Job For A Cowboy, Lamb of God, Meshuggah, SikTh.
Also if anyone's interested in forming a 36 Crazyfists style band just paint me white and call me Brock Lindow.
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Name: Rich
Year: 2nd
Instrument: Bass guitar, vocals
Experience: I've played a range of instruments since I was a kid so my music theory is solid. I've been gigging for the past four
or so years with several bands, covering a range of styles including ska, funk, acoustic rock, blues, metal, hard rock and jazz. I currently play for
a hard rock four-piece and a jazz/soft rock five-piece, gigging regularly around the South-East. I've recorded with both.
Influences: For bass, Geddy Lee, James Jamerson, Jaco Pastorius, John Entwistle, John Paul Jones, Glenn Hughes.
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Richard_A_Garner
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Fletchreborn
haha yeah, I enjoy being what I consider to be an exception, I certianly don't personally know many other keyboarders, let alone into metal =]
a power metal band would be awesome if anyone wants to make one, i was talking to a few people today about forming a band at the Rocksoc meet and
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Hmmmm, yeah forming a power metal band would be cool. I will have to check over my guitar stuff, of course, 'cause I know my amp is blown! I can name
at least three of the bands your keyboard influences come from, btw: Children of Bodom, Yes and Nightwish. CofB and Nightwish are favourites of mine.
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Fletchreborn
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very good, Rosie Smith has worked with Cradle Of Filth, + Jordan Rudess is Dream Theater
hmmmmmmmm i've met quite a few people who are interested in forming a band so I need to make sense of who plays what and how keen everyone is+ what
genres people are into
I've yet to speak to any drummers but I'm sure there must be one somewhere......
other then that I think things are covered
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Tharrick
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Drummers in this city are like gold dust.
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Butch
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what, because you can put your unwanted drummers in a bag and exchange them for CASH with Postal Gold?
Let my spirit rise, Valkyries carry me,
Take me to Valhalla, where my brothers wait for me,
Fire burn into the sky, my spirit will never die
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PsyX
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Nah, because snorting drummers or gold dust are both bad ideas.
I am a...
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Tharrick
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| Quote: | Originally posted by PsyX
Nah, because snorting drummers or gold dust are both bad ideas. |
But only in this city, evidently.
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Butch
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heh so in what City is snorting drummers a good idea Gareth?
Let my spirit rise, Valkyries carry me,
Take me to Valhalla, where my brothers wait for me,
Fire burn into the sky, my spirit will never die
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bigbeasto
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hi im chris
im a drummer (gold dust lol) looking for an alternative metal/post hardcore/rock band
influences - Fightstar, queens of the stone age, deftones mainly......but also some heavier stuff (although i like having a melody and some real
singing) and some lighter bands like muse, foo fghters and kings of leon
i have previous gigging experience and some song writing experience. i also sing (proper singing) and play guitar fairly decently
please get back to me if you want to start a band - gagging to play some music!
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Tharrick
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Butch
heh so in what City is snorting drummers a good idea Gareth? |
I wouldn't know, I've never tried it. Except that one time in Vegas, but what happens there stays there
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Hey
I'm Alex and I play guitar. I'm really dying to play in a band and make some original music. My favourite bands are Muse, Billy Talent, Bloc Party,
Placebo, Radiohead and some others. That's not to say I want to clone their music, but a fusion of them could be pretty awesome
I'm not a pro at it but I do enjoy writing music now and then in Guitar Pro 5 and I'm quite proud of some of the stuff I've made. You may have seen
me at the Rock Soc gathering last sunday wearing a Muse t-shirt (which I'm a little less proud to wear since hearing The Resistance). But anyway,
Band socs' forums are down and I already know a few of the people from Rock soc so I thought I'd give this a try here.
Cheers
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Richard_A_Garner
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| Quote: | Originally posted by bigbeasto
hi im chris
im a drummer (gold dust lol) looking for an alternative metal/post hardcore/rock band
influences - Fightstar, queens of the stone age, deftones mainly......but also some heavier stuff (although i like having a melody and some real
singing) and some lighter bands like muse, foo fghters and kings of leon
i have previous gigging experience and some song writing experience. i also sing (proper singing) and play guitar fairly decently
please get back to me if you want to start a band - gagging to play some music! |
Do you have double kick pedals?
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bigbeasto
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Richard_A_Garner
Do you have double kick pedals? |
...kit wouldnt be complete without them, so yeh!
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StillLife
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Gold dust here, be playing too long to count. Plenty of experience live and studio, with various different genres.
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Ryan
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Abaddon are looking for a new drummer. We've been playing gigs for the past 9 months around Nottingham and have a lot of original material plus a few
covers that we like to do.
We take our influences from: Lamb of God, Machine Head, Arch Enemy, Darkest Hour, Killswitch Engage, Five Finger Death Punch, All That Remains etc.
Please reply if interested.
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Shadowking
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Hello. My name is FruityLoops Studio 8, and I have played drums in virtually every unsigned band going. I take my influences from Dr. Avalanche, Nick
Barker on Puritanical Euphoric Misanthropia and Kraftwerk.
Go ahead and use me, baby
When it comes to you I ain't got no self-respect
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DJ Markachuuuu
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Hello. My name is Drumkit From Hell. I am a program which you can buy and add on to most studio/home recording software. I sound like a real drummer
but you can do insane shit with me as demonstrated by Meshuggah on Catch 33/I/War and Devin Townsend on Ziltoid The Omniscient.
I am useful in that I carry far less kit and i have more personality onstage than the usual human drummer. More prone to throw a hissy fit now and
again, though.
"Bunch of kiddy emo scrounging dolescum fucking students on here!
Think you lot are gonna get anywhere important in your lives with your sociology/media degrees and getting your tits out to get the attention that
your mummy never provided/get a silly haircut and bumfluff, gay huge impractical rip-off boots that only last 10 minutes and enough spikes to make
Sonic The Headgehog want to get a tetnus to get all the shallow goffs to like and notice you/wear NHS specs and cardigans with woman's jeans and
work in Selectadisc moaning that no one supports the underground and how every genre of music is dead except for the one you just made 5 minutes ago
but you'll write it in your live journal.
Fucking students. I hate you all. Vapid cunts. Get a job."
Markachu - 2005
THE OLDE TRENT GUARDE member 01254: THE IMPORTANT MARKACHU: Pissing off the insignificant
unwashed masses with his pure importance since 2000
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PsyX
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| Quote: | Originally posted by DJ Markachuuuu
Hello. My name is Drumkit From Hell. I am a program which you can buy and add on to most studio/home recording software. I sound like a real drummer
but you can do insane shit with me as demonstrated by Meshuggah on Catch 33/I/War and Devin Townsend on Ziltoid The Omniscient.
I am useful in that I carry far less kit and i have more personality onstage than the usual human drummer. More prone to throw a hissy fit now and
again, though. |
I lol'd at the last bit.
I am a...
Vocalist: RH Conspiracy - http://www.facebook.com/rhconspiracy
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