Independent Music Performer – Getting Performer Members
(For the purpose of this article I’m going to make a couple of assumptions before I go any further. They are that you have a little bit of vocal or musical instrument knowledge and that you additionally have a fledgling network of companions and contacts)
Starting up a performer is a eminently rousing time in a performers life. There’s a fine balance of nervous anticipation and the fear of the unknown that follows the whole process.
A band has a different dynamic than working as a solo artist. There are other individuals involved, other personal ities, other strengths and weaknesses in character and abilities and because of this it is really important that you have several things worked out before you start looking for band members.
1. Have a good idea of your own strengths and weaknesses
The band members that you want to get will need to be around the same level of competence as you are. The main reason for this is that you might all grow together rather than have one or two performers carrying everybody else. This kind of player imbalance causes doubt in the group and doubt is one of the major killers of bands.
2. Know beforehand how the band is going to be run
Is the performer going to be run by you or the whole group? The individual ity categories of the artists that you choose will need to be agreeable to the way the performer is going to be run.
3. What instrumentation is the band having in its lineup?
This is mainly determined by the type(s) of music that you want to play but having an idea of what artists you’re looking for will be of amazing endorse.
It’s now time to hunt down some band members 
4. Ask your network of companions and/or contacts
This is always a wonderful place to start. Ask anybody that you know or come into contact with. If you do not have much of a circle of friends and/or contacts this will be a wonderful occasion to expansive n it. This is one of the reasons why networking in the industry is so important, for occasions such as this.
Having a performer referred to you has a much better chance of working than one that comes from an advertisement. This leads me onto my next point.
5. Post an advertisement
Having said that I have had made some wonderful contacts from performers enquiring from a ‘muso wanted‘ ad. The key to effective ads is that they need to be concise, to the point, not too lengthy and put in places where performers are considerably like ly to see it and read it like in a music shop, a Regional music magazine or a music classifieds web site.
A sample ‘ performer wanted‘ advertisement may read something like this:
BASS PLAYER WANTED
To join folk/rock band
Influences include
Ben Harper, Jack Johnson, Counting Crows
Some experience prefer red
Own gear and transport essential
Interested?? Give me a call
Corey – (put home and/or cell telephone number here)
As you might see, the ad is undeniable in its intention.
It undeniable ly states the artist wanted, the kind of music the band is playing, what the music may sound prefer and that the band has some experience behind it. Ensure you have a undeniable contact name and phone numbers (if you want to include an email address as well that’s cool).
Don’t put in stuff prefer ‘work waiting‘ or ‘no time was ters please’. You may judge those sort of things yourself when an interested musician contacts you.
Once you have done that the waiting game begins.