auditions

Hello, my bass brethren. My originals prog band has recently been auditioning keyboardists (we currently have keys parts triggered by the drummer on his SPSX) and I'm finding it all a bit bizarre. The first guy showed up, did not know the songs (claiming that the mixes sent to him were not...

I just landed an audition next week for a large, really successful, high-end wedding band. When I checked out their website after the email with the audition offer, it turns out that I actually know one of the band members, as he's my son's old private horn teacher. Great player, nice guy, and...

I plan on attend college next year for a degree in music performance (bass ofc). Audition season is coming up, and I was wondering what would be good picks for audition music. Most of the schools I applied to have few or vague requirements, with my current top choice asking for any two pieces of...

Played with a couple of fellow dinosaurs last week and tonite and tomorrow night we are auditioning singers. Am still excited with the fire of youth. Practiced for 3 hours today and interchanged 5 basses to decide which will go to-nite. Will take something different tomorrow night.

One Found Sound (OFS) announces an open-call audition for its list of substitute musicians. All instruments will be considered. We welcome candidates from any race, ethnicity, disability, age, or gender identity to apply. Auditions will take place on Sunday, September 19, 2021 in San Francisco...

Hi there - I'll be auditioning to a Berklee summer program soon, and I wanted to know if you guys thought I should play a) an expressive solo/chordal bass arrangement of My Favorite Things (that accurately represents me as an artist) or b) a medley that shows my ability to switch between...

Jazz Bass Career! Please help spread the word, the Navy Band Commodores (my band here in DC) is hiring for Jazz BASS for the first time since 1991. That's not a typo. That's how rarely these jobs are available. Applicants must be 39 and younger, fit for military service. Next door...

Here's a question for all the classical bassists, How do you record yourself? Arco playing is significantly more difficult to record and easier to ruin with a bad recording. What camera/mic do you use? If you use your phone how does it compare? Recording yourself is becoming more and more...

Hi all - Wondering if anyone else has dealt with this...I inadvertently hum/breathe audibly while I play and got a comment back from a recent audition that my breathing was too loud. I’ve tried to control this for a while but haven’t had much success with it. I know other musicians in the top...

As the band Grin Cynic moves into the next phase, we are currently holding auditions for Bass Players and Rhythm guitar players. All original hard rock style, and we have financial and resource backing to ensure the success of the band. Please reference the music here www.grincynic.com What we...

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Hi! I'm currently a freshman at the New England Conservatory and I find myself needing a way to make money. I would love to find a paid gig in the Boston area or anywhere around it! Anyone know of orchestras needing bass players?

There's always people on TalkBass asking about cruise ship gigs, and I always like to pop in and share my experiences since I've worked many ship contracts for Princess Cruises between 2003-2011. I have also met and worked with many other ship musicians who have worked with Carnival, Royal...

I have played with the same group of guys in a rock cover band for 7 years on and off and our guitarist is moving on. In the past we have used fill ins and played songs they knew off our list. Moving forward, I thought rather than give someone a complete list of our tunes ( about 130) why not...

hey guys, getting to the point where I want to take my talents outside my house and start playing with people. I have friends I play with but also posted a looking for a jam ad on craigslist lot of people ask for samples etc of my work, but I don't really have anything recorded or taped what...

OK, I am semi-retired after playing orchestral bass full time between 1967 and 2002 however I still teach, play and examine violins, violas , cellos and basses for our Australian system called the AMEB (Australian Music Examinations Board). This is similar in many ways to Trinity and ABRSM in...

After hearing this just wanted to share This is insanely tight and for me personally the best Metallica bassist And that tone is perfect Anyway enjoy, have a good one from Aussie Land!

Hi all, I'm a junior in high school and I study classical double bass. As someone planning on auditioning for conservatories, what advice/repertoire do you suggest for someone? For a point of reference, I auditioned to the Curtis and Tanglwood summer programs with Gliere's Intermezzo and the...

Hi all, I'm a junior in high school and I study classical double bass. As someone planning on auditioning for conservatories, what advice/repertoire do you suggest for someone? For a point of reference, I auditioned to the Curtis program with Gliere's Intermezzo and the Gigue from Bach Suite...

For you jazz big band players, there's an interesting job posted here (in a spot where most of you never look :) HR Big Band Bass Auditions

Hey everybody! So in a few weeks I'm gonna be graduating from high school and after summer I'll be heading off to college. Before I even applied to any schools I knew that I wanted to study music. Anyway, I got into my No.1 choice school and there are auditions required for the music program. I...

Hi everyone! Just wanted to share a new audition listings site! www.AuditionCafe.org - seems to be very easy to use and up-to date!

I always thought this was a funny show. I had forgotten this episode until I saw it on FB. They clearly cannot keep a straight face when Joey Ramone does his bit:

Hey, I'm a teenager and I'm auditioning for bass for the House Band (kind of like the band that gigs all around Seattle and shows off the school), it's in about 2 weeks, and I wanted to know if I could ask somebody about what music theory question they'd ask. I know music theory decently well so...

So in a FB page devoted to helping musicians connect locally, one band member posted (again) looking for a bassist, and commented about "how hard it is to find a good bass player in this area" or words to that effect. To which his last auditioner replied, more or less, "Maybe if you didn't...