FlatRacer
Joined: Apr 07, 2008
Posts: 182
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Posted on Nov 18 2009 03:17 PM
Guitarist looking for Surf Band: 48 yrs old, reliable and professional. I live in Staten Island, so I'm looking for a NYC / North Jersey situation. Tons of gigging experience. Genre appropriate equipment. I'm somewhat new to the genre (approx. 3 yrs), but I know most of the standards, and have developed a taste for 3rd Wave, ie; Laika, Mermen, some Straitjackets etc. Excellent memory retention (I won't cause trainwrecks at the gigs!) I come to gigs and rehearsals prepared, and ask only that others do the same.
E-mail eric.tolnes@verizon.net
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FlatRacer
Joined: Apr 07, 2008
Posts: 182
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Posted on Mar 03 2010 04:41 PM
C'mon, in the world's biggest metropolitan area, there isn't one surf band that needs another guitarist???
I need a venue to drag out the Jags and my Brownface Band-Master......LOL!
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rattlesnakeralph
Joined: Apr 21, 2007
Posts: 49
NYC
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Posted on Mar 03 2010 04:56 PM
Scary isn't it? I've been looking for a drummer in the NYC area forever! Not like the old days when you could grab an Aquarian and take your pick from the HUGE classifieds section.
— http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Octomen/268386424192
http://www.myspace.com/theoctomen](http://www.myspace.com/theoctomen)
http://www.reverbnation.com/theoctomen
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FlatRacer
Joined: Apr 07, 2008
Posts: 182
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Posted on Mar 07 2010 09:35 AM
rattlesnakeralph
Scary isn't it? I've been looking for a drummer in the NYC area forever! Not like the old days when you could grab an Aquarian and take your pick from the HUGE classifieds section.
Craigslist seems to have replaced the Aquarian and the Village Voice, but I haven't seen any surf gigs in there. I guess if I want a surf gig I'll have to hang out at Otto's and "shmooze".
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DannySnyder
Joined: Mar 02, 2006
Posts: 11054
Berkeley, CA
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Posted on Mar 07 2010 09:54 AM
Flatracer, Try writing a persuasive listing on Craigslist to get some enthusiastic musicians to give it a try. List all the positive attributes of the style e.g. it's very musical, each instrument is more important than in a vocal band, no singer hassles, it's very dynamic and versatile - ranging from 1-4-5 blues based riffing to very dark intense epics. Mention for guitarists it's all about tone, here's the band that all that tweaking will make a difference. Then list the modern bands you like with links, at the very least you may turn a few people onto the genre.
Also you may want to stress that it's a project band, so that the commitment doesn't scare anyone off, but let them know you'd like to see it continue on as long as possible. I'd say other than the drummer you can have much success converting musicians over to surf. For drumming they'd have to understand the surf beat and it's role in defining the style and that takes some familiarity with the genre already. Not impossible, but preferable.
Good luck.
— Danny Snyder
"With great reverb comes great responsibility" - Uncle Leo
Playing keys and guitar with Combo Tezeta
Formerly a guitarist in The TomorrowMen and Meshugga Beach Party
Latest surf project - Now That's What I Call SURF
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elreydlp
Joined: Sep 04, 2009
Posts: 1800
Temecula, CA
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Posted on Mar 07 2010 11:14 PM
Great advice Danny!
That's where I was when fortunately I got called by an existing band to take over for Guitar Bob.
elreydlp
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deepeddy
Joined: May 19, 2009
Posts: 1263
Austin, Tejas
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Posted on Mar 08 2010 08:23 AM
Yep. If all else fails, start your own band from scratch. If you wait around for the perfect situation, it may never happen.
— Ted James
Deep Eddy Records http://www.deepeddy.net
The Nematoads http://www.nematoads.com
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drumsdick
Joined: May 29, 2007
Posts: 224
Central CT, USA
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Posted on Mar 08 2010 11:43 AM
Hey Flat Racer - "The Aquatudes" got started in CT when two of us connected via the NESMA community. You can post a classified here: http://www.nesmasurf.org/classifieds.htm
Best of Luck,
— *Dick B.
The Aquatudes
http://www.aquatudes.com
http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Aquatudes/107419619521
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FlatRacer
Joined: Apr 07, 2008
Posts: 182
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Posted on Mar 10 2010 05:31 PM
Craigslist is the place, alright. I placed and ad for a trumpet player for my horn band, and got five responses from some serious sounding guys! Going to audition a few of them tonight. Wish me luck.
I have an ad in NESMA. Not a lot of action from it, though.
Craigslist might just be the place to go to scratch my "surf itch".
Thanks,
Eric
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