Gilette
Joined: May 04, 2014
Posts: 734
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Posted on Feb 20 2015 05:11 AM
We're back to square one with the band. Our 70 year old bass player had to give up playing due to a wrist injury and our lead guitarist is too busy to commit to rehearsals once a week.
So all that is left of the band is the drummer and me on guitar. We've tried to find new members on the internet, but in general nobody seems to be interested in surf. Is is time to give up surf and start playing a wider range of music to attract new band members? Is surf a dead end in the Netherlands?
How do you go about finding the right people for your band?
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toddr513
Joined: Dec 30, 2013
Posts: 245
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Posted on Feb 20 2015 11:47 AM
if i lived there id join ur band
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Samurai
Joined: Mar 14, 2006
Posts: 2251
Kiev, Ukraine
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Posted on Feb 20 2015 12:31 PM
Almost eternal problem((( but i wont give up and go on searching!
Just look everywhere: local communities of genres like rockabilly, garage or even psycho, punks and rockers, forums, facebook groups, soundcloud or watever.
Recent line up I found on a psychobilly forum and it was pretty good for the time being)
Good luck!
— Waikiki Makaki surf-rock band from Ukraine
https://linktr.ee/waikikimakaki
Lost Diver
https://lostdiver.bandcamp.com
https://soundcloud.com/vitaly-yakushin
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zzero
Joined: Jul 09, 2010
Posts: 1153
Lillian Alabama
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Posted on Feb 20 2015 06:25 PM
Big question there! Persevere and put out lots of ads online, in music stores and venues, talk with musicians. I've done all these and have had 2 responses in 6-7 weeks and both were not good. None were online and they were from just talking with other musicians. Got loads of information on how to do something I've been doing for nearly 50 years. Actually, the online thing is the newest technique but has yielded the least results. Maybe my area is not a good place for a surf band--Gulf Shores Alabama. But just keep after it, and eventually you will get results. Hopefully! 
— Enjoying the surf,sun and sand!!
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Gilette
Joined: May 04, 2014
Posts: 734
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Posted on Feb 21 2015 01:21 AM
toddr513 wrote:
if i lived there id join ur band
Thanks man. you'd be welcome.
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Gilette
Joined: May 04, 2014
Posts: 734
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Posted on Feb 21 2015 01:30 AM
Samurai wrote:
Almost eternal problem((( but i wont give up and go on searching!
Just look everywhere: local communities of genres like rockabilly, garage or even psycho, punks and rockers, forums, facebook groups, soundcloud or watever.
Recent line up I found on a psychobilly forum and it was pretty good for the time being)
Good luck!
I think you have a point there. All this time we've been looking for guys our own age with an interest in surf, while we could have had some younger guys doing garage or rockabilly and introduce them to surf.
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Gilette
Joined: May 04, 2014
Posts: 734
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Posted on Feb 21 2015 01:35 AM
zzero wrote:
Big question there! Persevere and put out lots of ads online, in music stores and venues, talk with musicians. I've done all these and have had 2 responses in 6-7 weeks and both were not good. None were online and they were from just talking with other musicians. Got loads of information on how to do something I've been doing for nearly 50 years. Actually, the online thing is the newest technique but has yielded the least results. Maybe my area is not a good place for a surf band--Gulf Shores Alabama. But just keep after it, and eventually you will get results. Hopefully!
Thanks zzero. With Samurai's tip and yours I'll give it another try. I'll let you know how things will sort out.
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JakeDobner
Joined: Feb 26, 2006
Posts: 12159
Seattle
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Posted on Feb 21 2015 02:29 AM
Here is what I did...
Found friends that play instruments. Tell them they are in a surf band.
We even bought our bassist a bass the day before his first gig with us! I gave Eric his first guitar, made him tons of surf CDRs. Our drummer was going to play bass but his dad had drums at their house, therefore he isa drummer.
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zzero
Joined: Jul 09, 2010
Posts: 1153
Lillian Alabama
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Posted on Feb 21 2015 10:22 AM
Sounds familiar Jake. Summer 1967 in Dale City Virginia. Gave my bass to our future bass player and an amp to a future occasional rhythm guitarist and a amp head to a singer. Told 'em we are in a band. Worked!! 
— Enjoying the surf,sun and sand!!
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Gilette
Joined: May 04, 2014
Posts: 734
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Posted on Feb 21 2015 11:20 AM
JakeDobner wrote:
Here is what I did...
Found friends that play instruments. Tell them they are in a surf band.
We even bought our bassist a bass the day before his first gig with us! I gave Eric his first guitar, made him tons of surf CDRs. Our drummer was going to play bass but his dad had drums at their house, therefore he isa drummer.
That's how I remember it as well! But you know, when we started our drummer was only 11 years old, and he had his 46th birthday last week. However, the lead guitarist was my nephew, who's only 28 years old. So age isn't really much of an issue.
So maybe we may have aged a bit, but that doesn't stop us from getting a bunch of young guys together and assign them to the job. It might work and perhaps the influences will give an interesting sound. Good idea. Thanks!
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PrestonRice
Joined: Oct 05, 2012
Posts: 1725
Austin, Texas
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Posted on Feb 21 2015 09:30 PM
JakeDobner wrote:
Here is what I did...
Found friends that play instruments. Tell them they are in a surf band.
We even bought our bassist a bass the day before his first gig with us! I gave Eric his first guitar, made him tons of surf CDRs. Our drummer was going to play bass but his dad had drums at their house, therefore he isa drummer.
Hahaha. This is a lot like what I do in music. Now that I've been playing for a little while, opportunities are starting to open up, but it seems in music that it's extremely easy to become a pawn. Which is fine! Music is best written by fewer people in my experience, but it's funny how the longer you play, the more you are told what to do. "Play this part", "use this pedal", "I want this sound", etcetera.
I love it, but it's not for everyone. Maybe if Im lucky I'll end up in a studio.
— IMO.
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