Last night i was looking at the wikipedia entry for The The, because I have always loved "soul mining" but know nothing about the band. I saw that Matt Johnson put his bands together through classifieds in NME and it made me think of all of the interviews I've read where bands talk about what they put in their classified ad to find band mates. (I think X stands out). I've used craigs list and other classifieds to find musical partners---have you? Please tell me how you put your bands together. Here's me:
"little albert" --a bunch of 7th graders decide to play music together. social context
"carpe diem"--my brother's friend Eric tells me his brother Derek is looking for a drummer. an introduction is made and we start playing. family referral
"swiz" - i met nathan through the production of "the balloon races"---a tape comp both of our bands were on. through word of mouth (after auditioning a few friends) we hear that some other guys are looking to start a hardcore band---scene referral
"severin"-- after swiz, ian physically places me in front of alec at a show and says ' this guy plays drums and you are looking for a drummer' --godfather intervention.
"woolybacks"--alt country punk group with jay from united mutation, mike from MFD--this may have been through a city paper ad, but it might have been word of mouth. i forget
Tyko--i moved to arkansas and looked on a local blog and saw a band needed a drummer. local blog referral
The Charm Offensive--i met a friend through walking our dogs at the dog park, and she invited me into the band. canine contact
Julie Ocean---i honestly don't remember--xxxHunterxxx might...
the chariots--a drum spot opened on my friends' band when their drummer danny shifted to keyboards. friend referral.
The captivators--i think i answered an ad on craigs list....online referral