Original project looking for a tasteful lead guitarist - pop/punk - pop/rock - some examples; jimmy eat world, weezer, smashing pumpkins, interpol, no doubt. 25-35yrs, pro, touring experience. Please respond with link to bio and music samples.
Serious replies only.
Thank you

Looking for other Indie 30+ musicians who want to build a network. Over the years I'm finding that Toronto being a very large city its very difficult to meet intelligent fun musicians my age. Everyone has there own agenda and quickly people either give up for what ever reason.


If you want to make original music and want to network with other musicians to make bands then by all means join up. Shoegazer/Electronica/Punk/Pop/Math or other genres that would be considered. Would be nice to find other musicians also into seeing New bands and getting into the Toronto music scene. I've made a Facebook page that will be private to who signs on and you can decide who you want to communicate with (You have to have to be on Facebook). I would honestly rather meet and jam with some musicians once than week after week meet and play some crusty old cover tune. If you are like me than send me an e-mail.


Marty

Solid groove-oriented, professional drummer available. You can check out my playing at www.bandmix.ca/toronto-drummer

I am available for gigging, touring, and recording.

I have played almost all the major clubs in TO, including The Phoenix, Lee’s, Horseshoe, Rivoli, Revival, and others. I have done dinner jazz, big band jazz shows, corporate parties, weddings, festival gigs, TV appearances, and tours. I have been a session drummer on rock, metal, pop, and other recording projects.

I show up prepared and I try to play the gig the way you want it (louder/softer, busier/more sparse, sticks/brushes/mallets, etc.) Clicks, improvisation, charts, odd time signatures are all no problem.

I have professional acoustic and electronic drum kits to suit any performance situation. And a reliable car to get me to gigs.

I am based in the east GTA and will rehearse as far east as Oshawa and as far west as about Parkdale in Toronto.

I'll happily do all styles EXCEPT punk or metal - it's fun to listen to sometimes, but it's just not my thing as a player. However, I'm especially into anything funky.

I am looking for paying gigs only with existing professional/working artists and bands.

CALL 4 BANDS

Toronto Arts and Fashion Week aka |FAT| is looking for emerging bands to perform in the upcoming event in April 2010.

In it’s 5th year, |FAT|’s stage brings together trend blazzing talent accross all genras of music. The most promising bands, djs and solo artists bring their unique sounds to |FAT|’s stage for four nights of live music.

We are looking for bands in many genres including: Electronic/Dance, Hip-Hop/Rap, Pop, Punk, Rock, R&B, World, Alternative, Avante-garde, Blues, Bluegrass, Cabaret and are open to other genres.

Starting this month, those who are interested in participating can apply directly at the |FAT| website: WWW.GETFAT.CA

ABOUT |FAT|

|FAT| is a platform for inventive, pioneering and contemporary expression. This multifaceted annual event showcases 200 of the most innovative bands, designers, visual artists, and performers across the country and beyond. Set to take place April 21-24 2010, the fifth anniversary edition of Toronto Arts and Fashion Week will draw over 5,000 visitors, including industry professionals, the press and the public, who will come together across 4 explosive days and nights, to connect create and experience future leaders in the visual arts, fashion and music scene.

Entry Deadline: December 22, 2009

To participate visit: www.getfat.ca

I'm looking for members or an already started band to join or form. I have been messaging on here for a quite a bit, lots of responses but no one fallows through whatsoever. Punk rock, Hardcore, Pop Punk, Skate Punk, whatever in the punk genres, I'm all ears I listen and can play pretty much everything. (not so much street punk anymore though). I have some band experience and some live experience. Ive been playing guitar for quite a few years and I can be very creative. A 3 piece or even 4 piece band would be mint. I have good equipment (not that it really matters) Prs guitars, Marshall tube stack and all sort of other crap. I want to start jamming ASAP. I mean this week/next week. Want to start/join a dedicated band, that will spend lots of time playing, jam min 2wice a week. Reply if your serious and down for some good ol punk and some cold beer.

Cheers!

M

GUITARIST SEEKS MUSICIANS FOR NEW BAND -
DRUMMER / BASSIST / KEYS / FEMALE VOCALS

hi there...

i'm sorry if this ad is a bit (or really) long, but i want to be as clear as possible as far as what I'm looking for and what I'm all about, so as to not waste my time or yours... i'll try to keep it brief...

A LITTLE ABOUT ME:
my name is chris... my main instrument is guitar... i also play drums, trumpet, a little piano, and i am recording engineer (with his own gear) and producer, and have some experience doing live sound... i'm also an adequate but not outstanding singer...

mainly i would say that my influences are on the more artistic side of rock and roll... to me rock and roll can really include just about any style of music, and my influences are similarly varied... there isn't any particular style of music i don't like, but of course there are bad and lame examples of anything... i could make a list of about a million bands, albums, and songs that i'm into, but i'll try to keep it to the bare minimum and hopefully you'll be able to extrapolate what i'm talking about...

my favorite artist is frank zappa... mainly what i like about frank is his insistance on playing any kind of music at any time for whatever reason, and his outlook on lyrical content and artistic presentation... what Frank does, in a non-musical way i guess, is very close to my roots as a high-school kid playing drums in punk bands in the 90's...

some more of my favorite bands include (but not limited to): steely dan, the beatles, hendrix, black sabbath, led zeppelin, queen, nirvana, metallica, nofx, smashing pumpkins, pantera... the style of music that these bands play really has nothing to do with it... i just like how these bands approach what they do... there are alot of other bands that play alot of other different styles... i like rock, country, blues, metal, rap, pop, electronic music, classical, soul, easy listening, jazz, funk, disco... you name it, there's something about it that i like...

my whole motivation for STARTING a band as opposed to trying to find a band to join is that because i like all these different styles of music, i find it very hard to be happy in a band that only plays one style of music... alot of my friends are into punk rock and metal and hardcore, which i like, but i can't stand playing that kind of stuff all the time... also, my outlook and reason for playing any type of music is somewhat different than most people... to use the punk/metal/hardcore example again, i find that people that play that kind of music have a certain seriousness about themselves that i don't share... there's alot of posturing involved in playing that kind of music... but to me, it's just another color on my musical pallet to use... sometimes i want to do it seriously and sometimes i want to make fun of it... either way, you have to be able to play it well to get your point across... i find that the people that can play heavy music well, for example, are not interested in playing other kinds of music, for whatever reason (maybe they feel stupid or maybe they don't think they have the chops, i don't know)... and people that play blues or country don't want to play metal... i need people that not only can play it all but also WANT to play all these different styles of music...

another big reason why i'm looking for people to start a band as opposed to joining one is that, as much as i would like this band to ultimately be an original band, i also enjoy playing cover songs, and really it is part of my whole artistic outlook to play cover songs... i don't agree that a band that plays covers is necessarily less artistically legitimate than a band that does original material exclusively... another big reason why i want to play cover songs is that i've seen so many bands get ripped apart because of lack of finances... where i come from (northern ontario), bands travel for hours to play for gas money... it's even worse in toronto where alot of original bands pay to play... since i enjoy playing cover songs anyway, i don't see any reason why we can't play cover songs in some shitty dive for $500 a night or play a wedding or something, especially while we're on tour playing our original music... just makes being in a band alot easier financially, and playing anything different certainly helps build musical chops...

basically what it comes down to is that i am trying to start this band so that i can play the kind of music that i want to play, as opposed to supporting somebody else's outlook anymore... i've done that alot and i just don't enjoy it anymore... i'm hesitant to say that i want to be "the boss" and the only person who has a say in anything, because that obviously scares people away, but if you don't share my outlook on these things, i'll either ask you to quit, or i'll break up the band... i don't want to be involved with people who think they're too good to play this or that... i appreciate and encourage suggestions of any kind, but ultimately, like i said, i'm starting this band to do music the way that i want to do it, not somebody else... if you feel that your outlook on things is too important to be ignored from time to time, then i would suggest that you do what i'm doing and try to start your own band... this one is for me...

WHAT I'M LOOKING FOR:
basically, i need a drummer and a bass player just to be able to start working... ideally, the core of the band will be me on guitar, a drummer, a bassist, a keyboardist and probably a female vocalist... some other people that do some other different things will also probably drift in and out of the band, so if you're a shredding guitar player or a lap steel player or a horn player or a violinist or whatever, don't hesitate to get a hold of me (i can't guarantee that you'll be "in the band", but there are certainly instances where i could use some different people)... also, don't be surprised and/or insulted if you're not the only person that does what you do that i work with... everybody brings something different and i'm not against using what i need when i need it... for example, i have a friend who is a very technique based drummer, but he lacks some things in the "feeling" department... there have been times when i've played the drums on a track or used another drummer because i think, despite the fact that he is actually a "better" drummer, he wasn't the better drummer for that track... you might be the right guy for one gig and not another... also, it makes me very paranoid to rely on any one person... i've always said that the worst thing about playing music is the people that you have to rely on... it would give me some piece of mind to have a few different people who can pull off a job for me, at least until i get the impression that you are as enthusiastic about what i'm doing as i am...

i won't get into specifics as far as what i'm looking for as far as style and all that... i really just want to see what's out there and go from there...

i do, however, want to make a few things clear as far as some non-musical things i'm looking for or not looking for... anybody that is in this band has to have a very open mind and have a good sense of humor... a sick, warped sense of humor like mine would be even better :) i'm not interested in being involved with self-righteous morality whores... also, since musicians are known for this sort of thing, my stance on drugs and alcohol is as follows: i'm not your father, i'm not going to tell you what you can and can't do, i'm not going to proclaim some sort of rule against doing this or that, but the second your indulgences get in the way of me being able to do what i want to do, you're out... like, i'll kick you out of the band in the middle of a song kind of thing... i might throw my guitar at you :) ok, but seriously, just try to keep it together... i myself am a relatively frequent drinker and, these days, an occasional marijuana user (i used to be worse), so far be it from me to judge anybody, but like i said, you have to be able to pull off your part in all this... i'm going to go out of my way to make sure my own habits don't get in the way, please do the same...

also, i'm not looking for anybody to fit into any particular "profile" to be in this band... i don't care how old you are, i don't care what color your skin is, or what your last name is, or whether you're a guy or a girl (i want a female singer only because i want to do some songs that a female would sing, like some motown stuff and some country, and also because of the typically higher vocal range), or if you're gay or straight, or if you used to be a man, or if you're a cop, or if you're ugly or beautiful or skinny or fat... i just want people that can play and want to be in this band and aren't going to bring baggage and problems to the band...

one thing i see mentioned in alot of these ads is the issues of jam spaces, gear and transportation, so here's my outlook... number one, at least at first, we're going to have to rely on hourly rehearsal studios (which i will pay for, i guess), unless somebody has a better situation... i live in brampton and i don't have a car, so i'll be taking transit which necessitates that i travel light, so the whole hourly rehearsal thing actually kinda works out for me... i don't care if you have a car as long as you can get to wherever we need to be... if and when we play a gig or get our own space or play in some other situation where the gear is not provided, you will be ultimately responsible for getting yourself and your gear there... i do have some options in that instance for my own self and gear, and i will try to help whenever i can, but don't count on it... as far as gear goes, i don't care if you have "pro gear"... i don't care what it looks like or what brand it is, as long as it works 100% of the time and sounds good...

so anyway, if you are a DRUMMER, a BASSIST, a KEYBOARDIST, or a FEMALE VOCALIST, and you think that you would like to come along with me in the direction i am trying to head, then please contact me... also, like i said, if you play any other sort of instrument, i welcome an opportunity to hear you play and see if we can't use you here and there...

i am very serious about this and i haven't played in quite some time so i'm eager to get started as soon as possible... i look forward to hearing from you...

thank you,
chris

black_heart_chris@hotmail.com

HI THIS IS ED FROM THE ROCK BAND IRON PLANET IAM REGROUPING MY BAND IRON PLANET .AND AM LOOKING FOR A FEMALE SINGER VERSATILE BUT GOOD .WILLING TO BE A TEAM PLAYERAND WRITE RECORD AND PLAY OUT LIVE. WE ARE ALL ABOUT THE LIVE SHOWS. IF YOU HAVE A MYSPACE WITH NEW OR OLD DEMO TRAX LEAVE INFO SO I CAN TALK TO THE OTHERS . THANKS . OR YOU CAN CALL ME SO WE CAN SET UP A JAM. 647-347-4194 ASK FOR ED .

Hi There,

We are an experienced female guitarist and female bass player looking for a politically-minded drummer to join our lineup. We were in a band together for 4 years that recently parted ways and have since written several new songs and are ready to see what a dynamic drummer can add to the music. The genre is melodic/hardcore/punk/rock and our influences include RISE AGAINST, SOAD, Tool, Alexisonfire, Mars Volta etc. We are not looking to be famous, but we are serious about songwriting and gigging/practices. We plan to practice once per week and play shows, once or twice per month. Ideally, you are between the ages of 25 and 35, passionate about social justice and animal rights and have your own equipment (negotiable).

Thanks!

C&H sound & Lighting

Fully equipped soundman (PA&lighting) for hire

New to Toronto - experienced fully equipped sound man. Mackie, Yamaha, Shure, Audix.
From small to large clubs/venues. Full PA and lighting quotes will be done ASAP. I have worked with Teenage Head, Agent Orange, SNFU, J Mascus of Dino. Jr, GBH, The Creep Show etc.
I have worked with rock, folk, blues, top 40, celtic, punk, ska, metal, tribute bands !

Thanks Chris 647-261-3374
ch-sl@live.com

I am a guitarist with many years of experience. I have my own gear. I played in a few punk bands before. I have toured across Canada a few times. I want to play some Rock/metal. Influences are Turbonegro, Circle Jerk, Motorhead, Black label society etc. If you are interested please let me know!
Cheers