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a girls band.
15 f
i really want to make a bamnd. me and my 4 other girl friends are really excited. we want to audition, write our own music and make it to the top. any advice? like i really want to do this. and now that its summer break in school i think we can really do it. michelle can play the drums, lily plays the guitar and lauri plays the piano so its like we got it all set up. we will write our own music. but what advice and what can you tell me about my idea and the music buisness. please dont tell me we wont make it becasue we are really excites that we will. also, where can we go audition and where can we get the auditions to get started. thanks!
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The best way to get started is probably not to "audition" anywhere right away. Start volunteering to play at different places. Then when you want to you can start charging people to see you. Get yourself a reputation and a few songs before you try to make it big. Good luck with your girl band!
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::EDIT:: Thank you. :] It was a pleasure and I'm glad it helped. how about sending me a signed copy of your first ever CD and we'll call it even, lol. :D Good luck and by all means let me know how things go and how the band progresses, it'd be good to hear about it and see your progress. Also, if you and your band ever need any more help as such just let me know. My family has been very music orientated - an uncle was in a band, one cousin is an MC (Dark MC - he jus completed his new album and video a few weeks back and should be showing up on MTV at some point), another is going into singing, another's a DJ and another is a producer (he produced Dark MC's album). So I always have sources of information available should you guys need any. :]
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I'll be painfully honest with you - there are practically hundreds if not thousands of bands like you out there that want exactly the same thing you want; to make it to the top, or at the least be recognised. Getting there is not an easy ride at all but it's NOT impossible.
You have to be dedicated, it's the key word. If you're looking to get signed up by a label they want people who are dedicated and will stick to it (they don't want to invest money into a band that just falls apart).
Before you even consider auditions you need to organise your band. Do you all have music you've already written that you want to play? If not try doing a cover of something already out there so you can all get a feel for it as well as a feel for each others style of playing. Will there be lyrics and if so who is going to cover vocals? Will it be the whole band (all of you) or just one of you leading and others backup? Regardless as to who is covering vocals - how good are you at it? Do you think you need practice? Professional lessons in singing are a very good idea as your vocals will be just as important as the music (unless you're doing something like Slipknot who just scream lyrics). :D
If you are all enthusiastic about this and want to see it through then go for it. :] It's a tough ride to the top but then so is anything if you want to be at the top (and if it wasn't tough it wouldn't really be worth doing would it?). You may face dissapointment along the way so you have to be aware of this but DON'T let it slow you down, all you can do is pick yourselves up and carry on reaching for the top. Before you think about any kind of auditions you need to focus on the music you guys want to do and practice being a band. Once you have this and are all confident then you could try and find out about competitions out there that you guys can enter as well as try playing for events (be it paid events, events for your friends or school or even charity events). All these things will get you noticed and get people talking about your group.
Again, the thing to do is plan. There's more to it than just wanting to start a band and then getting a few friends together to form that band. There's a lot of bases you all as a group will need to cover before you can all start making your way up the ladder to getting noticed and making it to the top. Everyone starts small and everyone makes mistakes along the way, don't be afraid of these. And don't let them hold you back or stop you. The only reason we make mistakes is so we can learn from them and avoid them the next time around. You're all young as well so this will work to your advantage too. :D
By the way, just to add regarding playing events and such, you will have to bare in mind when doing things like these you may need to provide your own equipment (sound equipment and such). This can get VERY costly so before beginning to spread the word that your band will play events and birthdays and such you need to have this all planned out in advance. The last thing you need is having been booked to play at a friends party and then not be able to do it because you don't have all the equipment that you needed. :(
Good luck to you all, I really hope you make it. :D I'll be sure to keep an eye on MTV in the near future, hehe. :D Good luck! :D
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