TIPS
 

Heres some tips for starting a band. I know from experience that following these rules will make the band thing a whole lot easier.

1. Make sure all the members are completely dedicated. Meaning they would skip a day on vacation somewhere to play at a show.
2. Be original. If you play stuff that sounds like everyone else, just quit now.
3. Have a stage presence. A unique one so that people remember you. No ripping off.
4. Record a good demo. At least two songs with different styles. Give it to everyone you know.
5. Don't get discouraged. Band mates quit, your equipment sucks, nobody comes to your shows, whatever, it happens.
6. A band is not a total democracy. Make sure everyone knows who is in charge.
7. PRACTICE A LOT. At least three times a week.

May I add?

Tip #8: Have instruments and know how to play them.

"6. A band is not a total democracy. Make sure everyone knows who is in charge."

Yeah, sure. Make yourself the frontman of the band. Dictate what goes on.

Moron.

It's common fact that if you make somebody do [or play] something they're not really into, it's going to come out half assed.

The individuals in the band are what produce the final sound. Not one person.

I want to start up a band, I can sing so I would be the lead vocalist, but theres on e problem all my friends already have or are in a band so I need to find some new friends who arn't in a band that can play bass drums and guitar.

DI, I wasn't talking about creatively, I was talking about the business side of being in a band. Everyone should have a part in writing the music, but when it comes down to a serious decision someone in the band needs to be in control and have the ability to say no to other bandmates bad ideas. An example of this would be when a pianist who never comes to practice, a new rythm guitarist and a new drummer want to change the set list two minutes before the show, the guitarist who formed the band has the right to say no, even if he is outvoted.

That was an needlessly long explaination...

Sure, if you want to be a sellout. Put the songs on their that the band agrees on. You don't have to have two different styles to be a fantastic band.

Band, eh? Yes, I play in a band. The Newman Smith Wind Symphony. *Walks away before any more is said, as this topic has seemingly nothing to do with concert band at all*

Nick dropped out, that fat lazy sod. Anyway, we have a new drummer, Joe..... Yes.