Hi.
My name is Gavin Thorpe and I am one of the co-owners of Westside Music Centres.
I have a lot of experience in the music industry from being signed to a major record/publishing company to playing live in front of thousands of people. I regularly get asked "How do you get a record deal?" or "How do you get noticed?" So...here is the second of a series of tips and suggestions on how to get further along the road less travelled! Part Two: Finding a band!
I went to my local guitar shop and put an add up looking for fellow rock gods. I auditioned with loads of bands. Went to loads of open mic nights searching for the next bono and the next jon bonham. I suggest you play with everybody. With my Fender Stratocaster in one hand and my Fender Blues Junior in the other I went to my first jam with my new comrades within weeks of putting an advert up. The first band I was in was a strange combination of personalities but it worked. Mainly because we all wanted the same thing. We wanted to be in a band and play music night and day. It is the best feeling in the world when it all clicks into place.
Once you have a load of gigs under your belt and girls just wont leave you alone, then you are ready to do your first demo.
Next month�Part Three: No such thing as a demo!
Gav
