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Finding other musicians in London - is it really such a desert?
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If you compare listings on public sites like Craigslist on smaller american cities to the equivalents in London such as GumTree or StarNow - it would appear that London is completely bereft of musicians looking to connect to make music.
I can't imagine this is the case, and there is some other method that people are using - but for someone who didn't go to a music college, works full time and hasn't got much interest in acoustic-guitar-roundtable it seems almost impossible.
I would really appreciate any advice on the matter, even if it's "post here!"
Thanks,
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You have to persist by getting out there to see music in odd places and talking to people. Down here, there can be scenes all around which are weirdly invisible. About 10 years ago I lucked into meeting a pool of local South London players via a bass dep I took on for just six months and today I'm still playing in several different bands that spun off from that.
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Spotify, Apple et al
the problem with the London music scene though is its full of nobbers who think just being in London(INDUSTRY CONNECTIONS) is a shortcut to a fictitious record deal.
I've no idea what you're complaining about, OP.
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I think the other thing is that musicians invariably want to avoid doing stuff so if you become the person who does the stuff they don't like - book rehearsal rooms, gigs, ads, PA,etc - then you can suddenly be in demand.
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Sometimes all 3.
For most people though music has become an expensive hobby, rather than a job.
Once marriage/kids/mortgage happens the activity tends to tail off.
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However in my case I found I can no longer support bands that operate in a regime of dictatorship, over ambitious aspirations, people with completely different taste that just don't combine and yet persist on playing together, egos, lack of dedication (my own, or from the other people), the ridiculous prices charged for shitty rehearsal rooms, carrying guitars in the tube, etc etc
The list goes on... it's no one's fault, I'm just too old for that shit. I love playing with people, when it sounds right it's an amazing feeling, never had it click over here in London though.