Agent
(West Sussex)
Wednesday 18 Jan 2017, 8:46pm
Position for Electric Guitarist for The Almost Elvis Band for performances commencing April 2017.
"The Almost Elvis Band are a live–wired, heart & soul, rock ‘n’ roll, show-stopping, table-hopping, 8-piece all-in-one unique party solution Elvis Show Band. Did you ever wish you could experience an event where it sounded and felt like Elvis had just turned up, fresh faced from Vegas, put together a kick-ass 8-piece rock and roll band and then make you party like it was 1968? Well now you can. We recreate the sound, look, energy, excitement and humour of a live Elvis performance from the early years right through to the Vegas shows."
The Almost Elvis Band was formed in 2012, from an originals band called The Embers started in 2003. Since its creation the band has been very successful performing at parties, weddings, clubs, attractions, festivals, corporate events, hotels and at theatre level. The approach taken has really a been a big hit with audiences, with the shows involving the crowd, dancing on the tables, with the band rocking it out, while also paying homage to the songs that require a lightness of touch and deference.
The band, which is an 8-piece (6 guys/2 girls - age range 35+ ) is self-sustaining. We run all elements and are our own agent and management company and the personnel within the band undertake key roles from website build and development, bookings management, financial accountancy to design and print. This means the majority of monies earned are banked and shared allowing for re-investment in central kit, press, pr and risk management when booking venues outright as band to then market and ticket sell. The band has its own purpose built rehearsal space and based in Cowfold, West Sussex, and has all necessary equipment, and works with a dedicated Sound and Lights company to rig and build the larger stages. The band rehearses once weekly on a Tuesday from 7:45-10:30, with the expectation that any prep is brought to the rehearsal. The bands use standard networking tools e.g. shared Google diaries, Dropbox, WhatsApp etc to communicate daily. The band usually looks for an average of just 1-2 performances per month, with dates booked months in advance to guarantee availability and also promote and sell the larger venues in good time.
Now in 2017, our current electric guitarist has literally sailed away into the sunset (early retirement), and we are looking for the right person to join the group, and take over now for performances commencing from April 2017. Any persons interesting in applying need to have their own kit, transport and be of a very high standard technically.
More importantly though, they need be good natured, reliable and fit in.
To apply for the position please email info@thealmostelvisband.com with a short résumé about you. Closing date Sunday 22nd January 2017, and we will be in touch.
We will be shortlisting from the applicants and asking those chosen to meet up with the band over a drink (on us!)- to see if things click. Those successful will then be invited down to a rehearsal / audition within a fortnight
Many Thanks, The Almost Elvis Band
(See Facebook/TheAlmostElvisBand for more details)