Luke-archer
(Guildford)
Wednesday 16 Aug 2023, 2:07pm
AORTA seeks Bassist (Metalcore band)
Our name is AORTA (find us on Instagram @aorta.band) - we're all in our late 20s based in Surrey, North London and Southampton, with a big throbbing vision - Ambient verses, Anthemic Choruses, Hard Hitting vocals & screams, with some electronic elements added in.
Sounds like: Architects, Holding Absence, Beartooth, BMTH, Dreamstate, Erra, Acres, and Too Close To Touch (to name a few).
Our position is that we've finished recording our debut EP and 4 music videos, but lost our bassist due to commitment issues. So we're now looking for a sh*t-hot bassist to complete the line-up.
We have a Tour Manager that is currently working for Peter Andre, and has worked with Gorillaz, Happy Mondays, Van Morrison, Pink Floyd, Boyzone, Britney Spears, Little Mix and BTS to name a few. He is looking at putting us on an American Tour as a supporting artist at the beginning of next year.
We are looking for a bassist in their mid 20's to early 30's, with 4 important factors:
- SKILL - we need a talented bassist. Our songs have quite a few difficult bass parts (so please only apply if you're an extremely competent player).
- SOUND - we will need someone to be adaptable. We've refined our sound a lot over the last 2 years and had settled on a Marcus Miller 5 string, SansAmp, with a tiny amount of distortion, so will want a similar sound to this.
- COMMITMENT - weekly rehearsals, and writing/ recording sessions on discord. We all work full time jobs, but are committed to making this work.
- LYRICS HELP - we all chip in to help with writing, including lyrics and vocals. Being able to have input in this process is also important.
Our singer works in the recording studio that we rehearse in, which is useful for having resources. It would be extremely useful if you have your own home recording set-up too.
The audition process will be as follows:
- Please send us an audition video on Instagram (@aorta.band) of you playing a bass song.
- If we think you are a possible applicant, we will send you 2 of our songs to record and send to us.
- We will then whittle down the finalists to have an in-person audition.
We look forward to hearing your applications on Instagram.
AORTA