The Guitar Man
(Medway)
Sunday 21 May 2023, 11:19am
Bass players - Permanent member required - South East
We are looking for a versatile bass player for our established wedding/function band. This is a great opportunity for you to come on board and join us in our upbeat, fun, friendly professional band delivering great party entertainment to our clients.
We are looking for a permanent member not too far from us ideally, however happy to try out for a while as a dep to make sure we are all happy and a good match for each other....if you only want to dep occasionally when you have gaps in your diary this probably isn't the band for you however we know that there will be a trial period for all of us which could overlap other commitments, were cool with that but long term we want to be your first commitment.
Electric Outfit are a 4 piece female-fronted pro band playing a varied repertoire of party classics, old and new spanning the last 7 decades (repertoire on our website). We are based in North Kent and cover the South East, London and M25 surrounding areas, Essex and on increasingly rarer occasions a little further afield (within 100 mile radius).
We gig around 45/50 times a year mostly on fridays/weekends but also occasionally the odd midweek wedding/function.
Transport provided from meeting points although you will need to drive and have your own transport for closer gigs and getting to the meeting point.
Gigs typically pay from £225 + All in (more if further away or extra sets booked etc..)
And most of the time is based on 2x60 min sets
We use a little enhancement from tracks for most songs to fill out our sound for those bigger songs that might otherwise sound a little empty as a 4 Piece, we use wireless IEM’s, wireless guitar/mic leads for maximum freedom and space, this also helps with interaction with the guests! You will need your own IEM’s, if you have a transmitter/receiver pack that’s a bonus or we can hook you up directly to the mixer...(this may take away the option of crowd surfing 😉).
We don’t need to rehearse/meet outside of gigging very often as we are cruising with the material we have, when we add new songs to the set for any first dance requests you would normally be sent a guide track and trusted to nail your parts in your own time…although meeting up every couple of months in North Kent isn’t out of the question either, you would need to be a quick learner and learn structures as well as add in your own personal touch with a little improv. As mentioned we can provide guide tracks in most cases (most songs are original structures/keys) but it would be down to you to do your homework and turn up prepared for each performance, completely improvising through unprepared songs is a no no, adding your own touch tastefully to songs you know is a yes yes!
We are looking for someone who can bring their own flair and not just stare at their feet all night, interact and vibe with the band and guests, someone who looks like they enjoy being on a stage, we are all about having fun whilst delivering a friendly professional service.
You will need to be a team player, arriving on time and well prepared, helping with load in, set up and pack down, helping with material for social media, pics, vids, shares nothing too intense.
A lot of our work is weddings and black tie events so formal wear will be needed for these (waistcoats, ties, trousers & shoes....underwear optional but no kilts please 😳)
What to do next, what would we like from you?
Contact us by sending us an email to contactus@electricoutfit.co.uk
(If you private message there's a strong chance you will fall through the cracks)
A little bit about yourself and why you think you would fit in well and like to join us, any links of you playing or previous band demos/show reels/vids...anything so we can get a good idea of your playing style.
Team player and a good sense of humour!
You can find out all about us through our website https://electricoutfit.co.uk
Links to socials can be found at the bottom of our web page
That’s it, everything else is taken care of with the running of the band (although any help is welcome) you just need to bring your skills to the table, commit to agreed dates and want to be part of our journey.
Again please don’t DM or use the contact page on our website or you are likely to fall through the cracks, we will contact you if successful or would like to speak further.
Looking forward to hearing from you.
Electric Outfit 🕺🏽🥳