philip_ab
(Whitton)
Saturday 12 Oct 2024, 1:17pm
Hello! I'm Philip, I'm the band lead for Jetpack Kittens - www.jetpackkittens.com
We're creating a highly supportive band.
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What we’re looking for musically?
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We’re currently looking for a creative good/semi-professional drummer to replace our drummer who's recently moved back to the US.
We're also openingly looking for a pianist and a guitarist to help out with gigs and open mics.
We are a rock band mixing jazz/funk into the music, so it helps if you know the typical drum patterns, chord shapes and scales around these types of music, or would be willing to learn.
We’re looking for musicians with a long-term outlook, people who enjoy playing music and may want to pursue a long-term music career, with the hope of pushing this band to a professional level.
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Who are we?
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We're all multi-instrumentalists. We practice in a studio in TW3, right next to Hounslow station. We currently perform at various open mics and we attend Richmond Adult Jazz College.
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What type of person are we looking for?
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People that are friendly and supportive.
People who are into equal rights for all people; no matter their gender, culture, disability, orientation, age or heritage - For me being around people, who value equality is very important.
People who are reliable, communicative and can turn up to practice sessions once per week in TW3.
You would be happy to be fronted by a person of mixed ethnicity, who has vitiligo!
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What kind of band are we trying to create?
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A welcoming, friendly and supportive band - being around people who make you feel happy is more important than getting the notes right.
A band that can play the larger gigs (When we get to that point!) ie. Glastonbury, Isle of Wight festival, Fuji Rock festival, and other larger festivals.
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What can you expect from me?
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Enormous amounts of drive - I’ve always been quite driven, I’m not sure why, there’s too much to unpack here! (Ask me).
I enjoy networking, and the business side of things, so I will be doing my best to get us larger gigs, talking to records labels and management etc. But you would be welcome, to join me on this front as well.
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Business reasons for joining me?
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I’ve set up two businesses, one for my engineering work, and one e-commerce company for selling my/my friends, art/designs.
Through these I’ve learnt; the importance of online marketing, branding, building networks, and knowing the customer, and I’ve also learnt how to make art that sells.
This is so that we can carry on doing the thing that we love - to play and make music.
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Personal reasons for joining me? (A bit of personal background about me)
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In December 2022 I awoke from the Covid slump and emerged from a hiatus of not writing music for about 4 years. I thought: “What would I like to do before I’m eighty”.
I thought to myself a simple thought; “It would be nice if people could hear my voice”.
So I began writing songs again.
After 7 months of songwriting, I had around 30 songs that I was sending to my friends to get feedback on. We've recorded 10 of these songs, that we will be releasing soon, you can find them on our Soundcloud, we require musicians to help perform these songs, and then write a second album.
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Thank you
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Thank you for taking the time to read the above!
If you have any questions please feel free to send me a message on Instagram (jetpackkittensband), or message via Join My Band.
Many thanks,
Phil