ice_otherland
(ice_otherland)
Friday 15 Nov 2019, 2:02pm
The Shoebills have been writing and gigging for the past year and have just recorded an as yet unreleased EP. Unfortunately lost our bassist recently so looking for a replacement to pick up where we left off: Gigs to promote EP, a few more songs for potential album. Current line up is vocal, guitar, drums.
Must be of decent standard (ideally been in a band before) and have own equipment. If you're comfortable doing backing vocals this is also a positive but not an essential. We want someone who can get up to speed with the set fairly quickly (9/10 songs) but also take an active role in songwriting in the near future. If you're talented with recording software DAW that would be a huge advantage. Transport would be a bonus, especially if you're outside Birmingham. If not, that's not a big problem. No preference on age/gender.
Genre not easy to define. It's broadly a dirty blues rock at heart, but don't be fooled by that. A lot of different influences. Elements of Rival Sons, Royal Blood, QOTSA, Led Zep, Tool, Bowie, Pixies, RHCP, Hendrix. We have some heavier songs; some more gentle. We love a massive outro and are not averse to the very occasional guitar solo although we're not a metal band. Clean, soulful vocal for example.
**One slot left for audition in Birmingham Tuesday 10th December. Wed 18th December also available so please get in touch with a little info about your level of experience and we will reply the same day with the 3 tracks to learn.**
Check out the link below for an old promo video we did. It's poor audio and was a long time ago, on the cheap, but that should give you a flavour.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MTZzjo6oKKo
If this could be you, let us know.
Cheers
Iain