Major Auditions ?

**Gary Linieres** · May 16th, 2005, 02:08 PM

I totally agree with Mark P on his comments. We have been auditioning bass players for my band and we have seen a bunch of them. I would say at least 50% of them are technically up to it...but none of them have really made us feel comfortable enough that we want to let them into our lives and spend the hours and hours that you have to when touring, recording and rehearsing.

It is 50% ability and 50% personality....both of those factors need to be under control and well presented in the most natural way you can muster.

I think you should be yourself and relaxed as if you were jamming with a bunch of friends and the rest will take care of itself...if it doesn't the next one will....or the one after that.

Don't stress about it....that's when we aren't ourselves.

**got_a_matchgrip** · May 16th, 2005, 07:09 PM

Don't stress about it....that's when we aren't ourselves

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**CLWarunki** · May 16th, 2005, 07:13 PM

Yeah great point - but then again at the same time you don't want to look like you are bored or don't give a damn, you know? So I guess it's about finding that balance.