Live Dubstep Band-Musicians Needed!!!

ericssoftbrain · Post by **ericssoftbrain** » Mon Oct 20, 2008 12:04 pm

Easy people,
Im a saxophonist/trumpeter currently working with a session band for an indie reggae record label by the name of Reality Shock Records based in Reading. Recently, however, i've been getting well into my dubstep, and really want to form a live dubstep band.

Basically, i'm looking for any musicians, dj's, vocalists or producers that might want to get involved. I myself would be playing some pretty rarely seen equipment that ive aquired over the past few years. The first piece is made by AKAI its called the EWI4000s (electronic wind instrument) http://www.akaipro.com/ewi4000s. Its basically a midi controller saxophone with an inbuilt synth. The inbuilt synth is pretty wimpy though and what triggered me to get a project like this going was when i recently downloaded reason 4 and realised i could hook the ewi up to the thor synthesizer in reason and its just opened up a whole new world to me musically. Ive also recently bought a whole array of loop pedals and effects stations and after a few months of practice ive managed to turn the previously wimpy, more jazz orientated instrument into a dark, dirty, dubsteppy beast. Second thing ive got is a mute for my trumpet with a pick up mic integrated, so that u can run it thru all the same effects pedals etc, u can an electric guitar. Its an amazing bit of kit, dreamt up and cobbled together first by Miles Davis in his electric period, when he ran his trumpet thru a wah wah pedal and now made professionally by Yamaha.

Right now ive gotten to the stage where i wanna get more people in on this. Most important thing needed really is a very compotent drummer, and secondly im also interested in meeting any djs, samplists and producers that think they could contibute something to this project. The most important requirements would be a high-degree of musicianship and more importantly PASSION for the music and for trying to push the band forward. Ive got the bones of a few original tracks and lots of covers down now i just need some likeminded musicians to help complete the sound. I know my location isn’t prime and that any responses i get r unlikely to come from newhere near Reading but if the prospects r good im wiling to travel reasonably far, say London on one side to Oxford on the other.

anyway, holla if you're interested and we'll try and get something together.
safe,
Euan
email: daddyplaystrombone@live.co.uk

wooda916 · Post by **wooda916** » Mon Oct 20, 2008 2:11 pm

sounds like a sick idea bruv. im in birmingham though so too far to get involved realy but good luck with it.

Littlefoot · Post by **Littlefoot** » Mon Oct 20, 2008 2:17 pm

there is a documentary called Dubfiles, where dubstep producer D1 said hes up for this kind of thing..

wubstep · Post by **wubstep** » Mon Oct 20, 2008 4:44 pm

Could be immense, or could end up like Pendulum

boy_arena · Post by **boy_arena** » Mon Oct 20, 2008 5:20 pm

Sick!! We were only talking about how this could be done the other day too.

ericssoftbrain · Post by **ericssoftbrain** » Tue Oct 21, 2008 10:38 am

Cheers for the replies.
But percussionists and drummers are direly needed!
Im gettin zero responses from actual musicians on any of the sites ive left messages like this on.
This things become an obsession for me,i wanna get it going and there are fuck all people in my town up for it.
Safe ppl and plz interested musicians a.s.a.p plz.

ericssoftbrain · Post by **ericssoftbrain** » Wed Oct 22, 2008 9:22 am

Just posting a reply so this gets back on to the first page n more ppl see it.

lukah · Post by **lukah** » Wed Oct 22, 2008 9:33 am

Maybe one of the other forums I frequent could helpful. Mike Dolbear is a very active website for drummers. If you post here you're likely to get a few replies.

Good luck man, it sounds like a pretty sick idea.

tacospheros · Post by **tacospheros** » Wed Oct 22, 2008 9:15 pm

shit man id get down with you but i live in New York USA . been playing drums for 15 years

Fakawi · Post by **Fakawi** » Thu Oct 23, 2008 4:47 am

mate, I am a drummer, percussionist, electronic fiddler, am soooo keen for this but I guess being on the wrong side of the world doesn't help...

tutin · Post by **tutin** » Sun May 03, 2009 8:41 pm

I'm a drummer of 13 years, and play Dubstep. I live in Edinburgh, but I'd be interested in collaboration. Could also travel down to do gigs, provided there was a good few lined up. I'd be really interested in it.

PM me about it, we can chat.

T

joeb2880 · Post by **joeb2880** » Mon Feb 28, 2011 8:52 pm

I know this post was made in 2008, but im still keen to express my keenness for live dubstep!

Hi im an 18 year old bassist and guitarist and have been playing since I was 9. I live 10 minutes from reading!
I have an obsession with electronic music, and would love to be in a live electronic band (particularly dubstep)
I have invested in a few pedals with synth related sounds, however I am keen to get midi pickups for my instrument!
I play a 6 string bass, which means I have a great range of pitch - particularly good for deep wobbles!!

Please reply if you share an interest or are trying to set up a live dubstep band!

Joe

horsefeather · Post by **horsefeather** » Mon Feb 28, 2011 9:36 pm

you should check addicted kru sound, they are a live dubstep band from belgium. maybe you can get inspiration from them.

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