Gigging Rock Band - CHASING HORIZON looking for bassist from Feb 2015 onwards

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We are starting to lookout for a Rock Bassist to audition from next month Feb onwards, as our current Bassist, a long-time good friend of ours, has been helping us out on a temporary basis, for our gigs for the past few months.

He has his own band, hence he is going back to spending more time with his own band after helping us one more time in our January gig this month.

So we are now looking out for a good passionate & committed Rock Bassist who likes to play rock covers.

For us, we all have our day jobs, but we love to play music as a serious hobby to perform in gigs. Some gigs are Pro Bono, some are paid where we divide it equally. It doesn't matter whether the gigs are paid or free, we just wanna rock. If you share this same passion as us, then half the battle is already won. ;)

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Audition Dates:
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To be finalized. The dates will be in Feb after Chinese New Year.

Do drop us a private message at our Facebook Band Page: www.facebook.com/chasinghorizon with your intro, name, age, race, music interest, & are you in any bands currently. Which songs in the audition list that you would like to try out with us.


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Our Band Background:
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We play catchy old & new Rock Hits covers, ranging from 80s to the latest new Rock Hits. Our direction is strictly on Hard-Rock, Rock Ballads, Punk Rock & Melodic Metal covers. Preferably catchy English rock hits. No hardcore growling metal.

We jam on a once-a-week basis, & do gigs once every 2 months. Whenever there is a gig coming, we may rehearse up to twice a week when closer to the performance date itself.

And we like to come prepared for the jamming, and not to use jamming studio time to learn the new song on the spot. Ample time will be provided beforehand, for all of us to learn the songs. We had some past members who just show up at jamming to learn the song on the spot. It really slows everyone down, and making the jamming very unproductive. We hope to avoid this, going forward.

Our current line-up shares & supports this work and musicianship ethics. If you don't, please do not apply & waste everybody's time.

This is the commitment level that we are looking for. Of course, we do our best to accommodate everyone's availability & schedule, as family + work still take priority.

The current members are all in our mid 20s & mid 30s, all local Singaporean Chinese & Malay

You can read more about our band profile, past live performances & photos here: https://www.facebook.com/chasinghorizon


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Audition Songs List
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Note: Below are the preferred audition songs that you can choose from, if you are comfortable to jam with us, as it is our current setlist. If not, let us know what are the other songs you are comfortable with. Let us know in advance.

Scorpions - Rock You Like A Hurricane
Collective Soul - Shine
Bon Jovi - You Give Love A Bad Name
Nirvana - Smells Like Teen Spirit
Mr Big - Green Tinted Sixties Mind
Joan Jett - I Hate Myself For Loving You
Joan Jett - I Love Rock 'n' Roll
Bryan Adams - Somebody
Blur - Song 2
Gun - Word Up
Velvet Revolver - Slither
Metallica - Enter Sandman

<Rest of the songs below, which we played before or in the pipelines of new songs to cover>

Anberlin ~ Art Of War
Green Day ~ When I Come Around
The All-American Rejects - Dirty Little Secret
Bryan Adams - Summer of 69
Avril Lavigne ~ My Happy Ending
Avril Lavigne ~ Rock N Roll
Creed ~ My Sacrifice
3 Doors Down ~ Here Without You
Hinder ~ Lips Of An Angel
Metallica ~ Sad But True
Guns N Roses ~ Sweet Child O' Mine
Guns N Roses ~ Paradise City
Lawson ~ Standing In The Dark
Stone Temple Pilots ~ Plush
Stone Temple Pilots ~ Interstate Love Song
The Script ~ For The First Time
The Calling ~ Wherever You Will Go
Simple Plan ~ Crazy
Avril Lavigne ~ Nobody's Home
The Cranberries ~ Zombie
Meredith Brooks ~ B.i.t.c.h
U2 ~ Pride

Do drop us a private message at our Facebook Band Page: www.facebook.com/chasinghorizon with your intro, name, age, race, music interest, & are you in any bands currently. Which songs in the audition list above that you would like to try out with us.

Ideally, the Rock Bassist we looking for, would share these common music interests with us from the below bands:

Guns N Roses
Bon Jovi
Creed
Def Leppard
Foreigner
Journey
Firehouse
U2
Stone Temple Pilots
Mr Big
Van Halen
Bad English
Vertical Horizon
Third Eye Blind
Scorpions
Green Day
Jimmy Eat World
Skid Row
INXS
Megadeth
Metallica, and more....

and also newer bands like:

Nickelback
Lawson
Simple Plan
Linkin Park
Hinder
Tonic
Matchbox Twenty
Tokio Hotel, and more....
 
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Audition Dates:
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Mon 2nd Feb 8pm ~ 10pm [2 Slots - One slot taken]

*** Break for CNY ***

Mon 2nd March 8pm ~ 10pm [2 Slots available. One slot awaiting for confirmation]

Mon 16th March 8pm ~10pm [2 Slots available]

Do drop us a private message here or at our Facebook Band Page: www.facebook.com/chasinghorizon with your intro, name, age, race, music interest, & are you in any bands currently. Which songs in the audition list below, that you would like to try out with us.


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Audition Songs List
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Note: Below are the preferred audition songs that you can choose from, if you are comfortable to jam with us, as it is our current setlist. If not, let us know what are the other songs you are comfortable with. Let us know in advance.

Scorpions - Rock You Like A Hurricane
Collective Soul - Shine
Bon Jovi - You Give Love A Bad Name
Nirvana - Smells Like Teen Spirit
Mr Big - Green Tinted Sixties Mind
Joan Jett - I Hate Myself For Loving You
Joan Jett - I Love Rock 'n' Roll
Bryan Adams - Somebody
Blur - Song 2
Gun - Word Up
Velvet Revolver - Slither
Metallica - Enter Sandman
 
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Audition Dates:
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Mon 2nd Feb 8pm ~ 10pm [2 Slots taken. No slots left.]

*** Break for CNY ***

Mon 2nd March 8pm ~ 10pm [2 Slots available. One slot awaiting for confirmation]

Mon 16th March 8pm ~10pm [2 Slots available]

Do drop us a private message here or at our Facebook Band Page: www.facebook.com/chasinghorizon with your intro, name, age, race, music interest, & are you in any bands currently. Which songs in the audition list below, that you would like to try out with us.


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Audition Songs List
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Note: Below are the preferred audition songs that you can choose from, if you are comfortable to jam with us, as it is our current setlist. If not, let us know what are the other songs you are comfortable with. Let us know in advance.

Scorpions - Rock You Like A Hurricane
Collective Soul - Shine
Bon Jovi - You Give Love A Bad Name
Nirvana - Smells Like Teen Spirit
Mr Big - Green Tinted Sixties Mind
Joan Jett - I Hate Myself For Loving You
Joan Jett - I Love Rock 'n' Roll
Bryan Adams - Somebody
Blur - Song 2
Gun - Word Up
Velvet Revolver - Slither
Metallica - Enter Sandman
 
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Audition Dates [UPDATED]
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Mon 2nd Feb 8pm ~ 10pm [2 Slots taken. No slots left.]

*** Break for CNY ***

Mon 2nd March 8pm ~ 10pm [1 Slot taken. 1 slot left]

Mon 16th March 8pm ~10pm [2 Slots available]

Do drop us a private message here or at our Facebook Band Page: www.facebook.com/chasinghorizon with your intro, name, age, race, music interest, & are you in any bands currently. Which songs in the audition list below, that you would like to try out with us.
 
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Audition Dates [UPDATED as of 30th Jan]
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Mon 2nd Feb 8pm ~ 10pm [2 Slots taken. No slots left.]

*** Break for CNY ***

Mon 2nd March 8pm ~ 10pm [2 Slots taken. No slots left]

Mon 16th March 8pm ~10pm [1 Slot tentative. 1 slot available]

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Bassist Audition Song List with the Keys
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[E] Scorpions - Rock You Like A Hurricane
[D] Collective Soul - Shine **transpose to D**
[C] Bon Jovi - You Give Love A Bad Name
[F] Nirvana - Smells Like Teen Spirit
[E] Mr Big - Green Tinted Sixties Mind
[E] Joan Jett - I Hate Myself For Loving You
[F] Joan Jett - I Love Rock 'n' Roll **transpose to F**
[Am] Bryan Adams - Somebody **song starts on F key 1st**
[F#] Blur - Song 2
[E or higher] Gun - Word Up
[D] Velvet Revolver - Slither
[E] Metallica - Enter Sandman

All on Standard E Tuning except for Slither & Shine on Drop D tuning

2 songs transposed to higher key: I Love Rock N Roll and Shine
 
Do drop us a private message here or at our Facebook Band Page: www.facebook.com/chasinghorizon with your intro, name, age, race, music interest, & are you in any bands currently.

Any videos of your playing or past gigs? And which songs in the audition list below, that you would like to try out with us.


Mon 2nd March 8pm ~ 10pm [2 Slots taken. No slots left]

Mon 9th March 8pm ~ 10pm [1 Slot tentative. 1 slot available]

Mon 16th March 8pm ~10pm [1 Slot tentative. 1 slot available]

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Bassist Audition Song List with the Keys
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[E] Scorpions - Rock You Like A Hurricane
[D] Collective Soul - Shine **transpose to D**
[C] Bon Jovi - You Give Love A Bad Name
[F] Nirvana - Smells Like Teen Spirit
[E] Mr Big - Green Tinted Sixties Mind
[E] Joan Jett - I Hate Myself For Loving You
[F] Joan Jett - I Love Rock 'n' Roll **transpose to F**
[Am] Bryan Adams - Somebody **song starts on F key 1st**
[F#] Blur - Song 2 **transpose to F#**
[E or higher] Gun - Word Up
[D] Velvet Revolver - Slither
[E] Metallica - Enter Sandman

All on Standard E Tuning except for Slither & Shine on Drop D tuning

3 songs transposed to higher key: I Love Rock N Roll, Shine, and Song 2
 
*** Updated as of 12th Feb ***

We are adding RHCP ~ Give It Away as one of the new songs we are experimenting.

We have informed the current bassist candidates to add this song into their selection, and for any new applicants, you are encouraged to add this song too to your selected songs from the list below. thx

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Do drop us a private message here or at our Facebook Band Page: www.facebook.com/chasinghorizon with your intro, name, age, race, music interest, & are you in any bands currently.

Any videos of your playing or past gigs? And which songs in the audition list below, that you would like to try out with us.


Mon 2nd March 8pm ~ 10pm [2 Slots taken. No slots left]

Mon 9th March 8pm ~ 10pm [1 Slot tentative. 1 slot available]

Mon 16th March 8pm ~10pm [2 Slots taken. No slots left]

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Bassist Audition Song List with the Keys
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[E] Scorpions - Rock You Like A Hurricane
[D] Collective Soul - Shine **transpose to D**
[C] Bon Jovi - You Give Love A Bad Name
[F] Nirvana - Smells Like Teen Spirit
[E] Mr Big - Green Tinted Sixties Mind
[E] Joan Jett - I Hate Myself For Loving You
[F] Joan Jett - I Love Rock 'n' Roll **transpose to F**
[Am] Bryan Adams - Somebody **song starts on F key 1st**
[F#] Blur - Song 2 **transpose to F#**
[E or higher] Gun - Word Up
[D] Velvet Revolver - Slither
[E] Metallica - Enter Sandman

All on Standard E Tuning except for Slither & Shine on Drop D tuning

3 songs transposed to higher key: I Love Rock N Roll, Shine, and Song 2
 
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