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MoogProg t1_j1quck7 wrote

Really depends on what you mean by start a band? Are you a gigging singer-writer who needs a backup band to take things into larger venues? Or are you hoping to find bandmates you get along with, to write songs together, play gigs and build a following from the ground up. These are very different paths.

When I have relocated as a musician, I tend towards joining an existing band more than looking to fill out my own 'roster' of players. Just me, you do you and good luck with all the music!

Vote goes to Dallas. The Seattle 'freeze' is real and can take years to thaw your way into a scene.

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No_Representative_23 OP t1_j1qvnsd wrote

I’m a singer writer who wants to start a rock band and find people

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MoogProg t1_j1qxmi0 wrote

Move to Portland. Get a solid bass rig. You play that now. Join as many bands as you can. Sing harmony. Lie about your age until you're 21.

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Pure-Masterpiece1986 t1_j1rn8m2 wrote

lol as a Dallas native who lived over a decade in Austin and my fair time in the Denton area due to my college girlfriend/now wife....unless your like SRV you will get lost in Dallas at its size atm, Denton would be better... but obviously Austin is the best TX offers in this... good luck with Austin rent....search south in San Marcos or north of Austin I guess for cheaper living.also lol Good luck in general, I have friends in bands that got written articles in reputable papers/great reviews and even they didn't make it...im a little older, but the only band I knew people of "make it" was Explosions in the sky..

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