acusara Posted October 13, 2008 at 10:26 PM Report Posted October 13, 2008 at 10:26 PM Hi, i'll be coming in beijing soon and as i am a bass player, i'd love to play with a chinese band! how can i look for a band there? (websites?) can you help me? thanks Quote
gougou Posted October 14, 2008 at 01:15 AM Report Posted October 14, 2008 at 01:15 AM There sometimes are a few offers on The Beijinger, but if you speak Chinese, your best bet shoud be the 组乐队 group on 豆瓣 (douban.com), which is a nationwide forum for people looking for bands. The vast majority of posts come from Beijing, though. Bass players seem to be in pretty high demand there, so you should have no trouble finding a band to play with. If you're into punk or post-rock, that is, as that is about 80% of Beijing bands... Quote
Scoobyqueen Posted October 14, 2008 at 08:35 AM Report Posted October 14, 2008 at 08:35 AM A while ago a guy from New Zealand posted a thread here about his music. He was in a Chinese band and he had a link to his webpage. He is bound to know more. Also go to this blog by Mark Godfrey a Beijing based journalist who is involved in the Beijing music scene. Quote
lokki Posted October 14, 2008 at 02:10 PM Report Posted October 14, 2008 at 02:10 PM i'll be coming in beijing soon Lucky you ! Quote
acusara Posted October 18, 2008 at 10:49 AM Author Report Posted October 18, 2008 at 10:49 AM thanks to all! Quote
gougou Posted October 18, 2008 at 11:11 AM Report Posted October 18, 2008 at 11:11 AM Let us know how things worked out for you - and when we can see you in concert! :-) Another thing I just thought of - just go to the places that have concerts (like D22, Mao, 2 Kolegas). Usually about half of the people in attendance will have their own bands. Quote
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