Some suggestions on how to find musicians for your band

1. Compose 25, 50 and 75 word descriptions describing your talent to prospective musicians.

2. Create 5 by 7-inch index cards to put on bulletin boards. Music businesses that usually have bulletin boards include:
• area record stores
• area musical instrument stores
• area college and university music departments
• area rehearsal studios
• area music instruction studios

3. Contact local weekly and monthly publications with music coverage to ask if they have a "musicians referral" section in their classified advertising section. Many online music sites have referrals for musicians and equipment, including:
• AustinLive.com
• DallasMusic.com
• Local Music Guide
• Miss Lana's Texicana Music Central
• Musicians.net
• Space City Rock

4. Meet local musicians (on breaks or after shows; at music-related association meetings) to see if they need additional or replacement band members, or if they have any side projects, or if they know of other musicians looking to form a band.

5. Contact the local Union (American Federation of Musicians, the AF of M) office.

6. Talk to local club booking agents to ask if they know of local musicians looking to form a band.

7. Post a notice in online Texas music newsgroups such as news:austin.music.

8. Check the musician's wanted listing on Craigslist:

Craigslist Austin • Craigslist Dallas • Craigslist El Paso • Craigslist Houston

The TMO can provide you with contact information for any music business categories mentioned above. Please include your postal mailing address.

Casey Monahan, Texas Music Office (512) 463-6666 music@governor.state.tx.us