Find your music tribe (and thrive) 

The only thing more difficult than succeeding in music is finding band members

WE NEED TINDER FOR BAND MEMBERS!!!!

Do it as a hobby and have fun! That's what im doing

The algorithm is so intrusive that it recommanded me a video for what I've been struggling with lately with doing any resarch. Thank you for making this video

I'm finding your stuff so inspiring right now. I'm 27, didn't go to uni, and this feels very relatable. I've done a lot of collaborating, but a lot hasn't felt natural like you say, and definitely not met my tribe. Top tier advice you're giving

Currently looking for my tribe!

Still remember sitting together in MUSI191 here we are 4 years later who would have thought

Great message. I've been a musician for over 50 years. In high school it was other kids who also wanted to play. Then in my 20s I got involved with an amazing tribe of musicians as you say. They would create outdoor concerts and all sorts of other collaborations. I owe my musical development to this group of people. Now nearly 50 years later I am in a new rural environment and seeking my local tribe. You have reminded me how vital this is! Thanks

Who would have thought that the same secret ingredient to improve in music would be the same that's used in soylent green. It's people

The communal aspect of music making is soo important. It might be the most important actually. Sadly, there's not a lot of communities near where I live but maybe my band will be pioneering in that regard.

After already playing music throughout childhood/teens and learning basic theory, i decided in my 20s i wanted to get serious but going back to school didnt seem feasible. So for 5 years i took lessons from a guy in my town who was a berklee graduate. He walked me through the whole Berklee jazz keyboard method curriculum and I basically got a berklee school of music education for 30 bucks a lesson. And what I was paying him for wasn't so much just the knowledge but also the accountability of making sure I practice cuz it'd be embarrassing to come to the next lesson having obviously not practiced lol. Anyway, hope that helps someone.

Bro really just said the real degree was the friends we made along the way

Awesome video dude

You could call it Quest

man... i needed this so much. Thank you

Thanks dude, I needed this

Very timely seeing this today… I’ve always been much more of a solo musician (in everything I do actually, even outside music) but I’m finally starting to see some collaborations with potential. I’m glad you’ve found your people!

I absolutely agree about the open mic nights! I started going to the open mic on a town 10 miles west + 10 miles north from home in February and my friend and I are planning on playing our first gig as a band called "the Unlikelys" there, and I want to connect with another band who are from some miles north of that town and it is just amazing!

I needed to see this video. For almost 10 years ive been trying to do this by myself, but i know i crave that social interaction between other artists.

This is me.

I'm going to transfer to a new school soon after doing a 2 year Music Technology program at community college. I'll be studying Popular Music and Technology. I hope to find my people there.

I really hope I find my “music tribe” I’m going to graduate soon and I’ve applied for music education afterwards. I love socializing and doing stuff with other creative people.

That was always the goal, but it's easier said than done. If you live in a less-populated area, you're doomed.

Music school is hype! -Belmont kid

Going to Music school is very much a dream of mine. Currently 20 y/o and i don't think i could pass the entrance exam at this point in time... I kind of gave up on that dream, but maybe I'll try it in a few years, like you did. For now I'll have to look for a different way of finding my tribe. Any ideas? Oh nevermind, i also didn't finish the video first haha, yeah I've been going to open mic / open stage sessions a bit lately, I'll stick to it! Fantastic video man, can't thank you enough for this

I make beats, and have been doing that since 2012. I'm really stoked to contribute to my music scene here on Vancouver Island. I'm a bit intimidated to join or book a show by myself, but I do this alone. I am part of a huge music community on RU-vid, and I'm going to be doing live streams soon. I've released over 500 projects onto streaming platforms since 2020, and I'm just barely getting started. Thanks for the video. I'm going to start making videos too.

I never found my tribe, hence why I had to give up. I’m doing okay now, moved on to being a writer now, but it did hurt to not find any like minded musicians. Even at a music college, I struggled to find people who I really vibed with or who vibed with me. My music taste was always pretty weird so that never helped.

This was a good video. How does this have so few views? The RU-vid algo is way too brutal these days; back in my day you could sneeze on camera for 2k views

In my experience, university is a pretty bad place to meet collaborators, everyone is too busy to do extra work (*) and most drop out. If you're lucky, you may make friends, but they're unlikely to match your musical interests, plus they're just as busy as you, and the few that graduate might not stay there, as they're likely to return to the places they came from *and those that find the time and energy to work beyond uni, usually spend it on trying to create something of their own, not on other students projects

24 is the best age to go to college - you can apply as an independent student/taxpayer, and therefore aren't required to declare your parent's annual income in loan, grant, and scholarship applications. Your parents' information is no longer considered relavent in financial aid decisions.

I’m about to tonight, I met a friend through FedEx, and he invited me to come see him play, and for a sound check rn 🤩🖤🤩

That sounds fine 'n dandy, but I can't find anybody who can stand me for more than 5 minutes. So, back to making music in my corner it is....

I'm an ambient music artist and, because it's a very specific niche, I've always found it difficult to make friends with people like me. If anyone loves or identifies with this genre of music, let's talk (:

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Where y'all at

I'm 25 and I'm currently saving up to go to school for music

I like hard rap (city morgue, Scarlxrd, Seshspawn) and emo rock (Saosin, The Requiem, Alesana). Lmk if you guys share interest and do music

I’m currently three years in uni but only 2 years doing business. But the only reason I’m taking business is for the marketing/money making skills so I have my own business. But at the same time my true calling is music. I think it’s always been, I jus listened to other people that said it’s not a valid skill or career path. Should I go and do a music major since to meet more people?

How do i find them without having to go to uni 😢?? (I haven’t finished the video yet) Ahh i see, ima have to hit up some local band shows

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Does a posse count?

So you're saying the real music degree is the friends you made along the way?

We’re all part of the same toe

1:26 this did not happened to me, pls guys don't go to uni expecting this

How do I find my tribe tho

Im 17, finished high school, moved into a new city so im screwed if I want to find anyone to play music with unfortunately - Can't meet people at school since im not going to one - All people seeking bandmates/music buddies online are grown people who'd rather play with someone their age - Dont know anyone who knows anyone who'd be interested - All music/record stores are filled with older people - The scene for the kind of music i want to make is essentially nonexistent its a pain unfortunately

i agree, "two heads are better than one" hell, three, four, five heads are better than one when it comes to music. if any of you are busking, the more of you playing instruments the more money you potentially could make. the sound of your music will be fuller and richer, and you can play longer and any mistakes you may make while playing wont be as noticeable. every time me and my band busked with a guitarist, keyboardist, and harmonica player, we made way more money with the three of us than i ever did busking alone, just dont do what we did and spend all of our money on drugs and video slot machines in the convenient store 😂

I'd rather refer to my circle as high society rather than 'a tribe' 🙄

Bro just made this whole video to brag about his band and how lively the music scene in his town is.

Where i live open mics and jams are run by the same group of people that play with them selfs mostly, if i go there i would need to wait 2 to 3 hours to play for them something alone and the thing is that i'm a drummer and not really a guitarist or keyboard player. I can sing and play drums well. Those who ran the jam nights are there to drink 5 big mugs of beer to a half an hour before they go up to stage to perform a bad cover version of Killing in the name of or something else that's been played to death while the drummer plays really sloppybassdrum couse they're drunk. I don't like the stuff they're playing, i don't drink so it's acward to try to socialize with drunk people while you're sober, they would need accept me and i would need to humiliate myself to be accepted. And they are no audience i would like to go and play a drumsolo. This is why i'm not into the jam thing, it's badly played cover songs. When i was younger i used to think the jams ment that you were jamming but it's not that. Few times i tried to ask people what songs you like to play if there would be some that are familiar to me, the drunken response was "just everything" like what i'm supposed to answer to that lol. I've had two bands where i connected with the players on that deep level and i truly know what is like but it's really hard to find and sustain. My experience of music school was pretty similar, there were these jams in the middle of the school week and everybody, even few teachers were there getting absolute blasted drunk! And i was asked to play Rolling Stones I can't get no satisfaction. That boring basic drum pattern through out with no fills oh no i turned it down and got myself a beer lol that was in 2017 and i was 17. I'm from Finland if somebody is wondering. I'm gotten fustrated by the people in music here, it's all heavy metal that i don't like. It's been really hard to find players to connect on that deep level or even players at all. I like Rock, Rock 'n Roll, Jazz, Funk, Blues, 60's Pop, Reggae, basicly all the more rootsy stuff and i make my own songs too. Ps if this sounded like mean rant it kinda is couse i'm a Scorpio :D but yeah i love music but have not found my tribe yet

I just moved to a new city and it’s been really hard to find other people to jam and collaborate with like that. As someone who’s done with college it’s getting harder and harder to make friends even, let alone musicians to make albums with.

When you found your tribe only after getting priced out of your city 😭😭😭