r/EmoScreamo • u/henkin13 • 4d ago

Musician/Artist Resource Anyone wanna start a band?

Not sure if this is the right place to post this..

I've been struggling with 1. finding people to play with IRL that share similar musical goals (everyone is obsessed with going viral on Tik Tok / being content / fame focused) and 2. music that makes me feel something in general. I want to try and make that music!! I even feel like the scene is kindof stagnant..or maybe I'm looking in the wrong places

I have played drums with bands for about 15 years - i currently play for american poetry club (though we are largely defunct right now) and am working with another band (in the genre, who I love) on an upcoming release but that's under wraps until the recording is done

My current influences are:

gingerbee, your arms are my cocoon, febuary, merchant ships, i will be pretty when i die, old gray, saturdays at your place, foxing, godfuck, mt.oriander, hop along (get disownded)

My influences growing up / back in 2012-2015:

The Wonder Years, Modern Baseball, The Front Bottoms, Joyce Manor, Title Fight (nobody stays at the top), Mixtapes, Seahaven, Backtrack, Silverstein...

Looking to make more skramz / emo stuff...more poetic and unstructured... basically anything that feels like self expression. I also find the blend of bedroom / internet sounds of ginger + YAAMC to be super interesting / conducive for something like this potentially. I feel like shoegaze riffs have become so boring and oversaturated / tik-tok-y so..ideally more slowcore than shoegaze if you want to explore that feeling..

Also...don't be a weirdo. Groomers ---------> x___x

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u/CrooshControl 4d ago

I’m in the same boat as far as having zero people available to play. This sounds like a sick experiment/project, I’m down!

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u/Synthulhu1124 4d ago

Hey! I'm down. also but shout out gingerbee, their drummer did a drum track for one of my songs lol.

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u/henkin13 4d ago

Hey thanks for reaching out!!! I messaged you :D

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u/mmongooose 4d ago

i'm down

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u/rocco-skrunch 1d ago

This is a little late, but I'm also struggling finding people irl to make stuff with!! & you seem to have pretty good taste.

I play (from most to least competent) guitar, drums, bass, & keys. If you're still looking or someone flakes on you, feel free to hit me up.

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u/MeastBoy 1d ago

Yo I am interested I am 20 around the La area could do vocals/scream or play guitar