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The History of Musicians Contact
For over 45 years, we’ve been connecting musicians looking for bands with working bands that are looking for drummers, guitarists, singers and more – from club and casual groups, to traveling bands, to concert and recording acts.
Sterling Howard was a young rock vocalist playing Hollywood clubs in the late sixties. There were no magazines or papers at this time for players to connect with each other, and the question of how to find band members was always a challenge. Sterling realized there was a need for a contact service, so he opened an office upstairs in the Whisky a GoGo. The idea was an immediate hit. By distributing flyers on the Sunset Strip and posting ads in music stores, a large number of musicians and bands soon began connecting at the new referral service.

Asking musicians to play for free
Thank goodness Covid has finally receded and bands are back to work. But I saw an ad on a popular website proving some things never change. A club seeking bands posted: "Our venue is looking for bands with large followings. If you can bring an audience, come out...
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