Jobs for musicians in London

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UK-based Latin band DIÁSPORA is looking to fill a number of positions in London, for engagements around the UK. All engagements are paid and fully contracted, and incorporate performances at events (private / corporate), festivals, venues and weddings.

VOCALISTS (MALE AND FEMALE)

• Ability to sing from memory in English, Spanish and Portuguese
  
• Genuine love of salsa, bossa nova and other styles of Latin American music
  
• Charismatic stage presence
  
• Confident at engaging with the audience, good chemistry with the band and with the microphone
  
• Can EITHER read notated music AND / OR learn from records
  
• Ability to improvise essential
  
• Latino / Iberian roots or native Spanish / Portuguese speaker bonus, but not essential
  

PIANISTS

• Good sight-reading abilities, especially with structural geography
  
• Knowledge and understanding of jazz harmony
  
• Trained in jazz yet versatile in a wide range of contemporary popular music styles
  
• Ability to replicate Latin montuno piano figurations from a chord sequence
  
• Can provide own gear and transport, and be able to help out with transport on assignments
  
• Ability to improvise desirable, but not essential
  

DEPUTY* BASSISTS

• Good sight-reading abilities, especially with structural geography
  
• Knowledge and understanding of jazz harmony
  
• Trained in jazz yet versatile in a wide range of contemporary popular music styles
  
• Ability to replicate Latin tumbao bass figurations from a chord sequence
  
• Can provide own gear and transport, and be able to help out with transport on assignments
  
• Ability to improvise desirable, but not essential
  

*DEPUTY indicates that the band has a regular band member fulfilling this position, however deputies may be required to fulfil certain engagements

TO ALL APPLICANTS

Before applying, please read and ensure that you fulfil the guidelines for working with DIASPORA COLLECTIVE, in terms of what we expect from you. You can find them HERE.

In return, we can offer you:

• Structured fees, with public engagements starting at £60 and private £70 per musician*
  
• The opportunity to play original material with one of the UK’s up-and-coming bands
  
• A friendly bunch of people to work with
  
• A good platform for exposure
  
• Great opportunities for networking
  
• Great opportunities to challenge, develop and excel your technical and performing abilities
  

HOW TO APPLY

If you are interested in applying for any of these positions, please EMAIL [email protected] stating:

• a little bit about yourself; where you come from, where you are based, etc...
  
• a little bit about your musical background; which instrument(s) you play, where you studied, who you have played with, which genres you have experience of playing and key influences
  
• any web links, samples of your work and / or dates of future performances
  

No formal deadlines, and informal meetings will be arranged on a first-come-first-served basis.

TERMS & CONDITIONS

*Mentioned fees are for the 11-piece band, zone 1 (000-025 miles from London). DIÁSPORA offers 7 different band sizes ranging from 11 to 5. For every band member subtracted, add £5 onto your base level fee. For engagements outside of London, we offer higher fees at increasing zone levels, with public fees starting at £60, £70, £90, £110, £120. Transport is always added on top at a rate of £0.40 per mile from postcode SW1A. DIÁSPORA has a fixed number of cars for each lineup, and tries to share transport as much as possible to keep costs down. DIÁSPORA tends to avoid cash-in-hand payments in preference of BACS (online) payments which are more reliable and accountable, but there may be occasional instances where cash-in-hand payments cannot be avoided, and signed, hard copy declarations will be used instead. Occasionally, the band may undertake ‘promotional’ engagements for less money, which are negotiated on a one-off basis, but the band would not be expected to perform for free.