How can I find young musicians to hire in London?

May 24, 2007 9:02 AM

I'm interested in hiring some musicians for some steady part time work in the West London area. Other than Craiglist and Gumtree, are there any free or inexpensive places I could advertise?

It's performing for kids so I don't necessarily need pro musicians but rather just some good amateur ones looking to earn a few bucks. I tried Gumtree and Craiglist and the response was pretty light so just wondering if anyone has better suggestions.

posted by gfrobe to media & arts (8 comments total)

Um, here?
posted by amro at 9:23 AM on May 24, 2007

Put up adverts where the bottom section is tear off slips with your contact details on, and put them up in recording studios, rehearsal rooms, music shops, record shops... I live in Manchester and see things like this all over the place. I shouldn't think that any of those options are too expensive.
posted by samstarling at 9:36 AM on May 24, 2007

Call up a recording studio and ask. They can recommend some reliable session players. Your local musicians union might publish a directory as well.
posted by chillmost at 9:46 AM on May 24, 2007

Contact the conservatoires: Royal College of Music, Royal Academy of Music, Guildhall School of Music & Drama, Trinity School of Music, Faculty of the Arts at Thames Valley University (formerly London College of Music). They'll all give you classical, jazz & pop ensembles - it's not clear what you want. RCM runs its own agency, whereas at TVU you'll need to make a poster for the noticeboard.
posted by boudicca at 11:06 AM on May 24, 2007

Thanks for the ideas. Reaching out to schools is a good one and I'll also post on meta jobs. The singers from recording studios might be a too expensive for me I think.
posted by gfrobe at 11:59 AM on May 24, 2007

I play the piano and live in West London. Email's in the profile if you're interested!
posted by dogsbody at 12:19 PM on May 24, 2007

Thanks dogsbody. Email sent.
posted by gfrobe at 1:06 PM on May 24, 2007

I sing and live in West London. Not sure if you're after singers, but email is Lizamezzo AT mac DOT com.
posted by Pallas Athena at 8:11 AM on May 25, 2007