Sebastian Bach

Bach on the Lookout for New Guitar & Bass Player

Sebastian Bach — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 00:15:58 -0000

THIS is an update I wish I never had to write.
I am on the lookout for band members in the GUITAR & BASS positions in my band .
I HATE CHANGING BAND MEMBERS. If it was up to me , I would never change band members. It takes a long time to develop chemistry between band members & I have never taken that simple fact lightly. The reason 'Angel Down' came out so good is that we captured a band that had been playing together live on the road for a couple of years at least, even being on tour mere days before we started recording that album. Same goes for 'Skid Row' & 'Slave To The Grind' .... those albums came out great because we were together all the time , playing, rehearsing, writing, all the time , every day.. not because we wanted to. Because we needed to. Not because we were getting paid, because we weren't. We played music for one simple reason: Playing music was (& is) our life.
Ask any musician, & they'll tell ya: one of the hardest thing about this 'business' is finding the 'right' band members. I can remember being in 'Velvet Revolver' for about 15 minutes or so (about 3 weeks
actually) & the thing I loved about that experience (working with Duff McKagan especially) is that those guys had at least 30-40 songs on the demo cd Duff gave me, & all of us had one goal in mind:
creating some great music. Thats it. We rehearsed at Mates for 5 hours at a time. Noone asked "How much am i getting paid to rehearse"? "Who's paying my gas money to write this song"? etc. The
subject of money never came up. We rehearsed, wrote songs & hung out together because we loved playing more than anything else, & are happier playing music than doing anything else.
Since then, the guys I have had in my band have seemed to have gone on their own separate ways. I was forced to turn down 5 shows this summer: Gods Of Metal , Sweden Rock, MetalWay in Spain, & 2 shows in Quebec Canada with my heroes KISS. The unbeleivable reason I had to turn down these killer shows was simple: I could not get ahold of all my band members, or I could not afford financially to pay my band to rehearse & do the shows. This situation can never happen again. I love the band on 'Angel Down', but now that album is 3 years old. Despite my repeated emails, phone calls etc...we have not come up with a single new song in 3 years now. This situation can not go on.
I am looking for musicians who love to play & create new music . Who need to play music. Who live to play music. I cannot make a good album when I have to pay all the band members to rehearse. I simply cannot
afford to pay a musician to sit down & write a song with me. I myself have never once been paid to rehearse, or write a song. I do it because I love it. I do not understand the mentality of some of the
musicians I have worked with, who demand payment to rehearse, to get better, to sharpen their craft in order to destroy the whole world on big stages & in the studio. In my mind, a good musician , a
true musician, LOVES to rehearse, plays all the time, because they want to get better. Not individually. As a BAND.
I am not saying I dont want to ever play with the 'Angel Down' guys again. On the contrary, they all know I would love to get crackin' on some new sounds with them right now. But they are all busy, or
worse, I can't get ahold of them. The official word from the guitar & bass player in my current band, through management, is "call us when there's some gigs". What they don't get is, my heart is not just
into playing the old music right now, my heart is always in creating new music, & putting out another CD. Then there will be tons of gigs.
So specificailly, what I am looking for is:
- Guitar &/or Bass Player in the New York City / New Jersey Area. Backround Vocals are a plus. We rehearse in New Jersey, so the closer the better. This doesn't rule you out if you are from somewhere
else, but with the amount of jamming I like to do, relocation may be neccessary.
- Someone who doesn't need to get paid money to rehearse, write songs, appear in videos, or do promotion. Basically the way it works is , if I get $ , you get $. Sound fair ?
- Valid passport is required
- No criminal record
- No drunks, heavy chain smokers, or druggies need apply. All band members must be completely sober at all gigs & rehearsals.
- Should have at least some 'road experience' . Again, this doesn't rule you out if you are Dimebag Darrell or Randy Rhoads at the age of 17 (or any age for that matter), or the unknown 'Adam Lambert' of Lead Guitar. But honestly the chances of me taking someone around the world for the first time are extremely slim. I had one band member that smoked cigarretes so much that he threatened passengers in an airport in Germany because he couldn't "go have a smoke". Goodbye!
- Drummers Need Not Apply. I am very fortunate to have the best drummer in rock, Bobby Jarzombek, here in this band to stay. When we were offered the 5 shows this summer, Bobby replied with an
enthusiastic 'Yes, let's rock', within minutes. That's what I'm talkin' about! There are also 2 drummers locally that we can rock with. If every band member was as pro as Bobby, it would be the
best band ever. He is the standard, as anyone who jams with him knows.
- Internet tryouts are preferred. If you have a myspace page with songs, pix , videos etc, that is perfect . Email links to 'Bach Band' at: sebastianbachangeldown@yahoo.com . Or you can mail a promo package with CD & or DVD to:
Bach Band
PO Box 215
Lincroft NJ
07738 USA
Packages will not be returned.
-Don't try to impress me with playing old Skid Row songs. That is the easy part. It just ain't about 'what happened in 1991' anymore. My intention is always to create new music that is better than anything I have ever put out. That will take every ounce of time, passion, commitment, heart, balls , & fury we got. If you think you can write a better song than '18 & life', 'I Remember You', 'Youth Gone Wild', 'American Metalhead', 'Monkey Business' , or 'Stuck Inside', I wanna meet you. I'm sure the writers of all of those songs can write even better songs than those. But, they do not ever show any new music to me, or write any new music with me. Truth is , I am bored as f**k right now. Does anyone want to rock?
Bring it.
Sebastian Bach

BACH ON BLU-RAY IS COMING!!!!!

Sebastian Bach — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 19:48:06 -0000

I am so stoked to say that Production on the Brand New Sebastian Bach Blu-Ray / DVD is moving along at FULL SPEED!
Had a great conversation yesterday with the production company that is making the Blu - Ray & we brainstormed for an hour or more about ways to utilize this awesome format. Not only will there be 2 complete programs in the release, + bonuses, we are also going to include files / posters / memorabilia etc that can only be accessed on the Blu-Ray format. The release will come out on DVD as well, but if you are into high quality sound, picture, & 'accessable only by Blu-Ray' features, the Blu-Ray is what you want!
We are attacking this project right now. The main content, title, packaging / cover concept have all been finalized. We are now working on bells & whistles with the Blu-Ray technology, that is alot of fun for me as an artist to explore... & should be killer for you to crank up in your living room ! I will make sure of it !!!
Details will be coming your way quick! Stay tuned .......

Official Sebastian Bach iPhone App Live Online Now!

Sebastian Bach — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 22:02:47 -0000

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(Love Is) A Bitchslap

Sebastian Bach — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 18:30:42 -0000

New DVD on the way / Blu-Ray ?

Sebastian Bach — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 23:03:33 -0000

Well I am happy to say that the concert that will be coming out soon on DVD has been finalized. All I can tell you right now is that it could be the best show I have ever seen of my band, any band I have ever been in. The sound is incredible, & the vibe & energy of the show is unbeleivable. The show is captured with multi-camera angles, pro-shot & pro-audio. The performances of the musicians raises the bar, & a couple of these renditions might just be the definative live versions of some of the biggest-ever songs out of my catalog. If my intention is to always put out a better disc to you the fans, then I am certainly right on track with this upcoming DVD. I really cannot wait for all of you to see / hear the new DVD, which I am hoping will be released on the Blu-Ray format as well! Stay tuned for details on the new DVD , coming your way soon!!

Thrash Hits Interview 2008

Sebastian Bach — Sat, 07 Mar 2009 16:45:23 -0000

http://www.thrashhits.com/2008/07/sebastian-bach-id-rather-hear-skid-roses-than-stone-temple-roses/

HIP Clip feb 2008

Sebastian Bach — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 03:52:36 -0000

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Bn7INaEvGE

Piece Of Me Japan 2006 LIVE

Sebastian Bach — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 21:16:18 -0000

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n8a_gix4nYk

Monkey Business Perth WA 2008 Online Now!

Sebastian Bach — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 22:18:37 -0000

People have been emailing me " Do you have footage from this show? That show?" Well here's the deal, out of around 60 or so shows we did in 2008 , I have about %90 of those shows all on video. The Perth show is basically the first one I have watched! We would watch the shows on the bus sometimes on the way to the next town to improve our performance, but other than that, I have 40 -50 tapes from the tour to go through. Anything 'pro-shot' will be saved for future DVD releases, but I have so many concerts that would not be suitable for a DVD, but work great here on the internet!

This is what I have always envisioned the internet to be! The gig is the internet, the internet is the gig. The Medium Is The Message! Hey I'm old school.... still play records here at the House of Bach... but to use the internet to broadcast full gigs at HD Quality is something truly amazing to a rocker like me ! Enjoy the show !!

http://blip.tv/file/1670834

For all episodes of the Official Sebastian Bach Web Show, go here: http://sebastianbach.blip.tv/

Bach & Rich Live In Las Vegas This Wed & Thurs !

Sebastian Bach — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 19:23:57 -0000

@ The Las Vegas Hilton ! cya there
http://www.lvrj.com/neon/35591979.html