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I know that sounds silly as hell but think about it, as long as each member can record their part and as long as somebody has software that will allow us to combine our instruments this is possible.

I know yer all thinking I should just go and start a real band with people where I live, however I have a bit of a Social Anxiety Disorder and I don't really want to meet people right now.

So bass, drumms and lead guitar are the available spots. And if anyone has any type of music maker that would allow us to mesh what we record together that's great.....if not, once we kinda record each insturment and seem like we can make this work, I'll go buy that software.

Once the openings are filled we can open a myspace band page.

PM me if interested.

Dustin-

I've experimented with this kind of format before, and it's a lot more difficult than you might think. It worked out for my project because there's only two of us, and we're able to get together every now and again to make music as team as well as exchanging our recorded parts over the net.

In theory, you're right in believing that it will work, but it has to be well planned out in order for it to come together. Here's a few tips:

- Vet your band mates to see if they're right for what you have in mind for your project
- Make sure that they ALL have sufficient equipment to record their parts and put them all together, don't just choose one person to multitrack the songs, it's best to let everyone have a go and then democratically choose the best mix once they're all done
- Use an instant messaging program to discuss ideas as a group and to also figure out the arrangements of each song, leaving these things to chance will just end up getting everyone in a mess
- Make sure that each musician records his/her parts for each song to a strictly enforced tempo using a metronome: failure to do so will make it incredibly difficult to multitrack when the time comes, and there's nothing more annoying than trying to piece together audio files that don't sync up
- Finally, don't expect miracles: treat your project as an interesting social and musical experiment rather than a full-on 'band', that way you'll have fun and discover more than you would by simply meeting with people in a practice room

I hope this helps. Let me know if you need anymore help.

The Fecal Brothers and The David Boons are two brilliant examples of online bands done right.

i can sing. let me know if oyu need some vocals.

look at my blog in my signature, I have various videos of me playing, if you beleve I could do the thing tell me!

probly the best info i've heard on the matter insofar, i've been in a few online project and its true about everyone having their own production capabilities, theres nothing like having someone say they want to do an online band thing then if your sy a vocalist they send you a single mixed down mp3 and tell you to sing over it and you stuck sitting there wondering, how the hell am i going to mix this already mixed track to suit my own capabilities, not saying change it but every person is different and a band has to work around all of its members in some way to get quality sound out of it. hit me back i sent you a pm