


![]() | AT LAST! - Find band members FAST! MX Recruit is a BRAND NEW local, national and international research tool which helps you recruit musicians (or anyone else connected to the music industry) |
![]() | NO MORE wasted audition time and rehearsal studio expenses |
![]() | NO MORE hours spent trawling through hundreds of musician classified ads and no more telephone time sifting through 'wasters'! |
![]() | NO MORE switching from website to website hoping you will get lucky! |
![]() | NO MORE guesswork and chance! Before you say "join my band", view an applicant's picture and video libraries before one-to-one contact AND use UNLIMITED FREE picture and video uploads to enhance your own ads |
![]() | MX Recruit is an EASY, COST-EFFECTIVE, INNOVATIVE, SAFE, DISCREET and FAST music service! |
TRY THE TWO-QUESTIONFind musicians to collaborate with - it sounds easy, but it can be a long and difficult task. When you start a band or join a band, you will be forgiven for thinking that it’s almost impossible to find musicians with the right attitude, the right ability, the right gear, the right age, the right availability in the right genre - all in the right place!
Sourcing musicians for your studio recording can be just as difficult. To achieve a pro recording you have to make a band work - you need the right band mix. Countless sessions have not achieved their full potential simply because members of the band wanted different things - musicians wanted their own vision fulfilled.
Of course, when you’re looking for a band it’s hard enough to find a band, but bands looking for you are having the same problems!
MX Pro-Tip!
Musical Exchanges - It’s where the music industry goes to network! When you place your MX Recruit ad you will also be a member of MX Network. You will be included in your nearest local and regional MX Network group so that you can keep on top of what’s happening in your area. You may find a player available here too! This presents another great opportunity to build music relationships - a massive step forward compared with placing a musicians classified ad!The music scene in Ottawa is vibrant and varied. There is something to suit every bodies musical taste.
Ottawa has a very active Jazz scene. Several venues have Jazz nights and these range from top name professionals to jam nights where anyone can get up and play, this is actively encouraged. Ottawa also hosts Jazz festivals at various times of the year, The Guelph Jazz Festival is one such festival that draws a large and rapt audience.
Classical music is also very popular in and around Ottawa, there are numerous Orchestra, Choral Societies and Choirs with regular performances through out the year in a variety of venues.
Like most cities around the world Ottawa has a thriving Rock music scene. The promotion of Rock and the associated sub genres is excellent Radio and online websites keep the public abreast of what is happening, who is the next big thing and the live music venues to visit.
Ottawa has been responsible for producing some major talent who have gone on to find success on a national and international stage, artists such as; Paul Anka, Bruce Cockburn, Alanis Morrisette and Keshia Chante.
The Ottawa music community is alive and well covering all music genres, symphony orchestra, pop groups, jazz bands, rock bands and of course indie bands. Musicians wanted in Ottawa. You can find hundreds of Ottawa musicians and bands looking for collaborators at Musical Exchanges - right here, right now. Ottawa is home to several recording studios encouraging many of the cities available musicians to make a good living as session musicians.
Forming bands is something that happens in every town, musicians joining together, networking and working towards putting a new project before the public, Ottawa is no different and there has been no better time to form a band than now and help increase the size of the music community in your area.
As befitting a city with such a varied music scene the live music venues are just as varied ranging from large concert halls to intimate bars and clubs. Some of the more well known venues are; The Bronson Centre, Centrepointe Theatre, Capital City Music Hall, The Cajun attic, The Roxy, Mercury Lounge and Club SAW. These and the other numerous venues in Ottawa and the surrounding areas provide a live music platform for not only the local talent of Ottawa but also the visiting recording and touring artists.
The local Ottawa music scene is well supported and promoted in various online websites promoting valuable music services to the industry and helping to inform the public of upcoming gigs.