Bassist Wanted

Comics for musicians

Bassist Wanted

Comics for musicians

Character

Joel the naive A&R guy

Joel Dever is an A&R man at Hancock Records who took the job to change the music industry from the inside. He’ll get to it tomorrow.

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Popularity rank 11 #353. We’re gonna get you recorded

March 19, 2010

JOEL: OK, we're gonna get you guys recorded. I hired you as session players for the Twilight kid's new record.
JAMES: We don't know his songs.

JOEL: Neither does he. We're just gonna record YOUR songs in between his bullshit...
JAMES: He won't notice?

JOEL: Hey Ayok, we're recording these guys' songs today. Also, we'll be shoving four or five needles into your peehole.
AYOK: Svnse wrfl...

JOEL: He seems OK with it.
JAMES: Dammit! He's chewing through my mandolin again!

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Popularity rank 12 #335. Unknown talent

January 12, 2010

BART: Joel, I need you to go to a club tonight and sign a new singer. That SHIRTLESS actor from TWILIGHT. He'll be at the Three of Cups.

BART: You'll present him with a CONTRACT, take some PUBLICITY shots, give out some T-SHIRTS… His people have the details.

JOEL: Sir, I thought my job as an A&R rep was to find new UNKNOWN talent.
BART: Oh... NO. HEAVENS no, Joel. No no no… GOD, no.

BART: I'm very sorry for the misunderstanding. Now, do you know how to work the t-shirt gun?
JOEL: (sigh) Yes, sir.

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Popularity rank 13 #317. The dream is dead

November 30, 2009

BART: The dream of beautiful one-note Mega-Tuned music has died, Joel. Back to STUPID, complicated multi-note songs, with their STUPID "melodies" and "harmonies"... Ugh...

MUSIC: JUMP!

JOEL: Playing one last Mega-Tuned song for good measure, sir?
BART: Oh, no no...

BART: No, I just looooooove love love those Pointer Sisters, Joel.
BART: For my love! JUMP IN!

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Popularity rank 14 #308. Albums reduce to songs

November 13, 2009

KURT: I haf found an interesting artifact of using Mega-Tune.
JOEL: OK.

KURT: Many albums, reduced to one note per song, seem to form new songs with the notes. For example...

MEGA-TUNE: You. Are. My. Sunshine. My. Only. Sunshine. You. Make. Me. Happy. When. Skies. Are. Gray.

JOEL: Whoa, what album is that?
KURT: "The Best of the Velvet Underground".

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Popularity rank 15 #298. Statistics and quotes

October 29, 2009

JOEL: With all due respect, sir, I don't think you've thought this through.
BART: Sure I have!

BART: I've got statistics! I've got quotes!
JOEL: Unrelated statistics and quotes that you've skewed to support your point.

BART: Well, maybe you're right. Let's focus group it. Get some outside opinions.
JOEL: Yes.

BART: And skew THOSE to support our point.
JOEL: No.

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