Description:
The SUU Sound Machine Basketball Band is in need of a Bass Player for their 2024-2025 season. The SOUND MACHINE is the OFFICIAL Basketball Band at Southern Utah University and one of the finest basketball pep bands in the Western Athletic Conference and the western United States. The band is comprised of students at SUU and performs at all home men’s and women’s basketball games, the WAC tournament in Las Vegas in March, and NCAA March Madness tourney, regardless of location!
Attached in the schedule for both bands. Bass Applicants are able to be in one or both bands, depending on availability.
Each member is paid a stipend per game for being in the band, and will be paid out in full at the conclusion of Basketball Season.
Rehearsals for Basketball Band are on Friday's from 4-6pm in the Music Building.
MENS BAND (CALL TIME 45min before)
Times: 6:30pm at AFEC in Cedar City, UT
- Western NM Univ. - Nov 4 (Mon)
- Florida International Univ. - Nov 9 (Sat)
- Bethesda - Nov 12 (Tues)
- Omaha - Nov 16 (Sat)
- CSU-Bakersfield - Nov 30 (Sat)
- Park U. Gilbert - Dec 3 (Tues) (VOLUNTEER GAME)
- Northern Arizona - Dec 21 (Sat) (HIGH SCHOOL GAME)
- Tarleton St. Univ. - Jan 9 (Thu)
- UT Arlington - Jan 11 (Sat)
- Grand Canyon Univ. - Jan 23 (Thur)
- California Baptist - Jan 25 (Sat)
- Abilene Christian University - Feb 8 (Sat)
- Utah Tech - Feb 13 (Thu)
- Utah Valley Univ. - Feb 15 (Sat)
- Seattle Univ. - Mar 6 (Thurs)
- WAC Tournament - Mar 12-15 (LAS VEGAS, NV)
- NCAA March Madness - Mar 19-22 (TBD, USA)
WOMENS BAND (CALL TIME 45min before)
Times: 6:30pm weekdays, 2:00pm Saturdays (unless otherwise noted) at AFEC in Cedar City, UT
- Univ. of Idaho - Nov 16 (Sat)
- Saint Joseph’s - Nov 20 (Wed)
- Bethesda - Nov 22 (Fri)
- Sam Houston State Univ. - Dec 16 (Mon)
- Park U. Gilbert - Dec 20 (Fri) 2:30pm! (HIGH SCHOOL GAME)
- Cal Poly - Dec 28 (Sat) 5:00pm!
- Grand Canyon Univ. - Jan 4 (Sat)
- Seattle Univ. - Jan 18 (Sat)
- UT Arlington - Jan 30 (Thu)
- Tarleton St. Univ. - Feb 1 (Sat)
- California Baptist - Feb 6 (Thu)
- Abilene Christian University - Feb 19 (Wed)
- Utah Tech - Feb 27 (Thur)
- Utah Valley Univ. - Mar 1 (Sat)
- WAC Tournament - Mar 12-15 (LAS VEGAS, NV)
- NCAA March Madness - Mar 20-23 (TBD, USA)
Qualifications:
Need experience playing electric bass and reading music at a high level. The Sound Machine has a book of around 50 tunes that we cycle through game to game.
Applicants will need to audition with Mr. Torres, and can reach him at DavidTorres2@suu.edu.