WELCOME TO BANDMIXERS ROULETTE

Congratulations friend you'll be participating in the Festival of Friends Bandmixers Roulette event on Friday, December 19, 2025 at Skylark West Seattle as part of the Post Punk/New Wave Roulette series band!

​Below you'll find more information regarding your band's assigned genre theme as well as the musicians you've been matched up with and your band's song selection pool; from which you will  collectively select your band's final song 6 choices that will determine your performance set. 

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ROULETTE GENRE > POST PUNK/NEW WAVE (1970's-1980's)

You and your Roulette band members have been assigned to the Post Punk/New Wave genre (70's-80's) for the December 19, 2025 Bandmixers Roulette event! Collectively you will make your final song selections during the band's group Zoom meeting session this Thursday, September 25.  Read on for further details and information!

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POST PUNK/NEW WAVE > ROULETTE BAND MEMBERS

Welcome Victoria Selwyn (Lead Vocals), Ellen "Bee" Barrett (Bass), Kellen Holgate (Lead-Rhythm Guitar), Ben Goldsmith (Keys/Rhythm Guitar) and Michael Gaffney (Drums) to the Post Punk/New Wave Roulette band!

LEAD VOCALS

Victoria Selwyn

LEAD-RHYTHM GTR

Kellen Holgate

KEYS/RHYTHM GTR

Ben Goldsmith

BASS GUITAR

Ellen Barrett

DRUMS

Michael Gaffney

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POST PUNK/NEW WAVE > ROULETTE SONG SELECTION POOL

Please take time to review and listen through each of the 10 song selections below over the course of the next few days before you submit your final selections for group consideration. 

​All of the song selections below were chosen to provide an eclectic mix of Post Punk/New Wave material that reflect various musical styles and influences and eras as well as creative and artistic perspectives.

​The group will come to a consensus on which 6 songs you will choose for your performance set on December 19, 2025 at Skylark West Seattle at your group Zoom call this Thursday. 
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​Please be respectful and open-minded during the group decision-making process and take into consideration your band mates thoughts and opinions about their song choices :)  And remember, you are all in this together.

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JOY DIVISION

TRANSMISSION

SQUEEZE

TEMPTED

THE CURE

PLAY FOR TODAY

DEVO

FREEDOM OF CHOICE

BAUHAUS

KICK IN THE EYE 2

SIOUXSIE & THE BANSHEES

SPELLBOUND

DURAN DURAN

HUNGRY LIKE THE WOLF

PETER SCHILLING

MAJOR TOM

NEW ORDER

CEREMONY

MISSING PERSONS

WORDS

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Important Dates & Information-

• Zoom Meeting - Post Punk-New Wave / Roulette Band -  Thursday, 9/25/25, 6:30PM-7:15PM. Zoom link and calendar invite to be provided.
  
• Post Punk/New Wave Roulette Band Rehearsals: Sunday, 12/7/25 & Sunday 12/14/25 (FoF Ballard Studio, 3:30pm-5:30pm).
• Bandmixers Roulette Event: Friday, 12/19/25 (Skylark West Seattle).

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Step One > Submit Song Selections
Please submit your top 6 song selections (using the form below) from the YouTube reference tracks above. You and your band mates will collaborate and collectively decide the band's final song selections using input from everyone.

Step Two > Song Selection Meeting
Individual band member song preferences and related feedback will be used in the collaboration process to collectively decide the band's final song selections and performance set at the upcoming song selection Zoom meeting.