by Greg Joes
Summer is prime time for large musical festivals. Every genre and crowd has their own music business in all major festivals. Between musicians, fans, and press the event can be a practical who is who of any given scene. Regardless of who is there the large volume of people make a music festival (or any show really) the perfect opportunity to spread the word about your own music business.
I know that we all have been at a show or festival and been handed a flyer to another show. I typically find this action annoying, but that is because the presentation of the person handing out the flyer. They act as if they are handing out a sample of toothpaste on the street during lunch hour. If you are passing out flyers or demos you need to impress the people in the ten seconds you have their attention. Read more »
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Getting Gigs, Live Performance, Promoting Your Music | TipsForTheBand.com February 18, 2010 | 
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By: Rashi Singh
Congratulations! Your debut CD is now recorded, replicated, packaged, and ready for market. It’s an amazing feeling to see the fruit of your labor in front of you, nicely packaged as a CD that’s ready to be sold alongside the big wigs in the industry. One small problem: you don’t have the backing and capital that the big wigs do to promote your CD… and you just know your CD can be a huge success in the market.
Promoting a CD can seem like a daunting task at first, especially if you haven’t done anything like this before. Here are a few tips and ideas on how you can get started promoting, and selling your music CD.
1. First, you should plan a launch party. Read more »
Tags: Debut Cd, Email List, Internet Radio Stations, Launch Party, Local Artists, Local Music Scene, Local Papers, Local Radio Stations, Music Reporter, Myspace
Promoting Your Music, Selling Your Music, The Business of Music | TipsForTheBand.com February 2, 2010 | Comments (0)
By: Ty Cohen
If you want to get gigs, then you are going to have to do some schmoozing with club owners, bar owners and people of that nature. This means you are going to have to appear as professional and convincing as possible. You are going to have to come prepared with all the gear you need to successfully market yourself so you can book gigs and get paid.
First impressions are the most important thing in this biz. If you want to book gigs then you need to bring the following things with you to a meeting: a resume, a demo, a business card (with a link to your site), a poster or flyer, price and a confidant attitude. And most importantly, dress for success. You don’t have to wear a tux, just look presentable. You might even want to bring your instruments in case they want a short live audition, you never know.
Hopefully you will get the gig and it will end right there but you may not get hired right away. If this is you then you need to have a little persistence. Stop in every week or so and see if they have anything for you. Ask them if anyone has canceled and if there is a spot that needs to be filled. But beware, there is a fine line between persistence and stalking so be careful you are not doing the latter. Remember, the squeaky wheel gets the grease. Read more »
Tags: Attitude, Audition, Business Card, Coffee Shops, Festivals, First Impressions, Gig, Gigs, Music Stores, private parties, Schmoozing, School Dances, Tux
Getting Gigs, Promoting Your Music, The Business of Music | TipsForTheBand.com January 17, 2010 | Comments (0)
By Stan Oldman
The principles of marketing a band and getting to the point of making actual money from shows don’t really differ that much from running a business. Just so happens that this business is music.
An old saying goes something like “build it and they will come”. You can tell it’s an old saying because in today’s world it should read “build it, MARKET IT… and they will come.” Don’t believe me? How many super talented people have you come across that made incredible music in their basement that never made it out of their house.
It’s like they’re waiting for somebody to knock on their door and say “I was just passing through the neighborhood with a briefcase full of money and wanted to see if you have a great song available”. It’s not going to happen. However there are things you can do to get your music/band marketed and we will be discussing this in the following article. Read more »
Tags: Business Music, Music Band, Principles Of Marketing, Promoting Your Music, Running A Business, Sponsorship, Stickers, T Shirt, Traditional Marketing, Zazzle
Promoting Your Music, The Business of Music | TipsForTheBand.com December 17, 2009 | Comments (0)
By Kenny Love
Now, that you are familiar and likely connected with online music sales sites, such as CD Baby, or combination online/offline retail sites, such as The Orchard, you are probably comfortable in having your music distribution and sales fairly covered.
But, what if you could get even more music sales, and even more profitable income?
I’m speaking of consigning your product to retail stores, but, with one exception…consigning your product nationally, or even internationally. Read more »
