Please Buy My Record: The Futility Of Flogging Music written by Rhodri Marsden and posted on the Music Think Tank blog is a must read for all bands. A superbly written reflection on the struggles of being a musician in a disheartening overrated web 2.0 world.
You might not agree with all that is written, but [...]
Archive for August, 2008
Why musicians are sometimes disillusioned by the web 2.0 world they live in
Posted in Industry Talk, tagged bands, being in bands, buy my record, gigs, half baked recordings, music, music think tank, please buy my record, recordings, rhodri marsden on August 31, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
FanCorps: Interview with a co-owner of the street-team website
Posted in Booking & Promotion, tagged band promotion, fancorps, fans, managing fans, online music promotion, online street team, online street team management service, record industry, street team, street team management on August 29, 2008 | 1 Comment »
A couple of months back we posted a topic on FanCorps.com, an online street team management service. Here is a 10 minute interview with G.I. Sanders, co-owner of Fancorps.com who also takes care of client relations and marketing. He basically explains what the site is about and the reasons behind the needs of such a [...]
Touring by bicycle: follow the Ginger Ninja’s pleasant revolution
Posted in Touring & Gig Swapping, tagged band, bicycle band, bicylcle, ginger ninjas, going on tour, music, riding a bike, scenic concert, touring on August 27, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Many bands have decided not to tour this summer because of high gas prices and a general plummeting economy. Some bands on the other hand manage to tour by cutting driving expenses from their budgets. What’s the big secret? A mechanical two wheeler called the bicycle (wouhou!). Yep that’s right, some bands go on a [...]
Sympathies to the band: Who are your real fans in the audience?
Posted in Band Talk, tagged audience, bands, fans, myspace, myspace fans, rock show, true fans, viruscomix, viruscomix.com on August 25, 2008 | 4 Comments »
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Thought this might amuse some of you, an interesting portrait of an audience at a rock show. Not the most accurate of portraits you might think but it does convey some truth. You just gotta love that dude on the right, characterized as the only one who actually likes the band, left behind [...]
Gig promotion strategies with “Ain’t Yo Mama” (part 1)
Posted in Booking & Promotion, tagged attention to your band, band, bands, chamber of commerce, clubs, concert promotion, crowd, email list, get the word out, gig, gig promotion, hold a show, merchandise, music, music business, show, soundman, t-shirts on August 23, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Had a little chat John Wilder, guitarist of Ain’t Yo Mama, on his band’s gig-promotion strategies. This is how they do it.
How they deal with concert promotion:
I approach club owners different than most people. I’m not looking for a gig for a hundred bucks in their club. I’m looking for a venue to hold a [...]
