Archive for September, 2007

How to Get a Bigger Crowd at your Live Gigs

Having a successful draw at your shows is truly a mark of adequate marketing. One of the most bittersweet things is to receive word that you just got on a sweet bill at a nice venue for a show that’s

Music Promotion Articles

An Intro on How to Get Gigs

To learn how to convince a venue to give you a gig, you have to first understand why a venue has live music in the first place.

Most venues are bars or nightclubs where patrons come to socialize. In business…

Band Leadership

Preparing for the Recording Studio

So you’ve got your songs, the band is ready, and you are about to enter a recording studio to professionally capture your songs.

But before you enter a studio, there are some things you should understand. Your time is

Recording

Marketing your Shows as Events for bigger turnouts

You know what they say, Familiarity breeds contempt. Well it can happen with your fans and your shows. Most musicians assume that they can send out an email about their show and everyone is going to be excited as them

Music Promotion Articles

Tips for Choosing a Guitar Teacher

If you clicked on this article you must be a guitarist (obviously) and want to improve your guitar chops. Before we begin, there are two schools of thought on guitar instruction- one group of musicians harshly opposes formal training and

Just for Guitarists