3 Ways To Send a Bad Pitch Letter
If you’re like me, you’re probably sending out email after email to venues, radio stations, and blogs, in the hopes of booking a show or getting your music reviewed. It can quickly become very old! But as someone who also wears the editor hat (while writing and maintaining this blog), I get alot of [...]
How Do I Start A New Business Relationship?
gotta love this photo! Got a question for us? You can always submit it via our contact page. Here’s today’s “Ask Grassrootsy” post. ARTIST: Bridgette Perdue (Pittsburgh, PA) QUESTION: What is your advice for cold-call networking? Or, what’s the most successful approach to creating a business relationship out of thin air? How does it alter between [...]
Putting Things in Context
Have you ever walked down the street and accidentally evesdropped on someone’s conversation. You’ve caught 1 sentence in a discussion and what they’ve said makes no sense whatesoever! But you know, if you could have kept listening or jumped in earlier on the conversation, you’d be on the same page. This is the same idea [...]
More Tips on Booking Your Band
Last week’s post “Booking A Show – From Start to Finish” got alot of feedback! I guess there are some things that you just learn by experience, but knowing them ahead of time never hurts…especially if they can give you the extra advantage. Bassist Seth Jackson who runs the blog How to Run a Band [...]
Booking a Show – From Start to Finish
I often find the below process comes into play when I have no relationship with a venue. They are new to me, I am new to them, and we are basically starting off a new “partnership”. Here’s a loose step-by-step of what happens. If you’ve got steps you’d like to add to this process, post [...]
Where Do I Start? How Do I Get Album Reviews?
THE ARTIST: Tim Ruff (Pittsburgh, PA) THE QUESTION: Would you be able to set me in the right direction for getting album reviews? Whether they be with online mags or papers? THE ANSWER: Searching for online magazines and publications is harder than most people think. For starters there are millions out there! Where do you [...]
Persistent, Not Pushy
Think of pitching yourself to media, venues, and industry reps like pursing a relationship. Don’t be annoying. So you’re trying to get your foot in the door. Are you making an obnoxious amount of attempts? Don’t do it! Don’t leave 5 message on his/her voicemail…especially if they haven’t called you back. In the same way, [...]
What's Wrong With this Message?
Since its start, this blog has always been about being proactive. But being proactive still requires common sense. Today I came across a Facebook message that spurred this post. Indies are always trying to bust down doors – sometimes at the wrong time and often in the wrong way. I believe half the battle of [...]
