Is It Possible to Play Several Shows in One Month & Get Great Turnouts at All of Them?
This question is the average local artist’s biggest dilemma. You don’t want to dilute your show turnouts, but you do want to play out as much as possible to get as much exposure as possible. So how do you do this while ensuring that each show is good, well-attended, and worth it. Here are some [...]
What’s Your Merch Setup?
Don’t know how we missed this, but Baltimore Band Stars and the Sea posted this comment a few months back. Check out there merchandise table setup. Here are their comments… “I’m using light tubes from Home Depot for the lighting. Total cost $30 for the Small Old Suite Case, $7 or so for the light tube.ere’s [...]
Stalk Your Fellow Local Musician
I’ve found that visiting other musicians’ concert calendars is still the best way to find the best venues in any respective city. See where they’re playing Contact that venue Book the show! Going to DC? Visit the sites of local DC artist and see where they’re playing. If you have a good relationship with the [...]
What to Do When You’re More Serious Than the Venue
We’ve probably all run into that one person at that one place who is hard to work with. His/her communication sucks and you don’t even know why you bother. She never got back. Does this mean you’re not really booked? Did they get your posters? What time does the gig actually start? All questions that [...]
Maybe You Don’t Need a Credit Card Swiper
Yea you want to make the most of CD sales at your show, and some people just don’t carry cash (or will use it as an excuse not to buy your album). You haven’t yet decided to invest in a credit card swiper but maybe you will someday. Until that day comes, try this. [...]
How Do I Get My Fans to Buy Pre-sale Tickets?
THE ARTIST: Hannah Acfield (Brisbane, Australia) THE QUESTION: How do I get my fans to buy pre-sale tickets? THE ANSWER: Hey readers, we would love to know some tactics that have worked for you in pre-selling tickets. Put your thoughts in the comments section below. In the meantime, Hannah, here are a few thoughts. This question [...]
Should You Steal Other Artists’ Fans?
I dunno, it sounds kinda cruel. I mean, there are only so many avid music listeners…and they’re already listening to other bands. How do you steal them? Should you? Is it fair to your fellow artist? What exactly does fan stealing look like? As I sat back and re-read this older post, Breaking Into A [...]
