Members ZERO HEROES Posted November 5, 2008 Members Share Posted November 5, 2008 How far would you go to promote your band? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BlueStrat Posted November 5, 2008 Members Share Posted November 5, 2008 30 miles tops! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members sabriel9v Posted November 5, 2008 Members Share Posted November 5, 2008 I'd go far enough to get a Klondike bar...and then I'd go back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BlueStrat Posted November 5, 2008 Members Share Posted November 5, 2008 Seriously, to answer the question...these days, not that far since I'm no longer trying to be anything. But if I was in my 20s I'd consider relocating, devoting a set number of hours weekly and a set percentage of my day job income to promoting and networking. I'd treat it like a second job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members The*Ataris Posted November 5, 2008 Members Share Posted November 5, 2008 I'm thinking about a kissing booth. You know, $5 gets you an EP and a smooch? Of course, there have to be some rules set: no dudes, no heffers, and you can't be older than my mom. Everyone else can get in the drummer's line Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ZERO HEROES Posted November 5, 2008 Author Members Share Posted November 5, 2008 Be serious. How far would you go to promote your band. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members cherri Posted November 5, 2008 Members Share Posted November 5, 2008 Do you mean distance, effort, or ethics? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members sabriel9v Posted November 5, 2008 Members Share Posted November 5, 2008 Be serious. How far would you go to promote your band. Who cares? It's not about what YOU feel you want or need as an artist. If you don't have a team or group of people who believe in you and want to help you succeed, your {censored} isn't gonna float very far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BlueStrat Posted November 5, 2008 Members Share Posted November 5, 2008 Do you mean distance, effort, or ethics? distance, Cleveland, maybe. Perhaps Poughkeepsie. effort Can I do it from my couch? or ethics Wait... I though we were talking about the music business! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members soundwave106 Posted November 5, 2008 Members Share Posted November 5, 2008 How far would you go to promote your band? Tell me what the typical ROI on band promotion would be. This will give you my answer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members cherri Posted November 5, 2008 Members Share Posted November 5, 2008 Distance: The internet makes this much easier. My day job takes me to ten or more counties, so I am able to put in some face time with venues. Effort: This past year we played only shows that contacted us. We played less often. The trade off in quality of venues, personality of bookers, and response of patrons was impressive. We didn't have to win anyone over. Ethics: Don't snipe another band's venue. Don't bandmouth other bands. Don't badmouth former band members. Go out to support live music whenever you can. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members prevost82 Posted November 5, 2008 Members Share Posted November 5, 2008 I'd have to go with what cherri said. I'd rather play a quality venue than quanity any day. BTW nice work cherri Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members cherri Posted November 5, 2008 Members Share Posted November 5, 2008 BTW nice work cherri. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators daddymack Posted November 5, 2008 Moderators Share Posted November 5, 2008 I'm not certain what the premise is...are we talking about making a deal at the crossroads here, or if you would spend $1000 on advertising for a $500 gig? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MartinC Posted November 7, 2008 Members Share Posted November 7, 2008 All the way to the big house! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members slight-return Posted November 7, 2008 Members Share Posted November 7, 2008 "you can't pluralize 'lone' ..." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Booya Tribe Posted November 8, 2008 Members Share Posted November 8, 2008 I generally have only done what I can do for free and/or enjoyable activities (making shirts, posters, playing shows, touring) to promote my band. Also, I will send albums to friends. I never have thought of it as promotion, because it is just friends trading music and showing eachother what each has been up to - but it is a form of promotion, because that friend plays it for their friends, those friends want a copy, want to see the show, etc... It has worked, generally, to promote like that. I personally think, however, that nothing promotes a band like that band playing shows, meeting people (which is usually done through playing shows), and playing more shows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bostonwal Posted November 8, 2008 Members Share Posted November 8, 2008 Move to the Northeast (Boston - cheaper than NYC and well, it's awesome here) and play between Boston and NYC (Providence, Worcester, Manchester, Hartford, New Haven). When it gets serious get shows from Boston (ok, Manchester) to DC and, going west Boston to Chicago. Cheap flights, rental gear, trains, lots of driving. Lots of options. And homebase is an awesome city for original music. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BlueStrat Posted November 9, 2008 Members Share Posted November 9, 2008 Move to the Northeast (Boston - cheaper than NYC and well, it's awesome here) One man's 'awesome' is another man's "please kill me." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Booya Tribe Posted November 10, 2008 Members Share Posted November 10, 2008 I think that is the first time in history that the word "Boston" has been used before the word "cheaper" without the words "is not" between them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators daddymack Posted November 11, 2008 Moderators Share Posted November 11, 2008 cheaper than NYC What isn't? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members slight-return Posted November 11, 2008 Members Share Posted November 11, 2008 What isn't? Tokyo, Tel Aviv, the International Space Station Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators daddymack Posted November 11, 2008 Moderators Share Posted November 11, 2008 Tokyo, Tel Aviv, the International Space Station ah, but who here is likely to move to any of those far flung locales...and I hear London is pretty pricey, too... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Poker99 Posted November 11, 2008 Members Share Posted November 11, 2008 Tokyo, Tel Aviv, the International Space Station LMAO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Matximus Posted November 11, 2008 Members Share Posted November 11, 2008 I'd touch it. Really - I would. But I wouldn't like it. Much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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