Members wheresgrant3 Posted October 27, 2011 Members Share Posted October 27, 2011 Halloween weekend is one of the top three big events for my band every year. In no specific order I'd say Thanksgiving Eve, Our Annual Mardi Gras (Feb)party and this weekend are our busiest nights of the year. Friday night is usually a well attended bar/nightclub gig. Saturday is an annual costume party held by the local radio station. This is our 7th year playing this event. This was actually the first event we had done for the station when they agreed to sponsor us. I talked about it in this thread. 6 years off managing local sponsorship paying dividendsIt started as a invite owner listener party for 100 people and it's grown into 1,000 plus person event at a local civic auditorium. We provide lights, sound and show... they give us 160-30 second ad slots to plug the band. A terrific trade off that's has made us one of the most recognized bands in the area. Just finished a video promo for it on Monday. Not our best work... but the station loved it. They've plastered it on their FB page for the event and on the station site. [video=vimeo;31121071] Anyone else have anything going on this weekend? Any parties? Costume events? I'm thinking that Halloween is a big northeast thing? Weather gets cold and rainy... leaves change, winters coming so people love to get in costume and get loaded! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Chicken Monkey Posted October 27, 2011 Members Share Posted October 27, 2011 I'm going to (not playing) a party on Saturday. I'm going as the Man in the Yellow Hat and my wife is dressing as Curious George. It's with a bunch of musician friends, so I'll be playing. I've got to play w/ the church bell choir the next morning, so it should be pretty tame. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mstreck Posted October 28, 2011 Members Share Posted October 28, 2011 We have two Halloween parties this weekend. Friday's gig is close to home. Same place that the cops parked out front last year! We've already been told by quite a few people that they won't be coming back this year. Saturday is at a deck bar about an hour away. Turns out we're supposed to get a couple of inches of snow on Saturday. WTF???? I hope this weekend doesn't suck as much as I'm afraid it is going to... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dan88z Posted October 28, 2011 Members Share Posted October 28, 2011 We have a charity event for the Arthritis Foundation, a semi formal/costume party they have every year called the "Bone Bash". About 200 people expected, some local celebrities, a dinner dance type of thing. It should be a fun night and hopefully some good networking and exposure for the band. Above average pay for us, and we're playing 2 sets, done at 11. We're not dressing up, wearing our usual sport jacket/slacks garb. Saturday we have off. Fire in the fireplace, some beverages and lazy time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mstreck Posted October 28, 2011 Members Share Posted October 28, 2011 Saturday we have off. Fire in the fireplace, some beverages and lazy time. You can come to Salisbury and help us load in and out in the snow... :poke: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members wades_keys Posted October 28, 2011 Members Share Posted October 28, 2011 My one-and-done former band (in my sig) is playing a costume party gig that I hope to attend. I'm going to see if I can get some jail stripes together for a costume. Seriously. :facepalm: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members StratGuy22 Posted October 28, 2011 Members Share Posted October 28, 2011 We are playing a pretty fun gig this sat. Halloween, dress up etc. we are all dressing as zombies, my name is Rob, so I'm going as Rob Zombie!!!! Get it? Get it? The only things: 1: the stage is only 6 feet deep!!! They used to have a whole level, with tables etc. they renovated, and left a stage. But it's only 6' deep. 8' would be usable, since we could stand in front of the drums. 10' would be ideal. We had to share monitors, but this time we will have a couple boxes to set them on... 2: we can't use our lights, as there's no room for our stands. They just eat up too much real estate. The owner was going to rig some sort of shelf or hangers to hang the truss' from. But then he figured there wasn't enough power for everything and the lights. He REALLY needs to install a 220v plug, then it would be smooth sailing. 3: our regular rate is $1600. For some reason, we are doing this for $1200. The owner is nice, but a bit on the cheap side. She's friends with a member of the band, so I think that's why. She wants us to play boxing day, but I think we are going to draw the line. We will play for $1600, and of she doesn't want to pay, we just won't play the gig. If others catch wind we gave her a deal, they will all be "well you played so & so for $1200, that's all we are going to pay" So it will be a fun gig, aside from those points. We will make do with lights, like in the pic.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members cooterbrown Posted October 28, 2011 Members Share Posted October 28, 2011 Local bartender has us play for her bday party every year. Her bday is 10/31 but we'll play the closest Friday to it.We have dressed up in the past, but probably not this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members cherri Posted October 28, 2011 Members Share Posted October 28, 2011 Gig tonight, party tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Funkwire Posted October 28, 2011 Members Share Posted October 28, 2011 We're gigging at the same place place tonight and tomorrow. Usually a fun place to play. They're having a costume contest on Saturday, the grand prize is a refrigerator...filled with beer! Should be crazy and fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members musicmanmu Posted October 28, 2011 Members Share Posted October 28, 2011 Playing an acoustic gig Saturday afternoon for a local Harley Davidson dealership Halloween party. Later that night my band 3 fold theory is playing our fourth annual Halloween bash at a local club. My wife and I are going to be Johnny and June. Got the band to work up Folsom prison blues to open. Should be fun! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Howie22 Posted October 28, 2011 Members Share Posted October 28, 2011 My wine bar gig on Saturday got cancelled because the owner anticipated a slow night due to "too many Halloween parties to compete with." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jeff42 Posted October 28, 2011 Members Share Posted October 28, 2011 Trio gig (Ostrich Hat) tonight and full band gig (There & Back Again) tomorrow. Should be good gigs. I wanted to put a video promo together this week but because our guitar player suffered some health problems this week we didn't really know if we would be playing the gigs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members TrickyBoy Posted October 28, 2011 Members Share Posted October 28, 2011 We're actually off this weekend. We had offers, but our drummer wanted to go to Vegas and honestly, my deal with weekends like this one and New Year Eve is that unless someone is going to pay us more than our standard rate, I'd rather be in the crowd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jeff42 Posted October 28, 2011 Members Share Posted October 28, 2011 We're actually off this weekend. We had offers, but our drummer wanted to go to Vegas and honestly, my deal with weekends like this one and New Year Eve is that unless someone is going to pay us more than our standard rate, I'd rather be in the crowd. NYE is like that for us but this year we got a sweet offer from our hometown that is WAY above our normal rate and we are done by 11pm. This year is the 1st year we are doing Halloween weekend. It used to be off limits because of a wedding anniversary & annual halloween party but since that day doesn't matter anymore we are playing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Lee Knight Posted October 28, 2011 Moderators Share Posted October 28, 2011 Your video skills keep getting better. Wow, what a promo device! I look forward to the day that video can actually be embedded in email. But still, this is great work... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members tucktronix Posted October 28, 2011 Members Share Posted October 28, 2011 Playing a couple of gigs with The Coupe De Villes this weekend.. tonight at the Dinosaur BBQ and tomorrow at a bar/grill in Fairport, NY. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Marc G Posted October 28, 2011 Members Share Posted October 28, 2011 we are playing our usual gig at a local bar on Saturday which is always a great gig, really looking forward to it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Old Fart Rocker Posted October 28, 2011 Members Share Posted October 28, 2011 My dance/party band has 2 gigs this weekend. Playing one of the better bars in the South Bay tonight and doing a private party tomorrow. The gig tonight should be good, but I'm really looking forward to tomorrow's party. It's being held in a barn that been converted to an awesome mancave. Tons of room, full bar, fully decorated, and at least 200 people. Should be a blast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members wheresgrant3 Posted October 28, 2011 Author Members Share Posted October 28, 2011 Your video skills keep getting better. Wow, what a promo device! I look forward to the day that video can actually be embedded in email. But still, this is great work... Thanks... these are pretty sloppy 'chop jobs'. This one took about 2 hours. Most I try to get done in under an hour. Still I don't try to spend a lot of time doing them. On average I spend about 4-5 hours a week on these and other promotions for the band. Then again... I have no other responsibilities in the band. Our Bassist handles the setlist and books, our singer the van & trailer, our lighting guy 'the lights', manager PA & Bookings. etc. So we spread things out and my focus is spent on videos, posters and website updates. Do these promos work... get new people out to our shows. I'd say not really, but it keeps us in conversation and reinforces with the people who do, to talk about us and pass along to their friends. Since I've been doing these for two years now I even got one of our clubs into doing video promos. The owners son when to Syracuse U. and studied film. He shot this one for tonights show! Turned out terrific!!! Shot on a Canon T2i. A Shining spoof. A little long but really well done! Well worth the view! [video=vimeo;31023077] BTW the caretaker in the video is our roadie/helper who's been with the band for the entire time. He's seriously a local celebrity. A few years ago the local newspaper had a readers poll for Best Local Celebrity that included people like Jimmy Sturr, American Choppers, Armand Assante. We encouraged people to write him in... and he won. The ZIP Files (The Misadventures of a Roadie named Zippy) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members WynnD Posted October 28, 2011 Members Share Posted October 28, 2011 Think this is the first halloween that we haven't played in the last 4 years. It happens. I usually enjoy halloween gigs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jeff42 Posted October 28, 2011 Members Share Posted October 28, 2011 BTW the caretaker in the video is our roadie/helper who's been with the band for the entire time. He's seriously a local celebrity. A few years ago the local newspaper had a readers poll for Best Local Celebrity that included people like Jimmy Sturr, American Choppers, Armand Assante. We encouraged people to write him in... and he won.The ZIP Files (The Misadventures of a Roadie named Zippy) LOOKS AWESOME GRANT! I love it! BTW this zippy guy won over American Choppers and Armand Assante? THAT IS AWESOME!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jeff42 Posted October 28, 2011 Members Share Posted October 28, 2011 oh and who knows if anyone in the northeast will be playing tomorrow cuz of this snow storm everyone in my area is freaking about... Meh, its the Northeast... we get snow. I am ready to jam! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members c4racer Posted October 29, 2011 Members Share Posted October 29, 2011 My UFO cover band - This Kids played a 3 band all tribute show and halloween costume party, headlined by a Kiss tribute - Heroes at the Avalon club in Santa Clara, CA last night. Attendance was dismall. Would have been much stronger turn out on a Friday or Saturday night. Perfect idea, just a case of bad timing and maybe not enough promotion. It was still pretty fun, the venue is great - killer sound system, big stage, nice green room. Tonight my cover band plays a halloween party at a tennis / swim club. Tomorrow we play a 50th anniversary dinner / party for a private grade school. Not quite halloween themed, but 2 out of 3 were. I am going to be quite tired by Sunday.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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