How To Get Gigs: When Fans Become Promoters

howtogetgigs — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 12:03:25 +0000

Here's a great article from The Artist Farm on how to get gigs.

Ben Coe writes about an experience managing a rock band on the Warped Tour about to hit the road with some free dates in the calendar

The next day they posted a geo-targeted facebook status update for fans in the mid-western states asking if anyone would like to host a house party with them on the available dates. The response was fantastic. Within a week they were able to book 3 more shows. This not only brought them more money for the tour, but it gives them a chance to connect intimately with fans, and to make new fans in an intimate environment (think of how much easier it is for you to say yes to a free party versus saying yes to pay for a show of a band you haven’t heard of before). Article

Even rock bands can use the house concert/micro gig/non-traditional venue in their touring mix.

Any artist regardless of genre could implement this strategy right now and book gigs in the next few hours!

How to Get Your First Gig – Think Outside The Venue…

howtogetgigs — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 19:17:20 +0000

At Viral Gigs I teach how to get gigs creatively and on autopilot.

I just read this interesting quote from music think tank.

Leverage the resources and connections that you already have. You have friends, right? Well, invite them all over to your flat and tell them each to bring a friend of their own. Put on an awesome show and hang out afterward to connect and find out who enjoyed your music. Take down names and email address and network to see if anyone might have an in with a more established band or even a venue. At the very least you’ve built a solid list of people you can count on when you approach that talent buyer next time.

You can read the article here

Non-traditional venues are great for gigs for a number of reasons:

No competition
Novelty value
You can reach an unreached audience
many more

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How To Get Gigs: When Fans Become Promoters

How to Get Your First Gig – Think Outside The Venue…