Marketing, business strategy and mindset for emerging heavy bands.
This tension around money is likely compounded by a lack of transparency about what other (rising) bands are investing in. The effect is that often bands skimp out on things that are actually essential. Unfortunately skimping out on things like pro photos or aspects of actually promoting the music they’ve spent all this money to record, ends up costing them money (not to mention, time, energy and sanity) in the long term.
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Line-up changes are something that every musician in a band has likely had to deal with at one point or another. In a nutshell, they’re never a good time. Whether someone has made the decision to leave a project or they were – for lack of a better term – kicked out by the group,…
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We’ve all done gigs where the turn out sucked. Here are 5 resons why no one is coming to your band’s shows, and what you can do about it.
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Today I’m chatting with Jessie from heavy music media website, Alternative Control! We talk all about the benefits of Bandcamp, networking, how to write a killer band bio, the horrors of Snapchat and more!
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Being in a band is a lot like being in a relationship. With different personalities, backgrounds, ethics, approaches and creative processes, being in a band can be a minefield to navigate. I remember meeting up with my two guitarists for the first time at a cafe. I was pretty nervous, it was almost like a…
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Firstly, I realise the title of this blog post is super creepy. But it really does sum up the (positive) story I wanted to share with you all. A few years ago I was watching a band at a local venue. There were 5 of us in the group I was with. Aside from us,…
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