Comments on: 5 Ways to Make Your Music Grow http://sertopbands.com/2008/08/26/5-ways-to-make-your-music-grow/ Custom Headbands, Wristbands, and Armbands. Thu, 07 Jan 2010 19:43:28 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Getting Booked at Music Venues | SerTop http://sertopbands.com/2008/08/26/5-ways-to-make-your-music-grow/comment-page-1/#comment-419 Getting Booked at Music Venues | SerTop Fri, 07 Nov 2008 04:48:06 +0000 http://sertopbands.com/?p=266#comment-419 [...] to do your booking for you. Partner with a few other bands that you personally like and tour. As i told you before, talking to people at your shows is the most powerful tool to get somewhere with your band, [...] [...] to do your booking for you. Partner with a few other bands that you personally like and tour. As i told you before, talking to people at your shows is the most powerful tool to get somewhere with your band, [...]

]]> By: Paul http://sertopbands.com/2008/08/26/5-ways-to-make-your-music-grow/comment-page-1/#comment-181 Paul Wed, 27 Aug 2008 04:54:50 +0000 http://sertopbands.com/?p=266#comment-181 Ahn, thanks for the comment. Yes, we plan on eventually opening a forum up. Inside the forum you will be able to meet different users that play different instruments. Our hopes is that people find people in their state that love the same music, and have the same dream. A good place to start is going to local concerts and visiting local forums that musicians posts on. I remember doing this when we had to look for a drummer. It wasn't easy, we went through 5 or 6 drummers before we found one that had the same style as us. We even tried out these brothers that came as a combo, one played keyboard and the other played drums. It was trial and error. As for building your personal talents it would be good to get endorsements and sponsorships, but you must prove yourself first, but not always. There are a lot of companies, big and small, that will endorse you as a player. It's just an easier decision for them if you are about to go on tour with a major band, than if you are just playing locally. I've taken a note to direct more posts to this, thanks! Ahn, thanks for the comment. Yes, we plan on eventually opening a forum up. Inside the forum you will be able to meet different users that play different instruments. Our hopes is that people find people in their state that love the same music, and have the same dream.

A good place to start is going to local concerts and visiting local forums that musicians posts on. I remember doing this when we had to look for a drummer. It wasn’t easy, we went through 5 or 6 drummers before we found one that had the same style as us. We even tried out these brothers that came as a combo, one played keyboard and the other played drums. It was trial and error.

As for building your personal talents it would be good to get endorsements and sponsorships, but you must prove yourself first, but not always. There are a lot of companies, big and small, that will endorse you as a player. It’s just an easier decision for them if you are about to go on tour with a major band, than if you are just playing locally.

I’ve taken a note to direct more posts to this, thanks!

]]> By: Ahn http://sertopbands.com/2008/08/26/5-ways-to-make-your-music-grow/comment-page-1/#comment-180 Ahn Wed, 27 Aug 2008 03:21:37 +0000 http://sertopbands.com/?p=266#comment-180 These are all really great points (and nothing will make you love a band more than free stuff. We're all guilty of it.) You may also want to note socializing with the fans at lives - granted, there are many reasons not to do this (and I'm sure I don't need to name them) but people love this- it tends to say a lot about the band themselves when you see them at a live show interacting with the fans, on and offstage. Some bands like to give a certain 'exclusive' edge and won't even MC on the stage or so much as introduce themselves - That's all fine and good if you've already got a fanbase and people know who you are. If you get out a little, people will want to know who you are. And it's awesome if you already know, especially if you see them offstage. So it's all good. As an aside, I see a lot of 'How to build up what you've got" blogs on here, but what about actually getting it? As in, it'd be pretty cool to see something on good ideas for finding members and selling your personal skill to get in a band. These are all really great points (and nothing will make you love a band more than free stuff. We’re all guilty of it.) You may also want to note socializing with the fans at lives – granted, there are many reasons not to do this (and I’m sure I don’t need to name them) but people love this- it tends to say a lot about the band themselves when you see them at a live show interacting with the fans, on and offstage. Some bands like to give a certain ‘exclusive’ edge and won’t even MC on the stage or so much as introduce themselves – That’s all fine and good if you’ve already got a fanbase and people know who you are. If you get out a little, people will want to know who you are.
And it’s awesome if you already know, especially if you see them offstage. So it’s all good.

As an aside, I see a lot of ‘How to build up what you’ve got” blogs on here, but what about actually getting it? As in, it’d be pretty cool to see something on good ideas for finding members and selling your personal skill to get in a band.

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