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Video is just the song, not an actual video.
AC/DC is coming out with their first album in eight years and it is out on October 20th in a store near you!
Meet the Proceed, screaming all the way from the UK, these guys are very talented. Their tour starts today and runs until November 18th. Unfortunately, they will not be coming to the states, just all around the UK. Below is a live video of The Proceed playing “A Day In The Life”
Click here t visit the Proceed’s MySpace
This article is assuming you have a solid recording, do you? If not you shouldn’t be in a major rush to get one. Make sure that you have all your songs layed out exactly how you want them before you rush to the studio to pay money for a sub-par recording. It’s important that everyone in your band is on the same page when it comes to wanting to grow beyond the limits of your town, state, and eventually country.
1. Social Networking
Yeah, We are positive you’ve heard this before, but it’s not about where your music is at its about how hard your pushing it. Are you adding 100-150 friends a day? Did you know that most major record labels will ask you how many friends you have on MySpace, how many plays you have, and other questions about your social stats. I know for some it seems hard to believe that, but it is 200% true. The Labels want to make sure people like your music and that the band is marketable. Some social networks that would be good to promote your bands music on are MySpace, Facebook, Buzznet, Purevolume, YouTube, and many others. The good thing about social networks is that they are all free! How’s that for convenient when your scraping gas money to get to the next city and amaze more fans?
2. Give Away Free Stuff
What’s this guy talking about, free stuff? I can’t afford that…SELL SELL SELL. It is so powerful to give away free stuff and to partner with small companies. Let me give you an example: Kyle from the band Neverset called us right before a tour they were going on and asked to help them out by making some wristbands for them. They agreed to let us put our website on the back and their logo on the front of the wristbands. They did not sell these wristbands, they threw them out after every live show, and guess what you seen when you went to our website? A Neverset banner linking to their MySpace. That is just one example of something you could do. It’s important that when your giving away free stuff that it is unique and has your website on it. This way people can get back to you, instead of thinking what was that cool band that came to town??
3. Get a Manager - Now we are talking big leagues… Not really. A manager comes in handy because while your making the music and working on your live performance your manager is making connections that will get your name out. Continue Reading “5 Ways to Make Your Music Grow” »
Alright so the hot word on the street is that Bono was jamming out to U2’s upcoming album in his house in France when one of their fans recorded 4 songs that have not been heard by the public yet. The fan than uploaded the choppy recordings to YouTube. Of course due to copyright infringements galore, the videos of the recordings vanished in thin air. Bono is very secretive about new music normally, so people online have been ragging on him about getting a pair of headphone, and this, and that. I think you should leave the guy alone, he can jam out to his music whenever he wants. The problem here starts with the crazed fan.
Whats your opinion?
Starting in early October “The Academy Is…” will be hitting the road with We The Kings, Carolina Liar, and Hey Monday. Before touching US soil they will be playing shows in Australia, New Zealand, and the Uk. Their new Album”Fast Times at Barrinton High” has came out officially today and can be previewed here. I have already listened to a few tracks besides the ones they’ve had online forever. My conclusion? This album is pretty solid and the tour will be the same.
