Archive | December, 2010

31 December 2010

What do you want to achieve musically in 2011?

At this time of the year its always useful to think about what you want to achieve in the next 12 months. Setting some goals is useful, write them down and make them happen. Review what you have achieved in the past year, where you are and where you want to be. Take time to [...]

15 December 2010

What happens when the audience hate you?

Unfortunately not everyone is going to like what you do. For every major band there are legions of people who think they are rubbish. This is a strength. If you can get people to react (positive or otherwise) when they see  you, you have more chance of them remembering you. Some people will look out [...]

10 December 2010

Squats – great places to play as an unsigned band

Live Unsigned’s resident reviewer Oli Arditi will be contributing to the blog over the next few weeks taking a special look at squat scenes as a hub for some of the most interesting musicians and event organisers – an area of special interest to us at Live Unsigned. The first post in the series gives [...]

07 December 2010

Making the most of supporting signed bands

Sorry folks no picture this week as Paul was too busy celebrating his 21st birthday! As an unsigned artist one of the best ways to build your career is to support a well known band. Often promoters will add a local act to the bill to get some more people through the door. There are [...]