Archive | December, 2011

30 December 2011

Best Live Unsigned blog posts for musicians of 2011

2011 has been a great year for unsigned musicians, more and more artists from Amanda Palmer to Steve Lawson are taking their music career into their own hands and making a living from being a musician, with the support of their fans. We thought we’d post some of our most useful and popular blog posts [...]

22 December 2011

Frank Turner and why your band should be playing house concerts

09 December 2011

Over 25? Are you too old to become a full time musician?

At a recent music industry event a well known music industry manager said that he wouldn’t even consider working with an act unless they were “under 25, good looking and ready to sign to a major label in 6 months”. Many people within the music industry are the same. But when you look at how [...]

02 December 2011

How do you get support slots with touring bands?

One of the things unsigned bands often want to do is do support slots with well known acts. Support slots allow you the opportunity to connect to both a new audience and people within the industry. Bands have supports for a few reasons but mostly to get a few extra people through the door. Sometimes [...]