Tag Archives | support network

20 September 2011

When does your band need a booking agent?

Booking gigs is a lot of work, especially when you are doing everything yourself in the early days of your career. What many bands look for is a booking agent (booking agents work with promoters to put together the line ups at gigs). Many musicians start to look for a booking agent early on, however [...]

28 July 2011

How to organise your first national tour – part 2

In part 2 of this post we look at more of the things you need to think about when organising your first national tour: Make sure you have an AMAZING live act – It seems obvious but don’t tour until you are experienced in playing live and your live act is really tight. No mumbled [...]

26 July 2011

How to organise your first national tour – part 1

A national tour is an amazing experience for a band but it needs a lot of work to ensure the venues are full, the fans are happy and the band doesn’t end up freezing in a ditch or in prison. You need to put a lot of effort in if you don’t want to end [...]

07 June 2011

When should you quit the band?

It is always sad when a band comes to the end but sometimes it can be a positive thing as well, if you can stay friends with the people you’ve been in the band with. Leaving one band can lead to great new opportunities with other musicians. Sometimes you just have to move on, but [...]

03 May 2011

Building your unsigned artist support network (part 2)

In part 2 of this post we look at some more people you will need for your support team. These people may be in your band or may be friends, fans or family. You’ll need all the help you can get in the early stages of your musical career: A social media person – This [...]

29 April 2011

Building your unsigned artist support network (part 1)

Being an independent musician doesn’t mean doing everything yourself, nobody has all the skills that you’ll need to build a fan base. In the early stages of your career you won’t be able to pay people so you’ll need to rally friends and band members to fill these roles. You may find you have a [...]