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Should I wear my own band’s merchandise?

  • Posted March 20, 2019April 14, 2019
  • by Dad

A question asked as long as bands have been a thing; “Should I wear my own band’s merchandise?” Bands often think that wearing your own merchandise is “cheesy”, “desperate”, or just unprofessional. In this article we’re going to discuss the pros and cons of wearing your own band’s merchandise. Wrestlers…Continue Reading

The Blame Game: Why Attendance is Low at Your Shows

  • Posted February 26, 2019March 20, 2019
  • by Dad
Low attendance night club

In this day and age it’s easy to point the finger on why show attendance is low. Between the promoter, social media, bands not pulling their weight, bad markets, weather, etc… there’s plenty of excuses. But, the truth is the reason why no one is coming out to your shows…Continue Reading

5 Ways To Reduce Internal Band Issues While On Tour

  • Posted February 12, 2019February 26, 2019
  • by Dad
Angry first due to band issues

Going on tour and promoting your music is one of the staples of being a hard working musician. With multiple personalities in a band can sometimes cause band issues. Some members may be more introverts while others are extroverts. Being confined in tight spaces for days, weeks, or even months…Continue Reading

Album vs EP: 7 Reasons Why You Should Stop Releasing Full Length Albums

  • Posted January 11, 2019February 18, 2019
  • by Dad
7 Reasons Why You Should Stop Releasing Full Length Albums

Picture yourself being in a new band. You release a demo but then and your bandmates decide to release full length albums going forward. You release the album and it gains plenty of exposure, so you go on tour to support it. After the album touring cycle now what? You…Continue Reading

Why bands need to stop paying to play

  • Posted January 3, 2019February 8, 2019
  • by Dad
Band Playing

Imagine this…your favorite band is coming to town. You would LOVE to open for them, a promoter approaches your band and says “would you like to open for them?”. Naturally your response is “hell yeah we would!” then the promoter drops the bombshell of “you can open for them but…Continue Reading

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