When I played nothing but punk rock, there were few clubs my bands could play in and we always played for the door. Generally, word of mouth could help you find the "punk" venues in a town.
Now I'm a more mainstream band that's starting to get a little buzz and popularity, but the thing is... Neither the bandleader, or I, hangout in, or know what clubs we should be sending our press kit and demo to. Especially when it comes to out of town clubs. The bandleader is an old alt-type rocker like me, and he does get out there promoting the band, but he wont go to the clubs that cater to covers like our band, he wants to get us shows at the same type clubs he's always played at in the past (and that he likes to hang out in on a regular basis). He also has a hard time asking for a guarantee from the clubs we have played at that I know would have paid it.
There are also several local, summer festivals where we would've fit right in, but none of us know who to contact.
I've been digging around on some of the local Facebook musician's groups, but those usually degenerate into "Don't play there because I wasn't treated like a rock star." type rants.
So, we need a manager, right? I think so, and so does the singer, and band's other guitarist. 4/5 of the band has 8-5 jobs with the band leader being the only one who works for himself and sets his own hours. As he is the one out almost every night, but isn't getting out there to the clubs we need to be playing at, then I say we get someone who knows who to contact and can negotiate for the band. I know that means they get a cut of the money, but the gigs should be better paying.
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When I played nothing but punk rock, there were few clubs my bands could play in and we always played for the door. Generally, word of mouth could help you find the "punk" venues in a town.
Now I'm a more mainstream band that's starting to get a little buzz and popularity, but the thing is... Neither the bandleader, or I, hangout in, or know what clubs we should be sending our press kit and demo to. Especially when it comes to out of town clubs. The bandleader is an old alt-type rocker like me, and he does get out there promoting the band, but he wont go to the clubs that cater to covers like our band, he wants to get us shows at the same type clubs he's always played at in the past (and that he likes to hang out in on a regular basis). He also has a hard time asking for a guarantee from the clubs we have played at that I know would have paid it.
There are also several local, summer festivals where we would've fit right in, but none of us know who to contact.
I've been digging around on some of the local Facebook musician's groups, but those usually degenerate into "Don't play there because I wasn't treated like a rock star." type rants.
So, we need a manager, right? I think so, and so does the singer, and band's other guitarist. 4/5 of the band has 8-5 jobs with the band leader being the only one who works for himself and sets his own hours. As he is the one out almost every night, but isn't getting out there to the clubs we need to be playing at, then I say we get someone who knows who to contact and can negotiate for the band. I know that means they get a cut of the money, but the gigs should be better paying.
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