i got one idea for you guys.
and that is to gather all the gig organisers, get them to commit to a calendar timing, so gigs wont keep clashing against one another. i realise that a lot of shows keep happening on the same day. get all of them to make a schedule of their future shows, and have someone to do the scheduling, so that maybe at any given point of time at the most there will be 2 shows happening.
alot of the abovementioned problems can be solved by this simple way, if you really think about it.
with regards to what i said beforehand, i think what we need to do is to create a REAL need and demand for shows. having too many shows at any given point of time kills the needs and demand for it. its getting to saturated. almost everyone can do a show nowadays, may it be a free or paying gig.
get the organisers to be ORGANISED themselves in doing shows. create a proper schedule for shows. this will increase attendance, cos the gig goers will have not much choice of which shows to go to. i know that sounded quiet crude, but think abt it: choices are good, but too much choices will lead to the death of demand.
also, quality of shows. the quality of bands. yes, new bands needs platforms as well. but try mixing em up. ive seen shows where at least 90% of the bands playing are "new". where's the crowd drawing factor in that?
ive addressed this issue before on this thread:
http://soft.com.sg/forum/music-kopi-tiam/104813-amplify-singapores-music-industry-whos-me-2.html
if only i was till as active in organising shows as we were back then with the RockstarCollective, i'd have moved forth with these ideas.
but its not to late.
and we need a conscious effort to realise this as show organisers, that BANDS ARE NOT TICKET SELLERS. if u as an organiser is not confident enough about having enough people attending your shows, THEN DON'T DO THE SHOW IN THE FIRST PLACE.
ORGANISING SHOWS IS NOT ABOUT MAKING PROFIT TO POCKET. Profit issue should end at having enough capital to do the next show. Not making thousands of dollars of profit. Most show organisers are not even registered companies to begin with.
You want people to come for your shows? Make sure you have one or two crowd drawing bands. and pay these bands equally. make friends with bands, and not treat them like as if they owe you something just becos you organised a show. ive been on both sides of the fence, as a band and as an organiser. there should be mutual respect. it pays to be nice if you are planning to organise shows for a long haul. success of shows is 50% bands, 50% organiser.
and to the bands, if there are no show offers, THEN ORGANISE YOUR OWN SHOWS. In the early 2000, bands like Anaconda, Dyfectra, Marchtwelve and a few others were not getting enough shows, so we decided, screw it, we'll do our own shows. and thats how the rockstarcollective came about. then we did countless of studio shows (infamous NOVENA SHOWS). whatever money we made, we snowballed it to the next show. Do multiple of mini shows, then do a big one. Then repeat the process again.
my 2 cents worth on the abovenmentioned topic.
