Gigs & the age of the world wide web.

[sylvestnutcase]

My question is; is the internet era for music such a big revolution?

I was just wondering, how do gig organisers find bands to play at underground gigs/to open for reknown bands from overseas?

I notice that certain gig organisers currently just jump from myspace to myspace to look out for bands,

Also, certain local bands nowadays rely very much on Myspace/Reverbnation/Soundclick etc as musicians. & So do certain gig organisers.

I mean it's alright to sell your band information, music online, your merchandises and advertise your gigs, those are totally fine.

But looking for bands online for gigs? That's kind of weird on my opinion.

This is my very small opinion on the current situation.

If looking for bands online/not going out to let people know about your band by playing gigs & only doing it in front of the computer screen, it's totally not cool.

It would be because of this ideology that the theory of rock 'n' roll is dying, now that people are becoming more lazy & there is no extra 'kick' to the music scene. & There aren't as many gigs like there used to be, and the gig goers are going to clubs instead.

The bottom line is; Let's all do it old school, make the effort to go down to gigs, to find your own gigs, to play more gigs, spot local bands & not rely too much on the internet, if not; It's not Rock 'N' Roll.

 

[agogo]

Well you are right bout that, tell you what bro, im having a gig this coming december 18th at arthouse, tixs selling at $10 each, intrested?? let see if what ur saying now is true.

 

[sylvestnutcase]

Yes I heard of the gig, Combined Gig Darkness right? I'm already going

 

[prefaderaux]

Hi sylvestnutcase,

With so much tech advancements these days, that online approach is just another means or medium or channel to aid us or bands in pronoting themselves and a resources pool for music oragainzers/companies to fish out potential bands. Especially the unsigned ones. However way they feel most at ease to do it or the most economical on their resources and time, there they'll go for it.. The results will vary and each band will learn its pro and cons eventually. Different bands have different number of supporters/fans as well.

Just as people like u and me uses email over snail mail, we are still gettng messages across to masses of recipients, and faster reaching masses and practically FOC. Or should we revert back to snail mail? Although snail mail are liken by certain ones as some feel there's that anticipation and joy of receiving a mail from the letterbox and could collect stamps from overseas, know the other person's handwriting, way of folding their letters etc... But, how many really opt for that mode? People rather send it away in a few clicks. The exceptions are mails like SP Services, Bank statements or Phone Bills, insurance notice or statement, Fine Notices kinda mails. Even that, companies are encouraging paperless and statements to be obtain via online.

Hence, imho, there's nothing too weird that these bands or people who source for bands take the online approach as their main channel of soliciting support/promote themselves or hunt for new talents. If and when these bands garner substrantial amount of online fans even undiscovered by organzers, their fans will "demand" for them to be heard live. If they do begin to make a small name for themselves, optimistically somehow organizers and even producers and record labels will get to know abt it and their days of rising to fame may be at hand sooner or later. Of 'cos it's not as plain straight easy as said. Many other factors come into play as well...

To each his/her own... Yes we've aged into the world wide web. So use it to our advantage than cutting the web. They're rather sticky. : )

Cheers!
PFA