how to find gig slots!!!
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RudyScarface
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hey
heyhey buddy. hmm in my opinion, i think a demo is a first step to anything for a band. with that demo there is a higher chance of getting slots.
oh and checking back here once in awhile helps too!
heyhey buddy. hmm in my opinion, i think a demo is a first step to anything for a band. with that demo there is a higher chance of getting slots.
oh and checking back here once in awhile helps too!
spug2guitarist
New member
i have the same problem as you, nosey!
and when we have to send demos, must it be in good quality? i mean i have a laptop, and records with it, and it sound ok to me but its not that good quality. try to listen to my band at our myspace,
http://myspace.com/magepowersiege
and when we have to send demos, must it be in good quality? i mean i have a laptop, and records with it, and it sound ok to me but its not that good quality. try to listen to my band at our myspace,
http://myspace.com/magepowersiege
BleedsNoMore
New member
well, actually how do we start initiating the networking?
how does bands such as firefight (example only ahh) get so much recognition but initially couldn't be seen struggling for gig slots..?
ps.
before i get flamed for no reason, there is no pun intended to firefight though, just an example that i can think of right now, and firefight is gooooood... =)
how does bands such as firefight (example only ahh) get so much recognition but initially couldn't be seen struggling for gig slots..?
ps.
before i get flamed for no reason, there is no pun intended to firefight though, just an example that i can think of right now, and firefight is gooooood... =)
visa
New member
I organized the first show that The Fire Fight played at, and even though they have members from awesome bands like AVA and Giants May Fall, it was their demos on their myspace that made me approach them.
After your first couple of shows, word of mouth will get you far as well. =)
how to start networking? go up to people and say hi!
After your first couple of shows, word of mouth will get you far as well. =)
how to start networking? go up to people and say hi!
ShyamRaj
New member
yeah thats true visa.. if you want gigs , you will have to start going for gigs first. make friends with ppl around the sceane talk to organisers. get some form of contact from them , send them your demos. and skip the whole rockstar attitude abt getting paid .. being payed in singapore is a bonus when you are starting off. most importantly , NETWORK, NETWORK, NETWORK.. come up with a demo and have lots of fun on stage and dont have a rockstar attitude.
5 cents worth la...
5 cents worth la...
AvonRellets
New member
hahahahaha ..... excellent question!
RudyScarface
New member
hmm.
hmm, hey dont worry alright? its hard to get slots honestly.
i consider my band still new in this whole gigging and music scene thingy, we're not good but we do try our very best. we have been in cases where we have been cheated out of $$ just to play, slots being pushed back to a later timing and all that kind of nonsense.
but here's what we went through so far, hope it helps.
if people like your songs in the demo, word will spread fast and pretty soon you'll be playing in gigs.
* Write the songs, Get it recorded.
- doesnt have to be in a excellent quality but just make sure its still listenable (cause its just a demo). You could do a live recording, its cheap, affordable, good enough quality to be a demo. studios like backbeats, beats merchant does this.
*Upload the songs onto your myspace
- Publicise & spread the word around about your songs, you can maybe post the link of your band's myspace in here?
*Check Soft.com.sg
- Check here every now and then for gig slots. sometimes organisers posts threads here looking for bands for their gig.
*When you finally Perform
- dont get discourage playing to people less than 10 or 5 or 6.
and honestly speaking i REALLY should listen to this principle cause i got discouraged last saturday when we played at gashaus cause my string broke few mins before the set and i borrowed someone else's guitar and the strings were very sensative, pickups were pushed up, made palm mute and playing technical riffs harder (i duno if all this make sense) but yea i got discouraged but DONT BE!
and then yea, hope this helps and yea what these guys above me have been saying is true, having attitude will never get you and your band anywhere and you dont have to target people in a gig and make conversation just for contacts sake haha. if you dont have attitude and you can be pleasant to talk to and your band does tries its best when performing.
people will eventually take notice.
hmm, hey dont worry alright? its hard to get slots honestly.
i consider my band still new in this whole gigging and music scene thingy, we're not good but we do try our very best. we have been in cases where we have been cheated out of $$ just to play, slots being pushed back to a later timing and all that kind of nonsense.
but here's what we went through so far, hope it helps.
if people like your songs in the demo, word will spread fast and pretty soon you'll be playing in gigs.
* Write the songs, Get it recorded.
- doesnt have to be in a excellent quality but just make sure its still listenable (cause its just a demo). You could do a live recording, its cheap, affordable, good enough quality to be a demo. studios like backbeats, beats merchant does this.
*Upload the songs onto your myspace
- Publicise & spread the word around about your songs, you can maybe post the link of your band's myspace in here?
*Check Soft.com.sg
- Check here every now and then for gig slots. sometimes organisers posts threads here looking for bands for their gig.
*When you finally Perform
- dont get discourage playing to people less than 10 or 5 or 6.
and honestly speaking i REALLY should listen to this principle cause i got discouraged last saturday when we played at gashaus cause my string broke few mins before the set and i borrowed someone else's guitar and the strings were very sensative, pickups were pushed up, made palm mute and playing technical riffs harder (i duno if all this make sense) but yea i got discouraged but DONT BE!
and then yea, hope this helps and yea what these guys above me have been saying is true, having attitude will never get you and your band anywhere and you dont have to target people in a gig and make conversation just for contacts sake haha. if you dont have attitude and you can be pleasant to talk to and your band does tries its best when performing.
people will eventually take notice.
tim098
New member
hehe. FLAMED and FIREFIGHT. get it? sorry... lame...... =)
BleedsNoMore
New member
lol wtf! HAHAH!
visa
New member
oh yes-
once you found your first gig slots, it's important to realise that this doesn't mean you'll keep getting them.
be respectful to the organizers, venue and crowd, everybody really. be punctual, be reliable, be well rehearsed, be prepared for the worst, et cetera.
develop a reputation for being a joy to work with, and more people will want to work with you.
once you found your first gig slots, it's important to realise that this doesn't mean you'll keep getting them.
be respectful to the organizers, venue and crowd, everybody really. be punctual, be reliable, be well rehearsed, be prepared for the worst, et cetera.
develop a reputation for being a joy to work with, and more people will want to work with you.
serialninja
New member
- demo: make it decently impressive, not such a roughly done demo that it is painful to listen to. a good demo is worth saving up for.
- network: find out which organizations are involved in the scene you want to be involved in. find out who runs it, who makes the decisions. find a way to get in touch with them and give them your demo with contact information, some photos and a brief writeup about your band.
- practice: don't make the rest of the scene look bad by going out to do a show when you still sound like an asshole. practice! work hard, be good at your instrument and tight as a band. if you wouldn't go to a gig to watch your band perform, don't expect anyone else to. take pride in what you do and have self-respect; nobody is impressed by a band that sounds bad. practice so that you are always at your best.
- understand live sound: how to get a good overdrive/distortion, how to EQ your instrument, test all your gear thoroughly beforehand, and make sure the whole band does this, not just you. practice setting up your gear quickly during band practices, so that during shows you can setup and tear down without wasting everyone's time.
- be prepared: always try to bring spares. spare cables, spare strings and string winder, spare tuner, spare picks, spare batteries, spare power extension cord, and bring some duct tape and a knife, you never know when you'll need it. on occasion my band has been known to bring spare guitars and our own amps.
- let the soundman do his job: you just do what you can to sound good from where you are, and worry about your own stage monitoring. let the soundman worry about the front-of-house sound. he doesn't tell you how to play your instrument, so you don't get to tell him how to do his mixing. if you piss the soundman off he can make you sound REAL bad when it's time for you to play.
if you approach gigs in this manner you'll probably get lots of gigs coming in as long as your songs are ok. just be prepared, methodical, and professional.
- network: find out which organizations are involved in the scene you want to be involved in. find out who runs it, who makes the decisions. find a way to get in touch with them and give them your demo with contact information, some photos and a brief writeup about your band.
- practice: don't make the rest of the scene look bad by going out to do a show when you still sound like an asshole. practice! work hard, be good at your instrument and tight as a band. if you wouldn't go to a gig to watch your band perform, don't expect anyone else to. take pride in what you do and have self-respect; nobody is impressed by a band that sounds bad. practice so that you are always at your best.
- understand live sound: how to get a good overdrive/distortion, how to EQ your instrument, test all your gear thoroughly beforehand, and make sure the whole band does this, not just you. practice setting up your gear quickly during band practices, so that during shows you can setup and tear down without wasting everyone's time.
- be prepared: always try to bring spares. spare cables, spare strings and string winder, spare tuner, spare picks, spare batteries, spare power extension cord, and bring some duct tape and a knife, you never know when you'll need it. on occasion my band has been known to bring spare guitars and our own amps.
- let the soundman do his job: you just do what you can to sound good from where you are, and worry about your own stage monitoring. let the soundman worry about the front-of-house sound. he doesn't tell you how to play your instrument, so you don't get to tell him how to do his mixing. if you piss the soundman off he can make you sound REAL bad when it's time for you to play.
if you approach gigs in this manner you'll probably get lots of gigs coming in as long as your songs are ok. just be prepared, methodical, and professional.
