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Aug 29 2008, 01:55 AM
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How 'bout school mate? HAve you tried to organize a school party or something? Are there any band contests organized for demo bands in the area? Look out on internet for high school gigs, that's how you usually get started..
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It takes alot of effort sometimes to put together a show but then you get a chance to play and a chance to meet alot of other cool people in the process!
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Aug 29 2008, 08:18 AM
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Look around, maybe you can find a music assosiation containing of other musicians and bands in the same situation. These associations often arrange their own shows, whether it's in an old warehouse or in a park they make it happen.
Often I've seen that places that have rehearsal rooms for rent sometimes organize concerts for all their bands, I mean like you get your share of time with the other bands that rent from the same place you do. -------------------- My bands homepage
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Aug 29 2008, 11:44 AM
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Contacting some other bands might be a good start. Look for bands that might fit to your own style, and offer them to organize a show for them (incl. your own band of course) in your city, then they do the same in their city, boom, you have 2 gigs. Other options are band copetitions, contests, school parties, well, I guess any kind of party is a nice excuse for a gig.
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Aug 30 2008, 01:48 PM
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QUOTE (wylde_guitar @ Aug 29 2008, 04:27 PM)  I like the ideas about making your own gig, but the rest is basically what i expected...why does it have to be so hard  Why shouldn't it be so hard??? Look at it this way - you can play guitar as a hobby and have some fun, but if you want to get serious about it you need a whole new level of effort and some new skills. Promoting your band is just as important as what you play - although a lot of us who are drawn into this for the music aren't quite so skilled at the business side of things so it is hard for us. Maybe you have a buddy who likes setting things up, making deals - maybe he would enjoy the challenge of being a kind of manager for you and getting gigs? Its a different skill to the one that starts us off in the first place, so maybe you need a different person to help you with it. -------------------- Check out my Instructor profile
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Aug 30 2008, 03:28 PM
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Andrew is right, contacts are very important in the business, and music business is no different. Just try to get connected first with some other bands and see where that will lead you. Bare in mind as well, that gigs are not always successful, but as Andrew said it, just by taking those organizational challenges will get you a very valuable experience. So be brave my friend and rock on.
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Aug 30 2008, 04:23 PM
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Hmmm doing daily big business deals in my company (
 , but am not so fortunate in playing guitar (yet) ... pretty sure that I would like to turn that around if possible  Networking is the key word in all business for sure. This post has been edited by Velvet Roger: Aug 30 2008, 04:23 PM -------------------- "Don't practice until you get it right. Practice until you can't get it wrong." Guitars & Amps Brian Moore DC-1 Custom Shop (Cherry Sunburst, mahogany/rosewood) Eric Johnson Signature Strat (2-tone Sunburst, alder/maple) Ibanez RG770 (Black, basswood/rosewood) Peerless Journeyman (solid spruce/maple) Sixt Bov-105C (Ovation-like acoustic) - Ibanez SGT-130 (Jumbo acoustic) London City VS-1 (Precision bass) - Baton Rouge U3S (Ukelele) Fender HotRod Deluxe 40W combo - Fender Princeton Reverb Reissue 5W combo - Marshall JCM 900 50W Hi-Gain combo Effects & Other stuff POD Studio UX2 audio interface - Edirol MA-15D monitors EH Double Muff - Fulltone GT-500 - Fulltone Fulldrive 2 Mosfet - Guitarsystems TrebleTool Junior - Guitarsystems FuzzTool Junior Korg Pitchblack Tuner - MXR Carbon Copy Analog Delay - TC Electronics Nova Modulator - Morley Bad Horsie 2 Wah Shure SM58 - Roland PCR-500 midi controller/keyboard & Yamaha Clavinova CL-910 piano My Website My MySpace Page My YouTube Channel My Twitter Account My Band 'Gonzo!' |
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Aug 31 2008, 01:13 PM
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As Andrew said, the music business is (big surprise) a business, so only playing guitar does not cover everything that has to be done if you want to be in this business. Connections and contacts can be very valuable of course, but if you are just starting in this you might not have them yet, so you have to work on this yourself.
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