– Let them know where you’ve played in the past. – Give them promo photos that tell your story visually. You want them to look at it and go, “Wow, I loved that song and I haven’t heard it in so long.” – Give them a song catalog that’s different and make sure they know it’s different. – Give them a first class set of demo tracks.
Everyone is going to claim to be good so you have to get that message across indirectly. The first thing anyone booking for a club has to be wondering is just how good you are. How about your band? You do have some promo photos, right? There’s the obligatory shot of just how sexy the band is (or how fun or whatever you’re pushing), but what about the shot from above that shows an absolutely packed dance floor and a band that’s pouring every ounce of energy into their sound? Is it fresh? I don’t mean that the songs just hit the charts, I mean are you playing the same old covers everyone else does, or does your band have something fresh for your area to offer? Is it material that the crowd will love? Is your talent switch firmly in the “Rule” position? Or does it sometimes slide over to “Suck?” Are you ready to go out there and put it on the line? Does your audience feel the energy? Are you rehearsing so the band is tightly in the groove right from the first note?Īssuming you can rock your material, let’s look at the material itself. I submit there are 4 key questions to answer for that person that will get you more gigs if you have the right answers: You’ve got to put yourself in the shoes of whoever is doing the bookings for the venue and answer the question, “How do they think about which Bands to book for their Club?” You’re competing with every other band for a scarce number of slots on the calendar. Some are extremely well established and the Clubs are happy to keep booking them over and over again. How many gigs have you had in the last 6 months? If the number is small, you’re still new, or at least not very well known.įirst thing is to realize we’re talking about a Sales situation here–you’re selling your band to the Club that provides the venue. And the older a gig is, the more it has a tendency to evaporate. Now I want to talk about a subject I hear from a lot of bands, but especially from newer bands: how do we get more gigs?Īs an aside, one thing that’s tough is your “newness” is measured in gigs, not so much time. My “ 10 Things I’d Tell Every Club Band To Do If I Were Their Manager” got a lot of attention.
Time for another post on the business side of music. Props to Lara Price for this excellent photo!
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