Bridging The Great Divide:
Bookers Vs. Bands
When you feel that you’re under attack everyone starts looking like an adversary. But with the economy down, gas prices up & the music industry in flux, the music community needs to come together – especially music makers and music presenters.
To help bridge the divide, this month we look at the challenges of booking live performances – through the eyes of bands & bookers.
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The Economy Vs. Live Music Rooms
Times are tough and many clubs are closing or reporting smaller turn outs and fewer quality acts touring in their markets. Walk a mile in a booker’s shoes & you’ll see that a slow economy, high gas prices & even American Idol are creating a toxic brew for many live music venues.
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Booking Gigs & Building A Community
Regardless of where on the music biz food chain you stand – booker, artist, manager, label A&R, etc. – every day you’re faced with the challenge of being profitable and successful. Brooklyn-based musician & music presenter Jan Bell is a woman of many talents and insights. This month Jan pulls back the curtain and lets us peek inside a booker’s mind.
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Talent Buyers Speak Out –
Booking Do’s & Don’ts
Think you know what the booker wants from you? We asked talent buyers from around the country to share their top Do’s & Don’ts. Seems that some of you have been rather naughty.
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Tour Smart Booking: DIY vs Agents
DIY guru, Martin Atkins – artist, author & provocateur, speaks plainly about booking yourself and dealing with bookers & booking agents in his riveting, must-read tome, TOUR:SMART AND BREAK THE BAND.
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The Fans Have Their Say
There are winners and…there are winners. Each year the Independent Music Awards – the awards program for the indie revolution – assembles a panel of esteemed Artist and Industry judges to determine the programs’ Winners & Finalists. Recognizing that fans are the lifeblood of an artists’ career, the IMAs also opens up the voting to music fans via the Vox Populi poll. This year over 37,000 votes from around the globe were cast in the “people’s choice” component of the IMAs. Did fans & industry hear the same thing?
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Record Mogul Boot Camp
UCLA Student-run label, Beet Music has just 1 semester to start a label, sign the acts, record the disc & create a live event at LA’s Troubador on July 17. How did they do it?
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Calendar
Check out this and next month's calendar for submission details for shows, festivals, events, compilations and other opportunities.
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