Letting People Know You Have a Band For Hire
A great way to make a little money and get yourself noticed is to make your band for hire. This can also keep your band from going stale with nothing but rehearsals all the time, and can also let you know what songs work for you and what songs don’t. Going out on gigs is also a great way to get a bigger fan base.
You’re probably wondering how to get started. The first thing to do is to remember that you’re selling a product, and like any good product you need to have the right advertising. To get some basic ideas google ‘band for hire’ online and see what other bands are offering. What do they charge, where do they play, and are any of them your competition?
Think to yourself who wants a band for hire? Examples include weddings, functions, birthdays, corporate events, pubs and clubs etc. Once you know who your target market is you must now establish how you are going to get your message across to them.
Many bands put up a webpage, or list themselves with facebook or myspace which lets people listen to your music and get a sense of who you are.
Unfortunately a lot of people and organisations do not have access to the internet or the time to access it so you may have to do some ringing around and be prepared to have some brochures or flyers with information on the band and a CD or DVD showing you performing some of your songs.
Don’t forget to consider getting your band an agent. While they take a portion of the money you earn, it is their job to get your band gigs, and they won’t make money until they do.
So, now that you’re a band for hire, there’s just one last thing to consider. How do you feel about travel? The more cities you play in the more people will be able to hear your music.
The kind of gigs you do will also have an affect on what your band can expect to be paid. Local gigs in pubs will attract the smallest form of revenue but the upside is they provide a good opportunity for any band to test out new songs and are better in some respects than rehearsing as musicians like to play as much as possible.
Travelling further a field? All good bands for hire do this when the money offered is good. Generally speaking the money will be better and it will be playing to a bigger venue rather than a pub.
Musician Steve R Jones is one of the founding members of Soul Desire who writes for the http://www.souldesire.co.uk site. Finding a great Band For Hire will make all the difference to the success of your event. Find out more about finding a professional Band For Hire when you visit this website.