How To Create Value For Other Bands You Want To Open For --With This Dead Simple Contrarian Ti

                                                                                                                                                          Okay, you're a band that's been playing here and there or not at all.  But you would love to open for   a local band who's music you respect.  Just asking for an audition in most cases does no good.  You need to create value for that band.  First of all find out all you can about that band. Bios, Press kits, listen to their music and look at any reviews and interviews.  As well go out to their gigs. This is simpler than it seems guys.  Here's the secret. Actually there is no secret.

Maybe Jimi Hendrix can fly too. Look, there he goes right now. Just kidding.

What you do is look at all the press a band you want to open for gets, then go the other way. Do something as simple as asking them about their gear and how they tweak it to create their own tone without copying other bands. This is something a lot of bands miss. Create value for a band without asking for anything. Then keep on doing regular interviews with that band. Put those on your site and bring local college media out to their gigs.

You'll bring out younger people who not just like that music, but understand it and can relate to it. As well, they will buy CDs and come out to their gigs as well. Do the interviews live with the band at their gigs which will give your band some exposure as well. Don't ask for anything in return. Do live video interviews with the band on their music, recording and aspects of music that real raving fans and musicians will like. I would rather promote a band that gets 1,000 raving fans than 10,000 people that buy once or go to a gig once, then never come back.  Start off with one interview with a band. I'll have the next tip on this in the coming week.

The next tip will go into how your can actually open for other bands.

If you need any help with this musicians, just email me. mdgrove@inbox.com
It's simpler than you think guys.