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Band Bookings in 2012 by asking about 2013?
Any day now, the more organised gig venues out there will be
finalising their band booking diaries for 2013.
Sure there are still
plenty to will leave any thought about 2013 gigs until next year, but
you need to be hitting the others - and soon.
One thing you may not realise is that in contacting gig venues about
2013, you can sometimes give yourself an extra opportunity to get
another date for this his year. If of course, you have a night to spare.
Are there still Band Bookings available this year?
BY this stage of course, any gigs you book for this year are likely
to be cancellations by other bands. Bands cancel gigs due to illness,
splitting up, double-booking etc all the time. At the moment when this
happens, the venue has a problem.
They've got a night to fill (at a
very important/potentially profitable time of year) and most bands will
be booked up now for the year.
Getting in the face of your target venues one last time this year (to
try to take early bookings for 2013), gives them a reminder about you
and makes them more likely to think about you if and when they have a
problem over the coming peak weeks.
"Still some 2012 Dates available"
If you want to be even more pro-active about landing any potential
dates you can casually slip it into your conversation with the venue
that you still have some availability next month if needed. That will
enough to keep you in mind should a cancellation occur.
Don't overplay this and make it sound like you're free all month even
if you are. You don't want to sound like an act that no-one else has
want to book.
The key thing with this is to make sure you're the band the venue thinks of when they have a night to fill.
Oh, and of course get a few band booking dates for 2013 when you make that initial call....
Here's how you can contact venues and land last minute band bookings this year without talking on the phone. It's old post but still relevant and useful if you need it:
Band Booking Xmas card
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How to Promote Your Music by learning to Get Gigs
If you want to know how to promote your music successfully, then you're going to need to know how to get gigs. This month's Playmusic digital download magazine features a Gig-Getter band booking tips guide on pages 28-29.
How to promote Your Music - Band Booking Tips
The November Playmusic feature covers such band booking tips as:
* How to compete successfully with other bands targeting the same gigs
* Setting band booking goals
* Creating band demos with a difference
* Finding Gig Venues
There's also info about how to get gig venues to approach you and if they don't: how to promote your music by pitching your band to venues. You can also ready about how to promote your music more often through making band bookings multiply.
Read Gig-Getter on Playmusic mag here (pages 28-29)
Band Flyers for every Band Booking
More semi-pro gigging bands than you'd imagine think the jobs over
once the show is booked (apart from turning up to play of course).
You can know how to promote your music and shows online via Twitter, Facebook etc and still be missing out.
Band Flyers - Key "Offline" Gig Promotion
Band flyers should be used for every show you play. If you don't have
your own decent printer you can get your band flyers run off cheaply at
any local copy store in your area.
If you're not already using them, you'll find band flyers a very cost effective way to promote your music.
A simple design is all you need for effective band flyers to publicise your band booking.
You'll need to include your band name, logo or artwork, genre of
music, original or cover tunes, date and time of show. Crucially (and
believe it or not these are often missed from many band flyers designs),
include details of your Band website, Contact information, and phone
number and name of the club or venue where you will be performing.
Once the band flyers are designed and printed send a few to the club
or venue where you be playing. Then they can publicise your appearance
themselves. If its a local band booking you can even hand deliver the
flyers and ask if you can hang a few yourself. This way you can make
sure your flyer will be seen by patrons of the club. If you're playing
out of town though and want to save on posting your band flyers to the
venue, try this.
Include your design as a "private" page on your band website and give
the link to this to the venue. Use a design with blank space for the
name of the venue and date/time of the gig. The venue can then fill the
relevant details in themselves once they've downloaded the PDF or Jpeg
band flyers.
Band Flyers and Where else to Put Them
Another idea is to place flyers on bulletin boards at music stores
and other places where you may find potential crowd members for your
gig. make sure you always get permission to place your flyers. For
example, if you decide to place flyers on cars in a parking lot get
permission from that lot owner. Some car owners throw the flyers on the
ground and cause a mess for a lot owner. The lot owner also has your
contact info from the band flyers so he may take legal action. You have
been warned!
Band Flyers and Others bands Gig Crowds
Here's one you may not have have thought of. If the upcoming band
booking is local and there's another band of a similar genre appearing
before your band booking - target that crowd. You. You can hit them with
your band flyers on their way into or way out of the gig. Quickest will
be on their way in if its a big enough gig for the crowd to be queuing
outside.
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