just asking for some friendly advice
 

This seems like a friendly place to look for some advice. I am in a band with friends, and although upon hearing that line, most people are prone to immediately dismissing a chance of talent or potential, I think about music differently from most people. Perseverance, or lack thereof, is the main reason in my eyes that the figure for unsuccessful band attempts is so high, but other than that it's how people aren't willing to move out of their comfort zone and really try new things. I'd say that is essential really as the world doesn't want to hear the same thing over and over, but in saying that I don't mean to criticise having influences, you just need to use them to help you create something you can really call your own. Anyway, I was hoping for any chance of some helpful advice from nobody in particular on how to go about getting what I think is good music with commercial potential noticed. Thanks for reading.

If you're asking how to be discovered, then anyone who can tell you that is already richer than Bill Gates! :)

Basically, I would think there are the YouTubes and the Soundclouds, but the chances in reality of you hitting it big through those media are pretty low. The old maxim applies: gig gig and gig again. Oh yeah, and gig. Get your music heard as many places and by as many people as possible, and in the end remember it's all a roll of the dice. Some day an A&R man may be in the crowd or the word may go out and he/she will come down to check you out. But there's no easy path, and success is never guaranteed. It's a hard slog, with often very little or no reward at the end.

Hey, it's just how life is. If it was easy it wouldn't be worth doing, would it?

thanks for the reply! Although resources such as youtube and soundcloud are excellent ways to get out there, there's just so many people doing the same thing. It's a hard time for musicians to get heard these days. A lot of it may be down to, as you say, gigging, but also through that meeting new people relevant to what you're looking for I suppose. I'm thinking taking time to work full time, saving money and using it to fuel my musical endeavours. I'm not easily exasperated by unsuccessful efforts and believe I have the motivation to chip away until I can finally find a good opportunity and way through the impenetrable wall we call the music business! I'll do it one day :)

I would say that sums it up. You have to be heard, and the best way is playing as many shows as possible. You have to start somewhere. Good luck.

i said this is another thread that was along the same lines. i came up with this idea when i was in a crazy band that i totally thought was going somewhere... unfortunately, dudes have d*cks and they can impregnate multiple women in a very short time. that's another story.

anyway... i'm pretty sure this idea will work. and it will cost probably about 5-8 grand.

buy a school bus. reserve the space nearest the front for chilling and sleeping. the back can be your store where you sell merch and ice cream. then, the space in the centre of the bus is the stage. you have to cut along the bottom of the side, up either side of that cut, and then another cut pretty much down the centre of the roof, and make a huge hinge. this is the door, which could be propped up by 4x4s, and when suspended can display a huge poster with your band's name and maybe a youtube link or something, and perhaps your speaker system can hang from there too.

next step, locate huge crowds. pre-concert line-ups, festivals, rallies, university campuses, etc. go to the crowds, set up shop (ideally in no more than 5 or 10 minutes) and play a show that will probably get interrupted by the police. have someone videotape each one of these little stunts and throw it up on youtube and blogs and such. repeat.

fire-dancers would help, too.

the typical core band is dead Drums bass guitar and vocal some advice what u need 2 do is use all of that if u want but your going to have to expand and implment everything else musical equipment skill and studio and guest artist ...:P

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Geez Norg! According to you, rock is dead and now the core band is dead! What's left: Norwegian Noseflute concertos??? :rolleyes: :usehead:

Owwwww man, I truly hope you werent serious about all this.

You were able to understand that? I'm impressed!

Sure. Why impressed though?

Because it reads like incomprehensible gibberish to me.

@Andrewfoxholes

Maybe using online sites, and copyright your material. If you are going to put your music out for the public to hear and it's good, maybe copyright so other people won't steal it. My cousin is in band and he got the name for his band from a video game which he did get permission for from software company, well he got a cease and desist letter from another band in California telling his band not to use the name or they would sue them. The legal side of music can be a hassle. Besides writing and performing songs they is a whole other side to the music industry.

Maybe it's some kind of secret twin language?

for example a band like "The Whigs" NOW I dont much about them but i think they are pretty much a core band yeah they have a little cult following but most people will be like WHo teh F is that ...?????

i cant explain it but uhhh lets just say in terms of music styles its Garage rock and they never moved on from the Garage sound

I dont understand a thing you're saying man. Can you be more clear pliz?

if this dude is starting a band and wants to "Make it" Dont play garage rock



becasue its hard to make it these days if u play that style

If he likes that genre, then why not?

Make what? I dont understand you....

There probably isn't a genre of Rock n Roll (from the past 50-something years) that doesn't have some cult following. There are enthusiast who are into Rockabilly, Garage, Grunge, Space Rock, Stoner Rock, Dark Wave, Goth, Punk, Post-Punk etc etc and not to mention the plethora of Metal genres. Public intererst always shifts, there are plenty of bands playing Garage revival. Who knows ... that could be the next thing when people get sick of what out there now.

"Make" it big, or become popular. I guess you two don't have a secret twin language?

arghhh Make it !!!!! be a successful band make lots of money have Longevity and a career playing MUSIC !!!!!!! LOL

Norg, are you ON something? And can I have some? :rolleyes:

Ahh okey. Well, yeah you're right garage rock is a crappy genre to start a band with. Though there are also bands that dont really care to make money. They just play for fun. They do it for fun, not for the money. But most bands do it for the money.