In this piece we look at Pare, a new app for touring artists designed to streamline and simplify the hitherto complex, tedious, time-consuming process of booking shows. Here we hear from Brandon Breitenbach, the app’s founder. _________________________ Guest Post by Chandler Coyle on NoiseTrade This blog post was written by…
Category archives: Live & Touring
10 Techniques For Effectively Promoting Local Shows
Once an new band reaches the point in their career where they’re putting on local shows, the challenge of attracting an audience comes into play. In this article, we look at ten ways artists can promote their next local show in a way that increases the chance of people actually…
Rendezville Web App Creates Affordable Option for Small and Medium Festivals
If you’ve ever hesitated to download yet another app, you’ll understand why Rendezville founder Joseph Tzeng chose to create his new festival and conference schedule as a web app. That means that festival goers don’t need to download an app to dive into performance schedule, photos, music, videos, bios and…
Bandzoogle, GigSalad Partner To Help Artists Get Booked
Live concerts is the largest source of income for most artists, but getting gigs is hard work. Simplifying and democratizing the booking process is the goal of startup Gig Salad, and Bandzoogle has partnered them to add key booking tools to it’s popular musician web site builder. ______________________________________________ Bandzoogle has…
Former Plaza Live GM Says Senior Staff Replaced Just Days Before Christina Grimmie Fatal Shooting
Safety at clubs and concerts becomes a big issue every few years. After a Rhode Island club fire, venues made announcements pointing to exits. Now, just years later, I can’t remember the last time that happened. Last week, singer Christina Grimmie and 49 club goers were gunned down in separate…
Email Marketing: Do’s And Dont’s For Musicians
If you want your music to be more than just a hobby, and are trying to find a way to share your work with fans and potential fans, email marketing can be one of the best ways to reach this broader audience, provided you pay attention to these dos and…
EDM House Concerts: Intimate Venues Aren’t Just For Acoustic Artists
Here performing EDM artist Ryan Holiday shares his experience playing house concerts, a format traditionally reserved for acoustic acts, and how such performances ended up being far more rewarding than traditional club shows. _________________________ Guest Post by Ryan Holiday on The DIY Musician [This post was written by Ryan Holiday,…
SFX Lost $13M On Sale Of Ticketing Service Flavorus To Vivendi
I’m not sure why so many in the music industry find the dramatic demise of SFX fascinating, perhaps even fun to watch. I suspect that it has a lot to do with the fall of the music industry’s Donald Trump – the wildly arrogant, now removed CEO Robert F.X. Sillerman….
How To Go From Band To Brand
For many contemporary bands and artists, success has become closely dependent on being able to successfully build an online fanbase, to which they can then market themselves. Here we look at six tips for turning your band into a brand. _______________________ Guest Post by Ohad Bolotin, head of Wix Music…
Axl Rose Cooks Up Copyright Claim To Force Take Down Of Unflattering Fat Photo He Doesn’t Own
Not sure how broken copyright and the systems uses to police it are? Axl Rose has hired Web Sheriff to demand that sites across the web take down an unflattering photo of the then very overweight singer. There are two problems with this strategy. Rose does not own the photo…