Free Report: The 2nd Tip for Musicians on How To Create Massive Value For Other Bands And Open Up For Bands
Okay, this is the 2nd tip guys. Lets say you've gone through the first step of interviewing a band you want to open for. You've done a couple of interviews with them and put them on your site, and even brought out College media, what I call under the radar media that isn't mainstream. They understand music and have more of a hip attitude and can get a lot of real fans to come out.
Don't ask to audition for this band yet.
Drip-Feed them Massive Value. Even do live interviews with their fans at one of their gigs. Now, get them to come out to one of your gigs or a jam session. A Jam session is even better. That's a great way to slowly ingratiate your band into their heads. By getting them to come out to a blues jam you'll see how you play with other musicians, not just your band. Just saying you want to open for a band and here's our CD. And yeah, come out to our gig next week. That's yelling at them. That's not the way you want to open for a band. What you can do is even interview them on aspects of music they do well. How-To stuff like recording, gigging and songwriting. Ask them about their expertize in music. Even ask them about their gear that other musicians want to know about and learn from.
Look in Music publications like Guitar Player.com for examples of articles and interviews that would be right for the band you're creating value for. It's great reference material.
These bands will love you for doing this! After a couple of months creating value for this band--ask them in a nice way you would like to open for them--even for free, and keep on doing interviews and media for them. You have to ask them eventually. Ask for the sale. Close the sale. As well, tell them you'll play for 30 or 45 minutes. Ask them whether you're doing it for free or being paid. At the gig you open for them keep on doing media for them. Don't worry about your band.
Most bands will say yes to your band opening for them. If they say no move on to the next band you're interested in. Keep on the hunt for other great bands out there. Keep on helping the band that said no. Don't be a jerk. Most bands would be crazy to say no after all the value you've created. Okay they've said yes. Get that band to open for you. If they say no find a band that will say yes to opening for you and help them out as well. Yeah, that band might be better than yours. So what! Just keep creating that value thing I talk about too much.
Keep creating value for bands you want to open for and bands that can open for you. Seems like a lot of friggin' work doesn't it? Boring shit, eh? The un-sexy stuff is what makes your band good money in the end. I've told you in other articles how to do your band's own media--basically writing your bands own articles, profiles, audio, video and articles to help other musicians. And use under the radar media. Yeah, you can use the silly mainstream media. They're okay, but I like to follow bands that play like crazy and play stoner type rock/blues music, country and jazz, and don't go out of their way to get media. I love them!
Yep, I want to help musicians who just want to play music, help other players, write and gig. As well a band that doesn't play for fans. They Record the kind of music they like, not what everyone else wants. But above all being kind to other musicians, creating that value thing for bands to eventually get more gigs becoming a headliner to make more money.
Mark Grove
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