Making Your Band For Hire
Making your band for hire is an excellent way to earn to begin with some useful pocket money or even a full time living depending on how popular you become with your clients. It is also great for bands that become bored or stale from just rehearsing all the time.
But how do you get that first gig? Remember that you’re a business, and like any business you need to advertise your services. Going online and googling ‘band for hire’ will give you many results to look through. You can see how other bands represent themselves, where they go, what they earn, and what songs they play.
Think to yourself who wants a band for hire? Examples include weddings, functions, birthdays, corporate events, pubs and clubs etc. Once you know who your target market is you must now establish how you are going to get your message across to them.
Many bands put up a webpage, or list themselves with facebook or myspace which lets people listen to your music and get a sense of who you are.
Unfortunately a lot of people and organisations do not have access to the internet or the time to access it so you may have to do some ringing around and be prepared to have some brochures or flyers with information on the band and a CD or DVD showing you performing some of your songs.
Have you also considered using an agent? They do take a percentage of your earning but it may be worth it if they bring your band in gigs.
When becoming a band for hire, you have to consider whether you are a local band only, or will you go to other cities and states? Being able to travel can give you more opportunities, and more money.
When you’re playing gigs, remember that some will pay better than others. Weddings may pay more money than a club, but performing in a club, even for a small amount, might be better for your band. Weddings and birthday parties will also restrict what songs you can play while a club will give you a chance to perform new songs and see how people react to your music.
If you make the choice to travel further afield, you’ve made a good decision. Any band for hire that is serious about their craft is willing to travel, at least if the money is good. It’s always better to play to a bigger venue than a small pub, not only for the better money, but also to get your music heard by as many people as possible.
Musician Steve R Jones is a writer for the http://www.souldesire.co.uk website. finding a specialist Band For Hire will make all the difference to the success of your event. Find out more about finding an amazing Band For Hire from this site.
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