Managing and Promoting Your Cover Band
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In Managing & Promoting Your Cover Band we cover all these subjects and give you the insight into what it takes to achieve your goals in the music business.
This is a downloadable 1-hour audio CD, geared toward cover bands, but just as useful for original bands.
Dave
Mikulskis - Author & Narrator,
of Managing and Promoting Your Cover Band
Dave is the lead singer of Hi Infidelity, one of the most successful and well known cover bands in the Chicago area. Voted Best Male Vocalist three years running by Suburban NiteLife readers, Dave has performed with several tribute bands, been in several musical stage productions such as Guys & Dolls and Godspell, and has written over 50 original songs. On the second release in the 'Roadmap' series, Managing And Promoting Your Cover Band, Dave shares his own strategy and insight on how to turn your own cover band into a successful and fully functioning business.
In this CD, we cover a LOT of information. Dave goes into great detail on all of these subjects.
TRACK 1: GIGS FOR COVER BANDS. WHERE’S
THE MONEY?
• Bars/Clubs
• Outdoor Festivals/Fairs/Family Friendly Events
• Corporate Events
• Weddings
• Know Your Audience
TRACK 2: BUSINESS AND BAND MANAGEMENT
• Manager or democracy
• Getting Members on the Same Page
• Finances
• Who are the players?
• Musicians
• Personalities
• Band Meetings
• Rehearsing
• Set list/repertoire
TRACK 3: LIVE PERFORMANCES
• Equipment
• Instruments
• PA/Lights
• Amps
• Effects
• Transportation
• Scouting Venues
• Sound
• Tones
• Using your engineer vs. a house engineer
• Musicianship
• Stage Presence
• Stage Plots
• Road Crew
• Transportation
• Sound/Lights/Stage
• Do you need these things right away?
TRACK 4: LANDING GIGS
• What do promoters want to hear?
• Pay Scale
• Taking the door vs. a guarantee
• Contracts/Agreements
• Paying the Band
• Meeting and working with bar owners, promoters, event coordinators
• Routing
TRACK 5: BUILDING YOUR FAN BASE
• Promotional Materials
• Merchandise
• Business Cards/Schedules
• Demo CDs/Licensing
• Promo Kits
• Advertising
• Logos
• Web Marketing
• Building a web site
• Web site content
• Mailing and e-mailing lists
TRACK 6: BUILDING A WEBSITE / OTHER
PROMOTIONAL IDEAS
• Domains
• Web Hosting Services
• What should you put on your website
• Email Marketing
• Fan Clubs
• Street Teams
A Roadmap for the Career Musician
Career Musician produces a growing series of insightful educational audio CDs entitled “A Roadmap for the Career Musician.” Each CD is developed and narrated by reputable working professionals in the music business. Our purpose is to provide information and guidance to musicians, songwriters and performers pursuing a career in the music business.