Get booked for shows1/10/2024 ![]() Booking agents and venue managers want to see that you have a movement. Let’s just be real right now – numbers matter. USE SOCIAL MEDIA TO ATTRACT BOOKING AGENTS Don’t expect to get booked for anything if you’re using your personal Facebook page as your primary method of displaying your art to the world. You’re competing with hundreds of thousands of other artists out there. It has to be highly professional and modern. There needs to be a central online hub where a regular person can go to learn everything about you and your artistry. Just think of it from a booking agent’s perspective. Before I started blasting my music out, I made sure that I had all of these assets ready to go. Being on point with all of these digital assets are what sets you apart from mediocrity. Bad visual branding, no personal website, inconsistency across social media profiles, low quality videos, non-existent online following, no e-mail marketing, etc. Aside from their music being bad, there’s a dozen other things that are bad too. So let’s get back to the amateurs for a minute. Find a designer to create a logo and visual branding elements.For me to create my site, I had to do a lot of work first. The reason why so many artists fail to have their own official site is either because they are flat out lazy, or because they don’t have any valuable assets to put on their website to begin with. There’s really no excuse if you don’t have your own website in 2015. Websites are very affordable and easy to create in today’s advanced technical world. It’s simple, slick, effective, and communicates my musical style within the design elements. Mine, in the example shown above, is nothing really too extravagant. This is the easiest way for a booking agent to know you’re the real-deal legit. VISUAL BRANDING – CREATE AN OFFICIAL WEBSITE Guess what I was doing? I was in my room teaching myself how to play the “Eruption” guitar solo by Eddie Van Halen. When I was a kid growing up, my boys on the block would be playing football and stick ball in the streets. On the guitar tip, I’ve never had one lesson. ![]() On the singing tip, I’ve invested thousands of hours (and dollars probably) of my own money and time into professional vocal training.įortunately, I was able to learn from one of the greats, a legend in the game, Craig Derry. Related Read: Check out the best recording studios in NYC. You have to invest and develop yourself!!! As we all know, labels used to have an artist development budget. I also promise you, that I definitely didn’t just pick up a guitar one day and start ripping solos. I promise you, I didn’t just step into the studio one day and start recording full records. Well, maybe not suck, but surely not as polished as I am now. Many people do not know how far I’ve come. You must have a rock solid foundation before you can build a house… They are so eager to get out into the world and chase their dream, but they didn’t invest enough time and effort in developing their craft. The reality behind all of that chatter and noise is that most of the aspiring artists, rappers, and producers you meet are amateurs. ![]() “Oh you sing? Yeah, yeah, I sing too” Or my favorite, “Oh you sing? I rap and shit. They’ll hit you with the classic “let’s work” line… Almost every person you meet (especially in New York) does something related to music. Let’s face it – everyone’s “talented” these days. YOU WON’T GET BOOKED FOR SHOWS WITHOUT TALENT Here’s how I got booked for my first international show without trying. With social media and the internet becoming such a prevalent instrument, I decided to stop chasing and start attracting. All I need to do is build a movement, focus on creating online content, and people will catch on organically. Then I realized: I don’t chase women, so why am I chasing the industry? When I was 19 years old, one so called major “producer” actually tried to get me to co-sign a luxury car for him just based on the fact that I had a squeaky clean credit score. I like so many others, allowed myself to be taken advantage of by sleazy music industry parasites. Blind, confused, and desperate to share my talents. “ Be the flame that attracts the moth, not the moth that chases the flame.” – Giacomo Casanova But first, ask yourself… Are You The Moth, Or The Flame? Follow these steps, and you’ll get booked without even trying. In this article, I am going to explain how to get booked for shows as an independent singer / songwriter. ![]()
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