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  2 0 Forming good relationships with other bands can also really help. Chances are, they have some friends of their own who could potentially be into what you're doing, and vice versa. So reach out to some bands who might be in a similiar position and book a show with them, even a small DIY sort of thing. Then both bands will have the opportunity to play in front of a new group of faces. Megan Seling answered in Music Panel over 2 years ago | Report 1 comment by OR… 0 0 Thank you both for your thoughtful answers. I appreciate your time and ideas. OR commented over 2 years ago | Report Enter your comment or ask a new question New comments are not being accepted at this time.

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  2 0 Friends and family are always the best place to start. Don’t be afraid to ask them to help you. Ask your close friends to each invite 5 friends/co-workers to one of your shows. If you are good, they will keep coming back. I suggest that any new band sits down as a group and discusses their goals and what they want to accomplish in 4 month blocks. Write it down and then you have something to gauge your success (or failures) by. When your first getting going maybe the list includes writing a set worth of material or booking our first show. You never know what everyone in the band is thinking and when you have common goals they are easier to achieve. The other thing this allows is division of labor. You divide the responsibilities depending on everyone's skill set. One person handles booking, another takes care of all the social networks and blogging, another goes out a lot and tries to meet and make friends with other bands, etc. A lot of work for one person but doable if you split it up. Depending on your goals, if your band mates are not willing to do that work then they may not be the people you want to be in a band with. The days of someone else doing it for you are long gone and the more you learn how to do this kind of stuff the better you will be set for your entire music career whether it is with this band or another. Ben London answered in Music Panel over 2 years ago | Report 1 comment by OR… 0 0 Thank you both for your thoughtful answers. I appreciate your time and ideas. OR commented over 2 years ago | Report Enter your comment or ask a new question New comments are not being accepted at this time.

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  0 0 All the stuff Megan and Ben say here is really smart. Megan's point about building relationships with other bands is really right on, and I would take it even further. Not only bands, but artists, venues, labels, etc -- find people that are doing things that you think are cool and let them know and try to get involved. This will take time but building these relationships is wholly worthwhile -- not only for whatever band you are currently working on but for future bands / projects as well. Nicolas Heliotis answered in Music Panel over 2 years ago | Report Comment on this answer Enter your comment or ask a new question New comments are not being accepted at this time.

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