Be profesional, energetic and engaging. Nothing worse than a band that stands on stage staring at thier feet. Also tell your guitar player to tune his guitar before the set, or get an inline tuner with a mute function.
Up here in Alaska, but the only problem is that it was set up at the last minute and wasn't advertised on the fliers (we're opening for a snowboard movie). The audience won't have expected us, but our style of music should cater well to them. What should we do as a band to get people who don't know about us to like us and get our name out? Thanks!
Be profesional, energetic and engaging. Nothing worse than a band that stands on stage staring at thier feet. Also tell your guitar player to tune his guitar before the set, or get an inline tuner with a mute function.
And if you are playing any covers, play one's people know and you play well. It's harder for people to listen to music they don't know from a band they don't know.
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Call Yer Band "Ike Isley & Da Icecubes"!!!!!!!
"FEEL DA GROOVE & PLAY IT FORWARD..."
"BEAUTY IS IN THE EARS OF THE BEHOLDER ,
ENJOY IT ALL,,, MY BROTHERS & SISTERS"
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"PHROGGE'S AQUARIAN ARMY"
LEGEND IN MY OWN MIND
& FORCE BEHIND DA
"PHX AZ LEGEND OF DA ZYDECO GROOVE VEST"
(AND OTHER TOYZ) INCLUDING PIZZABOX SNARE DRUM
IT'S ALL ABOUT DA SHOW !!!!!
normally I would say, get some beer bottle openers with your band logo and website printed on em and hand em out. people throw cards and stuff away but they tend to hang on to bottle openers.
in this case, you dont have time to do all of that. I would say, find someone, preferably a smokin hot chick to go out and gather email addresses so you can add the people to your mailing list, if you dont have one, get one.
if you have anything else available, business cards, tshirts anything with your band name / website on it... give a bunch of em away at the show.
otherwise all you can do last minute is just plug your band as much as you can while you're on stage.......... "thanks for coming out , we are (instert band name)"
First, congrats on the gig.
Second, remember that the crowd is coming for the movie, not you. So, don't interfere with the main event by being late, running over your time, etc.
Finally, give 'em a good performance. Simple, play music they'll know, and not too loud (if they're deaf they won't enjoy the movie). If the crowd thinks you're having fun, then they'll have fun too. Wrap it up by plugging something like your next date.
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