Rock. Love. Revolution - Part 2

For the Musicians/Bands/Artists:

This is a writeup which my bandmate Terry found out on the net...plus i have added few of my views:

By: renegademusic

I have repeatedly posted this bulletin. If you think I don't know what I am talking about. Then you don't know what you're talking about! Please use this Info, take it to heart. To be a working Musician this is the best advice you could ever get. This old hippie is just trying to get an important point across.Print This and Post It At Your Band Practice Place!


1. If you're band is playing a show, get there early and stay late to support all the bands on the bill. If you guys don't support each other, then how can you expect anyone else to? Don't sit in your van until it's time to play your set, then race out with your gear immediately after.

2. You need to bring people out for your shows. Friends, family, people you don't even really like. It doesn't matter. There are very few places that allow original musicians to play. It's hard enough to convince a bar owner to allow original bands to play. The only way it can continue is to show the bar that it's working and the bands are bringing people out for it. All a bar owner sees is if this is making them money in order to stay in business. If they don't make money, then they close their doors, and another venue closes for good. This is their livelihood and the way they feed their family. If original music isn't working. They're not gonna continue it.

3. If your band doesn't have a show scheduled one night, but a couple bands you know of are playing. Come out and support them! Bands need to come out when they're not playing and support other musicians who are playing. Bring copies of your band's CD, talk it up with the bands playing that night, trade shows with them, and just market your band in general to people who are there at the show.

4. The scene can only exist if you create it. You can't go to a bar and just expect it to be packed with people eagerly awaiting to listen to new music. People are skeptical and chances are they already think you suck before you go on. So you gotta get up there and play and change their minds. Talk to them and pass out burned copies of your CD's for them to take with them. Get their email address from them and build up an email list to announce your shows. Not everyone is on myspace, although it's a
great tool to use, not everyone checks their bulletins regularly.

5. One of the biggest reasons people do enjoy local music is because they can get to know the band individually. They can attach themselves to this smaller band and make it their own. They know they can go to their shows, enjoy some drinks with them, and build up a relationship with them. That's
what starts a scene and that's what needs to exist in order for original music to survive.

6. Don't sit back and say "Why aren't people coming to our shows". Chances are people don't know who the hell you are. Spread the word. A 100 pack of CD-R's are cheap enough. Burn copies of them and pass them out. Even if it's only a 3 song sampler. Give a copy to the kid working the drive thru at Wendy's or pumping your gas at BP. Sure, everyone wants to press some legit CD's and look professional, but that costs money and then you need to sell them to make the money back. Then you're asking people to buy your CD when they don't even know you. If you hand them a simple burned
copy, chances are they will throw it in their CD player in the car and check you out.

7. Early, is on time! On time, is late! Be at the venue when you're
supposed to be, ready to play!

We work hard at this, just as you work hard at
being a band and making music. There's no one person who works harder than
anyone else involved in this scene. Everyone plays some type of crucial
part. The kid who goes out and flyer's, the bands who create music, the
promoters who pull it together, the venues who thankfully still allow this
to go on. They're all equal. This doesn't work without everyone pulling
together to make this something that people want to be a part of. If we're
putting on great shows and spreading the word out to people who might not
have an interest in listening to original music, it may change their minds.

As a musician for over 35yrs every word was worth repeating. You younger
cats get a grip on all of this stuff, like now. Your Band or or Name rides
on knowing this stuff, and use all of it, ti's great advice so use it!

That was it from Him. And it seemed to have coered almost everything..

However i would like to add a few things from India's point of view:

1. Its time all bands started being open minded and support each other...be it Hindi, Metal, or an language..if you don't like it, dont go for their show..but dont bad mouth them...its not cool!

2. Want to spread your songs? strike a deal with other bands...you play their songs during shows and they play yours..make a compilation of all the local bands and spread it during shows...that way more audience gets to hear more bands including..

3. Please understand that there is no competition between bands...your biggest competitor is the general mentality of people to not accept original music and free downloads...

I have grown up in music with my bandmates and best buddies Adi, Alok and Terry and I know they are the best musicians I could have ever worked with..although we have our own share of ups and downs but we never give up...and thats what keeps us going :-) And thats all a Band needs...to not give up!

Listen to our music online at - www.myband.co.in/RADIO

And do support us when we come out with our first album!!:-)