I’ve compiled a free ebook on booking a show for your band in cities within a four hour drive of Houston. It lists venues and their contact information as well as some contact templates and basic advice for how to get your band booked. Many of the ideas inside of here were developed through extensive [...]
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How to Book Gigs for your Band: Email Contact Form
July 15, 2009 – 12:33 pm
Most people are uncomfortable with the prospect of contacting a perfect stranger and asking them to give them something. Bands who have never gone through the booking process tend to think this way. Framing this process from a different standpoint, one of a business transaction, might make it easier for bands to stomach. Furthermore, by [...]
Bandcamp: BOOKING PARTY recap
July 14, 2009 – 3:22 pm
Most online tutorials teaching your band how to book shows are missing pertinent information, just like the underwear gnomes. They usually have three steps: 1. select dates and venue, 2. contact venue and then 3. play the show. Hunh? What happened in that second step? How do you contact the venue? What do you even [...]
Bandcamp: BOOKING PARTY
July 8, 2009 – 5:37 pm
At a previous Bandcamp we heard from Gretchen Schmaltz of Western Civilization and Sara Winter of Warehouse Live talk about how to book and promote a show outside of your local market. Still, few bands have taken that knowledge and applied it to booking shows. In speaking with bands we’ve received the same answer: they’re [...]