Just heard about this site. It has a limited reach at this point, but it looks interesting.
GigMaven is currently available for NY, LA, Chicago, San Francisco, Boston and Ohio and are looking to expand further. For more information check out the GigMaven website
If you’re interested in the book Socialnomics you can buy it HERE at amazon.com
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One band I was in made a nice chunk of change by finding products that were inexpensive to make, and then sold them for a small fee. In my case it was sunglasses that cost $1.00 to make and we sold for $2. We sold over 500 pairs one summer. I found a new product that fits this criteria. The product is temporary tattoos. You can have 1000 tattoos created for $89. That means your cost is about .09 each. You could then sell these for $1 and if you sold 10 of these a show you would make $9.1 profit. Granted these are small 1.5″ X 1.5″ tattoos and you could get bigger sizes for more money. For example a 3″ X3″ has a #20 cost. You can still sell these for $1 and make over .60 in profit.
The best part of these is they are temporary. It’s a way for fanatic fans to show their support at the gig, and best of all they can do it again and again and again.
You could have your logo (and website) put on to the tatto0, and sell these on breaks. Don’t just think this could work for a punk band. You can use this for any band as they are temporary. For more information go to www.musicianscooler.com/temptattoo
UPDATE: Use the coupon code cooler5 to get 5% off your order (which adds to your profit margin).
A while back I made a video about how you can save time looking through classfified ads by subscribing to the RSS feed of your results (see video below).
One of the sites I mentioned ( backpage.com ) has been growing steadily over the years and is now in over 400 cities. While these are still US specific, the interesting thing is they are getting more niche. Some of the cities listed in Ohio are not your typical “Akron, Canton, Cleveland Columbus” listings. They now include mansfield (everyone together Where?).
If you’re looking to sell gear, or find a band member backpage.com might be a place to look.
I have said it over and over, using free tools on the Internet is fine if it is something that enhances your website. However, you do not base your core tools on something free.
A recent article explains how “Law enforcement officials” just shut down Burstnet client, Blogetery.com which offered free and paid services for more than 73,000 blogs. If you read the small print on their site they have every right to do this if they feel it warrented (and apprently this is that case).
People may have lost YEARS of information, and now when your fans go to yoru website they will find nothing. They will have nothing that says “We’ve moved – find us over here.” They will find nothing. Welcome back to square one.
Instead you can get website hosting for $10 or less (if you muy more up front it’s cheaper – going all the way down to $4.95). Your website is THE backbone of your music career. Facebook, Twitter, MySpace, all should be pointing to your website where people can sign up to your mailing list, buy your CDs, check your calendar, and contacnt the band.
If a booking agent see that your band won’t invest $10 a month in your band, do you think they’re willing to invest in you?
I understand FREE is great. I love free. I just won’t rely on, or put anything super important on a free service (and you shouldn’t either).
I like the singer Pink. I never would’ve thought when she first came on the scene as the “Anti-Brittany” that she actually has talent. With this in mind, I’m confused as to why she is going so far out of her way to put herself in danger. This backfired this week in Germany as you will see this system that is supposed to pull her over the crowd, apparently flung her into something it wasn’t supposed to do. To this Pink said “Ow that hurt like a M#ther F*#er.”
Putting on a good show is important, but putting yourself in danger is something that should not be taken lightly.
Watcher her performance at the Grammy’s 2010. I truly buy this song on her performance alone. I hear the passion in her voice, and I enjoy it. This is why I’m not sure why she has to strip down to almost nothing, try to drown herself and pull herself 50 feet into the air.
It makes for an impressive (obviously not lip synced) performance. But is it truly needed?
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I did a podcast about rolling with the punches. Here is a great example where Slash gets attacked on stage, his guitar is broken, and he just rolls with it. The attack happens about the 1:15 mark.
I love a good attitude. But this drummer apparently did not get enough hugs growing up.
This is amazing. You watch this poor dude bite the dust time and time again. If nothing else, he has learned the art of rolling when he hits the ground to lesson the chance of broken bonaes (although his arm is pretty messed up at the end of this). What does this have to do with music? As the old line goes, “How do you get to Carnegie hall?” PRACTICE.
