Guide to getting and playing better gigs
Advice On Starting A Band
Whether you're contemplating putting together a singing/vocal band, rock band, hip-hop/rap group or Rolf Harris tribute band the same principles apply. Work, work, and more work. Don't expect your rise to stardom to be nice and easy because no matter what road you take it's hard work. So now you've been warned, the first thing you want to think about is who do you want in this group? It's always best to select people that are supportive of your same ideas. It's called "vision". If you and your partners have the same "vision" for the band there's a much better chance that you'll succeed in accomplishing you goals. So … write your vision down on paper and discuss it with all your band members. If the vision is to sing at the local talent competition then you have to be ready to do whatever it takes to do that. I'm sure you've heard of the group "Destiny's Child". Well the group had four young ladies ready to tour and then record/release a CD. They'd practiced and were ready and began to tour (a crucial part of their new careers) but there were many "gigs" to play many places to sing and there was lots of work ahead. After the first leg of the tour one of the girls left to go home, she said she was tired and may not have been committed to going the distance, she never returned to be a part of the Band. "Destiny's Child" went on to gross millions in record sales as a threesome and is now a top selling act, but it took lots of work, and they lost someone along the way. It's a sacrifice … and you've got to be willing to work, it's almost like a marriage.
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