subject: Promoting Your New Band [print this page] If you are In a new band, you most probably are looking for some place to promote your songs. The offline world is a bit hard to conquer due to the continuously growing competition and not to mention that major gigs only occur once in a blue moon or so and not everyday.
A lot of bands had the same problem. It is hard to promote your own band especially when you are just entering the music scene. However, there are proven ways on how you can make it into the music scene, by using the power of the internet.
If you want to make it quick on the music scene, here are some tips for you to get your band pimped and promoted:
1. Use social networks for music There are a lot of music sharing websites on the net. musicvita.com is a good one to upload your music and maybe tell your friends about your new song, or if you have a gig coming up. You can also make friends with other bands to hitch on some of their gigs. Having connections is really important since it is a major factor for you to get some gigs once in a while.
2. Make music videos and upload them online It is important to have something to entertain users while listening to your song. Some visual stuff could really help.Try to make an interesting video and everything would surely go out well. Remember that people like something visual when listening to music. You just need to research what things could work best.
3. Make a good advertisement On the internet, there are a lot of places where you can advertise your site for free. Try to make advertisements about your extended play CDs, and add some samplers. If users get to hear your songs, they could buy your EP versions. Not only that youll earn, it is a vote for your popularity rank.
4. Join forums It is very similar to using social networks, however, forums really do have user interaction almost all of the time, just put a link to your profile or website in your signature and who knows? Some people might get interested with your music especially if you post quality replies on forums.
With all these in mind, youre on your way to being the next rockstar! Just remember to do the things listed above and of course, continue in making great music.
