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New Wave and your Indie Band I’m reading this book Talking To Girls About Duran Duran by Rob Sheffield and it got me really thinking about the power of new wave and the long term effects that it has had on the music industry and what we could learn from these artists. There was something...
This is one that seems like it should be obvious but which never gets the respect or attention it deserves, band names and logos. As much as we might not want to admit it a band name or logo can make or break a band. There are of course exceptions to this rule, bands with...
Something I find very frustrating is the common musicians unwillingness to build their personal brand. I guess the thing that drives me crazy is that aren’t musicians supposed to be self centered? Yet they don’t want to take the time to produce the regular content that is needed to guarantee long term success. A lot...
Something that a lot of people have brought up to me recently has been my Facebook presence, hell, my social media presence n general. It’s extremely different from a lot of other peoples out there and not just because I have a weird super intense lifestyle. Rather it is because I direct my social media...
Part of why people are so hesitant to hire within the music industry is that this is a notoriously unreliable industry and not only that but once you get someone who is actually worth a damn in terms of work ethic then they also need to have connections. It’s extremely hard to find someone who...
by MATT BACON > KISS! KISS is another one of those bands who have had a huge impact on the industry, their impeccable branding and willingness to break into just about every sector of the entertainment industry has proven that they are one of the most important bands of the modern era. Sure they are...
by MATT BACON > So one thing that I think a lot of bands struggle with, even if they don’t want to admit it is the all important band photo. Band photos are the sort of thing most of us think is pretty cut and dry, you get together in front of a camera and...
by MATT BACON > So an issue I’ve been running into lately and that I’ve had to talk to a lot of bands about is figuring out how to help bands avoid corniness in their social media posts. It’s a tricky thing to be sure. No one wants to be viewed as a try hard...
How To Act Like An Extravagant Rock Star… On A Budget! Some of the outlandish things that bands can splurge for can seem insane, to say the least. Sometimes, the most extravagant things they come out with are so unique or off the wall that they’re the ones that really get people talking. From creating...
