THE BASICS 1. 1.   Never leave promotion to the other guy. Bands should promote as if the promoter will do nothing.  Promoters shouldn’t count on the band or label. 2. Know your market or hire/b

Dress the part and know what you want to achieve. Don't do led zeppelin in a cowboy hat, and don't do blues in a Kiss costume. And definitely don't look like you just woke up or ju

These suggestions are specifically for bands and musicians, but the same  ideas apply to any music-related business, nightclub/bar/restaurant Launching a site is just a part of it. List it in

Research. Save yourself the time, money and aggravation of not having your calls returned by finding out what type of format the club caters to in advance. Find out what bands usually

~What You Get, What You Gotta Spend~ 1) A Musician or Band’s Source of Income: a) Live Performance Fees b) Sales of your own recording OR c) Record Label Recording Contract Roy

THIS CONTRACT, entered into on this __th day of , 2      , is for the personal services of the Musician(s) for the performance described below. The undersigned employer and the undersigned musician

AGREEMENT made this __  day of , year____  between (hereinafter designated as "Publisher")  and   (hereinafter individually, jointly, and/or severally designated as "Writer(s)").