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How To Promote Bands 

Guerrilla Music Marketing Handbook

There's never been a better time to be an independent artist. The rules have changed, and they keep on changing -- for the better. Artists have more power to control their own careers than at any time in history. But change and empowerment can be confusing (especialy when it comes to marketing and sales).

That's why you need this classic guide to low-cost, do-it-yourself music promotion -- now revised and updated.

With this manual, you'll discover that music marketing doesn't have to be expensive to be effective. Whether you're promoting a fast-growing indie label or a one-man or one-woman act from your basement, the Guerrilla Music Marketing Handbook gives you the tools you need to get the maximum bang for your buck!

201 self-promotion ideas for songwriters, musicians and bands.

"The most directly applicable, start-tomorrow, creatively inspiring book I've ever seen on promoting your music!" says Derek Sivers, president of CD Baby.

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How To Promote Bands 

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Here's a glimpse at what you'll get in this new, updated edition:

Section 1: Guerrilla Music Basic Training

3 Simple Steps to Effective Music Marketing. Everyone thinks marketing and sales are confusing and complicated. They really aren't. This chapter makes it easy to wrap your brain around. Read this and you'll never be confused again.

The Power of Goal Setting: A Foolproof Plan for Reaching Your Music Aspirations Faster. Tired of wandering aimlessly through your indie music career? Stop going with the flow and start taking control with this simple goal-setting checklist.

The First 5 Steps to Marketing (and Profiting From) Your Music. This is the foundation upon which all your music marketing activities should be built. If you don't understand these five basic truths, you will continue to struggle. Get the lowdown here.

The #1 Question You Must Answer When Promoting Your Music. Get this one wrong and marketing yourself will be a slow, uphill battle. Get it right and you'll cut through the clutter and make an impact faster.

Section 2: Guerrilla Music Marketing Online

The New Rules of Internet Music Marketing. The Internet has been called the great equalizer. It can be -- but only if you use it correctly. Here's what you need to know about the latest trends and opportunities in online music promotion.

How to Use Blogs and Podcasts to Promote Your Music Online. If you're not using blogs and podcasts (your own and other people's) to marketing yourself online, you're missing a big piece of the action. Use this chapter to get plugged in.

MySpace, YouTube and the Social Media Revolution. The Internet today is an interactive social tool. To succeed with your music, you'll need to know how to use the most popular social media web sites to your advantage. Learn how here.

How One Artist Used the Internet to Sell 12,000 CDs and Quit His Day Job. It's no secret. The online world is a gold mine for independent artists. Find out how one musician made the most of it -- and made a living!

The 6 Most Common Music Web Site Design Mistakes. Slapping a few pages together and throwing them on the web won't cut it. Even if you're a seasoned Internet pro, you're most likely making some critical mistakes with your music web site. This chapter will help you make a stronger impact online.

Section 3: Guerrilla Music Publicity

32 Ways to Promote Yourself, Your Band or Your New Release. This chapter spills over with real-world, creative promotion strategies that songwriters and musicians have used to get noticed. You'll need a highlighter when you read this one.

Killer Press Kits: The 29 Key Elements in Creating Sizzling Music Publicity Materials. How to write press releases, artist bios, cover letters and emails that actually get read. Plus the best ways to present your band photos, press clippings and more -- both online and off.

How to Exploit the Music Media and Get the Widespread Exposure You Deserve. Find out what the music media really looks for when covering new artists ... and why most bands miss the boat. Learn what media hot buttons to push to get exposure.

6 Steps to Getting an Avalanche of Press Coverage. It's not who you know in the music media that matters. How you approach them with your message makes all the difference. This chapter reveals the best ways to do just that.

Section 4: Guerrilla Music Money & Sales

39 Ways to Sell a Lot More of Your CDs, DVDs and Music Merchandise. One solid idea after another on how to boost your CD and merchandise sales. Includes a list of the top web sites and e-commerce channels where you can sell your music worldwide.

The Easiest Way to Make Money in the Music Business. Stop buying into the "starving musician" stereotype. The most properous musicians use this technique to support themselves. Here's what you need to do to thrive in the music business.

25 Ways to Finance Your Next Recording Project, Music Video or Major Equipment Purchase. It's one of the age-old music biz challenges: how to overcome a lack of money. Use these ideas to make, save and raise the extra cash you need.

How to Double Your CD Sales (in 90 Days or Less). Want to sell a lot more of your music? Here's what the smart indie artists are doing to profit from their hard work and creativity.

Section 5: Guerrilla Music Promotion Tactics

13 Low-Cost, High-Impact Music Promotion Ideas That Work. A Baker's dozen (pun intended) ideas to get your wheels turning and your music marketing campaign off and running.

How to Use the Telephone More Effectively to Get Paying Gigs, Radio Airplay and Media Coverage. You might use email, your web site and more to communicate, but at some point you'll have to get on the phone. Don't blow it when you do. Here's what you need to make the most of Mr. Bell's invention.

19 Things You Should Be Doing Right Now to Promote Your Music Better. Musicians who take action get ahead. If you're not doing at least one simple thing every day to promote yourself, you're losing out. Pick something off this list every day!

Often-Overlooked Promotion Strategies You Should Be Using to Market Your Music. Some of the best examples and nuggets of info on how successful indie bands are getting recognition -- and getting ahead!

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Band Promotion Books 

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Band Photos 

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How To Promote Your Band's CDs 

Promoting you cd at shows you play is easy enough, but you want to get heard by more that 100 people that might buy your cd. Think of all the people that will hear you if your cd is for sale at other peoples gigs. You could even do this in places other than your area.

This is called cross promotion. Remember you gotta give a little to get a little. Make deals with other bands to promote their cd's if they will promote yours at their gigs.

You can do this with other bands that you know personally or even search for bands on the internet.

Come up with an agreement for the bands to be contracted to so that no one is hurting the other band. This is about commitments and responsibilities.

Here are some tips for cross promotion.

You want the band to be within your genre. People that listen to your band should want to listen to theirs as well.

You want your cd to be current. No one wants to listen to old music from a band that is not on a major label.

Create a sample cd so that the band you are in cross promotion with can hand it out at shows, or even play it during their breaks.

Be sure that when they are announcing their cd is for sale that they also give you a mention. Make sure you do this for them as well.

Free giveaway are awesome and can get peoples attention. Hand out shirts or don't charge for your sample. This cross promotion can work for everyone if you stick to an agreement that benefits everyone.

Jakob Culver is founder of the website - http://musicentertainmentweb.com and has a solid background in music entertainment.To find out more information about this topic or music entertainment visit: http://musicentertainmentweb.com

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    Playboypunny Playboypunny Jul 20, 2009 @ 2:34 pm
    Nice lens, I have been promoting a band out of Vallejo, Ca, called the SOULFEEDERS! They ROCK!! They are on Myspace.... www.myspace.com/Soulfeeders check them out sometime! And thanks for all the helpfull info.

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