How do I get my band noticed?
396415
um... a friend of mine gave some advice on getting noticed as a writer once that was 'ass to the chair.'  it's a very similar philosophy.  play your asses off.  get gigs, any gigs.  if you're any good or you get better it will lead to better gigs.  then someday, after a lot of hard work and dedication you'll get noticed.  unless of course you're totally freakin awesome right off the bat... which is an oddity.
314326
Try listening to your local radio station to get the back stage access.  That will usually get you there.  Other wise, wait for them to do a local promo event and get there early.\n\nThat's how I got my CD signed by all the members.\n\nGood luck!
903280
Send emos to yur local radio stations they usually have a time that they play local bands. Local stadiums will sometimes have bands open. Send demo tapes to record companys
45875
get yourself an agent, make a demo record, write letters to producers, record companies, etc. if you can get a demo tape and give it out and tell people, they will listen. its all about p.r.!
903707
The biggest thing is that you all do need to agree on what genre that the band will be.  That is probably the most important thing to keep in mind even before asking the people to be a part of the group.\n\nI have seen first-hand too many times when a musician doesn't like the music they are playing and it hurts the performance.  Skilled musicians can play various genres, but they typically will have a real passion for certain ones.  For a band to really be good (beyond just having good musicians) you need to have people that really "get" the music.  Without that, you only have someone playing notes and not making music.
713983
perhaps try your local churches see if they have this type of  group or if they are looking at starting one. Try local musical theatres where they might perform or try putting up signs on chruch/theatre billboards that you are interested in joining a group.
461374
I have a couple of friends that play gigs throughout town.  You need a following of people.  I would have a mail list set up at your gigs and inform them of when you are playing next.  When you have a big enough following, you can get into places like the Viper Room (in LA) or other places  (depending on your type of music).  These types of places have A&R scouts, managers etc.. \n\nDo everything you can to get the word out.  Go to myspace and start a band following there.  It also is a fast and easy way to let people know where you are gonna be playing..\n\nSending unsolicited tapes are the long shot way of getting a contract simply because there are so many submissions.. most of the time they end up in the trash (unless you are unique sounding or spectacular)..\n\nGood luck..
630314
Put your band on www.mylocalbands.com. That a pretty good sight.
233619
myspace is pretty good for promoting bands.  put fliers up everywhere.  some stores will let you put them at the register.
698969
Check out their MySpace page (below).  Not my kind of music, but they have a lot of tour dates scheduled, so they must have fans.
644625
play the small clubs and develop a following.  Once you have a following, you can play bigger places....then maybe you will get noticed.
778981
Get your club name out in public as much as you can! Make shirts, put up signs, banners, flags, handouts, flyers, anything that you can do to get people to notice your club and find interest in it. Make sure that they are eye catching. hope this helps
1114790
WHERE - At one or two of their gigs, or if they're still in their garage phase, in there. Just fix it up to make the background look like a gig.\n\nHOW - Group pics, pics of each member, action shots if any of them are so inclined. Get closeup enough that there isn't a lot of 'dead space' in the frame, or go artistic and include something close by that is interesting, like spotlight, etc.
1084924
Hit music, search the band you want, then a list of sites will come up. Look through the sites and their music boxes and just click add. ALSO, if you go to a friend's site and they have a song you want, you can just click add on their player.\n\nhttp://www.myspace.com/dingermtb
453326
i'm in the same posistion! my band need's a drummer! anywho,\n  you can start by putting in add in the job section in you local newspaper, your town, and the next town closest to you. and if you are in school, college, high school, exc..you can post flyers or something like that.
547577
You should definitely do it, life is short and all that...but can you and your friends play, and what type of band are you going to be? Hopefully, there's chemistry beyween the members that will make up your band,and the elements , like songwriting, music writing, promoting,etc.,can all be parcelled out without drama.Lots of work , but there is NOTHING like that first live show, even if only a few people show up, the joy of discovery on everyone's faces will more than make up for any problems.Go for it!
30262
Get a .com, & get a MySpace.  Make sure no other band has the same name.\n\nhttp://music.myspace.com