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by Traveling Matt
A young bands first gig is always an exciting time. Many hours slogging it out in the garage or rehearsal room finally come to fruition with the offer of a first gig.These days bands usually get a school or party gig or a shared bil...
Seven Tips for Selling More CDs at Your Gigs
Author: Georgina Pearce
You can make money selling CDs and other merchandise at gigsbut not every band does it effectively. Here are some tips to make sure you do.Set up a nice-looking display. Make your merchandise visually appealing and accessible....
Promoting Your Next Gig: Seven Ways to Attract an Audience
Author: Georgina Pearce
Its often the bands responsibility to get the audience to show up to the next gig. Here are seven ways you can get the word out.Advertise early. As soon as youve been booked at an event, get together with your band and design ...
03rd November 2008Author: Jayme Wium
I know a large number of band members and independent musicians around the country, being a muso myself, that all the share the same issues. Firstly we have great talent and each band or artist has their own netwo...
Get More MySpace Plays Fast and Easy!
by Roberto Bell
It is the wish of every music artist to see the single he so worked hard for land on the charts. Now, it can happen quick and easy!MySpace is a great online community that offers an fantastic opportunity for upcoming musicians to be h...
What the Heck Are Modulation Effects Anyway?
By Ben BlakesleyGeorges MusicAs guitar players, were all familiar with the distortion effect, but what about this enigmatic term Modulation Effect? What does it mean, and more importantly, what does it mean for your tone?Modulation in the general sen...
How To Program With Multi-Effects
If You Dont Know How to Tweak Your Sounds, Youre Missing Out on a Lot of What Multieffects Have to Offer But Its Easier Than You Think
By Craig Anderton
Todays multieffects are woefully underutilized, partly because there is so much potential to expl...
by Gyorgy Huba
There are many ways of starting to investigate how to play jazz guitar. Some guitar players see jazz as a way to learn improvisation. Others see jazz guitar as an instrument that accompanies a certain repertoire of songs. But once you ...
Learn How to Play Blues Guitar
10th November 2008Author: Rich_Matthews
Many individuals who want to learn the guitar do so because of a guitar virtuoso they admire. Guitar enthusiasts who want to learn to play the blues often think of stars such as B.B. King. These guitar players,...
