"Chel van Gennip" wrote in message
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Internet visibility does help to get contracts for performances. For this
recordings of live events on the site do help a lot. A lot of music helps
more. For unlisted artists a good way to sell CD's is at live events. Many
listed artists do sell most of their CD's at live events too. To me this
seems logical, hundreds of potential buyers gathered in a sales situation
does help. It is also important to organize CD sales at events so that
waiting times are not too long.
Absolutely. Using the net to keep your fan base informed of where you're
going to be is a great idea, and it's a good place to even announce that
you're going to be going the extra mile with maybe the first 50 people
getting free CDs, etc. It's also an excellent idea to have CD release
parties that give a crowd a live performance whilst giving ticket buyers a
little "party bag" that includes tickets for future performances and a CD,
old or new. The more you can do for your fans, the better your fan response
will be. Even doing a mailing list, (not asking for their information at a
club with a stupid list), allows a group/artist to do extra things for their
fans, like downloads of a particularly good live performance if the fan
wants it. There are many methods to interact with the fan base, but the
point is to interact. Keep your base involved with your efforts and make
them know they are one of the reasons for your progression into bigger and
better events. When it comes down to moving to larger venues, make certain
that its possible for them to get tickets cheaper than the average joe.
Make being a part of your musical family important.
I wouldn't go so far as to buy everyone dinner, but....! g
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Roger W. Norman
SirMusic Studio
On Tue, 06 Jul 2004 14:57:16 +0200, Roger W. Norman wrote:
Obviously the point is that one simply can't make music and put it up on
the net and make money. But one can almost always sell some CDs if one
wants to position themselves to bring the crowd into the fray and become
part of the experience.
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Chel van Gennip
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