How To Get Booked for Gigs

With the Hipnotik 2013 Youth Festival having just passed by, I am sure as an artist you are wondering how those artists present got the gig; what criteria is used to pick performing artists.

Well, after consulting specialists in the field I gathered a few tips:

Courtesy of boathouse.co.uk

• When approaching a booker of a live venue consider "Why do clubs book certain acts and not others?" In other words, are there certain things that clubs look for in the acts they book, and if so, what is the criterion to get a gig at a live venue? For starters, the bottom line for a venue owner is that they need to make a living at their profession, and the only way they can do that is to book acts that fill the club. So any artist wishing to get booked should do an inventory of their talents and accomplishments and make a list of impressive data to present to the bookers.

 

Mixtape 101

We exist in a world where everyone thinks they are a music artist and should release a mixtape / album. I came accross a few pointers recently on the web.

Source : RapRehab

Presently the Mixtape market is very over saturated. There are too many mixtape projects being released freely into the marketplace without any defined purpose or mission. The end result is nothing but clutter!

CLUTTER MUSIC equals Sub par, mediocre, throw away music. And this is what most rappers are putting on their mixtapes.

“Clutter music” clogs up the market place and brings down the intrinsic and monetary value of other quality music in it’s lane.

The sad thing is that most indie rappers have no idea why they’re giving away their music for free. They are just following everyone else. SMH.

And the fact is that Most Rap fans don’t want FREE music. They want GOOD music that appeals to their emotions. And they will pay for it if it’s marketed right.

There’s a big difference between FREE music & GOOD music and some rappers confuse the two. Give the fans what they want and they’ll show support.

Make Money Without Releasing an Album

You have no album to sell yet?

Or you do have one but feel music is not selling well in the country yet?

Well we gathered up a few tips on how to make money as a musician. With no album whatsoever!

Qibho Intalektual

1. Build rapport with the fans.

These are the people that support you, and buy your product. Tweet them, update FB fan pages often, collect email addresses. Repeat!

Qibho Intalektual updates his fans through his FB page often. He makes them laugh; he involves them in his everyday adventures. AKA in SA has regular Q&A sessions on twitter with his fans.

Doing this in return continues to grow you following further.