Jump start your band by using the 100+ tips and secrets to avoid the common pitfalls that wreck bands every day. If your band is 6 days old or 6 years old you will find information to make your band work as a team, get more gigs, sell more CDs and build more fans. Most of the books I read about the music industry were written by lawyers, managers, agents, etc. I wanted to put together a book by a musician for musicians. If this was a book about war, these stories are "From the trenches." I wanted to report on what worked, as well as what didn't work.
- Tips on Making a Demo - Tips on recording on a budget, and getting ready for the studio.
- Your Performance - There is more to do at a gig besides making music. Learn how to have a silky smooth gig, and build fans, and sell CDs.
- Marketing Your Band - Many marketing tips including how to make $13 PROFIT on a single T-shirt sale. How to use the Internet and get traffic to your site, how to avoid getting spam, and reviews of tools for your mailing list.
- Getting on the Same Page - The most important step of starting a band
- Getting the Right Musicians - Find out how to speed up the audition process. Read the tips so making your decision will be easy
- Getting Gigs - Working with club owners, as well as in depth reviews of gig resources
- Getting Along - How to keep it together under the pressure of performing, how to spot the trouble signs, and how to work through them
- Explosive Practices - Read tips that will turbo charge your practices
- End Fights About Money - Learn how to handle your money so that arguments are a thing of the past
