@Fr3akymet4l 7 жыл бұрын
Please film your gigs! Or at least some songs :)
@lolcatz2521 7 жыл бұрын
You should livestream your debut gig somehow. Or film it and put it on here.
@poopdick485 7 жыл бұрын
Matt Russell Actually, having a website that bands/artists do Livestreams of their concerts would be awesome! Except there would be a lot of flaws.
@DBxDAB 6 жыл бұрын
“Girlfriend’s of work colleagues”
@ChaseDougie 7 жыл бұрын
Can you make a video on practicing as a band for long 1+ sets
@TheMusicLab 7 жыл бұрын
What's a long 1+ set?
@ChaseDougie 7 жыл бұрын
An hour plus oops LOL
@TheMusicLab 7 жыл бұрын
Unless you're headlining a venue to a few thousand people, I'd keep the sets under an hour. The standard is normally 30 mins for support, 45 for headliner. Although 'pub gigs' tend to break this by giving one band a tonne of time, as they are used to covers bands...
@SlugAlex 7 жыл бұрын
The Music Lab lol, what are you talking a bout??? my family has been in the business for decades, and 90 minutes is the norm for my godmothers band at any place they have played in Europe. Trust me, it wasn't for thousands of people. If you plan on getting paid a decent amount, it seems like 2 times 45 minutes, or one set of 90 is standard.
@cdj4250 7 жыл бұрын
You have boosted my band a LOT!!!!!!! Thanks so much.
@zackkotzias3304 7 жыл бұрын
If you're only selling tickets to family and friends, how do you get new fans from gigs? While I agree selling out a show is awesome (and potentially very profitable), doing it this way doesn't offer much room for gaining fans. I think this is where opening for well- known bands is good for bands.
@TheMusicLab 7 жыл бұрын
By saying you sold out your first gig, And therefore proving you can move tickets you're far more likely to get great support slots! Create yourself a solid fanbase from people you know, then focus on growing it!
@EmazingGuitar 7 жыл бұрын
Zack Kotzias go to other local shows and sell tickets at other bands shows, great way to sell tickets to the right audience
@AaronVlogggs 7 жыл бұрын
Something I've seen in Bristol is a company called the MJR Group who put on big shows for touring bands, they're always putting on Bristol bands for their shows
@deco977 7 жыл бұрын
I really enjoyed this episode! Do love the rocking chair, it's an ace venue! My new band recently played our debut gig, we headlined Leadmill and sold out the small room. Not exactly sure how we managed it but it was incredible!
@TheMusicLab 7 жыл бұрын
That sounds awesome! Whats your band?
@deco977 7 жыл бұрын
The Music Lab My bands name is Hush! ☺️
@ianmccune6566 7 жыл бұрын
ROCK REBEL IS HERE!!
@julieftherulies 7 жыл бұрын
To me it makes more sense to play a bunch of gigs as you start out and build up a crowd. If you want to play for your friends and family just throw a house party
@TheMusicLab 7 жыл бұрын
Problem is, it's so hard to build up a crowd if you cant prove youre a great ticket seller! Far less opportunities!
@julieftherulies 7 жыл бұрын
playing at very small DIY venues is probably best then for building a crowd
@TheMusicLab 7 жыл бұрын
Yeah!.. Just make sure to (Un- obnoxiously) shout about it on social media to get the attention of the right people, although I get that's a lot harder to do that I make it sound!
@cdj4250 7 жыл бұрын
You guys r awesome keep the music lab awesome!!!
@TheDoug2103 3 жыл бұрын
pretty standard stuff here in the states. everything you said is expected at every gig...
@bobbyfellman550 7 жыл бұрын
Have you guys seen socotra there a up and new rock band I think you guys would like them
@salzulli6290 7 жыл бұрын
So wouldn't it be better to gig frequently, but throughout a good handful of cities rather than all in one?
@TheMusicLab 7 жыл бұрын
Yeah, as long as you make sure to really try and fill each and every gig! Obviously hometown shows are going to be easier and fuller, but it helps to try everywhere!
@SuperRodriguez06 6 жыл бұрын
I loved your interview
@calebjackson1621 7 жыл бұрын
gigedy
@marinorth1063 7 жыл бұрын
Amazing
@ivyoanhle8616 4 жыл бұрын
and did you have a chef
@MSHCentral 7 жыл бұрын
Have you ever played a gig at leadmill?
@FushiguroMegumi79 7 жыл бұрын
Can you do a video on where would be best to do a debut gig? and If you can't organize your own, how to get on a gig if you don't have any live recording but have an EP?
@TheMusicLab 7 жыл бұрын
You don't need any recordings to get gigs, live or studio. You can just contact local promoters!... That being said if you wanted to set one up yourself just pick a good venue in your city that holds 80-100 people!
@FushiguroMegumi79 7 жыл бұрын
Wow thanks so much for the quick reply! Love your videos so glad I found you guys :D
@AaronVlogggs 7 жыл бұрын
Something I've been curious about for a while is how do you play other cities when you're a small band but following these steps of playing a small amount of shows because like you said it's hard for a support band to gain a lot of buzz about their band because they're not the headliner but in other cities you may not have many contacts there who can come to your show so it would be a bad idea to headline as you wouldn't be able to cover your costs
@poopdick485 7 жыл бұрын
Please make a video for people that are new in the industry about copyrighting songs and why they should copywrite songs.
@TheMusicLab 7 жыл бұрын
We're waaay ahead of you; kzfaq.info/get/bejne/qtmGZ5Zy1Myppps.html
@poopdick485 7 жыл бұрын
The Music Lab I suck.
@SarcasticJack 7 жыл бұрын
how to be a corporate sellout? XD jk
@alihart7849 6 жыл бұрын
Which venue was your debut gig at out of interest? I'm in a band based in Sheffield and am looking to start gigging soon
@ollycarter9809 7 жыл бұрын
I'm still in school, so quite a lot of my social media followers and fans may not be able to come. Should I live stream it to please fans or hold out to try and force up ticket sales?
@kamikazefalcon2631 6 жыл бұрын
Ok so I'm 14 and I can't go into bars(or pubs if you're not in America)so I don't know what to do
@user-ef8eo9cp3o 6 жыл бұрын
Kamikaze Falcon practice for 4 years and rock it when you can
@jameso9221 7 жыл бұрын
can yous do a video about copyrighting music? my band and i are releasing an ep and we just want to make sure everything is secure about it first so we dont get fucked over haha thanks and you lads looking forward to new royal blood chunes?
@EmazingGuitar 7 жыл бұрын
James O at a very low monthly payment Distrokid can get your music copyrighted and can also handle licensing for you music as well. AND they also distribute your music to iTunes, Spotify and 100 other music outlets and you keep 100% of your royalties
@jameso9221 7 жыл бұрын
***** oh right thanks
@DatBoiJose 5 жыл бұрын
What is your name!
@samhailess 7 жыл бұрын
Just a thought, are you gonna sign yourselves to your label?
@TheMusicLab 7 жыл бұрын
Potentially, somewhere down the line. Currently we are doing fine on our own!
@KoleCook 5 жыл бұрын
Cool video, just wanted to let you know the website link doesn't work!
@lilguillotine 5 жыл бұрын
twas 422 WASNT IT?
@thegraveyard8893 7 жыл бұрын
Are publicity stunts a good way to peak people's curiosity on seeing a new band?
@TheMusicLab 7 жыл бұрын
Yeah, totally! You just have to be clever with what you do, sometimes it can seem attention seeking/cheesy/insensitive and that can really backfire!
@alcoyot 5 жыл бұрын
What is this cycle where people are playing live in front of an audience but not gaining more fans? That makes no sense. Even if there are fewer people, at every single gig, there should be at least some. Even if there's just one person, that should be one more fan that you gain. If you're playing in front of audiences and people aren't liking it, do you really think that, its the performing that's the issue? Like wow, nobody liked my music, that's because I was not playing to enough people? wtf.
@dragan176 7 жыл бұрын
Sell-outs ;)
@willgalloway655 7 жыл бұрын
hi
@JakeyBoyRaps 5 жыл бұрын
nice video did you sell your tickets online? if you did what website did you sell them on?
@TheMusicLab 5 жыл бұрын
We sold them on our own website wearedogmatic.com
@JakeyBoyRaps 5 жыл бұрын
@@TheMusicLab cool thanks for your help 👍
@kade721 5 жыл бұрын
What age would you reckon a good age would be to start doing gigs? (I'm in a school band atm and we only really play at the school)
@TheMusicLab 5 жыл бұрын
I don't think, provided you can get gigs, that you should stop yourself because of your age! A band local to us were gigging since they were 12 and had signed to a major label before they were 18! Don't let it stop you!
@kade721 5 жыл бұрын
@@TheMusicLab Well that's set the bar pretty high. Thanks for the quick reply and advice.
@TheMusicLab 5 жыл бұрын
Just an example! 😂 Joe and myself first gigged around the age of 15 but honestly, if you're ready, you're ready!
@kade721 5 жыл бұрын
@@TheMusicLab Alright that's a much more comfortable number, thanks again.
@qadiraforde4817 5 жыл бұрын
GUYS DON'T LISTEN TO HIM CHECK OUT THE I DATED A POPSTAR VIDEO
@ivyoanhle8616 4 жыл бұрын
did you date a girl
@alcoyot 5 жыл бұрын
If your band is essentially not performing at all. (1-2x) per year, and I guess relying only on online marketing to have people here your recording.. I guess it doesn't really matter why even bother with all this. You're only playing a live show once in a while, you're not really a live performing band.
@boxtube6533 5 жыл бұрын
One to two times a year per city, not one to two times total :)
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