You should livestream your debut gig somehow. Or film it and put it on here.
@poopdick4857 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.
@DBxDAB6 жыл бұрын
“Girlfriend’s of work colleagues”
@ChaseDougie7 жыл бұрын
Can you make a video on practicing as a band for long 1+ sets
@TheMusicLab7 жыл бұрын
What's a long 1+ set?
@ChaseDougie7 жыл бұрын
An hour plus oops LOL
@TheMusicLab7 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...
@SlugAlex7 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.
@cdj42507 жыл бұрын
You have boosted my band a LOT!!!!!!! Thanks so much.
@zackkotzias33047 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.
@TheMusicLab7 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!
@EmazingGuitar7 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
@AaronVlogggs7 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
@deco9777 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!
@TheMusicLab7 жыл бұрын
That sounds awesome! Whats your band?
@deco9777 жыл бұрын
The Music Lab My bands name is Hush! ☺️
@ianmccune65667 жыл бұрын
ROCK REBEL IS HERE!!
@julieftherulies7 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
@TheMusicLab7 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!
@julieftherulies7 жыл бұрын
playing at very small DIY venues is probably best then for building a crowd
@TheMusicLab7 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!
@cdj42507 жыл бұрын
You guys r awesome keep the music lab awesome!!!
@TheDoug21033 жыл бұрын
pretty standard stuff here in the states. everything you said is expected at every gig...
@bobbyfellman5507 жыл бұрын
Have you guys seen socotra there a up and new rock band I think you guys would like them
@salzulli62907 жыл бұрын
So wouldn't it be better to gig frequently, but throughout a good handful of cities rather than all in one?
@TheMusicLab7 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!
@SuperRodriguez066 жыл бұрын
I loved your interview
@calebjackson16217 жыл бұрын
gigedy
@marinorth10637 жыл бұрын
Amazing
@ivyoanhle86164 жыл бұрын
and did you have a chef
@MSHCentral7 жыл бұрын
Have you ever played a gig at leadmill?
@FushiguroMegumi797 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?
@TheMusicLab7 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!
@FushiguroMegumi797 жыл бұрын
Wow thanks so much for the quick reply! Love your videos so glad I found you guys :D
@AaronVlogggs7 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
@poopdick4857 жыл бұрын
Please make a video for people that are new in the industry about copyrighting songs and why they should copywrite songs.
@TheMusicLab7 жыл бұрын
We're waaay ahead of you; kzfaq.info/get/bejne/qtmGZ5Zy1Myppps.html
@poopdick4857 жыл бұрын
The Music Lab I suck.
@SarcasticJack7 жыл бұрын
how to be a corporate sellout? XD jk
@alihart78496 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
@ollycarter98097 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?
@kamikazefalcon26316 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-ef8eo9cp3o6 жыл бұрын
Kamikaze Falcon practice for 4 years and rock it when you can
@jameso92217 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?
@EmazingGuitar7 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
@jameso92217 жыл бұрын
***** oh right thanks
@DatBoiJose5 жыл бұрын
What is your name!
@samhailess7 жыл бұрын
Just a thought, are you gonna sign yourselves to your label?
@TheMusicLab7 жыл бұрын
Potentially, somewhere down the line. Currently we are doing fine on our own!
@KoleCook5 жыл бұрын
Cool video, just wanted to let you know the website link doesn't work!
@lilguillotine5 жыл бұрын
twas 422 WASNT IT?
@thegraveyard88937 жыл бұрын
Are publicity stunts a good way to peak people's curiosity on seeing a new band?
@TheMusicLab7 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!
@alcoyot5 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.
@dragan1767 жыл бұрын
Sell-outs ;)
@willgalloway6557 жыл бұрын
hi
@JakeyBoyRaps5 жыл бұрын
nice video did you sell your tickets online? if you did what website did you sell them on?
@TheMusicLab5 жыл бұрын
We sold them on our own website wearedogmatic.com
@JakeyBoyRaps5 жыл бұрын
@@TheMusicLab cool thanks for your help 👍
@kade7215 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)
@TheMusicLab5 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!
@kade7215 жыл бұрын
@@TheMusicLab Well that's set the bar pretty high. Thanks for the quick reply and advice.
@TheMusicLab5 жыл бұрын
Just an example! 😂 Joe and myself first gigged around the age of 15 but honestly, if you're ready, you're ready!
@kade7215 жыл бұрын
@@TheMusicLab Alright that's a much more comfortable number, thanks again.
@qadiraforde48175 жыл бұрын
GUYS DON'T LISTEN TO HIM CHECK OUT THE I DATED A POPSTAR VIDEO
@ivyoanhle86164 жыл бұрын
did you date a girl
@alcoyot5 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.
@boxtube65335 жыл бұрын
One to two times a year per city, not one to two times total :)