Starting or Joining Your First Band
You have practiced. You think you’re pretty good. You have exposed a few to your musical side. They seem to like it. Now you are ready to break out and make a name for yourself. Whether you’ll be recording rhymes, collaborating with beat-makers, or starting or joining a band, there are several things you can do to get yourself off to a good start. The first is finding the right people to work with. As at any job, working with people you like makes work a lot more fun. Before committing a member to your band, spend some time with them musically. Make sure you play well together. Make sure you get along well together. Enjoying each other’s company, communicating well together, can help you to expand each other’s abilities and creativity. Learn about each other’s musical likes and dislikes. Learn about each other’s visions. Start writing, improvising, free-styling, recording some ideas together, adding rhymes or vocals to some musical tracks.
Recording your own music has never been cheaper or easier. There are many free recording apps available, and others that are reasonably priced and easy to use. Use these tools, refine and save your ideas, so you can build upon them later and turn them into completed songs. You will need a name for your band or a stage name for yourself if you don’t want to use your real name. Pick something that is unique, something that can be found easily using search engines. Using any kind of a common name will make it very difficult for some people to connect with you online. Make sure everyone in the band can juggle their day job, family, and other responsibilities with the rigors of being in a band.
Start performing in public. Perhaps at open mic nights, opening for another artist, or just small performances for friends, however you start performing, it is important that you get used to performing in front of people. These first small shows will help you fine-tune your live performances and start get you established as a musical force in your area.
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