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How to Calm Your Nerves Before a Show

Mike Wright

Aug 21, 2012, Building Your Brand, SongCast University
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In many ways, performing a gig is a lot like a having big job interview, or taking your first driving test. The spotlight is focused solely on

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Top 5 Things to Do Before Releasing Your Album

Mike Wright

Jul 3, 2012, Building Your Brand, Digital Distribution, Marketing & Promotion, SongCast University
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Bands and musicians tend to get so excited about their latest work that they can’t wait to release it, which can lead to jumping the gun

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How Venue Bookers Can Be a Huge Help

Mike Wright

May 28, 2012, Digital Distribution, Marketing & Promotion, SongCast University
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You’ve spent countless hours planning a 20 date spring and summer tour. You’ve toiled over finding the venues, emailing back and forth to confirm

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How to Get Your Gigs Listed Online

Mike Wright

May 15, 2012, Digital Distribution, Marketing & Promotion, SongCast University
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Independent musicians will often search for the most effective way on how to sell music. That’s just the independent musician’s way.

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Get the Gig: Holiday Parties

Mike Wright

Sep 21, 2011, SongCast University
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As an indie artist, you should make every effort to continuously expand your audience. A great way to reach new fans is through performing at

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If you are a guy that sits in the corner on a bar stool banging on a 12 string while staring at the guitar, you may be right, but to "hold the audience" it doesn't matter what kind of guitar you have. You have to be an ENTERTAINER. Check out an old Roy Clark video. After telling a couple jokes he makes faces while playing like it's the hardest thing any human could attempt...even though he could do it one handed while eating a peanut butter and jelly sandwich with the other. ,,,, Same with Steve Martin. or Cheech Marn. All use hollow body electrics on stage, And on that subject the last guy I know of that had a crowd singing along and really being into it with an UNPLUGGED flat top box was me,,,,at a beach party,,,, when I graduated high school in 1966,,,,,and everybody was stinking drunk. You will never find someone even in a coffee house playing an unplugged standard or singing without a PA. (With reverb and God knows what other effects) ,,,,, The average person likes the LOOK of a flat top, but without seeing it can't tell the difference between a Gibson ES355 and a guitarrón argentino (look it up)

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