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Name | Date | Lines |
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| 1773.1 | It's not a biography... | WEFXEM::COTE | Bain Dramaged | Tue Apr 10 1990 09:25 | 15 |
| Far too much!!!
A short tape. 3 or 4 tunes at most. They don't even have to be full
length.
A picture.
1 page description of band, type of music.
A few business cards.
The idea is to catch their interest *immediately*. Your package will
put them off because it looks too complicated.
Edd
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| 1773.2 | | ASAHI::SCARY | Joke 'em if they can't take a ... | Tue Apr 10 1990 10:01 | 10 |
| This will probably be used by a talent agent rather than a club owner.
This package will *hopefully* show our strong points and limitations
too. I mean, we couldn't play a real big club or show, and I'd rather
give the booking agent as much ammo as they might need to get us some
big dollar gigs. And a lot of clubs pay more money for a band that has
released an album, that's why we were gonna include that instead of the
usual 3-4 song demo.
Scary
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| 1773.3 | | NRPUR::DEATON | In Tents | Tue Apr 10 1990 10:08 | 4 |
| Call me paranoid, but I'd definately not publish an equipment list.
Dan
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| 1773.4 | Smaller... | ELESYS::JASNIEWSKI | This time forever! | Tue Apr 10 1990 10:28 | 17 |
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Only going on from what I've heard, .1 is correct - keep it
small. It's kinda like the standard rule of keeping your resume'
to 1 page. You must assume that the person who's attention you're
trying to get "doesnt have the time" to look through a large portfolio.
You have to assume that this person will find it "annoying" to have
to go through "all this" - and that they'll just blow it off in
favor of another band's package that they can decide yes/no within
a couple of *minutes* of their time, including listening to the
tape. That's why it isnt even necessary to have all of any one
song - no one listens to the whole song anyway - they forward through
the tape to the first 30 seconds of each song, hopefully going yes-yes!
-YES!!!
Joe Jasniewski
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| 1773.5 | | PELKEY::PELKEY | It's great to be a turtle! | Tue Apr 10 1990 12:07 | 15 |
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Defintely keep it short.
Bios are recommended, but I don't like em.
I'd rather a picture, a full up to date songlist, and two or three
either full songs, or portions will do.
Basically, unless you sit down with the person you want to do
business with, they'll never listen to a full tape.
Equipment list isn't necessary.
I really don't think the larger majority know or care what the stuff means...
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| 1773.6 | NO equipment | COOKIE::G_HOUSE | Greg House - DTN 523-2722 | Wed Apr 11 1990 00:24 | 8 |
| Definately dump the equipment list. It's totally irrevelant what kind of
equipment you *own* since you can rent anything you need for a gig if you
want to anyway.
I know of *lots* of bands around here that rent PA equipment (and pay someone
to run sound most of the time) for all their gigs.
Greg
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| 1773.7 | go ask alice, | NWD002::MILLSSC | | Thu Apr 19 1990 04:40 | 9 |
| I dont want sound like a broken cd? but i agree you dont need a
equipment list save that for accountant and if you havent already
write your state about getting a small business license.on your
pictures you might try various settings and use color and black
and white it might help you adapt to the place your playing
bottom line get out there and play and if they cant take a joke
Then TURN IT UPPP!
SCOTTY
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