On a shoestring project part 29

  St Patrick's day is here once again and I have full busy week with Sliotar. But me, Sebastian and Tomek are still buzzing after last weeks concert. First of all Thank you to every one who came in, it was a great success, and we could not have asked for a better concert. The Pint truly is a nice venue. The Stage is just perfect size with the room, and the sound system is great, especially for loud rock bands like us:-) The whole night was filled with great music. The night was kicked of by Evil Veto, whose Rock metal set the mood for the night. Next was our turn.

It can be a nerve recking thing, months of practice compressed in to a twenty minute set. And you get only one chance at it. You know the songs inside out, but still it comes down to something more than that. For us, the moment took over, we threw our bodies and minds in to the music and it payed off:-) In Tomeks own words “After 6 years of 'silence'I feel like I'm really coming back “.

We played five song intense set that got the whole rooms attention. We got off stage drowned in sweat, full of adrenalin and hungry for more! So now the plans for the next concert are in full swing. Our set was followed by the 24 Broken Amps, another rocker. It was their first concert in 6 months, but tight as you could ever wish for.The Echoes were more of a pop rock band and they brought in their own fans. Time is a thief from Cork finished the night with a stormer of a set. Good night was had by all:-). This really is a nice concert. And I can recommend for any band looking to showcase some songs to get in contact with Billy at liveandunsigneddublin@gmail.com. Also check out their Myspace at www.myspace.com/liveandunsigneddublin
Oh yeah, and I almost forgot;-) We have some video from the night!



  Now to the promotion. When you do play a concert, the point of it is to expand your fan base and get your bands name out there, right? I know some of you just want to play music, but if you want it to go somewhere, you need to look at the bigger picture. And before the concert I had an idea. It is good to have flyers with your bands website and other social media links. But flyer do get lost really easy. So we made stickers (100% recycled material) with our bands name on them:-) And we stuck them on all of our friends clothes, so when they go home, they still have the sticker with your web address with them:-) Also other people came to ask for them.
  I'd like to share with you another link. If you are in to promoting your band, you should look up Bob Baker, check out his website at: http://Bob-Baker.com and http://TheBuzzFactor.com
This man really is on top of his game when it comes to the marketing in todays music business. This might just be one of the better links I will share with you, go check it out.
  And also bit of self promotion;-) I know i mentioned our website on almost every blog, so this time its our Facebook page. Go and like our page at http://www.facebook.com/jpkalliomusic
Have a great Paddy's week and I'll be back for more next week:-)